COMMISSION

Haley Barbour Governor of Mississippi
Dr. Sam Polles Executive Director	John Stanley Chairman
Billy Deviney Vice-Chairman	Bryan Jones Commissioner
VACANT	Jerry Munro Commissioner

The Mississippi Department of  Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks is composed of five persons appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, for a term of five years. One person shall be appointed from each congressional district and one person appointed from the state at-large.

The commission shall elect from its membership a chairman who shall preside over meetings and a vice-chairman who shall preside in the absence of the chairman or when the chairman shall be excused.

The commission shall adopt, amend and repeal such regulations, ordinances and rules as may be necessary for the operation of the department and discharge such other duties, responsibilities and powers as are prescribed by statute.