Repealed.
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-19-51
repealedRepealed by Laws of 2017, ch. 310, § 1, effective upon passage and approved March 9, 2017.
§ 49-19-51 . [Codes, 1942, § 6046-11; Laws, 1944, ch. 240, § 2.] § 49-19-53 . [Codes, 1942, § 6046-10; Laws, 1944, ch. 240, § 1.] § 49-19-55 . [Codes, 1942, § 6046-12; Laws, 1944, ch. 240, § 3.] § 49-19-57 . [Codes, 1942, § 6046-13; Laws, 1944, ch. 240, § 4.] § 49-19-59 . [Codes, 1942, § 6046-14; Laws, 1944, ch. 240, § 5.] § 49-19-61 . [Codes, 1942, § 6046-15; Laws, 1944, ch. 240, § 6.] § 49-19-63 . [Codes, 1942, § 6046-16; Laws, 1944, ch. 240, § 7.] § 49-19-65 . [Codes, 1942, § 6046-22; Laws, 1944, ch. 240, § 13.] § 49-19-67 . [Codes, 1942, § 6046-17; Laws, 1944, ch. 240, § 8.] § 49-19-69 . [Codes, 1942, § 6046-21; Laws, 1944, ch. 240, § 12.] § 49-19-71 . [Codes, 1942, § 6046-18; Laws, 1944, ch. 240, § 9.] § 49-19-73 . [Codes, 1942, § 6046-19; Laws, 1944, ch. 240, § 10; Laws, 1974, ch. 569 § 21, eff from and after passage (approved April 24, 1974).] § 49-19-75 . [Codes, 1942, § 6046-20; Laws, 1944, ch. 240, § 11.] § 49-19-77 . [Codes, 1930, § 6168; 1942, § 6026; Laws, 1926, ch. 161.] Editor’s Notes — Laws of 2017, ch. 310, § 1, effective from and after March 9, 2017, provides: “SECTION 1.
The Forest Harvesting Act, Sections 49-19-51, 49-19-53, 49-19-55, 49-19-57, 49-19-59, 49-19-61, 49-19-63, 49-19 65, 49-19-67, 49-19-69, 49-19-71, 49-19-73, 49-19-75 and 49-19-77, Mississippi Code of 1972, which require leaving pine and hardwood seed trees when harvesting timber for commercial purposes, is hereby repealed.” Former § 49-19-51 provided that §§ 49-19-51 through 49-19-75 be cited as the “Forest Harvesting Law” and required state agencies make interpretations and applications that most nearly complied with the intent and purposes set forth in former § 49-19-53 . Former § 49-19-53 provided the legislative intent and purposes of the Forest Harvesting Law (§§ 49-19-51 through 49-19-75 ). Former § 49-19-55 related to cutting tress for naval stores and required that a certain number of trees be left standing. Former § 49-19-57 related to cutting pine trees for commercial purposes. Former § 49-19-59 related to cutting hardwood trees for commercial purposes. Former § 49-19-61 related to cutting timber on forest lands containing both pine and hardwood timber. Former § 49-19-63 related to trees left standing for seed trees. Former § 49-19-65 required the state forestry commission to publicize the Forest Harvesting Act (§§ 49-19-51 through 49-19-75 ). Former § 49-19-67 related to the applicability of §§ 49-19-51 through 49-19-75 . Former § 49-19-69 provided that §§ 49-19-51 through 49-19-75 were not applicable to timber cutting contracts entered into prior to the effective date of §§ 49-19-51 through 49-19-75 . Former § 49-19-71 related to the enforcement of §§ 49-19-51 through 49-19-75 by the forestry commission. Former § 49-19-73 required law enforcement officers cooperate with the state forestry commission to enforce the provisions of §§ 49-19-51 through 49-19-75 . Former § 49-19-75 provided penalties for violations of §§ 49-19-51 through 49-19-75 . Former § 49-19-77 encouraged owners of forested lands that were going to be cut, denuded or bled for turpentine to leave seed trees standing.
Source: Public.Resource.Org MS CodeURL: https://unicourt.github.io/cic-code-ms/transforms/ms/ocms/r78/gov.ms.code.title.49.htmlFetched: 6/9/2026
