Rule 40-1-8.5 - LIFETIME LICENSES & FEE PROGRAM Public Notice No. 3476.002 is hereby amended.
A. Types of lifetime license authorized: 1. RESIDENT: a. Lifetime Sportsman License available to a resident person between the ages of birth through twelve (12) years of age inclusive for a fee of $500.00.b. Lifetime Sportsman License available to a resident person over twelve (12) years of age for a fee of $1,000.00.B. NON~RESIDENT: 1. Lifetime Sportsman License available to a native son or daughter at a fee of $1,500.00.C. Issuance of lifetime license: 1. License to be issued from the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks headquarters in Jackson, Mississippi, only.2. Application for lifetime license for residents under the age of 12 years must be accompanied by a certified copy of the birth certificate of the individual to be named as the license holder.3. Resident lifetime license applicant must prove that they have been domiciled ill the State of Mississippi for a minimum of 18 months immediately prior to issuance of such license. The domicile of a person is that person's principal or primary home or place of abode. A "principal or primary home or place of abode" is that home or place in which a person's habitation is fixed and to which he, whenever absent, has the present intention of returning after a departure of absence therefrom, regardless of the duration of the absence. The burden of proving domicile shall be on the person claiming such status. A person holding a current driver's license shall be deemed to be domiciled within the state issuing the license. If a person does not hold a current driver's license, the following evidence or other reliable evidence may be considered in establishing, but is not necessarily determinative of, domicile: residence for income or other tax purposes, homestead exemption receipt, or any other means prescribed by the department. In the case of minors, domicile of a parent or legal guardian shall be used as evidence of the child's domicile. For the purpose of this license application, "minor" is defined as a person under 18 years of age.4. Applicant's social security number as well as original issue date shall be affixed to license.5. Applicant for a native son or daughter non-resident lifetime sportsman license must provide a certified copy of the original birth certificate showing that the applicant was born in Mississippi and/or if the parent's address was in Mississippi at the time of birth as shown on the birth certificate.D. Privilege of Lifetime License 1. Lifetime Licenses are available in three types. Each type of Lifetime License allows you to hunt and/or fish during a legal season and to take any game or fish, except waterfowl, without the purchase of additional license of permits unless required by law. Lifetime License holders must still purchase state and federal waterfowl stamps to hunt waterfowl. Also, an additional permit is required for the use of a crossbow.2. The lifetime license allows fishermen to take fish, crabs, oysters, shrimp, and any other saltwater fish authorized to be taken under recreational permit. Sportsmen must carry a second form of identification, either a driver's license or some other form of photo ID, when hunting or fishing with a lifetime license.E. Penalty for submitting false information on application. In accordance with Section 49-7-21(5), Mississippi Code of 1972, any person who obtains a license under an assumed name or makes a materially false statement to obtain a license is guilty of a felony and shall be subject to a fine of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) or may be imprisoned for a term not to exceed one (1) year or both.
F. Expenditure of lifetime license income1. The Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks shall establish the Wildlife Endowment Fund in the State Treasury.2. All proceeds from the sale of lifetime licenses shall be deposited into said fund.3. The Commission shall invest the assets of the fund and the interest obtained from any investment shall be deposited into the fund.4. No expenditures shall be made from the principal of the Wildlife Endowment Fund.5. The income earned and accruing from the investment of the fund shall be spent only in furthering the conservation of wildlife resources and the operations of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks in accomplishing the purposes of the department.Miss. Code Ann., §§ 49-1-29, 49-4-4, and 49-7-151 through 155.