Miss. Code Ann. § 49-4-9
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Miss. Code Ann. § 49-4-9
Official statutory text
Effective July 1, 1979, the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks shall have the following powers and duties:
(a) To formulate the policy of the department regarding wildlife and fisheries within the jurisdiction of the department;
(b) To apply for, receive and expend any federal or state funds or contributions, gifts, devises, bequests or funds from any other source;
(c) To commission or conduct studies designed to determine alternative methods of managing and conserving the wildlife and fisheries resources of this state in a manner to insure efficiency and sustained productivity;
(d) To receive the advice and counsel of the advisory committees created for the Division of Parks and Recreation and the Division of Wildlife and Fisheries; and
(e) To discharge such other duties, responsibilities and powers as are necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter.
(a) To formulate the policy of the department regarding wildlife and fisheries within the jurisdiction of the department;
(b) To apply for, receive and expend any federal or state funds or contributions, gifts, devises, bequests or funds from any other source;
(c) To commission or conduct studies designed to determine alternative methods of managing and conserving the wildlife and fisheries resources of this state in a manner to insure efficiency and sustained productivity;
(d) To receive the advice and counsel of the advisory committees created for the Division of Parks and Recreation and the Division of Wildlife and Fisheries; and
(e) To discharge such other duties, responsibilities and powers as are necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter.
Status: in_force
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