49-5-39 - Fines and penalties. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 49-5-39. Fines and penalties.
 

(1)  For every violation of Section 49-5-5 the person so offending shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) or more than three hundred dollars ($300.00), and by imprisonment in the county jail not less than ten (10) days or more than thirty (30) days. For every subsequent violation of Section 49-5-5, the person so offending shall be punished by a fine of not less than three hundred dollars ($300.00) or more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), and by imprisonment in the county jail not less than ten (10) days or more than thirty (30) days, which sentence shall be served and not suspended. No person convicted of violating the above section shall for two (2) years thereafter be allowed to hunt or receive license to hunt for birds or game in the county of his conviction and in the management area within which the refuge, sanctuary or preserve is located. No person convicted of any subsequent violation of the above section shall for two (2) years thereafter be allowed to hunt or receive a license to hunt for birds or game in the State of Mississippi. 

(2)  Any person trespassing on any game or fish refuge in any game or fish management area shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) and imprisonment in the county jail of not more than thirty (30) days. 

(3)  Unless a different or other penalty or punishment is specially prescribed, a person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or any law or regulation for the protection of wild animals, birds or fish, or who fails to perform any duty imposed by such laws or regulations, or who violates or fails to comply with any lawful order, rule or regulation adopted by the commission is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00). 
 

Sources: Codes, 1930, § 3881; 1942, §§ 5837, 5844-24, 5866; Laws,  1924, ch. 323; Laws, 1932, ch. 123; Laws, 1936, ch. 197; Laws, 1942, ch. 250; Laws, 1948, ch. 255, § 4; Laws, 1956, ch. 149, § 1; Laws, 1962, ch. 181, § 6, ch 187; Laws, 1971, ch. 313, § 1; Laws, 1977, ch. 470, eff from and after passage (approved April 13, 1977).