HB1472 (As(COMMITTEE Introduced)SUBSTITUTE) - 2019 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:
RepresentativesRepresentative Hood, Barnett House Bill 1472 (COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE) AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 49-7-38, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW PERSONS EXEMPT FROM HAVING A HUNTING LICENSE BY REASON OF DISABILITY TO USE AN AIR BOW DURING ANY OPEN SEASON ON DEER, TURKEY OR SMALL GAME;
(b) A person exempt from having a hunting license by reason of total service-connected disability, as adjudged by the Veterans Administration, or who has been adjudged to be totally disabled by the Social Security Administration, or who is blind, as defined by federal law, or who is paraplegic or a multiple amputee, may hunt with an air bow during any open season on deer, turkey, or small game. For the purposes of this section, "air bow" means a device that uses compressed air to propel arrows.