MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2010 Regular Session
To: Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
By: Representative Eaton (By Request)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 49-7-31.3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE HUNTING SEASONS FOR SQUIRREL AND RABBIT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. Section 49-7-31.3, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
49-7-31.3. The open season on game animals except deer shall be as follows:
(a) On squirrel: The season shall open on October 1 and run through the next following February 28. In addition, there shall be a spring squirrel season beginning May 15 and running through the next following June 1. The bag limit for squirrel during the spring season shall be four (4) per day.
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(b) On rabbits: The season shall open on the Saturday nearest October 15 and run through the next following February 28 * * *, and when rabbits are depredating or destroying crops, the owner of the crops or his tenants may shoot the rabbits with guns. In addition, there shall be a spring rabbit season beginning four (4) weeks after the turkey season and running through a date set by the commission.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2010.