Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 89-2-3 (2026)
Definitions
✓ current as of July 2026
The term "outdoor recreational purposes" as used in this article shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, hunting, fishing, swimming, boating, camping, picnicking, hiking, cycling, pleasure driving, nature study, water skiing and visiting historical, archaeological, scenic or scientific sites.
Laws, 1978, ch. 488, § 1(3), eff. 7/1/1978.
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 531, SB 2792,§ 17, eff. 7/1/2024.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1993–2013 · leading case: Kimberly Ann Sallee, Individually & as Next Friend of Lucas Gregory Durkop & Maria Christina Rivera, Matthew James Sallee, & James Allan Sallee v. Matthew R. Stewart & Diana Stewart D/B/A Stewartland Holsteins, 827 N.W.2d 128 (Iowa 2013).
Kimberly Ann Sallee, Individually & as Next Friend of Lucas Gregory Durkop & Maria Christina Rivera, Matthew James Sallee, & James Allan Sallee v. Matthew R. Stewart & Diana Stewart D/B/A Stewartland Holsteins, 827 N.W.2d 128 (Iowa 2013). “21(5) (West 2010); Miss.Code Ann. § 89-2-3 (West 1999); Neb.”
Dorman v. United States, 812 F. Supp. 685 (S.D. Miss. 1993). “§ 89-2-1, including swimming, boating and fishing, Miss.Code Ann. § 89-2-3, Mississippi has enacted “recreational land” laws which limit the landowner’s liability exposure for injuries occurring when such land and water areas are opened for public use.”
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