The Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks shall be the Department of Wildlife Conservation and shall retain all powers and duties granted by law to the Department of Wildlife Conservation, and wherever the term "Department of Wildlife Conservation" appears in any law the same shall mean the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. The executive director may assign to the appropriate divisions such powers and duties as deemed appropriate to carry out the lawful functions of the department.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 49-1-9. Chief law enforcement officer
§ 49-1-11. Public relations officer
§ 49-1-13. Conservation officers
§ 49-1-16. Conservation Officers' Reserve Unit
§ 49-1-21. Fidelity bonds; oath of office
§ 49-1-29. Powers and duties of commission and executive director
§ 49-1-33. Acquisition of lands overflowed by construction of dam
§ 49-1-37. Power to dispose of contraband animals, birds, fish, etc.
§ 49-1-39. Power to capture or destroy animals injurious to property
§ 49-1-41. Power to issue permits for scientific or propagation purposes
§ 49-1-44. Powers and duties of conservation officers to apprehend certain violators
§ 49-1-45. Publication of rules, regulations and orders
§ 49-1-47. Commission may execute deeds to clear up ambiguities in conveyances to it
§ 49-1-49. Cooperation with other departments