MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2017 Regular Session
To: Forestry
By: Representatives Morgan, Boyd, Mangold, Pigott, Sullivan, Barnett
AN ACT TO REPEAL THE FOREST HARVESTING ACT, SECTIONS 49-19-51 THROUGH 49-19-77, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REQUIRES THE LEAVING OF PINE AND HARDWOOD SEED TREES WHEN HARVESTING TIMBER FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. The Forest Harvesting Act, Sections 49-19-51, 49-19-53, 49-19-55, 49-19-57, 49-19-59, 49-19-61, 49-19-63, 49-19-65, 49-19-67, 49-19-69, 49-19-71, 49-19-73, 49-19-75 and 49-19-77, Mississippi Code of 1972, which require leaving pine and hardwood seed trees when harvesting timber for commercial purposes, is hereby repealed.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.