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Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR SHRIMPING IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI › Chapter 01 - Introduction › Purpose › Rule 22-2-01-1.1

Current through June 25, 2024
This Part provides for the regulation of the commercial and
					 recreational shrimp fishery.
Miss. Code
					 Ann. §§
											49-15-15,
					 49-15-64.1,
					 49-15-303,
					 49-15-304
					 and
					 49-15-307
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR SHRIMPING IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI › Chapter 02 - Definitions › Rule 22-2-02-2.1 - Definitions

Current through June 25, 2024
A. BIB OR TONGUE- An extension of the middle
				section of the upper part of the net with a triangular piece of webbing. The
				bib or tongue requires additional line(s), other than the lines attached to the
				trawl boards, which run from the bridle or boat to the bib or tongue.
B. FOOTROPE- Leadline, footline, groundrope
				or that lower part of the trawl that the webbing is first attached, that also
				provides for the weighing down of the trawl by means of lead weights, chain or
				other means.
C. HEADROPE- Corkline,
				headline, floatline or that upper part of the trawl that the webbing is first
				attached, that also provides flotation by means of corks, floats or other
				means.
D. PUSH TRAWL- A trawl that
				is spread by poles suspended in a "V" configuration from the bow of the
				trawler.
E. SIAMESE TRAWL- A trawl
				that has two tongues one on the headrope and one on the footrope at or near the
				center of the net which requires additional line(s), other than the lines
				attached to the trawl boards, which run from the bridle, outrigger or boat to
				the tongues.
F. SKIMMER TRAWL- A
				trawl that extends from the outrigger of a vessel with a cable and a lead
				weight holding the trawl mouth open.
G. WING NET (BUTTERFLY TRAWL)- A trawl with a
				rigid frame holding open the trawl mouth rather than using trawl
				doors.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §§
										49-15-15,
				  49-15-64.1,
				  49-15-303,
				  49-15-304
				  and
				  49-15-307
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR SHRIMPING IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI › Chapter 03 - Closure Areas › Rule 22-2-03-3.1

Current through June 25, 2024
Any person, licensed live bait dealers, licensed live bait
				  shrimpers and licensed commercial shrimpers shall be allowed to take shrimp
				  with cast nets or brille nets not exceeding twelve (12) feet (maximum radius or
				  length) in the bays of Bay St. Louis, Biloxi and Pascagoula with a cast net or
				  brille net but shall not take more than fifty (50) pounds (heads-on) of shrimp
				  per person per day. It shall be unlawful for any persons using said nets to
				  remove the heads of the shrimp on site.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §§
										49-15-15,
				  49-15-64.1,
				  49-15-303,
				  49-15-304
				  and
				  49-15-307
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR SHRIMPING IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI › Chapter 03 - Closure Areas › Rule 22-2-03-3.2

Current through June 25, 2024
Commercial and recreational shrimping in Mississippi
				  territorial waters with any type of trawl shall be limited to those areas and
				  seasons defined in Miss. Code Ann. §
									49-15-64.1.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §§
										49-15-15,
				  49-15-64.1,
				  49-15-303,
				  49-15-304,
				  49-15-307,
				  36 CFR
				  1.2, 36 CFR 2.3, 40 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 3,
				  R. 3. 1., 16 U.S.C.A 459h and
				  33 CFR
				  2.22.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR SHRIMPING IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI › Chapter 03 - Closure Areas › Rule 22-2-03-3.3

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall be unlawful to use any trawl within one mile of the
				  Gulf Islands National Seashore islands of Petit Bois, Horn and Ship
				  islands.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §§
										49-15-15,
				  49-15-64.1,
				  49-15-303,
				  49-15-304,
				  49-15-307,
				  36 CFR
				  1.2, 36 CFR 2.3, 40 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 3,
				  R. 3. 1., 16 U.S.C.A 459h and
				  33 CFR
				  2.22.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR SHRIMPING IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI › Chapter 04 - Gear Regulations › Rule 22-2-04-4.1

