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Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 40 - Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks › Part 3 - Fisheries › Chapter 1 - General Fisheries rules › Rule 40-3-1.4 - STATEWIDE CREEL LIMITS

Current through June 25, 2024
A. The following
				rules and regulations relative to sport fishing are adopted:
1. Statewide creel limits (per person, per
				day) on game and sport fish are as follows:
Species
Creel Per
								Day
Black Bass (combined largemouth, spotted and
								smallmouth bass)
10
Sauger
10
Walleye
3
Striped Bass and Hybrids with 15" minimum
								size
6
Crappie (combined black and white)
30
Bream (combined bluegill, redear and other
								sunfish)
100
Alligator Gar
2
Paddlefish - must be less than 30"
2
a. On all
				waters, excluding private ponds and lakes, not listed in this Rule or in 40
				Miss. Admin. Code Part 3, Rule 2.2, statewide creel and length limits
				apply.
b. There is no daily creel
				limit for any game and sport fish species not listed above.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 40 - Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks › Part 3 - Fisheries › Chapter 1 - General Fisheries rules › Rule 40-3-1.5 - NORTH MISSISSIPPI FISH HATCHERY FEES

Current through June 25, 2024
Public Notice F2 3800 is hereby amended.
A. The following regulation(s) on the North
				Mississippi Fish Hatchery Visitor-Education Center fees are hereby adopted.
General Entrance Permits
Rate
Adult
$2.50
Ages 18-60
Senior
$2.00
Ages 60 and over
Children
$2.00
Ages 3-18
Children
Free
Under 3
Education (school) Groups
$2.00
Per student, bus driver and chaperon free
Memberships
Rate
Individual
$20.00
Valid one year from date of purchase
Family
$32.50
Valid one year from date of purchase
Meeting Room Rental
Rate Without Food*
8 AM 5 PM With Food*
Per 2 hour period
$ 25.00
$ 50.00
Half Day
$ 50.00
$100.00
Full Day
$200.00
$300.00
Meeting Room Rental
Rate Without Food*
After 5 PM With Food*
Per 2 hour period
$ 50.00
$ 90.00
Reception/Party
$300.00
B.
				Food is not provided by Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and
				Parks.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										49-1-29,
				  49-4-4,
				  and
				  49-4-37.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 40 - Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks › Part 3 - Fisheries › Chapter 2 - State Fishing lakes and Community Assistance Program lakes › Rule 40-3-2.1 - REGULATIONS REGARDING STATE FISHING LAKES

Current through June 25, 2024
A. The following
				regulations are adopted for all State Fishing Lakes owned and/or managed by the
				Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks. These lakes are: Tippah County
				Lake, Tippah County; Lake Lamar Bruce, Lee County; Lake Monroe, Monroe County;
				Lake Tom Bailey, Lauderdale County; Lake Claude Bennett, Jasper County; Lake
				Prentiss Walker, Smith County; Simpson County Lake, Simpson County; Lake Bogue
				Homa, Jones County; Lake Mike Conner, Covington County; Lake Jeff Davis,
				Jefferson Davis County; Lake Mary Crawford, Lawrence County; Lake Walthall,
				Walthall County; Lake Columbia, Marion County; Lake Perry, Perry County; Lake
				Bill Waller, Marion County; Neshoba County Lake, Neshoba County; Elvis Presley
				Lake, Lee County; Calling Panther Lake, Copiah County; and Holmes County State
				Park Lake, Holmes County.
1. In addition to
				any required license, all persons fishing, boating, hunting, camping or using a
				pavilion must also have a valid lake permit.
2. The boat operator or another person in the
				boat is required to purchase a combination Launching/Fishing/Skiing
				permit.
3. Boat
				Launching/Fishing/Skiing permit is valid for fishing and boating activities
				such as skiing, jet skis, sailing, wind surfing, canoeing or any other type of
				boating.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 40 - Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks › Part 3 - Fisheries › Chapter 2 - State Fishing lakes and Community Assistance Program lakes › Rule 40-3-2.2 - REGULATIONS REGARDING COMMUNITY FISHING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM LAKES

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Only rod and reel or line and pole gear
				may be used in the following public waters which are open to fishing. Unless
				otherwise stated, all persons possessing a valid fishing license or who are
				legally exempt from the license requirements may fish these waters. Boating,
				swimming, littering and alcoholic beverages are not allowed except where noted.
				City or county ordinances may also regulate activities at these
				waters.
B. Community Fishing
				Assistance Program Lakes may be closed to public use and the use regulations
				may be changed for special events only upon mutual agreement by the Cooperator
				who owns the water body and the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries,
				and Parks (MDWFP). Cooperators shall request such closures and use changes from
				the MDWFP at least thirty (30) days in advance of any special events.
1. Community Fishing Assistance Program
				Lakes: Creel limits - Poplarville
Water and Location
Species
Daily Creel Limit
Poplar Springs Lake, Poplarville, Pearl River
							 County
Largemouth bass
2
Bream
20
Catfish
5
a. Poplar
				Springs Lake is open to fishing on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday of
				each week.
b. Poplar Springs Lake
				is closed to fishing on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of each week.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 40 - Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks › Part 3 - Fisheries › Chapter 3 - Regulations regarding commercial fishing › Rule 40-3-3.1 - REGULATIONS REGARDING COMMERCIAL FISHING

