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MS Code § 59-21-25 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 59 - Ports, Harbors, Landings and Watercraft|Chapter 21 - Boats and Other Vessels|Numbering of Undocumented Vessels|§ 59-21-25. Fees for certificates of number; disposition of proceeds

  Fees for the award of certificates of number for original, transfer, renewal, livery, dealer and duplicate shall be as follows:   Less than 16 feet. . . . .$ 7.50   16 feet but less than 26 feet. . . . .$22.50   26 feet but less than 40 feet. . . . .$45.00   40 feet and over. . . . .$45.00   Dealer number. . . . .$37.50   Duplicate. . . . .$ 5.00   Boat inspection fee. . . . .$10.00     The fee provided for under subsection (1)(g) of this section shall only be charged when the owner of a boat requests the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks to perform an inspection of a boat serial number for the purpose of replacing or awarding a damaged or removed serial number.   All fees for numbers and renewal of number shall be payable to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks to be deposited by the department in the State Treasury in a special fund to be designated as the Fisheries and Wildlife Fund, which shall be disbursed upon the recommendation of the department as may be appropriated by the Legislature. The State Treasurer shall release to the department such sums as are required to defray all administrative costs of the boat registration fee division of the department and to improve the law enforcement capability of the department on the inland and marine waters of the State of Mississippi and as may be budgeted by the department for the purpose of paying the cost of the administration of this chapter for education on water safety, improvement of water safety and motorboating facilities in the state, and advertising and promoting the waterways of the state. Any and all revenue over and above the actual administrative cost of implementing this chapter shall be used to fund salaries of additional conservation officers in all eighty-two (82) counties.
MS Code § 59-21-27 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 59 - Ports, Harbors, Landings and Watercraft|Chapter 21 - Boats and Other Vessels|Numbering of Undocumented Vessels|§ 59-21-27. Additional certificates of numbers for livery boats; fees; renewals

 An owner of more than one livery boat shall be entitled to be awarded certificates of number for all such vessels on the payment of fees provided in Section 59-21-25. Each vessel shall have a separate and distinct number and shall be issued a separate certificate of number. Certificates of number under this section may be renewed on the payment of a single fee provided in Section 59-21-25.
MS Code § 59-21-29 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 59 - Ports, Harbors, Landings and Watercraft|Chapter 21 - Boats and Other Vessels|Numbering of Undocumented Vessels|§ 59-21-29. Registration of serial numbers of outboard motors

 Each person registering a boat or boats under this chapter may at the same time register with the commission the serial numbers of all outboard motors owned by said person.
MS Code § 59-21-31 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 59 - Ports, Harbors, Landings and Watercraft|Chapter 21 - Boats and Other Vessels|Numbering of Undocumented Vessels|§ 59-21-31. Alteration of identification numbers or marks on vessels, outboard motors, boats or boat trailers; purchase, sale or possession of vessels, outboard motors, boats or boat trailers with altered identifications; examinations and reports

 No person shall remove, change or in any manner mutilate or deface any number awarded a vessel, or any motor number or other stamped, cast, or forged numbers or letters or other marks upon any vessel, outboard motor, boat or boat trailer, or assist in so doing, or, having knowledge of such change, fail to report the same to the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks in which such vessel, motor, boat or boat trailer is usually moored, docked, housed or garaged. Any person or owner, being in possession of a vessel, outboard motor, boat or boat trailer, shall examine the same and report such changes to the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.   No person shall buy, sell or possess a vessel, outboard motor, boat or boat trailer on which any awarded number or identification number has been removed, changed, mutilated or defaced. It shall be the duty of any person buying, or any lienholder financing, a vessel, outboard motor, boat or boat trailer, to inspect the vessel, outboard motor, boat or boat trailer prior to its purchase or creation of a lien thereon, to ensure that it is in compliance with this section.
MS Code § 59-21-33 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 59 - Ports, Harbors, Landings and Watercraft|Chapter 21 - Boats and Other Vessels|Numbering of Undocumented Vessels|§ 59-21-33. Seizure and forfeiture of vessels, outboard motors, boats and trailers with altered identification numbers or marks

 All vessels, outboard motors, boats and trailers having awarded numbers or identification numbers or marks which have been removed, changed, mutilated or defaced contrary to this chapter are subject to forfeiture. Any such property shall be seized by any conservation officer or enforcement officer of the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, or other officer of the law including any sheriff or deputy sheriff. Upon the seizure of such property, forfeiture proceedings shall be instituted pursuant to Sections 49-7-251 through 49-7-257. Provided, however, that any such property which has previously been registered or titled within the State of Mississippi is not subject to forfeiture if the application for registration or title contained no false or fraudulent information, or if the property seized has a value less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).
MS Code § 59-21-41 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 59 - Ports, Harbors, Landings and Watercraft|Chapter 21 - Boats and Other Vessels|Manufacturing and Related Processes|§ 59-21-41. Duplication of boat hulls and parts by direct molding process

