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Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 20 - PROCESSOR SANITATION REQUIREMENTS › Rule 22-4-20-20.11

Current through June 25, 2024
All operations in the receiving, inspecting, transporting,
				  preparing, manufacturing, packaging and storage of saltwater crab products must
				  be conducted in accordance with the sanitation requirements to ensure
				  that:
A. Raw materials and other
				ingredients must either not contain levels of microorganisms that have the
				ability to produce poisoning or diseases in humans or they must be pasteurized
				or otherwise treated to reduce levels; (K),
B. Raw materials and other ingredients
				susceptible to contamination with natural toxins must comply with current FDA
				regulations and guidelines, and action levels before incorporated into finished
				food; (K),
C. Raw materials, other
				ingredients, and rework susceptible to contamination with undesirable
				microorganisms, pests, or extraneous material must comply with FDA regulations,
				guidelines, and defect action levels; (K),
D. When frozen materials/products are thawed,
				it is done in a manner that protects the materials/products from adulteration;
				(S 
				O/K),
E. All saltwater crab product manufacturing,
				including packaging and storage of saltwater crab products, is conducted under
				such conditions and controls as necessary to minimize the potential for growth
				of microorganisms, (S 
				K/C),
F. Saltwater crab products that can support
				the rapid growth of microbes are held in a manner that prevents adulteration
				by:
a. Maintaining refrigerated saltwater crab
				products at 40 OF or below as appropriate; (C), and
b. Maintaining frozen food in a frozen state.
				(K)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 20 - PROCESSOR SANITATION REQUIREMENTS › Rule 22-4-20-20.12

Current through June 25, 2024
The processor must take all precautions and measures to
				  ensure the following:
A. Employees are
				wearing, where appropriate, in an effective manner, hair nets, headbands, caps,
				beard covers, or other hair restraints; (O),
B. Product handlers and supervisors receive
				appropriate training in proper food handling techniques and food protection
				principles and are informed of the danger of personal hygiene and unsanitary
				practices; (K), and
C. Clearly
				assigned, competent supervisory personnel will ensure employee practices are
				monitored. (K)
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  9 CFR
				  531.1, and
				  21 CFR
				  123.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 20 - PROCESSOR SANITATION REQUIREMENTS › Rule 22-4-20-20.13

Current through June 25, 2024
The grounds about the certified facility under the control of
				  the processor must be kept in a condition that will protect against the
				  contamination of food. The requirements for adequate maintenance of grounds
				  include, but are not limited to:
A.
				Properly storing equipment, removing litter and waste, and cutting weeds or
				grass within the immediate vicinity of the facility that constitute an
				attractant, breeding place, or harborage for pests; (O)
B. Maintaining roads, yards, and parking lots
				so that they do not constitute a source of contamination in areas where food is
				exposed; (O)
C. Adequately draining
				areas that contribute contamination to food by seepage, foot-borne filth, or
				providing a breeding place for pests; (O)
D. Operating systems for waste treatment and
				disposal in an adequate manner so that they do not constitute a source of
				contamination in areas where food is exposed; (O) and/or
E. If the plant grounds are bordered by areas
				not under the operator's control and these areas are in an unsanitary
				condition, care must be exercised in the plant to exclude pests, dirt, and
				filth that are a source of contamination. (O)
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  9 CFR
				  531.1, and
				  21 CFR
				  123.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 20 - PROCESSOR SANITATION REQUIREMENTS › Rule 22-4-20-20.14

Current through June 25, 2024
The plant building, fixtures, structures, and other physical
				  facility requirements are as follows:
A. The plant building, fixtures, structures
				and other physical facilities are maintained and repaired to prevent
				adulteration of food. (O)
B.
				Cleaning and sanitizing are done in a manner that protects from contamination.
				(O)
C. Non-food contact surfaces
				are cleaned as frequently as necessary to protect from contamination.
				(O)
D. Single-service articles are
				used, stored, handled, dispensed, and disposed of in a manner to protect
				against contamination of food or food contact surfaces. (O)
E. Storage of cleaned and sanitized portable
				equipment is in a location that protects food contact surfaces from
				contamination. (O)
F. Adequate
				lighting in handwashing areas, dressing or locker rooms, and toilet facilities,
				and all rooms where food is examined, processed, or stored and where utensils
				and equipment are cleaned to be provided with safety-type light bulbs or other
				means of protecting against food contamination in case of breakage.
				(O)
G. Floors, walls and ceilings
				must be kept clean and in good repair. (O)
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  9 CFR
				  531.1, and
				  21 CFR
				  123.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 20 - PROCESSOR SANITATION REQUIREMENTS › Rule 22-4-20-20.15

