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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 11 - PRIVATE SHOOTING PRESERVES (§§ 49-11-1 — 49-11-29) › Section 49-11-15 - Game which may be hunted; authority of commission

(1)
Artificially propagated pheasants, quail, chukar partridges, mallards and black ducks, and any game bird authorized by the commission are the only game which may be hunted on shooting preserves under this chapter.
(2)
Mallards and black ducks released on a shooting preserve must have a one-fourth (1/4) inch hole punched in the outer web of the right foot before the birds attain the age of six (6) weeks.
(3)
The commission is authorized to specify the species of non-native wild game that may be released or hunted in commercial wildlife enclosures.
Codes, 1942, § 5899-03; Laws, 1962, ch. 182, § 3; Laws, 1979, ch. 375, § 4; Laws, 1997, ch. 546, § 7, eff. 7/1/1997.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 11 - PRIVATE SHOOTING PRESERVES (§§ 49-11-1 — 49-11-29) › Section 49-11-17 - Recovery of released game

The operating licenses issued by the department shall entitle licensees, and their guests or customers, to recover the total number of each species of game released on the premises each year.
Codes, 1942, § 5899-05; Laws, 1962, ch. 182, § 5; Laws, 1979, ch. 375, § 5; Laws, 1997, ch. 546, § 8, eff. 7/1/1997.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 11 - PRIVATE SHOOTING PRESERVES (§§ 49-11-1 — 49-11-29) › Section 49-11-19 - Authority of operators restrictions

Operators may establish shooting limitations and restrictions on the age, sex and number of each species of released game that may be taken by each person.
Codes, 1942, § 5899-06; Laws, 1962, ch. 182, § 6; Laws, 1979, ch. 375, § 6; Laws, 1997, ch. 546, § 9, eff. 7/1/1997.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 11 - PRIVATE SHOOTING PRESERVES (§§ 49-11-1 — 49-11-29) › Section 49-11-21 - Harvesting of wild game on shooting preserves or commercial wildlife enclosures

Any native wild game found on shooting preserves or commercial wildlife enclosures may be harvested only in accordance with applicable game and hunting laws and regulations issued by the commission or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Codes, 1942, § 5899-10; Laws, 1962, ch. 182, § 10; Laws, 1997, ch. 546, § 10, eff. 7/1/1997.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 11 - PRIVATE SHOOTING PRESERVES (§§ 49-11-1 — 49-11-29) › Section 49-11-23 - Certificate issued to hunter or person leaving preserve with harvested game

The operator shall furnish and issue a consecutively numbered certificate to any hunter or person leaving with harvested game. The certificate shall bear the license number and name of the shooting preserve or commercial wildlife enclosure or its licensed operator. The certificate shall contain the person's name, address, date of issuance and number and species of harvested game in possession. The certificate must remain with the harvested game until the game is prepared for consumption.
Codes, 1942, § 5899-08; Laws, 1962, ch. 182, § 8; Laws, 1979, ch 375, § 7; Laws, 1997, ch. 546, § 11, eff. 7/1/1997.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 11 - PRIVATE SHOOTING PRESERVES (§§ 49-11-1 — 49-11-29) › Section 49-11-25 - Records of operators; consent to patrolling of preserve or enclosure areas

Each operator shall maintain a registration book listing the names and hunting license numbers of all hunters and the date on which they hunted. An accurate record must be maintained of the total number, by species, of game released and harvested each day the preserve or enclosure is hunted. The operator shall submit this information in an annual report of operations each year to the department not later than June 1 following. These records shall be open to inspection by the department at any reasonable time. Any person, partnership, association or corporation licensed hereunder consents to the patrolling of the shooting preserve or commercial wildlife enclosure areas by the department, without warrant, to determine if any of the game laws or regulations are being violated.
Codes, 1942, § 5899-09; Laws, 1962, ch. 182, § 9; Laws, 1979, ch. 375, § 8; Laws, 1997, ch. 546, § 12, eff. 7/1/1997.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 11 - PRIVATE SHOOTING PRESERVES (§§ 49-11-1 — 49-11-29) › Section 49-11-27 - Penalties for violations

Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this chapter is guilty of a Class I violation, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished as provided in Section
49-7-141
. A multiple violator of this chapter shall be assessed double the maximum allowable fine.
Codes, 1942, § 5899-14; Laws, 1962, ch. 182, § 14; Laws, 1979, ch. 375, § 9; Laws, 1985, ch. 452, § 16; Laws, 1997, ch. 546, § 14; Laws, 2007, ch. 516, § 4; Laws, 2012, ch. 422, § 3, eff. 4/18/2012.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 11 - PRIVATE SHOOTING PRESERVES (§§ 49-11-1 — 49-11-29) › Section 49-11-29 - Chapter not applicable to fox, coyote, or rabbit enclosures

This chapter shall not apply to the operation of fox, coyote and rabbit enclosures as set forth in Section
49-7-34
, Mississippi Code of 1972, and shall not be construed to regulate the operation of fox, coyote and rabbit enclosures.
Laws, 1997, ch. 546, § 13, eff. 7/1/1997.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 13 - COMMERCIAL QUAIL (§§ 49-13-1 — 49-13-25) › Section 49-13-1 - Citation of chapter

