House Bill 1574

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, FISHERIES AND PARKS TO ISSUE A PERMIT TO LANDOWNERS AND/OR COOPERATORS WHICH ALLOWS FOR THE TAKING OF WHITE-TAILED DEER DURING THE CLOSED SEASON WHEN DEER ARE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AGRICULTURAL CROPS; TO DEFINE TERMS RELATING TO THE DEER MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE THAT LANDOWNERS AND/OR COOPERATORS MAY ONLY TAKE THE NUMBER OF DEER RECOMMENDED BY A MDWFP BIOLOGIST AND SPECIFIED ON THE PERMIT; TO REQUIRE LANDOWNERS AND/OR COOPERATORS TO REPORT THE NUMBER OF DEER HARVESTED TO THE DEPARTMENT; TO REQUIRE LANDOWNERS AND/OR COOPERATORS TO COLLECT CERTAIN PHYSICAL DATA FROM SUCH HARVESTED DEER AND SUBMIT SUCH DATA TO THE DEPARTMENT; TO PROVIDE THAT AFTER A DEPARTMENT BIOLOGIST ANALYZES SUCH HARVEST DATA AND EVALUATES THE HABITAT, THE BIOLOGIST SHALL MEET WITH THE LANDOWNER AND/OR COOPERATOR TO DISCUSS HARVEST STRATEGIES; ALL MEAT FROM DEER THAT HAS BEEN HARVESTED BY A LANDOWNER AND/OR COOPERATOR SHALL BE SALVAGED, PROCESSED, AND DONATED TO AN AREA FOOD BANK, SHELTER, OR OTHER NONPROFIT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT; TO PROHIBIT A LANDOWNER AND/OR COOPERATOR FROM USING A SILENCER OR SUPPRESSOR; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT BY ENROLLING IN THE PROGRAM, A LANDOWNER AND/OR COOPERATOR AGREES TO ALLOW DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL TO HAVE ACCESS TO HIS OR HER LANDS FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES; TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT TO ESTABLISH RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO FURTHER IMPLEMENT AND ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 49-1-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH RELATES TO PERMITS TO KILL ANY SPECIES OF ANIMALS OR CERTAIN BIRDS THAT MAY BE INJURIOUS TO AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 49-7-31.5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH RELATES TO THE HUNTING, TRAPPING AND TAKING OF NUISANCE ANIMALS, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

In the House of Representatives

• Brent Anderson

  Sponsor

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

In the House of Representatives Feb 19 – Mar 5

1. Feb 19Referred to the House committee on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
2. Mar 5Died in committee in the House