Mississippi House Bill 1440 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Failed on March 6 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-06 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Require The Commission On Wildlife, Fisheries And Parks And The Department Of Wildlife, Fisheries And Parks To Regulate White-tailed Deer Breeding Facilities; To Provide Penalties For Violations Of Rules And Regulations Adopted By The Commission And Department; To Amend Section 49-7-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Definition Of The Term Deer; To Amend Section 49-7-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Permit The Purchase, Sell Or Transfer Of Farm-raised White-tailed Deer Between Licensed Deer Breeding Farms And Permitted High Fence Hunting Enclosures; To Amend Section 49-7-54, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Commission To Approve The Importation Or Translocation Of Live White-tailed Deer Into The State; To Amend Sections 49-7-58.3, 49-7-58.4 And 49-11-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Date Of Repeal; And For Related Purposes.

White-tailed deer farms; authorize commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks to regulate.

Rep. Stephen Horne [R]

Rep. Greg Snowden [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-06		Died In Committee
2012-02-20		Referred To Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2012/pdf/history/HB/HB1440.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/html/HB/1400-1499/HB1440IN.htm