  As used in this section:   "Direct molding process" means any process in which the original manufactured boat hull or component part of a boat is itself used as a plug for the making of the mold, which is then used to manufacture a duplicate item.   "Mold" means a matrix or form in which a substance or material is shaped.   "Plug" means a device or model used to make a mold for the purpose of exact duplication.     It is unlawful for any person to use the direct molding process to duplicate for the purpose of sale any manufactured boat hull or component part of a boat made by another without the written permission of that other person.   The provisions of this section shall apply only to boat hulls or component parts of boats duplicated using a mold made on or after the effective date of this section.   Any person who suffers injury or damage as the result of a violation of the provisions of this section may bring an action in the chancery court for an injunction prohibiting such violations. In addition, such person shall be entitled to actual damages incurred as a result of such violation, reasonable attorney's fees, and costs.
MS Code § 59-21-51 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 59 - Ports, Harbors, Landings and Watercraft|Chapter 21 - Boats and Other Vessels|Boating Accidents|§ 59-21-51. Duty to report boating accidents; "boating accident" defined

 In the case of a boating accident involving collision, accident or other casualty involving a motorboat or vessel subject to this chapter, while operated upon the waters of this state, the operator thereof, if the collision, accident or other casualty results in death to any person, injury causing any person to remain incapacitated for a period in excess of twenty-four (24) hours, or damage to property in excess of one hundred dollars ($100.00), shall file, on forms provided, with the commission an accident report with a full description of the collision, accident or other casualty, including such other information as is required under the provisions of this chapter. The commission shall furnish copies of reports to the appropriate federal agencies and sheriff of the county in which such accident or other casualty takes place.   For the purpose of this chapter, a "boating accident" means a collision, accident or other casualty involving (1) an undocumented motorboat or (2) any other undocumented vessel used for pleasure or recreational purposes. A vessel subject to this chapter is considered to be involved in a "boating accident" whenever the occurrence results in damage by or to the vessel or its equipment; in injury or loss of life to any person, or in the disappearance of any person from on board under circumstances which indicate the possibility of death or injury. A "boating accident" includes, but is not limited to, capsizing, collision, foundering, flooding, fire, explosion and the disappearance of a vessel other than by theft. A report is required whenever a vessel subject to this chapter is involved in a "boating accident" which results in any one or more of the following:    Loss of life.   Injury causing any person to remain incapacitated for a period in excess of twenty-four (24) hours.   Actual physical damage to property (including vessels) in excess of one hundred dollars ($100.00).
MS Code § 59-21-53 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 59 - Ports, Harbors, Landings and Watercraft|Chapter 21 - Boats and Other Vessels|Boating Accidents|§ 59-21-53. Time for submission of accident reports; contents; distribution; disclosure

 Whenever death results from a boating accident, a written report shall be submitted within forty-eight (48) hours. For every other reportable boating accident a written report shall be submitted within five (5) days after such accident. The operator(s) of the boat(s) shall prepare and submit the written report(s) to the commission. Every written report shall contain the following information:    The numbers and/or names of vessels involved.   The locality where the accident occurred.   The time and date when the accident occurred.   Weather and sea conditions at time of accident.   The name, address, age, and boat operating experience of the operator of the reporting vessel.   The names and addresses of operators of other vessels involved.   The names and addresses of the owners of vessels or property involved.   The names and addresses of any person or persons injured or killed.   The nature and extent of injury to any person or persons.   A description of damage to property (including vessels) and estimated cost of repairs.   A description of the accident (including opinions as to the causes).   The length, propulsion, horsepower, fuel and construction of the reporting vessel.   Names and addresses of known witnesses.  The commission shall ensure that the forms required by this section are stocked at various county offices, boat companies, fishing camps, marinas, law enforcement offices, and at such other places as to make them reasonably available at all times.   The commission shall consolidate such reports and transmit the same to the appropriate agencies. Boating accident reports shall not be a public record nor made available for public distribution, except as otherwise provided by law.   The commission may, upon written request of any person involved in a boating accident or upon written request of the representative of his or her estate, his or her surviving spouse, or one or more of his or her surviving next of kin, disclose to such requester or his or her legal counsel or a representative of his insurer any information contained in such report except the parties' version of the accident as set out in the written report filed by such parties.
MS Code § 59-21-55 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 59 - Ports, Harbors, Landings and Watercraft|Chapter 21 - Boats and Other Vessels|Boating Accidents|§ 59-21-55. Duty of vessel operator to remain at scene of accident and render aid and assistance; liability for rendering assistance