This chapter may be cited as the Mississippi Commercial Quail Law.
Codes, 1942, § 5922-01; Laws, 1962, ch. 185, § 1, eff. 5/2/1962.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 13 - COMMERCIAL QUAIL (§§ 49-13-1 — 49-13-25) › Section 49-13-3 - Definitions

As used in this chapter, the term:
(a)
"Commission" means the Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
(b)
"Department" means the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
(c)
"Pen-raised quail" means a quail that has been hatched from an egg laid by a quail confined in a pen or coop and has itself been wholly raised in a pen or coop by a duly licensed quail breeder holding a permit as provided by law from the Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
(d)
"Quail" means all species of quail native to North America and coturnix quail.
Codes, 1942, §§ 5922-02, 5922-03; Laws, 1962, ch. 185, §§ 2, 3; Laws, 1979, ch. 378, § 1; Laws, 2000, ch. 516, § 80, eff. 4/30/2000.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 13 - COMMERCIAL QUAIL (§§ 49-13-1 — 49-13-25) › Section 49-13-5 - Who may engage in the business of propagating quail for commercial sale

Any person, firm or corporation may engage in the business of propagating pen-raised quail for the commercial sale for consumption thereof by complying with the provisions of this chapter and may thereafter sell either live quail or the carcasses of such pen-raised quail either within or without this state.
Codes, 1942, § 5922-02; Laws, 1962, ch. 185, § 2, eff. 5/2/1962.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 13 - COMMERCIAL QUAIL (§§ 49-13-1 — 49-13-25) › Section 49-13-7 - Commercial quail breeder's license

A commercial quail breeder's license must first be obtained from the commission, or its agents. The license shall be applied for each year and shall be valid from April 1 to March 31 next following, upon payment of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for each license. The license must bear a number as designated by the commission, and shall be conspicuously exhibited at all times at the place where quail are bred.
Codes, 1942, § 5922-04; Laws, 1962, ch. 185, § 4; Laws, 2000, ch. 516, § 81, eff. 4/30/2000.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 13 - COMMERCIAL QUAIL (§§ 49-13-1 — 49-13-25) › Section 49-13-9 - Sale or transfer of quail carcasses; necessity of transfer by licensed commercial breeder; record of transfer; penalties

The sale or transfer or ownership of any pen-raised quail carcasses must originate with a sale or transfer made by a licensed commercial quail breeder.
Each licensed quail producer shall display the license on the premises in easy view and shall keep a record of each bird sale or gift.
The record of bird transfer should include the following entries: kind and number of quail, date of ownership transfer and name and address of purchaser or gift recipient. The record of transfer of ownership must be kept current and available at all times for inspection by a representative of the department. Record discrepancies may cause the licensed quail producer to be charged with a misdemeanor.
Any individual or owner of a business establishment possessing quail from a licensed producer shall be subject to having the birds confiscated and may be charged with a misdemeanor if a record of transfer of ownership does not appear on the record book of the licensed producer from whom the person in question states that he purchased or received the birds.
Codes, 1942, § 5922-05; Laws, 1962, ch. 185, § 5; Laws, 1979, ch. 378, § 2; Laws, 2000, ch. 516, § 82, eff. 4/30/2000.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 13 - COMMERCIAL QUAIL (§§ 49-13-1 — 49-13-25) › Section 49-13-11 - Packaging and labeling for transferred quail carcasses

The carcasses of dressed pen-raised quail shall, when sold or given as a gift, be contained in a package or wrapper possessing, in plain easy-to-read print, the licensed seller's or donor's name, name of quail business (if used) and address. The package or wrapper may contain one or more birds.
Codes, 1942, § 5922-06; Laws, 1962, ch. 185, § 6; Laws, 1979, ch. 378, § 3, eff. 7/1/1979.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 13 - COMMERCIAL QUAIL (§§ 49-13-1 — 49-13-25) › Section 49-13-13 - Shipment by carrier

When any package containing quail carcasses is to be shipped by rail, express or other carrier, public or private, the packages wherein the quail are contained must comply with the packaging or wrapping requirements set forth in Section
49-13-11
of the Mississippi Commercial Quail Law.
Codes, 1942, § 5922-07; Laws, 1962, ch. 285, § 7; Laws, 1979, ch. 378, § 4, eff. 7/1/1979.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 13 - COMMERCIAL QUAIL (§§ 49-13-1 — 49-13-25) › Section 49-13-15 - Storage of carcasses

If a package or shipment of quail carcasses is kept in storage in any hotel, restaurant, cafe or boardinghouse, or elsewhere, the carcasses must remain in the packages or wrappers used by the licensed quail producer until the quail are being prepared for consumption.
Codes, 1942, § 5922-08; Laws, 1962, ch. 185, § 8; Laws, 1979, ch. 378, § 5, eff. 7/1/1979.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 13 - COMMERCIAL QUAIL (§§ 49-13-1 — 49-13-25) › Section 49-13-17 - Records; subsequent change of ownership