Current through June 25, 2024
Sanitary facilities and controls must be such that:
A. Plumbing is of adequate size and design,
				installed and maintained to carry sufficient quantities of water to required
				locations, able to properly convey sewage and other liquid disposable wastes
				from the plant, and able to avoid constituting a source of contamination to
				food, water supplies, equipment, or utensils. (S 
				O/K)
B. Adequate floor drainage is provided in all
				areas where floors are subject to flood-type cleaning or where normal
				operations release or discharge water or other liquid waste on the floor.
				(O)
C. Refuse receptacles are
				constructed and maintained to protect food against contamination. (O)
D. Garbage and offal are conveyed,
				stored, and disposed of to minimize potential for pest harborage or breeding,
				and protect against contamination of food, food contact surfaces, and water
				supply. (O)
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  9 CFR
				  531.1, and
				  21 CFR
				  123.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 21 - PROCESSOR COMPLIANCE ENFORCEMENT › Rule 22-4-21-21.1

Current through June 25, 2024
The MDMR is authorized to use any combination of fines,
				  certification cancellations, temporary suspension of operating licenses,
				  embargoes, product condemnations or product seizures to accomplish the
				  implementation of this Part.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  9 CFR
				  531.1, and
				  21 CFR
				  123.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 22 - PENALTIES › Rule 22-4-22-22.1

Current through June 25, 2024
Violations under this part will be charged in accordance with
				  the provisions of Miss. Code Ann. §
									49-15-1
				  et seq. Each day of a continuing violation constitutes a separate violation.
				  Violations of more than one chapter or subchapter of this part or part thereof
				  shall be considered separate offenses and punished as such.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §
										49-15-1
				  et seq.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 23 - CHAPTER AND SUB DECLARED SEPARABLE › Rule 22-4-23-23.1

Current through June 25, 2024
Each chapter and subchapter of this Part is hereby declared
				  separable, and if any chapter or subchapter or part thereof shall be held
				  invalid or unconstitutional, the balance of said Title 22 Part 04 shall remain
				  in full force and effect.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §
										49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  49-15-63,
				  49-15-92
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 5 - RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT ESTABLISH RESTRICTIONS GOVERNING THE USE OF NETS, FISH TRAPS AND POTS WITHIN THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI AND ESTABLISHING CERTAIN CATCH LIMITATIONS AND QUOTAS › Chapter 01 - Introduction › Purpose › Section 22-5-01-100

Current through June 25, 2024
This Part provides regulations to establish restrictions
					 governing the use of nets, fish traps and pots within the territorial waters of
					 the state of Mississippi and establishing certain catch limitations and
					 quotas.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 5 - RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT ESTABLISH RESTRICTIONS GOVERNING THE USE OF NETS, FISH TRAPS AND POTS WITHIN THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI AND ESTABLISHING CERTAIN CATCH LIMITATIONS AND QUOTAS › Chapter 02 - Justification and Authority › Section 22-5-02-100

Current through June 25, 2024
The Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources (MCMR) has
				  determined that it is in the best interest of the fisheries of the State of
				  Mississippi to regulate areas, methods, and gear types in the salt waters of
				  the State of Mississippi.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 5 - RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT ESTABLISH RESTRICTIONS GOVERNING THE USE OF NETS, FISH TRAPS AND POTS WITHIN THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI AND ESTABLISHING CERTAIN CATCH LIMITATIONS AND QUOTAS › Chapter 02 - Justification and Authority › Section 22-5-02-101

Current through June 25, 2024
The MCMR has further determined that catch limitations,
				  minimum lengths, quotas and other regulations must be imposed in order to
				  preserve fish populations.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 5 - RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT ESTABLISH RESTRICTIONS GOVERNING THE USE OF NETS, FISH TRAPS AND POTS WITHIN THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI AND ESTABLISHING CERTAIN CATCH LIMITATIONS AND QUOTAS › Chapter 02 - Justification and Authority › Section 22-5-02-102

Current through June 25, 2024
The MCMR is authorized by §
									49-15-15
				  of the Mississippi Code Ann. of 1972, as amended, to enact all regulations
				  necessary for the protection, conservation or propagation of all commercial
				  fish in the waters under the territorial jurisdiction of the State of
				  Mississippi.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 5 - RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT ESTABLISH RESTRICTIONS GOVERNING THE USE OF NETS, FISH TRAPS AND POTS WITHIN THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI AND ESTABLISHING CERTAIN CATCH LIMITATIONS AND QUOTAS › Chapter 03 - Definitions › Section 22-5-03-100

Current through June 25, 2024
MULLET FISHING
shall be defined as a fishing
				  activity where the sole purpose is to catch mullet
(Mugil
sp.). It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation, while engaged
				  in any mullet fishing activity or "set" to catch in excess often percent (10%)
				  by weight of species other than mullet.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 5 - RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT ESTABLISH RESTRICTIONS GOVERNING THE USE OF NETS, FISH TRAPS AND POTS WITHIN THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI AND ESTABLISHING CERTAIN CATCH LIMITATIONS AND QUOTAS › Chapter 03 - Definitions › Section 22-5-03-101

