49-11-15 - Game which may be hunted; authority of commission. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 49-11-15. Game which may be hunted; authority of commission.
 

(1)  Artificially propagated pheasants, quail, chukar partridges, mallards and black ducks, and any game bird authorized by the commission are the only game which may be hunted on shooting preserves under this chapter. 

(2)  Mallards and black ducks released on a shooting preserve must have a one-fourth (1/4) inch hole punched in the outer web of the right foot before the birds attain the age of six (6) weeks. 

(3)  The commission is authorized to specify the species of non-native wild game that may be released or hunted in commercial wildlife enclosures. 
 

Sources: Codes, 1942, § 5899-03; Laws,  1962, ch. 182, § 3; Laws, 1979, ch. 375, § 4; Laws, 1997, ch. 546, § 7, eff from and after July 1, 1997.