In case of the resale or disposition of quail carcasses originally purchased or received from a licensed quail producer and in turn sold or donated by another person, a record of each subsequent change of ownership must be made. The following information must be recorded by the present owner about the owner who receives the quail: name and address of the person or business to which the quail carcasses were transferred, the date of the transfer and the kind and number of quail transferred. The record of the quail transfer of ownership must be kept by the person or business selling or donating the quail for a period of one (1) year following the ownership transfer and shall, upon request, be available for inspection by a representative of the department.
Codes, 1942, § 5922-09; Laws, 1962, ch. 185, § 9; Laws, 1979, ch. 378, § 6; Laws, 2000, ch. 516, § 83, eff. 4/30/2000.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 13 - COMMERCIAL QUAIL (§§ 49-13-1 — 49-13-25) › Section 49-13-19 - Records; examination and inspection

Each person, firm or corporation, holding a commercial quail breeder's license shall keep permanent records in a suitable, permanently bound book of all birds' carcasses sold, to whom sold, the date of the sale, the address of the vendee or consignee and the number of carcasses sold, which record, as well as the premises of such licensed breeder, shall be subject to examination and inspection by any agent of the department or peace officer for violations of this chapter, without the issuance of any warrant upon displaying his credentials of authority to such breeder.
Codes, 1942, § 5922-10; Laws, 1962, ch. 185, § 10; Laws, 2000, ch. 516, § 84, eff. 4/30/2000.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 13 - COMMERCIAL QUAIL (§§ 49-13-1 — 49-13-25) › Section 49-13-21 - Shipments into state

Any person, firm or corporation shipping quail into this state shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter.
Codes, 1942, § 5922-11; Laws, 1962, ch. 185, § 11, eff. 5/2/1962.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 13 - COMMERCIAL QUAIL (§§ 49-13-1 — 49-13-25) › Section 49-13-23 - Penalties; suspension of license

Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this chapter 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). Multiple violations of this chapter shall be assessed fines near the maximum allowable limits. Also, a person with multiple violations of this chapter may, at the discretion of the commission, have his commercial quail breeder's license suspended by operation of law for a period of one (1) year.
Codes, 1942, § 5922-12; Laws, 1962, ch. 185, § 12; Laws, 1979, ch. 378, § 7; Laws, 2000, ch. 516, § 85, eff. 4/30/2000.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 13 - COMMERCIAL QUAIL (§§ 49-13-1 — 49-13-25) › Section 49-13-25 - Raising of quail for other than commercial sale

Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to require any person, engaging in the raising of quail for purposes other than the raising of quail for commercial sale for consumption, to secure a commercial quail breeder's license, provided such person shall not raise more than one hundred (100) such birds in any calendar year for personal consumption.
Codes, 1942, § 5922-13; Laws, 1962, ch. 185, § 13, eff. 5/2/1962.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 15 - SEAFOOD (§§ 49-15-1 — 49-15-417) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-15-1 — 49-15-100.3) › Section 49-15-1 - Public policy of the state as to seafood laws

As a guide to the interpretation and application of this chapter, the public policy of this state shall be to recognize the need for a concerted effort to work toward the protection, propagation and conservation of its seafood and aquatic life in connection with the revitalization of the seafood industry of the State of Mississippi, which is one of the state's major economic resources and affords a livelihood to thousands of its citizens; and in this connection, it is the intent of the Legislature to provide a modern, sound, comprehensive and workable law to be administered by specialists, who are vested with full and ample authority to take such action as may be necessary in order to help protect, conserve and revitalize seafood life in the State of Mississippi; it being at all times remembered that all of the wild aquatic life found in the waters of the State of Mississippi and on the bottoms of such waters, until taken therefrom in the manner hereinafter prescribed, is recognized as the property of the State of Mississippi because of its very nature, as well as because of the great value of the state of the aquatic life for food and other necessary purposes.
Codes, 1942, § 6047-01; Laws, 1960, ch. 173, § 1, eff. 3/23/1960.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 15 - SEAFOOD (§§ 49-15-1 — 49-15-417) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-15-1 — 49-15-100.3) › Section 49-15-1.1 - Assent to Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act

The State of Mississippi hereby assents to the provisions of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act [16 USCS Section 699 et seq.] and the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act [16 USCS Section 777 et seq.]. The Commission on Marine Resources may perform any acts as may be necessary to ensure the conservation of fish and marine life. Revenue from saltwater license sales shall be controlled only by the Department of Marine Resources and used only when exercising responsibilities specific to the management of the state's fish and marine resources for which the department has authority under state law.
Added by Laws, 2013, ch. 503, HB 1216, 1, eff. 4/22/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 15 - SEAFOOD (§§ 49-15-1 — 49-15-417) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-15-1 — 49-15-100.3) › Section 49-15-2 - Standards for fishery conservation and management; fishery management plans

