MS HB49

Authorizes the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks to issue a Native Son or Daughter resident lifetime sportsman hunting and fishing license if one parent was born in Mississippi and was on active military service at the time of the applicant's birth.

Requires applicants to provide a certified copy of the parent's original birth certificate showing Mississippi birth and official documents proving the parent was on active military service at the time of the applicant's birth.

Sets license fees at not less than $1,000 for persons 13 years or older and not less than $500 for persons under 13 years of age.

Exempts applicants for this license from the standard 18-month consecutive domicile requirement in Mississippi.

Takes effect July 1, 2023.