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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(1) The commission may control, regulate and manage the taking of all alligators.
(2) Residents and nonresidents shall be required to purchase a combination hunting and fishing license to hunt, kill or catch any alligator for sporting purposes.
(3) Residents and nonresidents shall be required to obtain a special permit to hunt, kill, catch or possess any alligator for commercial purposes. The commission may establish a reasonable fee for an annual special sporting permit, not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), and may prescribe regulations governing commercial trade in alligators. Any reasonable fee established for an annual special commercial permit shall not exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). Such permit shall be good from the date of its issuance to June 30 following its date.
(4) Any person violating this section is guilty, upon conviction, of a Class I offense and is punishable as provided in Section 49-7-141.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Mississippi Code Title 49. Conservation and Ecology § 49-7-47 - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ms/title-49-conservation-and-ecology/ms-code-sect-49-7-47/
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