Any fishery management plan, and any regulation promulgated to implement that plan or promulgated under the state seafood laws, shall be consistent with the following standards for fishery conservation and management:
(a)
Conservation and management measures shall be based upon the best scientific information available;
(b)
If it becomes necessary to allocate or assign fishing privileges among various fishermen, that allocation shall be (i) fair and equitable to those fishermen, (ii) reasonably calculated to promote conservation, and (iii) carried out in a manner that no particular individual, corporation or other entity acquires an excessive share of the privileges;
(c)
Conservation and management measures shall, where practicable, consider efficiency in the utilization of fishery resources, but no measure shall have economic allocation as its sole purpose;
(d)
Conservation and management measures shall take into account and allow for variations among, and contingencies in, fisheries, fishery resources, and catches;
(e)
Conservation and management measures shall, where practicable, minimize costs and avoid unnecessary duplication;
(f)
Conservation and management measures shall, consistent with the conservation requirements of this state (including the prevention of overfishing and rebuilding of overfished stocks), take into account the importance of fishery resources to fishing communities in order to (i) provide for the sustained participation of the communities, and (ii) to the extent practicable, minimize adverse economic impacts on those communities;
(g)
Conservation and management measures shall, to the extent practicable, (i) minimize bycatch, and (ii) to the extent bycatch cannot be avoided, minimize the mortality of that bycatch; and
(h)
Conservation and management measures shall, to the extent practicable, promote the safety of human life at sea.
Laws, 1997, ch. 579, § 25, eff. 7/2/1997.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 15 - SEAFOOD (§§ 49-15-1 — 49-15-417) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-15-1 — 49-15-100.3) › Section 49-15-3 - Definitions

As used in this chapter, the term:
(a)
"Commission" means the Mississippi Advisory Commission on Marine Resources.
(b)
"Department" means the Department of Marine Resources.
(c)
"Domicile" means a person's principal or primary place of abode in which a person's habitation is fixed and to which the person, whenever absent, has the present intention of returning after a departure of absence therefrom, regardless of the duration of the absence. The burden of proving domicile in the State of Mississippi shall be on the person claiming that status. A person holding a current driver's license shall be deemed to be domiciled within the state issuing the license. If a person does not hold a current driver's license the following evidence may be considered in establishing, but is not necessarily determinative of domicile: residence for income or other tax purposes, homestead exemption receipt or other means prescribed by the department. In the case of minors, domicile of the parents shall be used as evidence of the minor's domicile.
(d)
"Game fish" means cobia, also known as ling or lemonfish (rachycentron canadum). The cobia is classified as game fish.
(e)
"Illegal oysters" means:
(i)
All untagged shell stock;
(ii)
Shell oysters obtained from uncertified shops or dealers or from an unlicensed catcher;
(iii)
Oysters obtained from waters not declared safe and sanitary by the department, except those oysters caught by the department for re-laying or under private leases pursuant to Section
49-15-27
;
(iv)
Shucked oysters obtained from uncertified shops or repackers.
(f)
"Inspector" means the chief inspector, the assistant chief inspector, deputy inspector, bureau director and certified enforcement officer employed by the department.
(g)
"Natural reefs" means any bottom under the jurisdiction of the department of one or more acres on which oysters grow naturally, or have grown naturally, in a quantity sufficient to warrant commercial fishing as a means of livelihood, or have been used in such a manner within a period of ten (10) years next preceding the time the bottoms may come up for determination by the department.
(h)
"Resident" means a person, firm or corporation that is domiciled in this state.
(i)
"Seafood" means all oysters, saltwater fish, saltwater shrimp, diamondback terrapin, sea turtle, crabs and all other species of marine or saltwater animal life existing or living in the waters within the territorial jurisdiction of the State of Mississippi.
Codes, 1942, § 6047-02; Laws, 1960, ch. 173, § 2; Laws, 1978, ch. 484, § 23; Laws, 1982, ch. 446, § 1; Laws, 1988, ch. 395, § 6; Laws, 1993, ch. 532, § 4; Laws, 1993, ch. 603, § 4; Laws, 1994, ch. 578, § 13; Laws, 1996, ch. 436, § 1; Laws, 1997, ch. 399, § 1; Laws, 1997, ch. 488, § 1; Laws, 1999, ch. 585, § 1; Laws, 2000, ch. 524, § 2, eff. 7/1/2000.
Amended by Laws, 2023, ch. 496, SB 2544,§ 1, eff. 4/17/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 15 - SEAFOOD (§§ 49-15-1 — 49-15-417) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-15-1 — 49-15-100.3) › Section 49-15-5 - All seafoods initially the property of the state

All seafoods existing or living in waters within the territorial jurisdiction of the State of Mississippi not held in private ownership legally acquired, and all beds and bottoms of rivers, streams, bayous, lagoons, lakes, bays, sounds and inlets bordering on or connecting with the Gulf of Mexico or Mississippi Sound within such territorial jurisdiction, including all oysters and other shell fish and parts thereof grown thereon, either naturally or cultivated, shall be, continue, and remain the property of the State of Mississippi, to be held in trust for the people thereof until title thereto shall be legally divested in the manner and form hereinafter authorized, and the same shall be under the exclusive control of the department until the right of private ownership shall vest therein as hereinafter provided.
Codes, 1942, § 6047-03; Laws, 1960, ch. 173, § 3, eff. 3/23/1960.
Amended by Laws, 2023, ch. 496, SB 2544,§ 2, eff. 4/17/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 15 - SEAFOOD (§§ 49-15-1 — 49-15-417) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-15-1 — 49-15-100.3) › Section 49-15-7 - Oyster, clam, cay shells and other shells declared to be property of state