Current through June 25, 2024
KING MACKEREL FISHING
shall be defined as a
				  fishing activity where the sole purpose is to catch king mackerel
(Scomberomorus cavalla).
It shall be unlawful for any person,
				  firm, or corporation, while engaged in any net fishing activity or "set" to
				  catch in excess often percent (10%) by weight of species other than king
				  mackerel while king mackerel fishing.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 5 - RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT ESTABLISH RESTRICTIONS GOVERNING THE USE OF NETS, FISH TRAPS AND POTS WITHIN THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI AND ESTABLISHING CERTAIN CATCH LIMITATIONS AND QUOTAS › Chapter 03 - Definitions › Section 22-5-03-102

Current through June 25, 2024
COMMERCIAL EEL FISHING
shall be defined as a
				  fishing activity using traps or pots where the sole purpose is to catch
				  American eels
(Anguilla rostratd).
It shall be unlawful for
				  any person, firm, or corporation to retain any fish or shellfish other than
				  adult eels while engaged in commercial eel fishing. An adult eel shall be
				  defined as an eel at least six (6) inches in length.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 5 - RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT ESTABLISH RESTRICTIONS GOVERNING THE USE OF NETS, FISH TRAPS AND POTS WITHIN THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI AND ESTABLISHING CERTAIN CATCH LIMITATIONS AND QUOTAS › Chapter 03 - Definitions › Section 22-5-03-103

Current through June 25, 2024
APPROVED DEGRADABLE MATERIAL
shall be defined as
				  a material which after one (1) year of immersion in water loses at least fifty
				  (50) percent of its tensile strength and for which a field test must be
				  available to analyze the material for authenticity or the net must have a
				  placard issued by the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) which
				  will be permanently attached to the net certifying that the net is made of an
				  approved degradable material. Any material previously approved by the MCMR
				  under Title 22 Part 5 shall be deemed an "approved degradable material" for
				  purposes of this Title 22 Part 5, regardless of whether the material meets the
				  fifty (50) percent loss in tensile strength after one (1) year of immersion in
				  water.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 5 - RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT ESTABLISH RESTRICTIONS GOVERNING THE USE OF NETS, FISH TRAPS AND POTS WITHIN THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI AND ESTABLISHING CERTAIN CATCH LIMITATIONS AND QUOTAS › Chapter 04 - Commercial Net Closure Areas and Gear Size Restrictions › Section 22-5-04-100

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to
				  catch, take, or carry away any saltwater fish by or with any gill nets, trammel
				  nets, purse seines, seines, haul seines, fish traps, except permitted eel
				  traps, or any other like contrivances, in the territorial waters of the State
				  of Mississippi within twelve hundred feet (1200) of any public pier or any pier
				  owned and operated by hotels or motels for the use of their patrons and guests
				  for swimming and fishing or any harbor or within twelve hundred (1200) feet of
				  the shoreline of Deer Island
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 5 - RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT ESTABLISH RESTRICTIONS GOVERNING THE USE OF NETS, FISH TRAPS AND POTS WITHIN THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI AND ESTABLISHING CERTAIN CATCH LIMITATIONS AND QUOTAS › Chapter 05 - Additional Gill and Trammel Net Restrictions › Section 22-5-05-100

Current through June 25, 2024
Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 04 above, it shall
				  be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to set, use or possess a gill
				  or trammel net in the marine waters of the State of Mississippi contrary to the
				  following restrictions:
100.01 From
				6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. no gill and trammel nets shall be set or otherwise used
				for the taking of aquatic life within one-half (1/2) nautical mile of any
				manmade structure attached to the shoreline from Bayou Caddy in Hancock County
				to Marsh Point in Ocean Springs, Jackson County.
100.02 From 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. no gill
				and trammel nets shall be set or otherwise used for the taking of aquatic life
				within one-quarter (1/4) nautical mile of any manmade structure attached to the
				shoreline from Bayou Caddy in Hancock County to Marsh Point in Ocean Springs,
				Jackson County.
100.03 It shall be
				unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to possess fish in, or in contact
				with, any gill or trammel net in a boat in the marine waters of Mississippi in
				the St. Louis Bay north of the CSX Railroad Bridge; in Biloxi Bay north of a
				line drawn between Marsh Point and Grand Bayou; in Pascagoula Bay north of the
				CSX Railroad bridge.
100.04 It
				shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to set or otherwise use a
				gill or trammel net in the marine waters of Mississippi or to possess fish in,
				or in contact with, a gill or trammel net in a boat in the marine waters of
				Mississippi between 6:00 a.m. on Saturday mornings and 6:00 p.m. on Sunday
				evenings.
100.05 It shall be
				unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to set or otherwise use a gill or
				trammel net in the marine waters of Mississippi or to possess fish in, or in
				contact with, a gill or trammel net in a boat in the marine waters of
				Mississippi between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on legal holidays established by
				the Mississippi Legislature and as set forth in Miss. Code Ann. §
									3-3-7, as
				amended.
100.06 No gill or trammel
				net shall be set within one-quarter (1/4) nautical mile of another gill or
				trammel net.
100.07 Gill and
				trammel nets must be attended at all times from a distance of no greater than
				the length of the boat in use.
100.08 On and after January 1,1997, all gill
				and trammel nets must be constructed of an approved degradable material. An
				approved degradable materials list will be on file with the Executive Director
				of the MDMR or his designee. Any material that has not been approved by the
				MCMR by the October 15,1996 MCMR meeting must meet the requirements of the
				approved degradable materials definition.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 5 - RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT ESTABLISH RESTRICTIONS GOVERNING THE USE OF NETS, FISH TRAPS AND POTS WITHIN THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI AND ESTABLISHING CERTAIN CATCH LIMITATIONS AND QUOTAS › Chapter 06 - Eel Trap Regulations › Section 22-5-06-100

