{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-49-4-9","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 49-4-9","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 49-4-9","body":"Effective July 1, 1979, the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks shall have the following powers and duties:\n\n(a) To formulate the policy of the department regarding wildlife and fisheries within the jurisdiction of the department;\n\n(b) To apply for, receive and expend any federal or state funds or contributions, gifts, devises, bequests or funds from any other source;\n\n(c) To commission or conduct studies designed to determine alternative methods of managing and conserving the wildlife and fisheries resources of this state in a manner to insure efficiency and sustained productivity;\n\n(d) To receive the advice and counsel of the advisory committees created for the Division of Parks and Recreation and the Division of Wildlife and Fisheries; and\n\n(e) To discharge such other duties, responsibilities and powers as are necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter.","path":["MS Code","Title 49"],"source_url":"https://legislature.ms.gov/","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:17Z","sha256":"8b01f8b422829e34e314901ac174cf4be6512de6b5ab8bd3147ddf00a3f13e5c","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-49-4-8","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-49-5-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}