All shells of dead oysters, clams and other shellfish; and all of the oyster shells, clam shells, mussel shells, dead reef shells, and cay shells, being upon or under the bottom of, or under the tidewaters within the territorial jurisdiction of the State of Mississippi, and all beds, banks and accumulations of such shells within such territorial jurisdiction on or under the bottoms of such waters, or surrounded by such waters, being the property of the State of Mississippi are hereby further declared to be the property of the State of Mississippi under the jurisdiction of the department.
Codes, 1942, § 6048-01; Laws, 1962, ch. 193, § 1; Laws, 1974, ch. 572, § 1; Laws, 2000, ch. 516, § 86, eff. 4/30/2000.
Amended by Laws, 2023, ch. 496, SB 2544,§ 3, eff. 4/17/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 15 - SEAFOOD (§§ 49-15-1 — 49-15-417) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-15-1 — 49-15-100.3) › Section 49-15-9 - Rights of riparian owners on Gulf Coast defined

The sole right of planting, cultivating in racks or other structures, and gathering oysters and erecting bathhouses and other structures in front of any land bordering on the Gulf of Mexico or Mississippi Sound or waters tributary thereto belongs to the riparian owner and extends not more than seven hundred fifty (750) yards from the shore, except for state-owned lands on Deer Island, which shall be not more than four hundred (400) yards from shore, measuring from the average low water mark, and except for state-owned lands along the Hancock County shoreline from Bayou Caddy to the Mississippi-Louisiana state boundary, which shall not extend out further than three hundred (300) yards from the average low watermark, but where the distance from shore to shore is less than fifteen hundred (1500) yards, the owners of either shore may plant and gather to a line equidistant between the two (2) shores, but no person shall plant in any natural channel so as to interfere with navigation, and such riparian rights shall not include any reef or natural oyster bed and does not extend beyond any channel. A riparian owner shall comply with the Coastal Wetlands Protection Act in exercising the use of these riparian rights. Stakes of such frail materials as will not injure any watercraft may be set up to designate the bounds of the plantation, but navigation shall not be impeded thereby. The riparian owner shall clearly mark such cultivation racks and other structures. The department may adopt regulations to require that the racks are adequately marked to ensure the safety of users of public waters. Any oysters planted by such riparian owner are the private property of such riparian owner, subject to the right of the department to adopt reasonable rules and regulations as to the planting and gathering of such oysters. All bathhouses, piers, wharfs, docks and pavilions, or other structures owned by the riparian owner are likewise the private property of such owner, who shall be entitled to the exclusive use, occupancy and possession thereof, and may abate any private or public nuisance committed by any person or persons in the area of his riparian ownership and may, for such purposes, resort to any remedial action authorized by law. The governing authorities of any municipality and the board of supervisors of any county are authorized to adopt reasonable rules and regulations to protect riparian owners in the enjoyment of their riparian rights, and for such purposes may regulate the use of beaches, landings, and riparian areas abutting or fronting on roads, streets or highways.
Codes, 1942, § 6047-10; Laws, 1960, ch. 173, § 10; Laws, 1962, ch. 193, § 10; Laws, 1991, ch. 438 § 1, eff. 3/21/1991.
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 413, HB 1439,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2024.
Amended by Laws, 2023, ch. 496, SB 2544,§ 4, eff. 4/17/2023.
Amended by Laws, 2020, ch. 319, HB 632,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2020.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 15 - SEAFOOD (§§ 49-15-1 — 49-15-417) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-15-1 — 49-15-100.3) › Section 49-15-12 - Transfer of duties to comply with Sections 5-11-1 through 5-11-5; personnel actions; merit promotion system

(1)
The Department of Marine Resources and the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks shall comply with Sections
5-11-1
through
5-11-5
in the transfer of the marine law enforcement division.
(2)
(a)
All personnel actions initiated as a result of the transfer of law enforcement officers shall be subject to the State Personnel Board rules, regulations and procedures. The executive director shall implement a merit promotion system for all law enforcement officers. The merit promotion system shall be based on an individual's merit and length of service.
(b)
The transfer of personnel shall be commensurate with the number and classification of positions (PINS) allocated to the Division of Marine Law Enforcement on January 1, 1999. The transfer shall also include direct support, clerical, data processing, communications and boating safety pins and resources.
Laws, 1999, ch. 585, § 3, eff. 7/1/1999.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 15 - SEAFOOD (§§ 49-15-1 — 49-15-417) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-15-1 — 49-15-100.3) › Section 49-15-13 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws of 2000, ch. 603, § 3, eff. 5/20/2000.
Codes, 1993, ch. 605, § 1; Laws, 1994, ch. 578, § 16; Laws, 1997, ch. 600, § 1, eff. 7/1/1997.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 15 - SEAFOOD (§§ 49-15-1 — 49-15-417) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-15-1 — 49-15-100.3) › Section 49-15-16 - Limited entry fisheries management program

