Bill Text: MS HB217 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

Mississippi House Bill 217 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Hunting; create spring squirrel hunting season.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2010-02-02 - Died In Committee [HB217 Detail]

Download: Mississippi-2010-HB217-Introduced.html

MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2010 Regular Session

To: Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks

By: Representative Baker (74th)

House Bill 217

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 49-7-31.3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSION ON WILDLIFE, FISHERIES AND PARKS TO SET AN ADDITIONAL SEASON FOR THE HUNTING OF SQUIRRELS DURING THE SPRING MONTHS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION 1. Section 49-7-31.3, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

49-7-31.3. The open season on game animals except deer shall be as follows:

(a) On squirrel:

(i) Zone 1: For areas north of Highway 82 plus those portions of Sunflower County and Washington County south of Highway 82, the season shall open on the Saturday nearest October 1 and run through February 28.

(ii) Zone 2: For areas between Highway 82 and Highway 84, plus such portions of the state south of Highway 84 and west of Interstate 55, the season shall open on the Saturday nearest October 15 and run through February 28.

(iii) Zone 3: For areas south of Highway 84 and east of Interstate 55, the season shall open on the last Saturday in October and run through February 28.

(iv) In addition to the seasons in subparagraphs (i), (ii) and (iii), the commission may fix a statewide spring season between March 1 and May 15.

(b) On rabbits: The season shall open on the Saturday nearest October 15 and run through February 28 next following, and when rabbits are depredating or destroying crops, the owner of the crops or his tenants may shoot the rabbits with guns.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2010.