Bill Text: MS SB2036 | 2021 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Deer hunting; allow the use of electronically amplified sound devices.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2021-02-02 - Died In Committee [SB2036 Detail]

Download: Mississippi-2021-SB2036-Introduced.html

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MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2021 Regular Session

To: Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks

By: Senator(s) Blackwell

Senate Bill 2036

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 49-7-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW THE USE OF ELECTRICALLY AMPLIFIED SOUND DEVICES FOR HUNTING DEER; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

     SECTION 1.  Section 49-7-33, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

     49-7-33.  (1)  It is unlawful to hunt, trap or kill any wild bird or wild animal of any kind with the aid of bait, recordings of bird or animal calls, or electrically amplified imitations of calls of any kind, except a person:

          (a)  May use electrically amplified sound devices for hunting crow or deer;

          (b)  May use liquid scents for any animal or bird;

          (c)  May use lures for trapping fur-bearing animals, according to regulations adopted by the commission;

          (d)  May take nuisance animals as provided in Section 49-7-31.5; and

          (e)  May take deer with the use of supplemental feed.

     (2)  The commission, in its discretion, may relax the restrictions regarding the use of lures or sound devices if a condition arises or exists, as decided by the State Board of Health or county board of health, that may endanger persons or livestock in a certain community, county or area.

     SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2021.

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