Mississippi § 49-5-78 - Additional hunting and fishing fee for Wildlife Heritage Fund; purchase of hunting and fishing areas.
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§ 49-5-78. Additional hunting and fishing fee for Wildlife Heritage Fund; purchase of hunting and fishing areas.
Included in the hunting and fishing license fees authorized in Section 49-7-8, there shall be collected for each nonresident license and renewal thereof, except nonresident temporary fishing permits, a fee of Five Dollars ($5.00), which shall be paid into the Wildlife Heritage Fund established under the provisions of subsection (1) of Section 49-5-77. The funds generated from such additional fees shall be used from time to time by the commission to purchase, and take title in the name of the State of Mississippi, real estate to be used as hunting and/or fishing areas by the people of the State of Mississippi. In purchasing this real estate, the commission shall have all of the powers, and shall be subject to all of the restrictions prescribed in Sections 29-1-1 and 49-5-71. Transfer of title to any real estate purchased under this section shall be by warranty deed or deeds vesting title in fee simple, excepting mineral rights where necessary, in the name of the State of Mississippi. Any real estate purchased under this section shall be subject to the provisions of subsection (2) of Section 49-5-77 regarding the development of plans for and the management of real estate which is acquired by the department.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 49-5-78 ("Additional hunting and fishing fee for Wildlife Heritage Fund; purchase of hunting and fishing areas.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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