The department may develop a limited entry fisheries management program for all resource groups. The department may require a license for each resource group and shall establish the fees for such licenses. The department may establish a means test or any other criteria to determine eligibility for licenses under the limited entry program. The department may impose a moratorium on the issuance of licenses for a fishery resource.
Laws, 1996, ch. 499, § 2; Laws, 1999, ch. 558, § 2, eff. 4/21/1999.
Amended by Laws, 2023, ch. 496, SB 2544,§ 5, eff. 4/17/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 15 - SEAFOOD (§§ 49-15-1 — 49-15-417) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-15-1 — 49-15-100.3) › Section 49-15-18 - Distribution of chapter

The executive director of the department shall publish an abstract copy of this chapter and all subsequent amendments to this chapter and all rules and regulations promulgated by the department under this chapter. The department may distribute the publication to all persons requesting a copy and to each licensee at the time of issuance of the license. New regulations and amendments to this chapter may be supplied to each licensee within a reasonable time after their promulgation or passage. The department may charge a reasonable fee not to exceed actual cost for its publications.
Laws, 1997, ch. 579, § 1, eff. 7/2/1997.
Amended by Laws, 2023, ch. 496, SB 2544,§ 7, eff. 4/17/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 15 - SEAFOOD (§§ 49-15-1 — 49-15-417) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-15-1 — 49-15-100.3) › Section 49-15-19 - Attorney General; designation of deputies or assistants; legal advisors to commission and department

The Attorney General shall be counsel and attorney for the commission and department and shall provide legal services as may be requested. The executive director is authorized to employ legal counsel, after consultation with the Attorney General, as may be necessary or appropriate for the operation of the department.
Laws, 1994, ch. 578, § 15; Laws, 1998, ch. 395, § 1; Laws, 1999, ch. 574, § 1; Laws, 2000, ch. 383, § 1, eff. 4/17/2000.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 15 - SEAFOOD (§§ 49-15-1 — 49-15-417) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-15-1 — 49-15-100.3) › Section 49-15-22 - Marine patrol officers of Department of Marine Resources permitted to keep side arm upon retirement

Each person employed as a marine patrol officer by the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources who retires for superannuation or for reason of disability under the Public Employees' Retirement System may, upon his request, be allowed to retain, as his personal property, one (1) side arm which was issued to him during his service, if funds are available for this purpose.
Laws, 2002, ch. 376, § 2, eff. 3/18/2002.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 15 - SEAFOOD (§§ 49-15-1 — 49-15-417) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-15-1 — 49-15-100.3) › Section 49-15-23 - Establishment of dividing line between salt and fresh waters; notice

(1)
(a)
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources and the Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks are hereby authorized and empowered to establish the dividing line between salt and fresh waters, and when such line has been established and notice thereof given as provided herein, it shall be recognized in the courts in connection with any proceedings under the game and fish laws of this state. Such line may be changed from time to time by the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources and the Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks on proper publication of such changes.
(b)
In establishing the dividing line between salt and fresh waters, no part of the Bay of St. Louis shall be declared to be fresh water.
(c)
In establishing the dividing line between salt and fresh waters, none of the waters within the municipal boundaries of the City of Pascagoula, as they existed on January 1, 1981, shall be declared to be fresh water.
(d)
In establishing the dividing line between salt and fresh waters, no part of Bayou Cassotte and its tributaries, Bang Bayou and its tributaries, Bayou Cumbest and its tributaries, Crooked Bayou, Middle Bayou and that part of Heron Bayou with its tributaries which lie in the State of Mississippi shall be declared to be fresh water.
(2)
Whenever any dividing line is established or changed as above provided, notice shall be given to the public by publication for three (3) weeks in a newspaper published and having general circulation in the county or counties affected thereby, and a description of the dividing line shall be filed in the office of the chancery clerk of such counties or county.
Codes, 1942, § 6051.5; Laws, 1954, ch. 191, §§ 1, 2; Laws, 1958, ch. 195, § 6; Laws, 1971, ch. 454, § 1; Laws, 1981, ch. 454, § 1; Laws, 1989, ch. 417, § 1; Laws, 1994, ch. 578, § 17, eff. 7/1/1994.
Amended by Laws, 2023, ch. 496, SB 2544,§ 8, eff. 4/17/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 15 - SEAFOOD (§§ 49-15-1 — 49-15-417) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-15-1 — 49-15-100.3) › Section 49-15-25 - Advisory council may be appointed by department

The department may appoint an advisory council of persons who may fairly be regarded as representative of all the various segments of the industry. This council shall aid the department in formulating policies and discussing problems related to the administration of this chapter and the advancement and protection of the industry.
Codes, 1942, § 6047-14; Laws, 1960, ch. 173, § 14, eff. 3/23/1960.
Amended by Laws, 2020, ch. 418, HB 827,§ 8, eff. 7/1/2020.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 15 - SEAFOOD (§§ 49-15-1 — 49-15-417) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-15-1 — 49-15-100.3) › Section 49-15-28 - Seafood dealer license; seafood processor license; fees; applicability of section

