The Department

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.