Bill Text: MS HB1472 | 2019 | Regular Session | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Air bow; authorize use during certain open seasons for individuals exempt from hunting license requirement by reason of disability.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-02-14 - Died On Calendar [HB1472 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2019-HB1472-Comm_Sub.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2019 Regular Session
To: Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
By: Representative
House Bill 1472
(COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 49-7-38, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW PERSONS EXEMPT FROM HAVING A HUNTING LICENSE BY REASON OF DISABILITY TO USE AN AIR BOW DURING ANY OPEN SEASON ON DEER, TURKEY OR SMALL GAME; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. Section 49-7-38, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
49-7-38. (1) (a) Any person who is exempt from having a hunting license and any person licensed to hunt deer with a bow or primitive weapon may hunt with a crossbow or bow and arrow during any open season on deer, turkey or small game.
(b) A person exempt from having a hunting license by reason of total service-connected disability, as adjudged by the Veterans Administration, or who has been adjudged to be totally disabled by the Social Security Administration, or who is paraplegic or a multiple amputee, may hunt with an air bow during any open season on deer, turkey, or small game. For the purposes of this section, "air bow" means a device that uses compressed air to propel arrows.
(2) When hunting during any gun season on deer, the hunter must comply with Section 49-7-31.1.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2019.