Current through June 25, 2024
Except for a test or try trawl, it shall be unlawful for any
				  boat or vessel to use more than two (2) trawls provided that when two (2)
				  trawls are used such trawls shall not exceed a length of twenty-five (25) feet
				  on the headrope and thirty-two (32) feet on the footrope for each trawl and the
				  trawl doors shall not exceed eight (8) feet in length and forty three (43)
				  inches in height when employed in the waters under the territorial jurisdiction
				  of the State of Mississippi north of a line beginning at a point on the
				  Louisiana-Mississippi border due south of the Intracoastal Waterway Grand
				  Island Channel "LIGHT 1" (F1 G 4 Sec 17ft 3M), at the intersection of Grand
				  Island Channel and Marianne Channel; thence running due north to said "LIGHT 1"
				  thence northeasterly, along the Marianne Channel, through "Buoy 22", "LIGHT 18"
				  (F1 R 4 Sec 17ft 3M), "Buoy 12", to "LIGHT 8" (F1 R 4 Sec 17ft 3M); thence
				  northeasterly along, the most direct line, to "Light Buoy 7" (F1 G 6 Sec 4M);
				  thence east-northeasterly, along the most direct line, to "CAT ISLAND WEST END
				  CHANNEL LIGHT" (F1 W 4 Sec 30ft 5M), located approximately 2.2 miles due west
				  of Cat Island; thence easterly, along the most direct line, to the westernmost
				  point of Cat Island; thence running northeasterly, following the northern
				  shore, to the northeastern-most point of Cat Island; thence southeasterly,
				  along the most direct line, to the westernmost point of West Ship Island;
				  thence easterly, following the northern shore, to the easternmost point of West
				  Ship Island; thence easterly along the most direct line, to the westernmost
				  point of East Ship Island; thence easterly following the northern shore to the
				  easternmost point of East Ship Island; thence easterly, along the most direct
				  line, to the westernmost point of Horn Island, thence easterly, following the
				  northern shore, to the easternmost point of Horn Island; thence easterly, along
				  the most direct line, to the westernmost point of Petit Bois Island; thence
				  easterly, following the northern shore, to the easternmost point of Petit Bois
				  Island; thence due east to a point on the Mississippi-Alabama border. This
				  regulation shall not apply to the waters under the territorial jurisdiction of
				  the State of Mississippi south of the line described herein.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §§
										49-15-15,
				  49-15-64.1,
				  49-15-303,
				  49-15-304
				  and
				  49-15-307
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR SHRIMPING IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI › Chapter 04 - Gear Regulations › Rule 22-2-04-4.2

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to
				  use any single trawl for the catching or taking of shrimp in the waters under
				  the territorial jurisdiction of the State of Mississippi north of the line
				  described in Rule 4.1 of this Part with a measurement of more than fifty (50)
				  feet along the headrope or more than sixty (60) feet along the footrope,
				  continuous measurement. In addition to the aforesaid measurements, the wings of
				  push-nets (trawls kept open by rigid supports or poles and pushed from behind)
				  shall be secured to the rigid, supports or poles for a distance not to exceed
				  twenty-four (24) feet on each side.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §§
										49-15-15,
				  49-15-64.1,
				  49-15-303,
				  49-15-304
				  and
				  49-15-307
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR SHRIMPING IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI › Chapter 04 - Gear Regulations › Rule 22-2-04-4.3

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to
				  use skimmer trawls, wing nets (butterfly nets), Siamese trawls or any like
				  contrivance which is in excess of twenty-five (25) feet on the headrope and
				  thirty-two (32) feet on the footrope for each trawl when employed in the waters
				  under the territorial jurisdiction of the State of
				  Mississippi.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §§
										49-15-15,
				  49-15-64.1,
				  49-15-303,
				  49-15-304
				  and
				  49-15-307
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR SHRIMPING IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI › Chapter 04 - Gear Regulations › Rule 22-2-04-4.4

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to
				  use any test or try trawl for the catching or taking of shrimp in the waters
				  under the territorial jurisdiction of the State of Mississippi north of the
				  line described in Rule 4.1 of this Part with a measurement of more than twelve
				  (12) feet along the headrope or more than fifteen (15) feet along the footrope,
				  or used with boards or doors more than thirty (30) inches in
				  length.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §§
										49-15-15,
				  49-15-64.1,
				  49-15-303,
				  49-15-304
				  and
				  49-15-307
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR SHRIMPING IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI › Chapter 04 - Gear Regulations › Rule 22-2-04-4.5

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to
				  catch or take with a trawl, attempt to catch or take with a trawl, or to
				  possess any shrimp taken with a trawl from the waters under the territorial
				  jurisdiction of the State of Mississippi that are closed to shrimping by order
				  of the MDMR or by state statute, provided, however, that this chapter shall not
				  apply to shrimp caught legally by licensed live bait catcher boats in areas
				  opened to live bait shrimping or any person catching shrimp with a cast or
				  brille net.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §§
										49-15-15,
				  49-15-64.1,
				  49-15-303,
				  49-15-304
				  and
				  49-15-307
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR SHRIMPING IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI › Chapter 04 - Gear Regulations › Rule 22-2-04-4.6

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to
				  drag, or pull a trawl or try net under the water with the bag tied or untied in
				  any area of the territorial waters of the State of Mississippi which are closed
				  to shrimping.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §§
										49-15-15,
				  49-15-64.1,
				  49-15-303,
				  49-15-304
				  and
				  49-15-307
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR SHRIMPING IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI › Chapter 04 - Gear Regulations › Rule 22-2-04-4.7

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to
				  drag, or pull double or multiple rigs under the water with the bags tied or
				  untied in any area of the territorial waters of the State of Mississippi which
				  are closed to the use of double rigs, or in waters which are closed to the use
				  of that size, type or number of rigs.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §§
										49-15-15,
				  49-15-64.1,
				  49-15-303,
				  49-15-304
				  and
				  49-15-307
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR SHRIMPING IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI › Chapter 05 - Determining Legal Shrimp Size › Rule 22-2-05-5.1

Current through June 25, 2024
For enforcement purposes, in determining the legal size of
				  shrimp, three (3) pounds of shrimp with the heads on shall be taken at random
				  from the deck of each boat or vessel. Said three (3) pounds of shrimp shall be
				  counted and the number of shrimp shall be divided by three (3). In the event
				  the result totals more than sixty-eight (68), the entire catch shall be
				  forfeited to the State of Mississippi and the operator of said boat or vessel
				  shall be in violation of§
									49-15-63 of
				  the Mississippi Code Ann. of 1972, as amended.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §§
										49-15-15,
				  49-15-64.1,
				  49-15-303,
				  49-15-304
				  and
				  49-15-307
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR SHRIMPING IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI › Chapter 06 - Penalties › Rule 22-2-06-6.1

