49-7-20 - Requirement of satisfactory completion of hunter education course; resident apprentice hunting license.
§ 49-7-20. Requirement of satisfactory completion of hunter education course; resident apprentice hunting license.
(1) It is unlawful for any person born on or after January 1, 1972, to procure any Mississippi hunting license, except a resident apprentice hunting license, unless the person has been issued certification of satisfactory completion of a hunter education course approved by the department.
(2) It is unlawful for any person to issue any Mississippi hunting license, except a resident apprentice hunting license, to any person born on or after January 1, 1972, unless the purchaser has provided valid certification of satisfactory completion of a hunter education course approved by the department.
(3) It is unlawful for any person to fraudulently obtain a hunter education certification.
(4) The department may revoke any hunting license or hunter education certification upon determination that the holder was not entitled to issuance or obtained the license or certification by any fraudulent means.
Sources: Laws, 1985, ch. 445, § 1; Laws, 1995, ch. 409, § 5; Laws, 2006, ch. 486, § 3, eff from and after July 1, 2006.