Senate Bill NO. 2553

By Representative(s) Taylor

AMEND by inserting the following language after line 84 and renumbering the succeeding subsection:

"(7) A native-born Mississippian nonresident who pays One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) or more in ad valorem taxes on land or real property he or she owns in the state may purchase a resident hunting or fishing license, or both, and may lawfully hunt or fish, or both, with the resident's license in the state. The nonresident's property tax receipts from a previous year shall serve as proof of ownership of land or real property in the state and shall be shown to the licensing agent by the nonresident when he or she purchases a resident hunting or fishing license, or both, as provided in this section. A certified birth certificate shall serve as proof that the nonresident was born in the State of Mississippi and shall be shown to the licensing agent by the nonresident when he or she purchases a resident hunting or fishing license, or both, as provided in this section."