Mississippi § 49-7-65 - Unlawful to hunt, when.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 49-7-65 — Unlawful to hunt, when., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 49-7-65. Unlawful to hunt, when.
Except as provided in this chapter, it is unlawful for any person to hunt, trap, take, kill, wound or capture, or attempt to hunt, trap, take, kill, wound or capture any fur-bearing animals except during the open season prescribed by law or regulation. However, mink may be hunted with dogs during the season for taking of fur-bearing animals on payment of trapper’s license fee by person so hunting mink with dogs.
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