Loading chat...
MS SB2657
Bill
AI Summary
- Creates the Wild Turkey Stamp Fund as a special fund within the Mississippi State Treasury to receive all revenue from wild turkey stamp sales
- Requires hunters to purchase a wild turkey stamp before hunting wild turkeys, with fees of $10 for residents and $100 for nonresidents
- Exempts hunters under 16, over 65, those with certain disabilities, veterans with total service-connected disability, and lifetime sportsman license holders from the stamp requirement
- Restricts fund expenditures to four purposes: administrative costs for harvest tag programs, restoring/protecting wild turkey populations and habitats, funding scientific research on wild turkey ecology, and increasing public turkey hunting access
- Allows stamp proceeds to be used as matching funds for grants but prohibits their use for administrative salaries
Legislative Description
Wild Turkey Stamp Fund; create and provide that revenue collected from wild turkey stamp sales be deposited into for certain objectives.
Last Action
Approved by Governor
3/13/2026
Committee Referrals
Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks2/16/2026
Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks1/19/2026
Full Bill Text
No bill text available