MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2019 Regular Session
To: Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
By: Representatives Hood, Barnett
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 49-7-38, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW PERSONS EXEMPT FROM HAVING A HUNTING LICENSE BY REASON OF DISABILITY TO USE AN AIR BOW DURING ANY OPEN SEASON ON DEER, TURKEY OR SMALL GAME; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. Section 49-7-38, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
49-7-38. (1) (a) Any person who is exempt from having a hunting license and any person licensed to hunt deer with a bow or primitive weapon may hunt with a crossbow or bow and arrow during any open season on deer, turkey or small game.
(b) A person exempt from having a hunting license by reason of total service-connected disability, as adjudged by the Veterans Administration, or who has been adjudged to be totally disabled by the Social Security Administration, or who is blind, as defined by federal law, or who is paraplegic or a multiple amputee, may hunt with an air bow during any open season on deer, turkey, or small game. For the purposes of this section, "air bow" means a device that uses compressed air to propel arrows.
(2) When hunting during any gun season on deer, the hunter must comply with Section 49-7-31.1.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2019.