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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1)(a) It is unlawful for any person to buy or sell or to offer for sale, exchange for merchandise, or other consideration, within this state, any game birds, game animals, or game fish, or parts thereof, named in this chapter, whether taken within or coming from without the state, except as specifically permitted by law or regulation.
(b) It is lawful for the following items to be bought and sold in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the commission:
(i) The skins and sinew of deer and products crafted, fashioned or made from deer bones or antlers not in velvet;
(ii) Any part of a wild turkey, except the meat; and
(iii) Any parts of nuisance animals.
(c) Mounted game animals, birds and fish may not be sold, purchased or leased.
(d) A violation of this subsection is a Class I violation and is punishable as provided in Section 49-7-141.
(2) Any person who buys, sells, offers for sale, exchange for merchandise, or other consideration, any wild bird, wild animal or fish that has been taken illegally is guilty of a Class I violation and punished as provided in Section 49-7-141.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Mississippi Code Title 49. Conservation and Ecology § 49-7-51 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ms/title-49-conservation-and-ecology/ms-code-sect-49-7-51/
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