MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2020 Regular Session
To: Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
By: Representative Bounds
AN ACT TO DEFINE THE TERM AIR GUN; TO AUTHORIZE HUNTING BIG GAME WITH AN AIR GUN DURING PRIMITIVE WEAPON SEASONS AND FIREARM SEASONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. For purposes of this section, the term "air gun" means any pistol, handgun, or shoulder-held device, each of not less than .30 caliber, or air bow, that propels a projectile in the form of a slug, shot, or arrow equipped with a broadhead using unignited compressed air or gas.
Air guns are legal weapons only for hunting big game during primitive weapon seasons and firearm seasons.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2020.