Bill Text | History of Actions | Amendments | Background | Title |
Description: Wildlife; impose moratorium on importation of any due susceptible to chronic wasting disease.
Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed Senate] [Sent to Governor]
| 1 | 01/20 (S) Referred To Wildlife and Fisheries | |
| 2 | 02/04 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub | |
| 3 | 02/12 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted | |
| 4 | 02/12 (S) Passed | |
| 5 | 02/13 (S) Transmitted To House | |
| 6 | 02/17 (H) Referred To Game and Fish | |
| 7 | 03/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended | |
| 8 | 03/06 (H) Amended | |
| 9 | 03/06 (H) Passed As Amended | |
| 10 | 03/10 (H) Returned For Concurrence | |
| 11 | 03/18 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf | |
| 12 | 03/25 (S) Conferees Named Posey,Stogner,Dearing | |
| 13 | 03/26 (H) Conferees Named Nettles,McBride,Hudson | |
| 14 | 03/30 (H) Conference Report Filed | |
| 15 | 03/30 (S) Conference Report Filed | |
| 16 | 03/31 (H) Conference Report Adopted | |
| 17 | 03/31 (S) Conference Report Adopted | |
| 18 | 04/02 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed | |
| 19 | 04/02 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed | |
| 20 | 04/19 Approved by Governor |
| Adopted | [H] | Amendment No 1 |
| Effective date | Passage | |
| Disposition | Law | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority | |
| Chapter number | 516 |
Senate Committee:
House Committee:
Principal Author: Posey
Additional Authors: Dawkins, Michel
Code Sections: RA 069-0015-0009, A 069-0015-0109, A 049-0001-0029, A 049-0007-0054, A 049-0011-0003
Title: AN ACT TO DECLARE A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE IMPORTATION OF CERTAIN CERVIDS SUSCEPTIBLE TO CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE; TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSION ON WILDLIFE, FISHERIES AND PARKS, THE DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, FISHERIES AND PARKS, THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE, THE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH, AND THE STATE VETERINARIAN TO IMPLEMENT SUCH MORATORIUM; TO REQUIRE SUCH AGENCIES TO COOPERATE AND COORDINATE EFFORTS TO PREVENT THE INTRODUCTION OF CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE INTO THE STATE; TO EMPOWER SUCH AGENCIES TO INSPECT, MONITOR AND TEST ANIMALS IN ENCLOSURES FOR CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE; TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE MORATORIUM; TO AMEND SECTION 69-15-9, AS REENACTED BY SENATE BILL NO. 2516, 2003 REGULAR SESSION, SECTIONS 69-15-109 AND 49-1-29, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; TO AMEND SECTION 49-7-54, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE PENALTY FOR ILLEGAL IMPORTATION OF WHITE-TAILED DEER; TO REGULATE ENCLOSURES PREVENTING THE FREE EGRESS OF WHITE-TAILED DEER; TO REQUIRE OWNERS OF SUCH ENCLOSURES TO NOTIFY THE DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, FISHERIES AND PARKS FOR THE PURPOSE OF MONITORING CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE; TO REQUIRE SUCH OWNERS TO COMPLY WITH ANY REQUIRED TESTING OF HARVESTED DEER; TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT TO DEPOPULATE DEER WITHIN AN ENCLOSURE IF CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE IS DIAGNOSED; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH ENCLOSURE RESTRICTIONS; TO REQUIRE OWNERS TO KEEP RECORDS; TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, FISHERIES AND PARKS TO DISPOSE OF ANIMALS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS; TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSION ON WILDLIFE, FISHERIES AND PARKS TO TEST DEER WITHIN ENCLOSURES FOR CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE AND TO DEPOPULATE DEER IN AN ENCLOSURE WHERE CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE IS FOUND; TO REQUIRE OWNERS OF CERTAIN ENCLOSURES TO COMPLY WITH CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE TESTING AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY; TO AMEND SECTION 49-11-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY AUTHORITY OF THE COMMISSION ON WILDLIFE, FISHERIES AND PARKS TO REGULATE HUNTING OF CERVIDS WITHIN COMMERCIAL WILDLIFE ENCLOSURES; TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSION ON WILDLIFE, FISHERIES AND PARKS TO REGULATE HUNTING OF CERVIDS IN NONCOMMERCIAL WILDLIFE ENCLOSURES; TO PROVIDE THAT SECTION 69-15-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, AS AMENDED BY THIS BILL, SHALL SUPERSEDE THE REENACTED VERSION OF SUCH SECTION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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