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to
				  engage in commercial eel fishing activities by trap or pot in all areas defined
				  as salt waters under the jurisdiction of the MCMR by Public Notice No. 2276 in
				  accordance with Miss. Code Ann. §
									49-15-23,
				  as amended, without first obtaining a commercial eel permit from the
				  MDMR.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 5 - RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT ESTABLISH RESTRICTIONS GOVERNING THE USE OF NETS, FISH TRAPS AND POTS WITHIN THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI AND ESTABLISHING CERTAIN CATCH LIMITATIONS AND QUOTAS › Chapter 06 - Eel Trap Regulations › Section 22-5-06-101

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to
				  engage in commercial eel fishing as defined herein using:
101.01 Traps with a diameter in excess of two
				(2) feet or a length in excess of four (4) feet or a muzzle or throat with an
				opening in excess of two (2) inches, maximum measurement.
101.02 Traps with a mesh size smaller than
				one-half (1/2) inch by one (1) inch.
101.03 Pots larger than twenty four (24)
				inches by twenty four (24) inches by fifteen (15) inches or having a throat in
				excess of two (2) inches, maximum measurement.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 5 - RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT ESTABLISH RESTRICTIONS GOVERNING THE USE OF NETS, FISH TRAPS AND POTS WITHIN THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI AND ESTABLISHING CERTAIN CATCH LIMITATIONS AND QUOTAS › Chapter 06 - Eel Trap Regulations › Section 22-5-06-102

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to
				  use or have in their possession in or on the waters of this state any fish
				  traps, fish pots, eel traps, eel pots, or like contrivances that are not
				  clearly marked with the owner's full name, permit, or license number. It shall
				  further be unlawful for said person, firm, or corporation to fail to check and
				  empty each trap, pot, or like contrivance at least once every forty-eight (48)
				  hours.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 5 - RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT ESTABLISH RESTRICTIONS GOVERNING THE USE OF NETS, FISH TRAPS AND POTS WITHIN THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI AND ESTABLISHING CERTAIN CATCH LIMITATIONS AND QUOTAS › Chapter 07 - MCMR May Adopt Total Allowable Catch (TAC) For Seafood › Section 22-5-07-100

Current through June 25, 2024
The MCMR, in accordance with the provisions of a duly adopted
				  Commission Management Plan, published and filed with the Secretary of State; or
				  in accordance with a management plan developed by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery
				  Management Council and approved by the United States Secretary of Commerce; may
				  establish annual Total Allowable Catch (TAC) rates for commercial and
				  recreational fishermen. Said catch rates may apply to red drum, spotted
				  seatrout, mullet, brown shrimp, white shrimp, blue crabs, or any other species
				  of fish or shellfish which the MCMR deems necessary or advisable. Furthermore,
				  the MCMR may close a fishery or disallow the taking of any particular species
				  of fish or shellfish by commercial fishermen, recreational fishermen or both
				  commercial and recreational fishermen in response to catches meeting or
				  exceeding a TAC established by order of the MCMR. It shall be unlawful for any
				  person, firm, or corporation to violate any of the provisions of such
				  management plans as approved by the MCMR or to exceed the TAC levels which may
				  be established annually for any species of fish or shellfish.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 5 - RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT ESTABLISH RESTRICTIONS GOVERNING THE USE OF NETS, FISH TRAPS AND POTS WITHIN THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI AND ESTABLISHING CERTAIN CATCH LIMITATIONS AND QUOTAS › Chapter 08 - Regulations on Sale of Cobia and Finfish under Quotas › Section 22-5-08-100

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall further be unlawful for any person, firm or
				  corporation to sell, offer for sale, barter, trade or purchase cobia landed in
				  Mississippi. Cobia and any species of finfish that have an established annual
				  quota and are landed legally elsewhere and/or transported into or within
				  Mississippi for sale, must be accompanied by an affidavit or certificate from
				  the regulating agency of the point of origin stating that the fish were legally
				  landed or accompanied by a Bill of Lading if imported from a foreign country.
				  Cobia and any species of finfish that have an established annual quota and are
				  raised on permitted aquaculture facilities must be accompanied by a Bill of
				  Lading with the permit number attached and may be sold below the prescribed
				  minimum lengths.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 5 - RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT ESTABLISH RESTRICTIONS GOVERNING THE USE OF NETS, FISH TRAPS AND POTS WITHIN THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI AND ESTABLISHING CERTAIN CATCH LIMITATIONS AND QUOTAS › Chapter 09 - Exceptions to Net Regulations › Section 22-5-09-100