(1)
Each person buying or handling seafood secured from commercial fishermen, or from other wholesale dealers, for the purpose of resale, whether handling on a commission basis or otherwise, and every resident person shipping seafood out of the State of Mississippi on consignment or order, except fishermen shipping their own catch, shall be considered a wholesale dealer and shall obtain a seafood dealer license for a fee of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). A seafood dealer shall not operate as a seafood processor.
(2)
Any factory or person engaged in the processing, manufacturing or changing of seafood products into different market forms shall be considered a seafood processor and shall obtain a seafood processor license for a fee of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) annually. A seafood processor may operate as a seafood dealer.
(3)
The license for a seafood dealer and the license for a seafood processor shall be nontransferable and a license shall be required for each factory or place of business.
(4)
It is unlawful for any factory or person to act as a seafood dealer or seafood processor without first having obtained the appropriate license.
(5)
This section shall not apply to the following:
(a)
A dealer in fresh seafoods who merely preserves the seafood for future sale to prevent spoilage and is in competition with other retailers who are not required to pay this tax;
(b)
Nonresident commercial wholesalers engaged in delivering processed seafood product, with proof of purchase, to licensed Mississippi processors, dealers, restaurants or retailers;
(c)
Nonresident commercial wholesalers engaged in delivering unprocessed seafood product, with proof of purchase, to licensed Mississippi processors or dealers.
(d)
Contract carriers engaged in the import and export of seafood product, with proof of purchase, to and from licensed Mississippi processors.
(e)
Restaurants and retailers receiving processed seafood product, with proof of purchase, from a licensed resident or nonresident commercial wholesaler, and selling to the end user.
Laws, 1997, ch. 579, § 2; Laws, 2007, ch. 330, § 1, eff. 3/13/2007.
Amended by Laws, 2022, ch. 323, HB 1130,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2022.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 15 - SEAFOOD (§§ 49-15-1 — 49-15-417) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-15-1 — 49-15-100.3) › Section 49-15-29 - Taxes and license fees to be collected by the department

(1)
The department shall assess and collect license fees and taxes as authorized under this chapter.
(2)
All commercial licenses provided for under this chapter that relate to seafood shall be purchased from May 1 through April 30 at the fees provided in this chapter. The licenses shall expire on April 30 following the date of issuance.
(3)
When an application for an original or renewal license of any kind authorized by this chapter is received by the department, the department shall determine whether the vessel or related equipment subject to that license is owned and operated in compliance with applicable federal and state laws. If the department determines that a vessel or its owner is not in compliance with applicable federal and state laws, then no license shall be issued or renewed for the operation of that vessel for a period of one (1) year. All licenses shall be made available for purchase at any building which is regularly operated by the department on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
(4)
The department may authorize any person, other than a salaried employee of the state to issue any license under this chapter which the department deems appropriate. The authorized person may collect and retain for issuance of the license the sum of One Dollar ($1.00) in addition to the license fee provided in this chapter. The department shall establish the qualifications of persons authorized to issue licenses under this section and shall also establish the procedure for the issuance of that license by the authorized person and the procedure for collection of license fees by and from the authorized person.
(5)
The department may design, establish, and administer a program to provide for the purchase, by electronic means, of any license, permit, registration or reservation issued by the department. Any actual costs associated to provide these documents electronically may be added to the cost of the electronic program.
Codes, 1942, § 6047-18; Laws, 1960, ch. 173, § 18; Laws, 1975, ch. 321, § 2; Laws, 1977, ch. 463, § 2; Laws, 1980, ch. 361; Laws, 1982, ch. 446, § 3; Laws, 1984, ch. 513; Laws, 1985, ch. 512, § 1; Laws, 1986, ch. 408, § 1; Laws, 1988, ch. 395, § 2; Laws, 1988, ch. 398; Laws, 1991, ch. 564, § 2; Laws, 1992, ch. 550, § 2; Laws, 1993, ch. 603, § 2; Laws, 1994, ch. 578, § 51; Laws, 1994 Ex Sess, ch. 28, § 1; Laws, 1997, ch. 579, § 19; Laws, 1999, ch. 519, § 1; Laws, 2003, ch. 389, § 1, eff. 7/1/2003.
Amended by Laws, 2023, ch. 496, SB 2544,§ 10, eff. 4/17/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 15 - SEAFOOD (§§ 49-15-1 — 49-15-417) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-15-1 — 49-15-100.3) › Section 49-15-30 - Department may promulgate regulations for nonresident permits, reciprocity; penalties

