40 Miss. Code. R. 1-1.3 - The Department
A. The Mississippi
Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks is an agency of the Executive
Branch of Mississippi State Government. The Department is responsible for the
enforcement of the wildlife, fisheries and natural resource conservation laws
of the State of Mississippi and for implementing the policies and regulations
of the Commission.
B. Organization.
1. Divisions. The Department is divided into
two (2) macro-divisions based upon programmatic and functional differences:
a. Law Enforcement, Wildlife and Fisheries
Division: consists of the Office of Law Enforcement, Office of Wildlife, and
Office of Fisheries. Each Office is headed by a Chief who reports to the
Director of Law Enforcement, Wildlife and Fisheries. The primary mission of the
Office of Law Enforcement is to enforce the wildlife and fisheries laws,
boating, and hunter safety laws of the state. The Office of Wildlife conducts
research into the management of the wildlife and other natural resources of the
state and manages the state's Wildlife Management Areas. The Office of
Fisheries conducts research into the state's freshwater fisheries resources and
manages the state's public fishing lakes.
b. Parks and Administrative Services
Division: consists of all state parks and all administrative service divisions
of the Department, including, but not limited to Accounting, Budget, Accounts
Payable, Payroll, Property, Purchasing and Fleet Services. The Director of
Parks and the directors of each support division report to the Executive
Officer who is the head of the Parks and Administrative Services
Division.
C.
Operations.
1. The Department conducts its
business operations Monday through Friday at the central office located at 1505
Eastover Drive, Jackson, Mississippi. Regular business hours are 8:00 A.M. to
5:00 P.M. The Department may be reached by calling (601) 432-2400.
2. The Department also operates three (3)
regional offices across the state.
3. Contact information for the regional
offices, the state parks, state lakes and wildlife management areas may be
found on the Internet at www.mdwfp.com or by calling the state office
at the number above.
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