Current through June 25, 2024
The restrictions, with the exception of Chapter 07, outlined
				  in this Part do not apply to brill nets, cast nets, drop nets for crabs, small
				  mesh beach seines not exceeding one-hundred (100) feet in length, and having a
				  mesh size not to exceed 1/4 inch bar-1/2 inch stretch, trawls, for the catching
				  of shrimp, purse seines for the catching of menhaden, or nets, traps, or pots
				  for experimental purposes approved and duly permitted by the
				  MCMR.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 5 - RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT ESTABLISH RESTRICTIONS GOVERNING THE USE OF NETS, FISH TRAPS AND POTS WITHIN THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI AND ESTABLISHING CERTAIN CATCH LIMITATIONS AND QUOTAS › Chapter 10 - Penalties › Section 22-5-10-100

Current through June 25, 2024
Any unlawful act under this Part committed by any person,
				  firm, or corporation shall be deemed a violation of the provisions of this Part
				  and shall constitute a misdemeanor and upon conviction, said person shall be
				  punished in accordance with Miss. Code Ann. §
									49-15-63, as
				  amended, unless a penalty is specifically provided elsewhere in the Mississippi
				  Code Ann. of 1972, as amended.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 5 - RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT ESTABLISH RESTRICTIONS GOVERNING THE USE OF NETS, FISH TRAPS AND POTS WITHIN THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI AND ESTABLISHING CERTAIN CATCH LIMITATIONS AND QUOTAS › Chapter 10 - Chapters and Subchapters Declared Separable › Section 22-5-10-100

Current through June 25, 2024
Each chapter and subchapter of this Part is hereby declared
				  separable, and if any chapter or subchapter or part thereof shall be held
				  invalid or unconstitutional, the balance of said Title 22 Part 05 shall remain
				  in full force and effect.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 5 - RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT ESTABLISH RESTRICTIONS GOVERNING THE USE OF NETS, FISH TRAPS AND POTS WITHIN THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI AND ESTABLISHING CERTAIN CATCH LIMITATIONS AND QUOTAS › Chapter 10 - Chapters and Subchapters Declared Separable › Section 22-5-10-101

Current through June 25, 2024
Violations of more than one chapter or subchapter of this
				  Part or part thereof shall be considered separate offenses and punished as
				  such.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 5 - RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT ESTABLISH RESTRICTIONS GOVERNING THE USE OF NETS, FISH TRAPS AND POTS WITHIN THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI AND ESTABLISHING CERTAIN CATCH LIMITATIONS AND QUOTAS › Chapter 11 - Administrative Procedures Act › Section 22-5-11-100

Current through June 25, 2024
Pursuant to the amendments to the Administrative Procedures
				  Act, §
									25-43-1.101,
et seq
., of the Mississippi Code Ann. of 1972, as amended, and
				  the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto by the Secretary of
				  State; the former Ordinance 5.013 has been modified and the MCMR and MDMR have
				  adopted the terminology and numbering system developed by the Secretary of
				  State. Therefore, references to "ordinance" or to "Part" appearing in these
				  regulations or the underlying statutes are used interchangeably and refer to
				  the same instrument.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 6 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LIVE-BAIT RELATED ACTIVITIES › Chapter 01 - INTRODUCTION › Rule 22-6-01-1.1

Current through June 25, 2024
This part provides for the regulations for live-bait fishing,
				  transport and sales.
MISS. CODE
				  ANN. §
										49-15-15,
				  49-15-64.3,
				  49-15-303,
				  49-15-304,
				  and
				  49-15-307.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 6 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LIVE-BAIT RELATED ACTIVITIES › Chapter 01 - INTRODUCTION › Rule 22-6-01-1.2

Current through June 25, 2024
The live bait fishery is a service to the recreational
				  fisherman and tourist industry of Mississippi.
MISS. CODE
				  ANN. §§
										49-15-15,
				  49-15-64.3,
				  49-15-303,
				  49-15-304,
				  and
				  49-15-307.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 6 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LIVE-BAIT RELATED ACTIVITIES › Chapter 01 - INTRODUCTION › Rule 22-6-01-1.3

Current through June 25, 2024
Regulations are necessary to assure that this service may be
				  performed with minimal impact on shrimp and fish populations.
MISS. CODE
				  ANN. §§
										49-15-15,
				  49-15-64.3,
				  49-15-303,
				  49-15-304,
				  and
				  49-15-307.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 6 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LIVE-BAIT RELATED ACTIVITIES › Chapter 01 - INTRODUCTION › Rule 22-6-01-1.4

Current through June 25, 2024
To protect the valuable shrimp fishery of the State of
				  Mississippi, no more than that amount of bait shrimp necessary to service the
				  recreational fishermen of Mississippi should be harvested from those waters of
				  the state that are closed to commercial shrimping activities except for live
				  bait shrimping.
MISS. CODE
				  ANN. §§
										49-15-15,
				  49-15-64.3,
				  49-15-303,
				  49-15-304,
				  and
				  49-15-307.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 6 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LIVE-BAIT RELATED ACTIVITIES › Chapter 01 - INTRODUCTION › Rule 22-6-01-1.5