Current through June 25, 2024
Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the
				  provisions of this Part shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
				  shall be penalized in accordance with§
									49-15-63 of
				  the Mississippi Code Ann. of 1972, as amended. Violations of more than one
				  chapter or subsection of this Part, or parts thereof, shall be considered
				  separate offenses and punished as such.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §§
										49-15-15,
				  49-15-64.1,
				  49-15-303,
				  49-15-304
				  and
				  49-15-307
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR SHRIMPING IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI › Chapter 07 - Chapters and Subchapters Declared Separable › Rule 22-2-07-7.1

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 02 shall remain
				  in full force and effect.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §§
										49-15-15,
				  49-15-64.1,
				  49-15-303,
				  49-15-304
				  and
				  49-15-307
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR SHRIMPING IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI › Chapter 07 - Chapters and Subchapters Declared Separable › Rule 22-2-07-7.2

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.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §§
										49-15-15,
				  49-15-64.1,
				  49-15-303,
				  49-15-304
				  and
				  49-15-307
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 3 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES, PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN, AND PROVIDE REGULATIONS FOR THE USE OF NETS, TRAPS, AND POTS FOR THE TAKING OF FINFISH › Chapter 01 - INTRODUCTION › Rule 22-3-01-1.1

Current through June 25, 2024
This part provides regulations regarding size limits, and
				  bag limits on certain fish species, to prevent the sale of seafood by
				  recreational fishermen and provide regulations for the use of nets, traps, and
				  pots for the taking of finfish.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-1,
				  49-15-3,
				  49-15-5,
				  49-15-15,
				  49-15-30,
				  49-15-35,
				  49-15-35,
				  49-15303, 49-15-304, 49-15-305, 49-15-307 and
				  50 CFR
				  622.38.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 3 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES, PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN, AND PROVIDE REGULATIONS FOR THE USE OF NETS, TRAPS, AND POTS FOR THE TAKING OF FINFISH › Chapter 03 - COMMERCIAL CLOSURE AREA AND VESSEL DECAL › Rule 22-3-03-3.1

Current through June 25, 2024
It is unlawful to commercially take finfish from the marine
				  waters north of the CSX bridges in the three (3) coastal counties of
				  Mississippi, except for any euryhaline species of minnow in the Pascagoula
				  River system.
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §§
										49-15-1,
				  49-15-3,
				  49-15-5,
				  49-15-15,
				  49-15-30,
				  49-15-35,
				  49-15-35,
				  49-1563, 49-15-303, 49-15-304, 49-15-305 and
				  49-15-307.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 3 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES, PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN, AND PROVIDE REGULATIONS FOR THE USE OF NETS, TRAPS, AND POTS FOR THE TAKING OF FINFISH › Chapter 04 - VESSEL DECAL REQUIREMENTS › Rule 22-3-04-4.1 - Vessel Decal Requirements

Current through June 25, 2024
A. The seafood
				privilege tax license decal must be displayed on each vessel engaged in
				commercial fishing activities but will not be valid without the proper
				commercial harvester's license. The decal must be displayed next to the state
				registration number or federal documentation number.
B. The seafood privilege tax license decal
				must be displayed on each vessel engaged in charter fishing activities but will
				not be valid without the proper Mississippi charter license. The decal must be
				displayed next to the state registration number or federal documentation
				number.
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §§
										49-15-1,
				  49-15-3,
				  49-15-5,
				  49-15-15,
				  49-15-30,
				  49-15-35,
				  49-15-35,
				  49-1563, 49-15-303, 49-15-304, 49-15-305 and
				  49-15-307.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 3 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES, PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN, AND PROVIDE REGULATIONS FOR THE USE OF NETS, TRAPS, AND POTS FOR THE TAKING OF FINFISH › Chapter 05 - FILET REGULATIONS › Rule 22-3-05-5.1 - Filet Regulations

Current through June 25, 2024
A. It is unlawful
				for commercial or recreational fishermen to possess fish with heads, tails or
				flesh removed until delivered to the final destination; however, fish may be
				eviscerated, scaled or have gills removed.
Miss. Code Ann. §§
										49-15-1,
				  49-15-3,
				  49-15-5,
				  49-15-15,
				  49-15-30,
				  49-15-35,
				  49-15-35,
				  49-1563, 49-15-303, 49-15-304, 49-15-305 and 49-15-307.
B. Any charter or recreational fishing boat
				fishing outside Mississippi territorial waters over twenty-four (24) hours
				before returning to land and filing a float plan with the Department of Marine
				Resources (MDMR) may possess filleted fish in Mississippi waters. Fishermen may
				not possess more than a single day's bag limit for any species, except licensed
				charter vessels exercising the exemptions described in Chapter 6 of this Part.
				Said float plan must be received and filed with the MDMR prior to departure and
				during the regular operating hours between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday
				through Friday, and a copy of which must be on board said vessel for the
				duration of the trip. Said float plan must be submitted on forms provided by
				the MDMR, signed by the applicant and official accepting the float plan; and
				must contain the following information:
1.
				Name of the applicant
2. Owner of
				the vessel
3. Name of the vessel
				captain
4. Official vessel
				registration number
5. Description
				of the vessel
6. Date, time and
				location of departure
7.
				Destination(s)
8. Anticipated date,
				time, and location of return
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 3 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES, PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN, AND PROVIDE REGULATIONS FOR THE USE OF NETS, TRAPS, AND POTS FOR THE TAKING OF FINFISH › Chapter 06 - CHARTER BOAT EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN BAG LIMITS › Rule 22-3-06-6.1 - Charter Boat Exemption from Certain Bag Limits

