Mississippi House Bill 1574

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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.

White-tailed deer; provide certain provisions relating to the taking of during the closed season.

Rep. Brent Anderson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	House	Died In Committee
2024-02-19	House	Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
49	1	39	New Code	See Bill Text
49	7	31	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB1574.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/1500-1599/HB1574IN.htm