Mississippi Code
Chapter 4 - Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
§ 49-4-4. Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks

The commission shall be composed of persons with a demonstrated history of involvement in at least one (1) of the matters of jurisdiction of the commission and whose employment and activities are not in conflict. All of the Commissioners shall be an active outdoorsman holding a resident hunting or fishing license in at least five (5) of the ten (10) years preceding appointment. A member shall not have a record of conviction of violation of fish or game laws and regulations within five (5) years preceding appointment or a record of any felony conviction.