(1)
The department may promulgate rules and regulations for nonresident permits in order to promote reciprocal agreements with other states.
(2)
Except as otherwise provided in Section
49-15-46
, the department shall provide that residents of other states bordering on the Gulf of Mexico who are applicants for a commercial fishing license of any type as provided for in this chapter shall pay the same fee or fees that a resident of this state pays in this state for that license if the respective applicant's domicile state does not charge a greater fee or fees for a Mississippi resident than for a resident of any other state to engage in a like activity in the other state. If the applicant's domicile state does charge a greater fee or fees for residents of Mississippi than for a resident of the applicant's domicile state, then that applicant shall pay the same fee or fees that the applicant's domicile state charges residents of Mississippi.
(3)
The department shall require a nonresident to purchase the same type and number of licenses and pay the same fees that are required of Mississippi residents to engage in like activity in the nonresident's state.
(4)
(a)
If an applicant applies for a nonresident commercial fishing license to engage in a certain activity and the applicant's state does not issue a nonresident commercial fishing license for that activity, then the department shall not issue such license to the applicant.
(b)
If the applicant's domicile state has additional mandatory licensing requirements, the applicant must meet those requirements before receiving a nonresident commercial fishing license.
(5)
Any nonresident who engages in the commercial taking of seafood within the territorial waters of Mississippi without having the required nonresident commercial license is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) and shall forfeit any equipment, gear or nets used in the offense.
Laws, 1974, ch. 572, § 9; Laws, 1997, ch. 579, § 20; Laws, 1998, ch. 512, § 1, eff. 3/31/1998.
Amended by Laws, 2023, ch. 496, SB 2544,§ 11, eff. 4/17/2023.
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 385, SB 2664, 1, eff. 3/27/2017.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 15 - SEAFOOD (§§ 49-15-1 — 49-15-417) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-15-1 — 49-15-100.3) › Section 49-15-31 - Department to maintain and operate patrol stations, camps and related facilities; reciprocity

(1)
The department may construct, maintain and operate all patrol stations, camps and related facilities as may be deemed necessary by the department.
(2)
If a regulatory agency of a foreign state establishes a station or checkpoint through which Mississippi residents must pass for license, permit or catch inspection, or otherwise, the department shall establish similar stations or checkpoints through which residents of the foreign states shall be required to pass.
Codes, 1942, § 6051.7; Laws, 1955, Ex. Sess., ch. 121, §§ 1-4; Laws, 1958, ch. 195, § 7; Laws, 1997, ch. 579, § 21, eff. 7/2/1997.
Amended by Laws, 2023, ch. 496, SB 2544,§ 12, eff. 4/17/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 15 - SEAFOOD (§§ 49-15-1 — 49-15-417) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-15-1 — 49-15-100.3) › Section 49-15-33 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws of 1974, ch. 572, § 10, eff. 4/23/1974.
Codes, 1942, § 6051.9; Laws, 1956, ch. 165; Laws, 1958, ch. 195, § 8.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 15 - SEAFOOD (§§ 49-15-1 — 49-15-417) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-15-1 — 49-15-100.3) › Section 49-15-34 - Boats used in other states; license and fee requirements; transport permits

(1)
The department shall require all boats used under regulation of this chapter which are also used in waters of other states and required by those states to pay licenses or fees for the same purposes as licenses and fees are required under this chapter to purchase a license which reflects that the licensed boats are used inside and outside the territorial waters of Mississippi. Upon the issuance of that license, the licensed boat, if used exclusively for commercial fishing or charter boats which have been licensed and authorized by the United States Coast Guard under
46 CFR Sections 24-26
and
46 CFR Sections 175-187
, shall be deemed to be in the business of interstate transportation, but this shall in no way affect the collection of other licenses and fees by the department which would otherwise be due under this chapter. The department shall assess and collect an annual license fee of Twenty Dollars ($20.00) on each boat engaged in operations under this subsection.
(2)
Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, the department shall establish a transport permit to land seafood in this state which is legally taken outside of the Mississippi territorial waters without obtaining a license under this chapter. The department by regulation shall require the registration of those landings. The department may establish a permit fee in an amount not to exceed the amount of the license fee established in Section
49-15-28(1)
. This subsection shall not be construed to supersede Section
49-15-71
.
Laws, 1997, ch. 579, § 3; Laws, 1999, ch. 519, § 2, eff. 7/1/1999.
Amended by Laws, 2023, ch. 496, SB 2544,§ 13, eff. 4/17/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 49 - CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGY (§§ 49-NEW-001 — 49-39-7) › Chapter 15 - SEAFOOD (§§ 49-15-1 — 49-15-417) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 49-15-1 — 49-15-100.3) › Section 49-15-35 - Authority to regulate taking and catching of menhaden

Upon the request of the boards of supervisors of the respective coastal counties, the department may adopt ordinances prohibiting the taking and catching of menhaden within certain limits of the coast line of the county so requesting, but the department shall not fix such limits except upon request of the board of supervisors, and such limit shall not exceed two (2) miles from the shore line, or two (2) miles from the corporate limit boundaries of any municipality bordering on the Mississippi Sound.
Codes, 1942, § 6047-17; Laws, 1960, ch. 173, § 17, eff. 3/23/1960.
Amended by Laws, 2023, ch. 496, SB 2544,§ 14, eff. 4/17/2023.