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Persons on a
				licensed charter boat or headboat may possess a two-day (2) bag limit only when
				complying with the following conditions and only for the species listed in A.06
				of this chapter.
1. Charter boats must be less
				than one hundred (100) gross tons and meet Coast Guard requirements to carry
				six or fewer passengers.
2.
				Headboats must hold a valid certificate of inspection issued by the Coast
				Guard.
3. The charter boat or
				headboat must possess a reef fish permit if fishing for reef fish or in
				possession of reef fish in the EEZ.
4. The charter boat or headboat must have two
				(2) coast guard certified captains aboard (as required by Coast Guard
				regulations for trips over twelve (12) hours.
5. Each person aboard the charter boat or
				headboat must possess a certificate, issued in the name of the chartering
				company, stating the time and date the charter left the dock for trips in
				excess of twenty-four (24) hours.
6. King and Spanish Mackerel, snappers (Red,
				Vermillion, Lane, Gray, Mutton, Yellowtail, Schoolmaster, Cubera, Dog,
				Mahogany, Queen, Blackfin, Silk, and Wenchman), groupers (Misty, Snowy,
				Yellowedge, Warsaw, Speckled Hind, Red, Yellowfin, Black, Gag, Scamp,
				Yellowmouth, Rock Hind, and Red Hind), Hogfish, Gray Triggerfish, Lesser
				Amberjack, Banded Rudderfish, Almaco Jack, Goldface Tilefish, Anchor Tilefish,
				Tilefish, Blackline Tilefish, Blueline Tilefish, and Greater
				Amberjack.
7. Charter vessel
				captain and crew are prohibited from keeping a recreational bag limit of Red
				Snapper and Greater Amberjack.
Miss. Code Ann. §§
											49-15-1,
				  49-15-3,
				  49-15-5,
				  49-15-15,
				  49-15-30,
				  49-15-35,
				  49-15-35,
				  49-1563, 49-15-71, 49-15-75, 49-15-303, 49-15-304, 49-15-305, 49-15-307 and
				  50 CFR
				  622.38.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 3 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES, PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN, AND PROVIDE REGULATIONS FOR THE USE OF NETS, TRAPS, AND POTS FOR THE TAKING OF FINFISH › Chapter 08 - COMMERCIAL SIZE, POSSESSION AND CATCH LIMITS › Rule 22-3-08-8.1 - Commercial Size, Possession and Catch Limits

Current through June 25, 2024
A. It is
				unlawful to barter, sell, offer for sale or transport for sale or possess for
				sale in or from the State of Mississippi the following named species of fish
				under the lengths prescribed:
1. Red Drum -
				eighteen (18) inches (total length).
2. Spotted Seatrout - fourteen (14) inches
				(total length).
3. flounders
				(
Paralicthys sp
.) - twelve (12) inches (total
				length).
4. Tripletail
				(
Lobotes surinamensis
) eighteen (18) inches total
				length.
5. Spanish Mackerel
				(
Scomberomorus maculatus)
- twelve (12) inches (fork
				length).
6. King Mackerel
				(
Scomberomorus cavalla
) - twenty-four (24) inches (fork
				length).
7. Red Snapper - thirteen
				(13) inches (total length).
8.
				Vermillion Snapper - ten (10) inches (total length).
9. Lane Snapper - eight (8) inches (total
				length).
10. Mutton Snapper -
				eighteen (18) inches (total length)
11. Gray, Mahogany, Schoolmaster, Dog,
				Cubera, and Yellowtail Snapper - twelve (12) inches (total length).
12. Blackfin, Queen, Silk and Wenchman
				snapper - no minimum length.
13.
				Tilefish - no minimum length.
14.
				Red Grouper - eighteen (18) inches (total length).
15. Yellowfin Grouper - twenty (20) inches
				(total length).
16. Black Grouper -
				twenty-four (24) inches (total length).
17. Gag Grouper - twenty-four (24) inches
				(total length).
18. Scamp - sixteen
				(16) inches (total length).
19.
				Yellowmouth, Rock Hind, Red Hind Grouper - no minimum length.
20. Misty, Snowy Yellowedge, Warsaw, Speckled
				Hind Grouper - no minimum length.
21. Gray Triggerfish - fourteen (14) inches
				(fork length).
22. Hogfish
				(
lachnolaimus maximus
) - fourteen (14) inches (fork
				length).
23. Greater Amberjack -
				thirty-six (36) inches (fork length).
24. Lesser Amberjack and Banded Rudderfish -
				may possess fish between fourteen (14) inches (fork length) to twenty-two (22)
				inches fork length.
25. Bigeye Tuna
				(
Thunnus obesus
) - twenty-seven (27) inches as measured from
				the tip of the upper jaw to the fork of the tail along the contour of the
				middle of the body (curved fork length).
26. Yellowfin Tuna (
Thunnus
				albacares
) - twenty-seven (27) inches as measured from the tip of the
				upper jaw to the fork of the tail along the contour of the middle of the body
				(curved fork length).
27. Small
				Coastal Sharks - twenty-five (25) inches total length
28. Large Coastal Sharks - thirty-seven (37)
				inches total length
Miss. Code Ann. §§
											49-15-1,
				  49-15-3,
				  49-15-5,
				  49-15-15,
				  49-15-30,
				  49-15-35,
				  49-15-35,
				  49-1563, 49-15-71, 49-15-75, 49-15-303, 49-15-304, 49-15-305 and
				  49-15-307.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 3 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES, PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN, AND PROVIDE REGULATIONS FOR THE USE OF NETS, TRAPS, AND POTS FOR THE TAKING OF FINFISH › Chapter 09 - UNLAWFUL TO SELL OR BUY RECREATIONALLY CAUGHT FISH › Rule 22-3-09-9.1 - Unlawful to Sell or Buy Recreationally Caught Fish

