Regulated Non-Game Wildlife
The harvest of non-game wildlife (including turtles, frogs, snakes, salamanders, and lizards) is regulated by rules on:
- Endangered Species
- Non-Game Species in Need of Management
- Turtle and Tortoise Eggs
- Mussels
See rules and regulations for non-game wildlife.
Turtle & Tortoise Eggs
The harvest, possession, shipment, sale, and transport of turtle or tortoise eggs of any species is prohibited (40 MISS Admin. Code Part 5 Rule 2.2).
Non-Game Species in Need of Management
Summary of 40 MISS Admin Code Part 5 Rule 2.3 on Non-Game Species in Need of Management:
- Either a Resident Sportsman's License, Resident All Game Hunting and Freshwater Fishing License, Small Game Hunting and Freshwater Fishing License, or a Non-Resident All Game Hunting License is required for the possession of non-game species for personal use.
- Non-game wildlife or their parts taken from wild Mississippi populations may not be bought, possessed, transported, exported, sold, offered for sale, shipped, bartered, or exhibited for commercial purposes.
- A person can possess no more than 20 non-game reptiles, or 20 non-game amphibians, or 4 bluenose shiners, with no more than 4 being the same species (not including bull frogs, alligators, and alligator snapping turtles).
Mussels
All Mississippi waters are closed to the commercial harvest of mussels (40 MISS Admin. Code Part 3 Rule 3.3).