  It shall be the duty of the operator of any vessel involved in a boating accident to remain at the scene of such accident until he has rendered all necessary aid and assistance, including the carrying or the making of arrangements for the carrying of any person involved in such accident to a physician, surgeon, or hospital for medical, surgical or hospital treatment, if necessary, or if such carrying is requested by such injured person, and it is the further duty of the operator of any vessel or vessels involved in a boating accident required to be reported under this chapter to report the same as herein provided.   Any person who complies with subsection (1) of this section or who gratuitously and in good faith and in the exercise of reasonable care renders assistance at the scene of a vessel collision, accident, or other casualty without objection of any person assisted, shall not be held liable for any civil damages as a result of the rendering of assistance or for any act committed in good faith and in the exercise of reasonable care or omission in good faith and in the exercise of reasonable care by such person in providing or arranging salvage, towage, medical treatment, or other assistance where the assisting person acts as an ordinary, reasonable, prudent man would have acted under the same or similar circumstances.
MS Code § 59-21-81 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 59 - Ports, Harbors, Landings and Watercraft|Chapter 21 - Boats and Other Vessels|Safety Equipment; Operation of Vessels|§ 59-21-81. Requirements as to lights, personal flotation devices and other safety equipment; children required to wear personal flotation devices; vessels to be seaworthy; safety requirements for operation of personal watercraft

  Every vessel shall have on board a Coast Guard approved personal flotation device for each person aboard such vessel, and every person twelve (12) years or younger on board a motorboat, sailboat, or vessel which measures less than twenty-six (26) feet in length shall wear a type I, II, or III Coast Guard approved personal flotation device while such motorboat, sailboat, or vessel is underway. For the purpose of this section "underway" shall mean at all times except when a motorboat, sailboat, or vessel is anchored, moored, or aground. Every vessel shall have lights during the hours of darkness, which comply with all federal regulations applicable to vessels of its classification. Such vessel shall not be operated unless in a safe and seaworthy condition; the owner and operator shall employ such safety devices as may be necessary for the safe operation of such vessel, including an efficient natural or mechanical ventilating system when necessary for safe operation. In addition to the requirements imposed by this section, all vessels shall comply with all federal regulations applicable to vessels of such classification.   For purposes of this subsection, "personal watercraft" means a vessel which uses an inboard motor powering a water jet pump and which is designed to be operated by a person sitting, standing or kneeling on the vessel, rather than the conventional manner of sitting or standing inside the vessel. A person shall not operate a personal watercraft unless each person on board or being towed behind is wearing a type I, type II or type III, personal flotation device approved by the United States Coast Guard.
MS Code § 59-21-83 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 59 - Ports, Harbors, Landings and Watercraft|Chapter 21 - Boats and Other Vessels|Safety Equipment; Operation of Vessels|§ 59-21-83. Operation of vessel in reckless or negligent manner, while operator is incapacitated, etc.

 No vessel shall be operated within this state in a reckless or negligent manner or at a rate of speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the then existing circumstances or when the operator is so physically or mentally incapacitated as to be incapable of safely operating such vessel, or while the operator is under the influence of intoxicating liquor or narcotics, or when such vessel is overloaded beyond its reasonable carrying capacity. The provisions of this section shall be applicable to all watercraft operating on the waters of this state inclusive of, but not limited to, undocumented or unnumbered vessels and shall specifically include all vessels exempted from numbering by Section 59-21-5 and surfboards, aquaplanes, airboats, water skis or other watercraft.
MS Code § 59-21-85 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 59 - Ports, Harbors, Landings and Watercraft|Chapter 21 - Boats and Other Vessels|Safety Equipment; Operation of Vessels|§ 59-21-85. Age restrictions on operation of motorboats

    No motorboat required to be numbered under this chapter shall be operated by any person who is under the age of twelve (12) years, unless he possesses a certificate as required under this section and is also accompanied by a parent, guardian or other person who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age and qualified and capable of operating the same.   A motorboat required to be numbered under this chapter may not be operated by any person born after June 30, 1980, unless the person has completed a course in boating safety conducted or approved by the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, and the person has in his immediate possession while operating a motorboat a certificate of satisfactory completion of the boating safety course.   The requirement of possessing a certificate under this subsection shall not apply to any person operating a motorboat that is rented from a person engaged in the business of renting motorboats.     Boating safety courses shall be held by the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, or instructors designated and approved by the department. The Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks shall issue a certificate to each person who satisfactorily completes the boating safety course.   In lieu of any other penalties provided for a violation of this chapter, a violation of this section is punishable by a fine of not less than Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than Fifty Dollars ($50.00).
MS Code § 59-21-87 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 59 - Ports, Harbors, Landings and Watercraft|Chapter 21 - Boats and Other Vessels|Safety Equipment; Operation of Vessels|§ 59-21-87. Regulation of water skiing, aquaplaning, etc.