Current through June 25, 2024
For live bait dealers to operate live bait shrimp transport
				  vehicles and to ensure that only bona fide operations will be licensed, said
				  vehicle should be properly regulated.
MISS. CODE
				  ANN. §§
										49-15-15,
				  49-15-64.3,
				  49-15-303,
				  49-15-304,
				  and
				  49-15-307.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 6 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LIVE-BAIT RELATED ACTIVITIES › Chapter 03 - CLOSURE AREAS › Rule 22-6-03-3.1

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to
				  take, catch, or carry away any saltwater shrimp, for any purpose at any time
				  from any bayou, bay, lake, canal, stream, creek, river or other tributary to
				  the Mississippi Sound or Lake Borgne in the three Coastal Counties using a
				  trawl. However, live bait shrimping by live bait catcher boats is permitted
				  year-round in Middle Bay; Point Aux Chenes Bay; Jose Bay; Pascagoula Bay; East,
				  West and Middle Pascagoula Rivers south of the CSX Railroad bridges; Biloxi Bay
				  and Bay of St. Louis south of the CSX Railroad bridge and Heron Bay.
MISS. CODE
				  ANN. §§
										49-15-15,
				  49-15-64,
				  49-15-303,
				  49-15-304,
				  49-15-307,
				  49-15-315
				  and
				  49-15-321.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 6 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LIVE-BAIT RELATED ACTIVITIES › Chapter 03 - CLOSURE AREAS › Rule 22-6-03-3.2

Current through June 25, 2024
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the use
				  at any time of cast nets not exceeding twelve (12) feet (maximum radius or
				  length) to catch saltwater shrimp for personal consumption.
MISS. CODE
				  ANN. §§
										49-15-15,
				  49-15-64,
				  49-15-303,
				  49-15-304,
				  49-15-307,
				  49-15-315
				  and
				  49-15-321.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 6 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LIVE-BAIT RELATED ACTIVITIES › Chapter 05 - LICENSE REGULATIONS › Rule 22-6-05-5.1

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to
				  operate a live bait camp, engage in live bait shrimping or to conduct live bait
				  shrimp operations without complying with the following:
A. Before any person, firm or corporation
				receives a live bait dealer's license, written application must first be made
				to the MDMR. Applications for a live bait dealer's license must include the
				following:
1. A sworn statement that dead
				shrimp will not be sold in containers having a volume in excess of sixteen (16)
				ounces.
2. A State of Mississippi
				sales tax number.
3. A statement of
				the operating hours, at least eight (8) hours per twenty- four (24) hour
				period.
4. The location of the
				camp; the camp must be accessible to the general public by public road or
				navigable waterway located within the three (3) coastal counties.
5. The registration number and name of the
				live bait catcher boat.
6. The name
				of the live bait catcher boat Captain.
7. The Mississippi vehicle tag number of the
				live bait transport vehicle (if applicable).
8. Lists of types of licenses or permits
				requested (e.g. "live bait dealer", "live bait catcher boat", "live bait shrimp
				transport vehicle").
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 6 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LIVE-BAIT RELATED ACTIVITIES › Chapter 05 - LICENSE REGULATIONS › Rule 22-6-05-5.2

Current through June 25, 2024
All live bait dealers shall have privilege tax permits and
				  licenses as required for conducting business in the state, as well as for the
				  county and/or municipality in which the bait camp is located. The Executive
				  Director or his designee will determine if the business serves the public
				  interest and recreational fishing in Mississippi. The Executive Director or his
				  designee will notify respective applicants of an inspection date and the
				  Executive Director or his designee will inspect each camp prior to the issuance
				  of a live bait dealer's license. License renewals will be issued only upon
				  compliance of the live bait dealer with record keeping procedures for the
				  immediately preceding license year as set forth in this Part or other parts or
				  regulations as adopted by the MDMR, together with all applicable laws and
				  regulations of the State of Mississippi. Any live bait dealer who failed to
				  keep or to submit said records in a timely manner as required, must first
				  obtain MDMR approval prior to license renewal.
MISS. CODE
				  ANN. §§
										49-15-15,
				  49-15-64,
				  49-15-303,
				  49-15-304,
				  and
				  49-15-307.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 6 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LIVE-BAIT RELATED ACTIVITIES › Chapter 05 - LICENSE REGULATIONS › Rule 22-6-05-5.3

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall be unlawful for any live bait dealer to fail to
				  submit their monthly Live Bait Dealer Report to the MDMR, in accordance with
				  Title 22 Part 9 regulations of the MDMR. Said reports shall be postmarked no
				  later than the tenth (10th) day of the month
				  following the monthly reporting period. Live bait shrimp caught and sold shall
				  be reported in numbers of shrimp, not in number of pounds.
MISS. CODE AN
				  §§
										49-15-15,
				  49-15-64,
				  49-15-303,
				  49-15-304,
				  49-15-307.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 6 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LIVE-BAIT RELATED ACTIVITIES › Chapter 05 - LICENSE REGULATIONS › Rule 22-6-05-5.4