Current through June 25, 2024
A. It is
				unlawful for recreational fishermen to sell or offer for sale any seafood
				caught in or landed in the State of Mississippi and only licensed commercial
				fishermen may catch and sell seafood. Furthermore, it is unlawful for any
				person, firm or corporation to purchase, buy, barter for, or trade for any
				seafood caught in or landed in the State of Mississippi that was caught or
				landed by a recreational fisherman, or that was transported into the State of
				Mississippi by a recreational fisherman.
Miss. Code Ann. §§
										49-15-1,
				  49-15-3,
				  49-15-5,
				  49-15-15,
				  49-15-30,
				  49-15-35,
				  49-15-35,
				  49-1563, 49-15-71, 49-15-75, 49-15-303, 49-15-304, 49-15-305 and
				  49-15-307.
B. It is unlawful
				to transport or deliver any recreationally caught finfish into a building or
				structure used by any commercial business or establishment that buys, sells
				and/or processes finfish. Furthermore, it is unlawful for any commercial
				business or establishment that buys, sells and/or processes finfish to receive
				or possess recreationally caught finfish.
Miss. Code Ann. §§
										49-15-1,
				  49-15-3,
				  49-15-5,
				  49-15-15,
				  49-15-30,
				  49-15-35,
				  49-15-35,
				  49-1563, 49-15-71, 49-15-75, 49-15-303, 49-15-304, 49-15-305 and
				  49-15-307.
C. The MDMR may
				provide allowance for the purpose of possessing recreationally caught mullet
				(
Mugil sp.
) in a building or structure used by any commercial
				business or establishment that buys, sells or processes seafood, to those
				nonprofit organizations that are tax exempt under Section 501 (c) of the United
				States Internal Revenue Code and which have on file with the State Tax
				Commission a tax exemption letter issued by the United States Internal Revenue
				Service. A copy of this permit must be possessed by the commercial business or
				establishment.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-1,
				  49-15-3,
				  49-15-5,
				  49-15-15,
				  49-15-30,
				  49-15-35,
				  49-15-35,
				  49-1563, 49-15-71, 49-15-75, 49-15-303, 49-15-304, 49-15-305 and
				  49-15-307.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 3 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES, PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN, AND PROVIDE REGULATIONS FOR THE USE OF NETS, TRAPS, AND POTS FOR THE TAKING OF FINFISH › Chapter 10 - BLUEFIN TUNA POSSESSION RESTRICTIONS › Rule 22-3-10-10.1

Current through June 25, 2024
It is unlawful to take, catch, or have in possession any
				  Atlantic Bluefin Tuna in the waters of the State of Mississippi except for
				  incidental catches by recreational fishermen.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-1,
				  49-15-3,
				  49-15-5,
				  49-15-15,
				  49-15-30,
				  49-15-35,
				  49-15-35,
				  49-1563, 49-15-71, 49-15-75, 49-15-303, 49-15-304, 49-15-305 and
				  49-15-307.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 3 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES, PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN, AND PROVIDE REGULATIONS FOR THE USE OF NETS, TRAPS, AND POTS FOR THE TAKING OF FINFISH › Chapter 10 - BLUEFIN TUNA POSSESSION RESTRICTIONS › Rule 22-3-10-10.2

Current through June 25, 2024
It is unlawful for landings of incidental catches of
				  Atlantic Bluefin Tuna by recreational fishermen to exceed one (1) fish per boat
				  per week, and landings must be reported to the Mississippi Department of Marine
				  Resources.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-1,
				  49-15-3,
				  49-15-5,
				  49-15-15,
				  49-15-30,
				  49-15-35,
				  49-15-35,
				  49-1563, 49-15-71, 49-15-75, 49-15-303, 49-15-304, 49-15-305 and
				  49-15-307.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 3 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES, PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN, AND PROVIDE REGULATIONS FOR THE USE OF NETS, TRAPS, AND POTS FOR THE TAKING OF FINFISH › Chapter 11 - FISH UNLAWFUL TO POSSESS › Rule 22-3-11-11.1

