Mississippi Fair Chase Act; create.

HB 828, titled the "Mississippi Fair Chase Act" (though mislabeled in the bill title), would have required landowners to obtain a depredation permit - alongside a hunting license - to hunt wildlife (including deer) damaging crops or property, with specific permitted methods like approved traps or firearms. It would have restricted hunting with dogs to properties of at least 2,000 contiguous acres and updated existing wildlife regulations to clarify nuisance animal control rules. The bill died in committee on February 3, 2026, and never became law, so these provisions remain unenforced. It directly affected private landowners, hunters, and wildlife management practices in Mississippi.