{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-49-7-8","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-8","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-8","body":"(1) No nonresident sixteen (16) years of age or older may hunt, fish, kill, take or trap any game animal, bird or fish without having acquired and having in his immediate possession a valid license issued by the Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.\n\n(2) The commission shall have the following duties and powers:\n\n(a) To prescribe the forms and types of nonresident licenses that a nonresident must obtain;\n\n(b) To determine the total number of each type of nonresident license to be issued annually;\n\n(c) To establish fees for nonresident licenses and the collection fees for the agent issuing such licenses; provided, however, that the fee for a nonresident all game hunting license shall not be less than Sixty Dollars ($60.00);\n\n(d) To exercise all incidental powers necessary to develop a nonresident licensing program.\n\n(3) A nonresident who violates this section or any licensing regulation of the commission is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in Section 49-7-21(3) .","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":"0369e26f37a4313eba6b993dff0656b53c7b975ea8f4bbf5f6ad228ffb0e7774","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-49-7-79","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-49-7-80"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}