HB 828

AN ACT TO CREATE THE MISSISSIPPI FAIR CHASE ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO HUNT, TRAP, OR TAKE, OR ATTEMPT TO HUNT, TRAP, OR TAKE, ANY GAME OR FURBEARING ANIMAL THAT IS DAMAGING CROPS OR PERSONAL PROPERTY WITHOUT OBTAINING A DEPREDATION PERMIT; TO PROVIDE THAT HUNTING WITH DOGS IS AUTHORIZED ONLY ON PRIVATE PROPERTY THAT IS COMPRISED OF A MINIMUM OF TWO THOUSAND CONTIGUOUS ACRES; TO AMEND SECTION 49-1-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRCEEDING SECTION; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 49-7-31.5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.