Current through June 25, 2024
A.
				The following rules, regulations and required licenses relative to freshwater
				commercial fishing, commercial fishing equipment tags, seines, nets and traps
				and wholesale minnow dealers are hereby adopted for all residents and
				non-residents for public waters identified in MISS. CODE ANN. §
									51-3-1 and
				Miss. Code Ann. §
									59-23-3(e). Nonresidents shall comply with all
				subsections of MISS. CODE ANN. §
									49-7-9.1, except for the subsection which
				specifies the fee for a resident commercial fishing license.
B. Non-game gross fish, nonnative fish,
				minnows, non-game fish, crawfish, and freshwater shrimp may be taken and sold
				from the public freshwaters of Mississippi except for those species listed in
				sections G10, G11, G13 and G14, except in from those waters specifically listed
				in section H which are closed to freshwater commercial fishing equipment and
				slat baskets as stated herein. Non-game gross fish, nongame fish and non-native
				fish are listed or defined in MISS. CODE ANN.§
									49-7-1. Minnows are defined
				in MISS. CODE ANN. §
									49-7-29
C.
				LICENSES
1. All persons (no age or disability
				license exemption) who engage in the following activities must have a
				freshwater commercial fishing license to do the following in the public
				freshwaters of Mississippi:
a. Fish freshwater
				commercial fishing equipment (hoop or barrel nets, reinforcement wire catfish
				nets, gill or trammel nets, slat baskets or trotlines with more than 100 hooks
				in aggregate) as defined in MISS. CODE ANN. §
											49-7-9.1 and in this
				rule.
b. Harvest
,
sell, resell, or purchase for re-sale non-game gross fish, nongame fish and
				non-native fish.
c. Sell minnows at
				wholesale (with the exception of those MS residents growing minnows on their
				own property, MISS. CODE ANN. §
											49-7-29) or sell minnows taken from the
				public freshwaters of Mississippi. Minnows are defined as golden shiners,
				fathead minnows, goldfish, emerald shiner, common carp, mosquito fish, and Gulf
				killifish.
d. Selling, reselling or
				exporting for sale across state lines crawfish or freshwater shrimp taken from
				the public freshwaters of Mississippi.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 40 - Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks › Part 3 - Fisheries › Chapter 3 - Regulations regarding commercial fishing › Rule 40-3-3.3 - COMMERCIAL HARVEST OF MUSSELS PROHIBITED

Current through June 25, 2024
Public Notice 3361 is hereby amended.
A. For the purpose of this Rule, "Mussel"
				means and embraces the pearly freshwater mussel, clam or naiad and the shell
				thereof.
B. Be it ordered that all
				waters in the State of Mississippi are closed to commercial harvest of
				mussels.
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §§
										49-1-29,
				  49-4-4,
				  and
				  49-9-1
				  through
				  49-9-17.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 40 - Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks › Part 3 - Fisheries › Chapter 4 - Freshwater Fishing Guides and Outfitters › Rule 40-3-4.1 - DEFINITIONS

Current through June 25, 2024
Pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. §
									49-4-39, the following terms, when used in these rules, shall have the following meanings:
A. "Boat" means a vessel used by a guide or
				outfitter for taking paying customers on recreational freshwater fishing
				excursions.
B. "Guide" means a
				person who advises or shows the way to others on a boat.
C. "Outfitter" means an establishment that
				sells freshwater fishing services.
D. "Captain" or "skipper" means a person who
				is at the helm, controls or steering of a boat.
E. "Boat mate" and "crew" mean one or more
				employees assisting the guide, outfitter, captain or skipper on a
				boat.
F. "Freshwater," for the
				purposes of this rule, means all waters of the State of Mississippi, lying
				north of Interstate 10, including, but not limited to, streams, lakes creeks,
				rivers bayous, or other bodies of water considered to be public waters and
				waterways.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §
										49-1-29, §
										49-4-4, and
				  §
										49-4-39
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 40 - Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks › Part 3 - Fisheries › Chapter 4 - Freshwater Fishing Guides and Outfitters › Rule 40-3-4.2 - REGULATIONS REGARDING FRESHWATER GUIDES AND OUTFITTERS