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall be unlawful for any saltwater minnow dealer to fail
				  to submit their trip tickets and trip ticket summary form to the MDMR, in
				  accordance with Title 22 Part 9 regulations of the MDMR. Said reports shall be
				  postmarked no later than the tenth (10th) day of the
				  month following the monthly reporting period. Saltwater minnows caught and sold
				  shall be reported in numbers of saltwater minnows, not in number of
				  pounds.
MISS. CODE
				  ANN. §§
										49-15-15,
				  49-15-64,
				  49-15-303,
				  49-15-304,
				  49-15-307.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 6 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LIVE-BAIT RELATED ACTIVITIES › Chapter 05 - LICENSE REGULATIONS › Rule 22-6-05-5.5

Current through June 25, 2024
Live bait dealer's licenses will be issued only by the
				  Executive Director or his designee, and only at the time of inspection of the
				  live bait camp. Inspections shall be completed within thirty (30) days of
				  receiving a fully completed application.
MISS. CODE
				  ANN. §§
										49-15-15,
				  49-15-64,
				  49-15-303,
				  49-15-304,
				  49-15-307.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 6 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LIVE-BAIT RELATED ACTIVITIES › Chapter 05 - LICENSE REGULATIONS › Rule 22-6-05-5.6

Current through June 25, 2024
The live bait dealer's license shall identify one individual
				  who shall be responsible for operation of the bait camp and its designated live
				  bait catcher boat and the live bait shrimp transport vehicle in accordance with
				  all applicable laws, regulations and fees. The live bait catcher boat captain's
				  license shall be purchased at the same time the vessel license is purchased. It
				  shall be unlawful to substitute captains or operate a live bait catcher boat
				  without the designated captain aboard prior to receiving written approval from
				  the Executive Director or his designee. Requests to substitute captains must be
				  submitted in writing in advance of such substitutions to the Executive Director
				  for his approval. Each live bait captain is allowed one alternate live bait
				  captain per live bait boat license. If a change of personnel occurs on said
				  license (including the captain or the alternate captain) a new captain's
				  license must be purchased.
MISS. CODE
				  ANN. §§
										49-15-15,
				  49-15-64,
				  49-15-303,
				  49-15-304,
				  49-15-307.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 6 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LIVE-BAIT RELATED ACTIVITIES › Chapter 05 - LICENSE REGULATIONS › Rule 22-6-05-5.7

Current through June 25, 2024
Any live bait camp may submit a request in writing for not
				  more than two live bait catcher boats to the Executive Director. In the event
				  of mechanical failure or other difficulties, the license of a live bait catcher
				  boat may be temporarily transferred, for a period not to exceed thirty (30)
				  days, to another live bait catcher boat after approval from the Executive
				  Director or his designee. Requests to transfer the license to a new vessel on a
				  permanent basis must be submitted in writing to the Executive Director or his
				  designee for their inspection and approval. This permanent type of transfer may
				  occur only once per license year.
MISS. CODE
				  ANN. §§
										49-15-15,
				  49-15-64,
				  49-15-303,
				  49-15-304,
				  49-15-305
				  and
				  49-15-307.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 6 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LIVE-BAIT RELATED ACTIVITIES › Chapter 05 - LICENSE REGULATIONS › Rule 22-6-05-5.8

Current through June 25, 2024
No person, firm or corporation may operate as a live bait
				  dealer without first having a valid place of business in the State of
				  Mississippi which has been inspected by the Executive Director or his designee
				  and only after receiving a license to operate issued by the Executive Director
				  or his designee. Live bait camps shall display in an easily visible position
				  from the nearest public roadway a sign using block letters at least six (6)
				  inches high and at least one-half (1/2) inch wide the words "LIVE BAIT" and the
				  name of the live bait camp. Camps are also required to have a facility adequate
				  for safely serving the public and must meet the requirements necessary to
				  operate a business where the camp is located.
MISS. CODE
				  ANN. §§
										49-15-15,
				  49-15-64,
				  49-15-303,
				  49-15-304,
				  49-15-307.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 6 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LIVE-BAIT RELATED ACTIVITIES › Chapter 05 - LICENSE REGULATIONS › Rule 22-6-05-5.9

Current through June 25, 2024
Holding tanks for live bait in the live bait camp must be
				  either circular or raceway type with adequate water flow, provided, however,
				  that rectangular shaped tanks already in use may continue to be used when
				  boards are placed in corners to prevent live shrimp from congregating in
				  corners. Provisions for aerating the holding tanks shall be provided to insure
				  optimal survival of the bait shrimp. Other types of holding tanks may be
				  permitted if it can be shown that they are at least as adequate as those
				  described above. The Executive Director or his designee shall determine the
				  capability of such tanks prior to the Executive Director or his designee
				  issuing a permit for their operation.
MISS. CODE
				  ANN. §§
										49-15-15,
				  49-15-64,
				  49-15-303,
				  49-15-304,
				  49-15-307.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 6 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LIVE-BAIT RELATED ACTIVITIES › Chapter 05 - LICENSE REGULATIONS › Rule 22-6-05-5.10

