AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 49-7-1.1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE WILDLIFE IN MISSISSIPPI BELONGS TO THE CITIZENS OF THE STATE AT LARGE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE HAS A DUTY TO PROTECT AND SUSTAIN ITS WILDLIFE FOR THE PUBLIC'S BENEFIT, AS WELL AS THE DUTY AND AUTHORITY TO DEFEND THE PUBLIC'S INTEREST IN THE STATE'S WILDLIFE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SOUND SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 49-7-1.1
As Passed by the House: 49-7-1.1