MS SC533

Urges the federal government and U.S. Forest Service to avoid administrative actions that restrict, reduce, or eliminate recreational opportunities on the 1.2 million acres of National Forest lands in Mississippi

Emphasizes protection of hunting and fishing rights using traditional methods, referencing Mississippi's constitutional amendment (Section 12A) approved by voters in November 2014 that establishes hunting and fishing as constitutional rights

Affirms that Mississippi's six National Forests, the oldest established in 1936, should remain open public land subject to state-designated hunting and fishing seasons and regulations

Directs the resolution be transmitted to Mississippi's Congressional Delegation and U.S. Forest Service State Forest Supervisor Carl Petrick