Rule 40-1-8.3 - REQUIREMENTS FOR OBTAINING RESIDENT HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES Public Notice Number 3135 is hereby amended.
A. Requirement to Possess Valid License Any resident or nonresident who hunts, takes or traps any wild animal, bird or fish must possess a valid license issued by the commission, unless specifically exempted under Title 49, Chapter Seven (7), Mississippi Code of 1972.
B. Requirement to Carry Valid License on Person A holder of a resident or nonresident license is required to carry the license on his person while engaged in hunting, trapping or fishing. any penalty for not carrying a license while engaged in hunting, trapping or fishing shall be waived if the person can verify purchase of a license prior to the date of the violation.
C. Fishing License Any person who resides within the State of Mississippi shall be entitled to receive a resident fishing license.
D. Hunting or Combination Hunting/Fishing License1. Any person domiciled within the State of Mississippi shall be entitled to receive a resident hunting license or resident combination hunting/fishing license.2. The domicile of a person is that person's principal or primary home or place of abode. A "principal or primary home or place of abode" is that home or place in which a person's habitation is fixed and to which he, whenever absent, has the present intention of returning after a departure or absence therefrom, regardless of the duration of the absence. The burden of proving domicile shall be on the person claiming such status. A person holding a current driver's license shall be deemed to be domiciled within the state issuing the license. If a person does not hold a current driver's license, the following evidence or other reliable evidence may be considered in establishing, but is not necessarily determinative of, domicile: residence for income or other tax purposes, homestead exemption receipt, or any other means prescribed by the department. In the case of minors, domicile of a parent or legal guardian shall be used as evidence of the child's domicile. For the purpose of this license application, "minor is defined as a person under 18 years of age.3. Any person claiming domicile but unable to comply with the foregoing requirements may apply to the Jackson office for a resident hunting license or combination hunting/fishing license. In such case, the Department may prescribe other means of proving domicile.E. Issuance of Resident License to a Non-domiciliary of the state A non-domiciliary of the state may be issued a resident hunting or fishing license or combination resident hunting/fishing license upon providing the following:
1. A current identification card from a Mississippi college or university;2. A current military identification card showing that the person is an active member of the Armed Forces (excluding Reserves and the National Guard) and proof that the person is stationed on a military base in Mississippi.F. Penalty for submitting false information on application. In accordance with Section 49-7-21(5), Mississippi Code of 1972, any person who obtains a license under an assumed name or makes a materially false statement to obtain a license is guilty of a felony and shall be subject to a fine of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) or may be imprisoned for a term not to exceed one (1) year or both.
Miss. Code Ann., §§ 49-1-29, 49-4-4, and 49-7-3.