MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2010 Regular Session
To: Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
By: Senator(s) Dearing, Browning, Burton, Butler, Carmichael, Clarke, Dawkins, Fillingane, Gollott, Gordon, Hopson, Jackson (32nd), King, Kirby, Lee (47th), Lee (35th), Montgomery, Powell, Stone, Walls, Watson, Yancey
AN ACT AMEND SECTION 49-7-148, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, FISHERIES AND PARKS SHALL PROVIDE HANDICAPPED HUNTERS REASONABLE ACCESS TO HUNTING IN WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS; TO INCLUDE THE USE OF MOBILITY RELATED DEVICES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. Section 49-7-148, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
49-7-148. (1) (a) The department shall provide handicapped hunters reasonable access to hunting areas in public wildlife management areas under its jurisdiction.
(b) The department shall allow the use of a mobility related device for an individual who is permanently physically disabled and meets one or more of the following criteria:
(i) Is paraplegic or hemiplegic.
(ii) Is unable to ambulate and requires a wheelchair, walker, leg braces, prosthesis, two (2) canes or two (2) crutches for mobility.
(2) The commission shall promulgate rules and regulations for reasonable access and include a definition of "handicapped hunters" as used in this section.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2010.