SB2642 - Physical tagging and harvest reporting programs; direct Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks to establish for deer.
Joseph M. Seymour
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An Act To Amend Section 49-7-26, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department Of Wildlife, Fisheries And Parks To Establish A Physical Tagging Program And A Reporting Program To Collect Harvest Data And Monitor Bag Limit Compliance By Resident And Nonresident Deer Hunters; To Clarify That The Authority Of The Department To Establish A Tagging And Reporting Program For Turkey Relates To Physical Tagging; To Remove The Fee The Department Was Previously Authorized To Charge For A Tagging Program; To Specify Certain Requirements For Annual Reporting To The Legislature; To Impose Fines And An Administrative Fee On Residents In Violation Of The Deer Tagging And Harvest Reporting Program; To Specify That Any Tagging Program Shall Require The Physical Tagging Of The Meat Or, In The Case Of Deer, Antlers Prior To The Transportation Of The Animal; To Direct The Department To Cause A Mobile Phone App To Be Developed Enabling The Hunter To Provide Tagging Information To The Department At The Time Of Tagging; To Direct The Department To Develop A System For Reporting Unused Tags In Order To Allocate Them For The Following Year; To Prohibit Taxidermists And Wild Game Processors From Accepting Animals Subject To A Tagging Program Without First Having Verified That The Animals Have Been Tagged; To Provide That Any Tagging And Reporting Program Established Under This Section Shall Be Funded By Legislative Appropriation; To Authorize The Department To Promulgate Rules And Regulations To Implement This Act; And For Related Purposes.
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