Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-33 (2024)
Use of scents, lures, sound devices or supplemental feed for hunting and trapping
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- (1) It is unlawful to hunt, trap or kill any wild bird or wild animal of any kind with the aid of bait, recordings of bird or animal calls, or electrically amplified imitations of calls of any kind, except a person:
- (a) May use electrically amplified sound devices for hunting crow;
- (b) May use liquid scents for any animal or bird;
- (c) May use lures for trapping fur-bearing animals, according to regulations adopted by the commission;
- (d) May take nuisance animals as provided in Section 49-7-31.5; and
- (e) May take deer with the use of supplemental feed.
- (2) The commission, in its discretion, may relax the restrictions regarding the use of lures or sound devices if a condition arises or exists, as decided by the State Board of Health or county board of health, that may endanger persons or livestock in a certain community, county or area.
Codes, 1942, § 5897; Laws, 1932, ch. 123; Laws, 1942, ch. 253; Laws, 1944, ch. 234, § 7; Laws, 1971, ch. 322, § 1; Laws, 1984, ch. 417; Laws, 1996, ch. 486, § 3; Laws, 2005, ch. 523, § 1; Laws, 2007, ch. 499, § 3; Laws, 2007, ch. 600, § 4; Laws, 2010, ch. 365, § 1, eff. 7/1/2010.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1996–1998 · leading case: Corry v. State, 710 So. 2d 853 (Miss. 1998).
Corry v. State, 710 So. 2d 853 (Miss. 1998). “Subsequently, on October 18, 1996, the Circuit Court entered an Amended Order which reinstated the previous findings of the October 14, 1996 Order and additionally found that Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-33 is constitutional.”
David B Corry v. State of MS, No. 96-KA-01251-SCT (Miss. Oct. 18, 1996). “Subsequently, on October 18, 1996, the Circuit Court entered an Amended Order which reinstated the previous findings of the October 14, 1996 Order and additionally found that Miss. Code Ann. § 49-7-33 is constitutional.”
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