{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-49-7-47","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-47","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-47","body":"(1) The commission may control, regulate and manage the taking of all alligators.\n\n(2) Residents and nonresidents shall be required to purchase a combination hunting and fishing license to hunt, kill or catch any alligator for sporting purposes.\n\n(3) Residents and nonresidents shall be required to obtain a special permit to hunt, kill, catch or possess any alligator for commercial purposes. The commission may establish a reasonable fee for an annual special sporting permit, not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), and may prescribe regulations governing commercial trade in alligators. Any reasonable fee established for an annual special commercial permit shall not exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). Such permit shall be good from the date of its issuance to June 30 following its date.\n\n(4) Any person violating this section is guilty, upon conviction, of a Class I offense and is punishable as provided in Section 49-7-141 .","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":"9f7ceb26ae2d00cb1f148f179d49b60beb2e4323a739a4b043ac796ea1d7bfed","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-49-7-45","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-49-7-49"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}