AN ACT TO PROHIBIT CAMPING ON CERTAIN PUBLIC PROPERTY; TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS FOR THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT NO PERSON MAY OCCUPY A CAMPSITE INCONSISTENT WITH THE REGULATIONS OF THIS ACT UNLESS SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED BY THE APPLICABLE GOVERNING AUTHORITY ON WHICH THE CAMPSITE IS LOCATED; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ACT; TO AUTHORIZE THE COURT TO MITIGATE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 97-35-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 97-17-85, 97-17-93, 97-35-25, 97-35-23
As Passed by the House: 97-17-85, 97-17-93, 97-35-25, 97-35-23
Approved by the Governor: 97-35-25