Miss. Code Ann. § 49-19-9: Miss. Code Ann. § 49-19-9

(1) The State Forestry Commission is hereby authorized to extend fire protection services to the Choctaw Indian lands located in Attala, Kemper, Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Jones and Scott Counties, Mississippi.

(2) The State Forestry Commission is authorized to accept from the Choctaw Agency adequate compensation for fire detection and suppression, which sum may be used by the forestry commission in its fire protection work.