Current through June 25, 2024
It is to take, catch, or have in possession any Goliath
				  Grouper (
Epinephelus itajara
), Nassau Grouper
				  (
Epinephelus striatus
), Longbill Spearfish
				  (
Tetrapturus pfluegeri
), Smalltooth Sawfish (
Pristis
				  pectinata
), or Largetooth Sawfish (
Pristis perotteti
)
				  in the waters of the State of Mississippi.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-1,
				  49-15-3,
				  49-15-5,
				  49-15-15,
				  49-15-30,
				  49-15-35,
				  49-15-35,
				  49-1563, 49-15-71, 49-15-75, 49-15-303, 49-15-304, 49-15-305 and
				  49-15-307.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 3 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES, PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN, AND PROVIDE REGULATIONS FOR THE USE OF NETS, TRAPS, AND POTS FOR THE TAKING OF FINFISH › Chapter 12 - TROTLINE REGULATIONS › Rule 22-3-12-12.1

Current through June 25, 2024
Anyone trotline fishing south of Interstate 10 must be
				  registered annually with the MDMR and be issued a tag with a unique number that
				  is to be attached to both ends of the trot line so that it is readable by MDMR
				  personnel. If name and number is not attached to both ends and readable by MDMR
				  personnel and tending the bottom, the line will be deemed illegal and may be
				  confiscated by MDMR personnel.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-1,
				  49-15-3,
				  49-15-5,
				  49-15-15,
				  49-15-30,
				  49-15-35,
				  49-15-35,
				  49-1563, 49-15-71, 49-15-75, 49-15-303, 49-15-304, 49-15-305 and
				  49-15-307.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 3 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES, PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN, AND PROVIDE REGULATIONS FOR THE USE OF NETS, TRAPS, AND POTS FOR THE TAKING OF FINFISH › Chapter 13 - SET POLE AND LINE REGULATIONS › Rule 22-3-13-13.1

Current through June 25, 2024
Anyone set pole and line fishing must be on-site and
				  attending their gear from a distance not to exceed fifty (50) feet and be
				  available to move gear to allow for safe navigation.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-1,
				  49-15-3,
				  49-15-5,
				  49-15-15,
				  49-15-30,
				  49-15-63,
				  49-15-303,
				  4915-304, 49-15-305 and 49-15-307.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 3 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES, PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN, AND PROVIDE REGULATIONS FOR THE USE OF NETS, TRAPS, AND POTS FOR THE TAKING OF FINFISH › Chapter 13 - SET POLE AND LINE REGULATIONS › Rule 22-3-13-13.2

Current through June 25, 2024
Illegal to use a set pole and line with more than one (1)
				  hook.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-1,
				  49-15-3,
				  49-15-5,
				  49-15-15,
				  49-15-30,
				  49-15-63,
				  49-15-303,
				  4915-304, 49-15-305 and 49-15-307.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 3 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES, PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN, AND PROVIDE REGULATIONS FOR THE USE OF NETS, TRAPS, AND POTS FOR THE TAKING OF FINFISH › Chapter 13 - SET POLE AND LINE REGULATIONS › Rule 22-3-13-13.3

Current through June 25, 2024
Illegal for any individual to use more than ten (10) set
				  poles and lines in any marine waters south of Interstate 10.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-1,
				  49-15-3,
				  49-15-5,
				  49-15-15,
				  49-15-30,
				  49-15-63,
				  49-15-303,
				  4915-304, 49-15-305 and 49-15-307.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 3 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES, PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN, AND PROVIDE REGULATIONS FOR THE USE OF NETS, TRAPS, AND POTS FOR THE TAKING OF FINFISH › Chapter 14 - GEAR RESTRICTIONS IN REEF AREAS › Rule 22-3-14-14.1

Current through June 25, 2024
In the permitted reef areas bounded by the below coordinates
				  it is illegal to fish with more than three (3) hooks per line or to use spear
				  fishing gear equipped with power heads.
1. FH 4 -
				3010.600/-8854.100,3010.245/-8854.100, 3010.600/-8853.600,
				3010.395/8853.600
2. FH 8
				3016.100/-8857.600,3015.900/-8857.600,
				3016.100/8857.800,3015.900/8857.800
3. FH 9/11 - 3016.000/-8853.600,
				3015.300/-8853.600, 3016.000/- 8854.300, 3015.300/8854.300
4. FH 10 -
				3016.00/-8838.900,3015.860/-8838.900, 3016.000/-8839.000,
				3015.860/8839.000
5. FH 14 -
				3012.440/-8849.499, 3012.200/-8849.499, 3012.440/-8849.720,
				3012.200/8849.720
6. Cat Island
				Reef - 3012.282/-8904.899, 3012.053/-8905.068, 3012.152/-8904.631,
				3011.929/-8904.790
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-1,
				  49-15-3,
				  49-15-5,
				  49-15-15,
				  49-15-30,
				  49-15-63,
				  49-15-303,
				  4915-304, 49-15-305 and 49-15-307.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 3 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES, PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN, AND PROVIDE REGULATIONS FOR THE USE OF NETS, TRAPS, AND POTS FOR THE TAKING OF FINFISH › Chapter 16 - ENTANGLEMENT NET RESTRICTIONS › Rule 22-3-16-16.1

