Purpose

Purpose. The following rules and procedures whereby public records of the Commission and/or Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, except those that may be specifically exempt by law, may be made available to any person who makes a request to view, examine, and/or obtain copies of same. The following rules and procedures shall apply: A. Records may be examined during normal business hours, Monday through Friday, except holidays, or otherwise when the offices of the Department may be closed. B. No charges will be made for examining records in the Department’s offices located at 1505 Eastover Drive, Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi 39211. C. Persons requesting copies of records shall make their requests in writing to the Executive Director, Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, 1505 Eastover Drive, Jackson, MS 39211-6374. D. Copies of any records that may be reproduced on a copy machine without special handling may be obtained at a cost of twenty cents ($0.20) per page at the Department’s offices. For machine copies that are to be mailed, a cost of twenty-five cents ($0.25) per page, will be charged. E. On requests for special computer-run listings, price quotations will be made on an individual basis according to the information desired, as print-outs vary in length, complexity and amount of computer charges associated with producing them. In like manner, individual price quotations will be made on requests for any records that must be transcribed or reconstituted in some physical form other than that in which they may normally be used or kept by the Department. F. In accordance with provisions of the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983, the cost of searching, reviewing and/or duplicating records, and mailing, if applicable, must be collected by an agency in advance of complying with a request. G. Copies of requested records will be mailed upon receipt of payment by certified check or money order made payable to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, 1505 Eastover Drive, Jackson, Mississippi 39211-6374.