Current through June 25, 2024
Dead bait shrimp may be sold, only with their heads attached,
				  in containers holding no more than sixteen (16) ounces. No bulk sales are
				  permitted other than to another live bait dealer as provided for in this Part,
				  however, the selling in excess of five hundred (500) live bait shrimp from the
				  live bait camp to an individual may be permitted by the Executive Director
				  after request of the sale by the live bait dealer.
MISS. CODE
				  ANN. §§
										49-15-15,
				  49-15-64,
				  49-15-303,
				  49-15-304,
				  49-15-307.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 6 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LIVE-BAIT RELATED ACTIVITIES › Chapter 05 - LICENSE REGULATIONS › Rule 22-6-05-5.11

Current through June 25, 2024
Holding tanks must be cleaned of dead shrimp at least every
				  twelve (12) hours.
MISS. CODE
				  ANN. §§
										49-15-15,
				  49-15-64,
				  49-15-303,
				  49-15-304,
				  49-15-307.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 6 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LIVE-BAIT RELATED ACTIVITIES › Chapter 05 - LICENSE REGULATIONS › Rule 22-6-05-5.12

Current through June 25, 2024
Live bait camps must be open from May 31 through December 1,
				  a minimum of five (5) days per week. There must be someone available to sell or
				  dispense bait to customers on a regular basis during at least eight (8) of the
				  daylight hours. Operating hours for the period from May 31 to December 1 must
				  be designated in writing at the time of license issuance. On any day that a
				  live bait camp's live bait catcher boat operates, the live bait camp must open
				  the following day and remain open as provided in its designated hours of
				  operation, or for a minimum of eight (8) hours. The Executive Director must be
				  notified in writing by each live bait dealer when they are unable to keep their
				  live bait camps open for a period of five (5) or more consecutive days, and
				  also be notified prior to the camp's reopening. Live bait dealers who fail to
				  keep their live bait camps open during their designated times, and do not
				  notify the Executive Director in writing of such closure, will not be permitted
				  to renew their live bait licenses for the following year.
MISS. CODE
				  ANN. §§
										49-15-15,
				  49-15-64,
				  49-15-303,
				  49-15-304,
				  49-15-307.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 6 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LIVE-BAIT RELATED ACTIVITIES › Chapter 05 - LICENSE REGULATIONS › Rule 22-6-05-5.13

Current through June 25, 2024
Should the designated live bait catcher boat of a particular
				  live bait dealer become inoperable, the live bait dealer, with prior permission
				  of the Executive Director or his designee, may purchase shrimp from another
				  live bait dealer for the period required to make necessary repairs or to
				  acquire another live bait catcher boat for this live bait camp. Said temporary
				  operation shall not exceed thirty (30) days. If after thirty days the live bait
				  dealer is unable to make repairs, the Executive Director or his designee may
				  extend the period of temporary operations. Subject to prior approval live bait
				  dealers unable to secure a live bait catcher boat or experiencing difficulty
				  obtaining live bait shrimp may buy from other licensed live bait camps or
				  commercial shrimpers. Licensed live bait dealers buying live shrimp from other
				  licensed live bait dealers must make application for permission to the
				  Executive Director or his designee in writing. Application must identify
				  licensed live bait dealers they are buying shrimp from.
MISS. CODE
				  ANN. §§
										49-15-15,
				  49-15-64,
				  49-15-303,
				  49-15-304,
				  49-15-307.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 6 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LIVE-BAIT RELATED ACTIVITIES › Chapter 05 - LICENSE REGULATIONS › Rule 22-6-05-5.14

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall be unlawful for any live bait dealer, or person,
				  firm or corporation with an interest in live bait catcher boats or live bait
				  businesses to have any interest in commercial shrimp operations. Licensed live
				  bait dealers and licensed commercial shrimp operations are prohibited from
				  sharing facilities or premises.
Miss. Code
				  §§
										49-15-15,
				  49-15-64,
				  49-15-303,
				  49-15-304,
				  49-15-305
				  and
				  49-15-307.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 6 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LIVE-BAIT RELATED ACTIVITIES › Chapter 05 - LICENSE REGULATIONS › Rule 22-6-05-5.15

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall be unlawful for any live bait dealer to sell,
				  exchange, barter or otherwise dispense of shrimp, fish, crabs or chum to any
				  person, firm or corporation other than to recreational fishermen or other
				  licensed live bait dealers as permitted. Licensed live bait dealers providing
				  prepared shrimp food items to the public must retain invoices documenting the
				  purchase of shrimp products from a properly licensed commercial supplier and
				  sale to the public.
MISS. CODE
				  ANN. §§
										49-15-15,
				  49-15-64,
				  49-15-303,
				  49-15-304,
				  49-15-307.