Current through June 25, 2024
It is unlawful for a person to use a gill net, trammel net,
				  entanglement, or like contrivance for the taking of finfish in marine waters
				  within one-half (1/2) mile of the mainland shoreline.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-1,
				  49-15-3,
				  49-15-5,
				  49-15-15,
				  49-15-30,
				  49-15-63,
				  49-15-78,
				  49-1579, 49-15-83, 49-15-94, 49-15-95, 49-15-100, 49-15-100.1, 49-15-100.3,
				  49-15-303, 49-15-304, 49-15-305 and
				  49-15-307.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 3 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES, PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN, AND PROVIDE REGULATIONS FOR THE USE OF NETS, TRAPS, AND POTS FOR THE TAKING OF FINFISH › Chapter 16 - ENTANGLEMENT NET RESTRICTIONS › Rule 22-3-16-16.2

Current through June 25, 2024
No gill and trammel nets are allowed to be set or otherwise
				  used for the taking of aquatic life during the time between legal sunset to
				  legal sunrise.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§§
										49-15-1,
				  49-15-3,
				  49-15-5,
				  49-15-15,
				  49-15-30,
				  49-15-63,
				  49-15-78,
				  49-1579, 49-15-83, 49-15-94, 49-15-95, 49-15-100, 49-15-100.1, 49-15-100.3,
				  49-15-303, 49-15-304, 49-15-305 and
				  49-15-307.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 3 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES, PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN, AND PROVIDE REGULATIONS FOR THE USE OF NETS, TRAPS, AND POTS FOR THE TAKING OF FINFISH › Chapter 16 - ENTANGLEMENT NET RESTRICTIONS › Rule 22-3-16-16.3

Current through June 25, 2024
It is unlawful to possess fish in, or be 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.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-1,
				  49-15-3,
				  49-15-5,
				  49-15-15,
				  49-15-30,
				  49-15-63,
				  49-15-78,
				  49-1579, 49-15-83, 49-15-94, 49-15-95, 49-15-100, 49-15-100.1, 49-15-100.3,
				  49-15-303, 49-15-304, 49-15-305 and
				  49-15-307.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 3 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES, PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN, AND PROVIDE REGULATIONS FOR THE USE OF NETS, TRAPS, AND POTS FOR THE TAKING OF FINFISH › Chapter 16 - ENTANGLEMENT NET RESTRICTIONS › Rule 22-3-16-16.4

Current through June 25, 2024
It is unlawful to set a gill or trammel net within
				  one-quarter (1/4) nautical mile of another gill or trammel net.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-1,
				  49-15-3,
				  49-15-5,
				  49-15-15,
				  49-15-30,
				  49-15-63,
				  49-15-78,
				  49-1579, 49-15-83, 49-15-94, 49-15-95, 49-15-100, 49-15-100.1, 49-15-100.3,
				  49-15-303, 49-15-304, 49-15-305 and
				  49-15-307.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 3 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES, PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN, AND PROVIDE REGULATIONS FOR THE USE OF NETS, TRAPS, AND POTS FOR THE TAKING OF FINFISH › Chapter 16 - ENTANGLEMENT NET RESTRICTIONS › Rule 22-3-16-16.5

Current through June 25, 2024
Within an area formed by a line running one (1) mile from
				  the shoreline of Cat, Ship, Horn, Petit Bois, and Round Island, or from the
				  shoals of Telegraph Keys and Telegraph Reef (Merrill Coquille)., during the
				  period from May 15 to September 15 of each year.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-1,
				  49-15-3,
				  49-15-5,
				  49-15-15,
				  49-15-30,
				  49-15-63,
				  49-15-78,
				  49-1579, 49-15-83, 49-15-94, 49-15-95, 49-15-100, 49-15-100.1, 49-15-100.3,
				  49-15-303, 49-15-304, 49-15-305 and
				  49-15-307.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 3 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES, PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN, AND PROVIDE REGULATIONS FOR THE USE OF NETS, TRAPS, AND POTS FOR THE TAKING OF FINFISH › Chapter 16 - ENTANGLEMENT NET RESTRICTIONS › Rule 22-3-16-16.6

Current through June 25, 2024
Gill and trammel nets must be attended at all times from a
				  distance not to exceed the length of the boat in use. It is unlawful for any
				  person, firm, or corporation to use or have in their possession a gill net,
				  trammel net, or like contrivance on the waters of this state without a visible
				  buoy attached every one hundred (100) feet clearly marked with the license
				  number or owner's full name thereon.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-1,
				  49-15-3,
				  49-15-5,
				  49-15-15,
				  49-15-30,
				  49-15-63,
				  49-15-78,
				  49-1579, 49-15-83, 49-15-94, 49-15-95, 49-15-100, 49-15-100.1, 49-15-100.3,
				  49-15-303, 49-15-304, 49-15-305 and
				  49-15-307.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 3 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES, PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN, AND PROVIDE REGULATIONS FOR THE USE OF NETS, TRAPS, AND POTS FOR THE TAKING OF FINFISH › Chapter 16 - ENTANGLEMENT NET RESTRICTIONS › Rule 22-3-16-16.7

