Bill > SB2428

This bill amends existing Mississippi law to allow for the testing of white-tailed deer harvested within enclosures for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), a serious neurological illness affecting deer, by requiring the annual submission of viable samples or alternative testing methods. The Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks is directed to create rules for these submissions, replacing previous requirements that mandated a specific number of samples based on enclosure acreage. The bill also clarifies that samples from deer that die within an enclosure from causes other than hunting can count towards the testing requirements, and it outlines penalties for failing to comply with these new regulations, with fines increasing for subsequent violations.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/SB/SB2428.xml