 No person shall operate a motorboat on any waters of this state while towing a person on water skis, or on an aquaplane or similar device, without an observer in the boat in addition to the operator. Such observer shall be above ten years of age.   The provisions of the first paragraph of this section do not apply to a person engaged in a professional exhibition or a person participating in an official regatta, motorboat race, marine parade, tournament or exhibition.   No person shall operate or manipulate any motorboat, tow rope or other device by which the direction or location of water skis, aquaplane, or similar device may be affected or controlled in such a way as to cause the water skis, aquaplane, or similar device, or any person thereon to collide or strike against any object or person, except slalom buoys, ski jumps or like objects used normally in competitive or recreational skiing.
MS Code § 59-21-89 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 59 - Ports, Harbors, Landings and Watercraft|Chapter 21 - Boats and Other Vessels|Safety Equipment; Operation of Vessels|§ 59-21-89. Use of oscillating or rotating blue lights on vessels

  It is unlawful for any person, other than a law enforcement officer on duty, to use or display oscillating or rotating blue lights on a vessel operating on the public waters of this state. Upon the approach of an authorized law enforcement vessel operating a strobe, rotating or oscillating blue light or giving audible signal by siren or both, the operator of a vessel shall yield the right-of-way and shall stop and remain in position until the authorized law enforcement vessel has passed, except when otherwise directed by a law enforcement officer.   A person violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
MS Code § 59-21-111 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 59 - Ports, Harbors, Landings and Watercraft|Chapter 21 - Boats and Other Vessels|Boat and Water Safety Commission|§ 59-21-111. Assumption of duties and responsibilities of Boat and Water Safety Commission

  The Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks shall be the Mississippi Boat and Water Safety Commission, and shall exercise the duties and responsibilities of the Mississippi Boat and Water Safety Commission through the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, insofar as practicable under the provisions of Chapter 4 of Title 49, Mississippi Code of 1972; except on marine waters under the jurisdiction of the Commission on Marine Resources.   The Commission on Marine Resources shall exercise the duties and responsibilities of the Mississippi Boat and Water Safety Commission through the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources on the marine waters of the state. The Commission on Marine Resources shall not exercise any powers related to numbering of undocumented vessels. Those powers are vested exclusively in the Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
MS Code § 59-21-113 and 59-21-115 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 59 - Ports, Harbors, Landings and Watercraft|Chapter 21 - Boats and Other Vessels|Boat and Water Safety Commission|§ 59-21-113 and 59-21-115. . Repealed

 Repealed by Laws, 1978, ch. 484, § 30, eff from and after July 1, 1979.   59-21-113. [Codes, 1942, § 8496-22; Laws, 1960, ch. 165, § 22; 1964, ch. 468,§ 8; 1968, ch. 266, § 1]   59-21-115. [Codes, 1942, § 8496-23; Laws, 1960, ch. 165, § 23; 1964, ch. 468, § 9; 1968, ch. 265, § 4]
MS Code § 59-21-117 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 59 - Ports, Harbors, Landings and Watercraft|Chapter 21 - Boats and Other Vessels|Boat and Water Safety Commission|§ 59-21-117. Promulgation of rules and regulations generally

  The commission shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations for the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this chapter, and to advertise and promote the fresh waterways of the state.   The Commission on Marine Resources shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations for the administration and enforcement of Sections 59-21-111 through 59-21-129. The Commission on Marine Resources shall adopt rules and regulations in accordance with subsections (4) and (5).   The provisions of Sections 59-21-117 through 59-21-127 shall be applicable to all waters of this state that are under the jurisdiction of the State of Mississippi.   Before any rules and regulations are adopted, the proposed rules and regulations shall be reduced to writing and a public hearing shall be held after at least thirty (30) days' notice of the hearing. The notice shall be published at least one (1) time in a newspaper of general circulation in this state. A copy of the proposed rules and regulations shall be furnished to the sheriff of each county affected at least thirty (30) days prior to the hearing. The hearing shall be held at a place convenient to the largest number of owners of vessels affected by the proposed rules and regulations or, if of general statewide application, shall be held in the City of Jackson, Mississippi.   A copy of the regulations adopted pursuant to this section, and amendments thereto, shall be filed in the office of the commission adopting the regulations and in the office of the sheriff of each county affected where the same shall be maintained as a public record. The rules and regulations shall be published in a convenient form and shall be given to each recipient of an original, renewed, transferred, or a recorded certificate of number.