AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSION ON WILDLIFE, FISHERIES AND PARKS TO REQUIRE CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE TESTING OF A SAMPLE OF WHITE-TAILED DEER HARVESTED OR DYING FROM CAUSES OTHER THAN BEING HARVESTED BY HUNTING WITHIN ANY ENCLOSURE; TO PROVIDE THAT IF CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE IS DETECTED WITHIN AN ENCLOSURE, THE COMMISSION SHALL NOT DECLARE SURROUNDING OR ADJOINING PROPERTIES WITHIN A FIVE MILE RADIUS OF THE ENCLOSURE A CWD MANAGEMENT ZONE, UNTIL CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE IS POSITIVELY DETECTED WITHIN SUCH RADIUS ON THESE SURROUNDING OR ADJOINING PROPERTIES; TO IMPOSE CERTAIN FINES FOR FIRST AND SUBSEQUENT VIOLATIONS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 49-1-29, 49-7-58.1 AND 49-7-58.2, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; TO REPEAL SECTION 49-7-58.5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REQUIRES THE CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE TESTING OF WHITE-TAIL DEER HARVESTED WITHIN ANY ENCLOSURE, AND IMPOSES CLASS II AND CLASS I VIOLATION PENALTIES FOR FIRST AND SUBSEQUENT VIOLATIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 49-1-29, 49-7-58.1, 49-7-58.2
Committee Substitute: 49-1-29, 49-7-58.1, 49-7-58.2
As Passed by the House: 49-1-29, 49-7-58.1, 49-7-58.2
Approved by the Governor: 49-1-29, 49-7-58.1, 49-7-58.2