These bills failed to “crossover” and are defeated for the year.
HB 289 includes training facilities in the list of places where revenues collected from any increase in license fees are designated for use by the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
HB 373 authorizes hunters to wear fluorescent pink as an alternative to fluorescent orange.
HB 542 waives hunting and fishing license requirement for residents who are honorably discharged veterans.
HB 786 allows an individual who was born in Mississippi, but is not a current resident, may receive a combination nonresident native hunting and fishing license.
HB 804 does not require a nonresident who owns land to have a hunting, fishing, or trapping license while hunting, fishing, or trapping on their property.
HB 998 provides the state has a duty to protect and sustain its wildlife for the public’s benefit, as well as the duty and authority to defend the public’s interest in the state’s wildlife, in accordance with sound scientific principles.
HB 1012 authorizes the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks to be reimbursed for discounts on hunting and fishing licenses and other fees.
HB 1026 prohibits a person from buying, selling, exchanging for merchandise, or other consideration, any game birds, game animals, game fish, or parts, with exceptions.
HB 1284 expands the Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks to nine members.
SB 2158 requires tree stands to be tagged with the name and address of the owner.
SB 2411 clarifies the prohibition of hunting on any street, public road, public highway, levee or railroad.
SB 2535 defines the Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks as an advisory commission to the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
SB 2557 brings forward the code sections on the Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Act for the purposes of possible amendments.
SB 2558 provides that until July 1, 2024, any lands acquired and using funds from the Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Act shall be for the public benefit and use only.
