White-tailed deer enclosures; prohibit registration fees and certain requirements related to chronic wasting disease testing for.

SB 2656 (Mississippi) eliminates registration fees and chronic wasting disease (CWD) testing requirements for owners of deer enclosures that prevent white-tailed deer from freely escaping. It modifies Mississippi Code sections 49-7-58.1 and 49-7-58.2 to remove mandatory fee payments and testing for deer within such enclosures, including deer that die naturally or are harvested. The bill also repeals a separate requirement (Section 49-7-58.6) that previously mandated CWD testing for harvested deer from enclosed areas. This directly affects deer enclosure owners, reducing regulatory costs and administrative burdens related to CWD monitoring. The bill was scheduled to take effect July 1, 2026, but died in committee on February 3, 2026.