Current through June 25, 2024
All gill and trammel nets must be constructed of an approved
				  degradable material. The only approved material for gill and trammel nets is
				  cotton or linen.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-1,
				  49-15-3,
				  49-15-5,
				  49-15-15,
				  49-15-30,
				  49-15-63,
				  49-15-78,
				  49-1579, 49-15-83, 49-15-94, 49-15-95, 49-15-100, 49-15-100.1, 49-15-100.3,
				  49-15-303, 49-15-304, 49-15-305 and
				  49-15-307.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 3 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES, PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN, AND PROVIDE REGULATIONS FOR THE USE OF NETS, TRAPS, AND POTS FOR THE TAKING OF FINFISH › Chapter 17 - FISH TRAP REGULATIONS › Rule 22-3-17-17.1

Current through June 25, 2024
It is unlawful on the waters of this state to use or have
				  possession of 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 is unlawful to fail to check and empty each trap, pot, or
				  like contrivance at least once every forty-eight (48) hours.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-1,
				  49-15-3,
				  49-15-5,
				  49-15-15,
				  49-15-30,
				  49-15-63,
				  49-15-303,
				  4915-304, 49-15-305 and 49-15-307.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 3 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES, PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN, AND PROVIDE REGULATIONS FOR THE USE OF NETS, TRAPS, AND POTS FOR THE TAKING OF FINFISH › Chapter 17 - FISH TRAP REGULATIONS › Rule 22-3-17-17.2

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall further be unlawful for any person, firm or
				  corporation to place or cause to be placed any trap in any navigable waterway
				  such that it creates a hazard or nuisance to navigation.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-1,
				  49-15-3,
				  49-15-5,
				  49-15-15,
				  49-15-30,
				  49-15-63,
				  49-15-303,
				  4915-304, 49-15-305 and 49-15-307.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 3 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES, PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN, AND PROVIDE REGULATIONS FOR THE USE OF NETS, TRAPS, AND POTS FOR THE TAKING OF FINFISH › Chapter 18 - EXCEPTIONS TO NET REGULATIONS › Rule 22-3-18-18.1

Current through June 25, 2024
The restrictions 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, or purse seines for
				  the catching of menhaden.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-1,
				  49-15-3,
				  49-15-5,
				  49-15-15,
				  49-15-30,
				  49-15-63,
				  49-15-78,
				  49-1579, 49-15-83, 49-15-94, 49-15-95, 49-15-100, 49-15-100.1, 49-15-100.3,
				  49-15-303, 49-15-304, 49-15-305 and
				  49-15-307.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 3 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES, PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN, AND PROVIDE REGULATIONS FOR THE USE OF NETS, TRAPS, AND POTS FOR THE TAKING OF FINFISH › Chapter 19 - PENALTIES › Rule 22-3-19-19.1

Current through June 25, 2024
Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the
				  provisions of this Part shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
				  shall be penalized in accordance with §
									49-15-63 of
				  the Mississippi Code Ann. of 1972, as amended. Violations of more than one
				  chapter or subsection of this Part, or parts thereof, shall be considered
				  separate offenses and punished as such.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-15,
				  49-15-63,
				  49-15-64.1,
				  49-15-303,
				  49-15-304,
				  and
				  49-15-307.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 3 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES, PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN, AND PROVIDE REGULATIONS FOR THE USE OF NETS, TRAPS, AND POTS FOR THE TAKING OF FINFISH › Chapter 20 - CHAPTERS AND SUBCHAPTERS DECLARED SEPERABLE › Rule 22-3-20-20.1

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 07 shall remain
				  in full force and effect.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-15,
				  49-15-63,
				  49-15-64.1,
				  49-15-303,
				  49-15-304,
				  and
				  49-15-307.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 3 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES, PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN, AND PROVIDE REGULATIONS FOR THE USE OF NETS, TRAPS, AND POTS FOR THE TAKING OF FINFISH › Chapter 20 - CHAPTERS AND SUBCHAPTERS DECLARED SEPERABLE › Rule 22-3-20-20.2

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.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-15,
				  49-15-63,
				  49-15-64.1,
				  49-15-303,
				  49-15-304,
				  and
				  49-15-307.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 01 - INTRODUCTION › Rule 22-4-01-1.1

Current through June 25, 2024
This part provides for the regulations of the commercial and
				  recreational taking of saltwater crabs and the minimum requirements necessary
				  to regulate the processing of saltwater crabs in Mississippi waters.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-1,
				  49-15-11,
				  49-15-15,
				  49-15-84
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 02 - JUSTIFICATION AND AUTHORITY › Rule 22-4-02-2.1

Current through June 25, 2024
A license is required for the catching or taking of crabs for
				  commercial or recreational purposes.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-15-15,
				  49-15-69,
				  49-15-86
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 4 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAKING AND PROCESSING OF SALTWATER CRABS › Chapter 02 - JUSTIFICATION AND AUTHORITY › Rule 22-4-02-2.2

Current through June 25, 2024
Licensed vessels fishing for crabs with crab traps or crab
				  pots, must ensure that the traps or pots are identifiable to enforcement
				  personnel.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §
										49-15-15,
				  49-15-84