Rule 40-1-8.6 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF EXEMPT HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES Public Notice 3474 is hereby amended.
A. Any resident citizen of the State of Mississippi who has reached the age of sixty-five (65) years, or any resident citizen who is blind, paraplegic, or a multiple amputee, or who has been adjudged by the Veterans Administration as having a total service-connected disability, or has been adjudged totally disabled by the social Security Administration or the Railroad Retirement Board, shall not be required to purchase a hunting or fishing license to engage in the activities of hunting or fishing.B. Effective July 1, 1993, exempt hunting and fishing licenses will no longer be issued by the offices of the circuit clerks of the counties of Mississippi.C. All exempt hunting and fishing license issued prior to July 1, 1993 because of age exemption shall continue to be valid.D. A person claiming a license exemption because of age who does not have an age-exempt hunting and fishing license issued prior to July I, 1993, shall have in his possession and on his person, while engaged in the activities of hunting or fishing, proof of residency and proof of age.E. Railroad Retirement Board: Persons adjudged totally disabled by the Railroad Retirement Board must obtain letter from the Board certifying their disability. The letter shall be renewed annually.F. Veteran's Administration: Persons adjudged to have a total service connected disability by the Veteran's Administration must obtain a letter from the Veteran's Administration certifying their disability. The letter shall be renewed annually.G. Social Security Administration: Persons adjudged totally disabled by the Social Security Administration must obtain letter from Social Security certifying their disability. The letter shall be renewed annually.Miss. Code Ann., §§ 49-1-29, 49-4-4, and 49-7-5.