Current through June 25, 2024
The following rules and regulations shall apply to freshwater fishing guides and outfitters:
A.
				Guide License. A valid freshwater fishing guide license is required for any
				person that provides freshwater fishing guide services on any public waters in
				the state. Guide Licenses are valid one-year from date of purchase.
1. Resident Guide License. Any resident of
				the State of Mississippi wishing to provide professional freshwater fishing
				guide services must obtain a resident guide license. The price of a Resident
				Guide License is Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). Requirements for a resident
				guide license are:
a. Proof of residency
				(domicile) in the State of Mississippi for one (1) year prior to the
				application for a resident guide license.
See
, 40 Miss. Admin.
				Code Part 1, Rule 8.3.D.2, for additional information regarding proof of
				residency/domicile.
b. A valid
				Mississippi Resident Sportsman's hunting and fishing license, unless the
				applicant is otherwise exempt, by law, from having to have a hunting/fishing
				license due to age or disability. Persons claiming such an exemption shall
				provide proof of his or her exempt status.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 40 - Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks › Part 3 - Fisheries › Chapter 4 - Freshwater Fishing Guides and Outfitters › Rule 40-3-4.3 - BOAT LICENSE/DECAL

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Boat License
				and Boat Decals. In addition to the requirement that each guide must have a
				Guide License, each boat that will be used for freshwater guide services by the
				guide or an outfitter service, must possess a valid boat license and two (2)
				decals that shall be displayed conspicuously on each side of the vessel toward
				the bow. Licenses shall be valid one (1) calendar year from date of
				purchase.
B. The cost of the annual
				boat license and decals shall be Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00).
C. Requirements for licensing.
1. Any vessel used for freshwater guide
				services must be registered as a guide services boat with the Mississippi
				Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks.
2. The guide or outfitter service must
				present a valid boat registration card and driver's license to purchase a boat
				license.
3. Any guide or outfitter
				service seeking to purchase a boat license must present proof of liability
				insurance reflecting coverage for general liability in an amount not less than
				$100,000.
4. The boat license
				decals shall be placed on both sides of the forward half of the vessel, in such
				a position as to be clearly visible by other boats on the water.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 40 - Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks › Part 4 - Law Enforcement › Chapter 1 - General regulations on hunting › Rule 40-4-1.1 - HUNTING RACCOONS FROM BOAT PROHIBITED

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall be unlawful to hunt, take, shoot, or kill any
				  raccoon from a boat in any waters of the State of
				  Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §§
										49-1-29,
				  49-4-4,
				  and
				  49-7-45.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 40 - Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks › Part 4 - Law Enforcement › Chapter 1 - General regulations on hunting › Rule 40-4-1.2 - LAWFUL WEAPONS AFTER HOURS

Current through June 25, 2024
Legal weapons for hunting between one-half (½) hour
				  after sunset to one-half (½) hour before sunrise are restricted to
				  handguns or rifles using NO larger than .22 Long Rifle rimfire bullet or shot
				  cartridges (.22 magnums are excluded), and shotguns with shot NO larger than
				  No.6.
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §§
										49-1-29,
				  49-4-4,
				  and
				  49-7-59.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 40 - Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks › Part 4 - Law Enforcement › Chapter 1 - General regulations on hunting › Rule 40-4-1.3 - PRIMITIVE WEAPON DEFINED

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Primitive
				firearms for the purpose of hunting deer, are defined as:
1. Single or double barreled muzzle-loading
				rifles of at least .38 caliber;
2.
				Single shot, breech loading, cartridge rifles (.35 caliber or larger) and
				replicas, reproductions or reintroductions of those type rifles; and
3. Single or double-barreled muzzle-loading
				shotguns with single ball or slug.
4. All muzzle-loading Primitive Firearms must
				use black powder or a black powder substitute with either percussion caps or
				#209 shotgun primers or flintlock ignition.
5. Breech loading single shot rifles must
				have exposed hammers and use metallic cartridges.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 40 - Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks › Part 4 - Law Enforcement › Chapter 1 - General regulations on hunting › Rule 40-4-1.4 - HUNTING FROM A MOTORIZED VEHICLE

Current through June 25, 2024
A. It is unlawful
				to shoot at any wild animal, or wild bird from a motorized vehicle or motorized
				conveyance unless the progress from such vehicle or conveyance has completely
				ceased.
B. It is unlawful to hunt,
				chase, take, kill, or pursue any wild animal other than squirrels and beaver
				from a motor boat or other water craft having a motor, unless the motor has
				been completely shut off and its progress has ceased.
C. It is unlawful to discharge any firearm,
				other than .22 Long Rifle (rimfire) caliber rifles or pistols, using "rat" or
				"snake shot" ammunition, from a boat or other watercraft operating on the
				public waters of this state during night time hours from 30 minutes after
				sunset until 30 minutes before sunrise; except the Commission may set special
				seasons and regulations for the taking of alligators at night during dates and
				times set by them.
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §§
										49-1-29,
				  49-4-4,
				  and
				  49-7-45.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 40 - Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks › Part 4 - Law Enforcement › Chapter 1 - General regulations on hunting › Rule 40-4-1.5 - REGULATIONS REGARDING THE TAKING, CATCHING OR KILLING OF ANY WILD BIRD OR WILD ANIMAL ON LANDS AFFECTED BY FLOOD WATERS

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Be
				it ordered that no person shall take, catch or kill, or attempt to take, catch
				or kill any wild bird or wild animal, except waterfowl, between October 1 and
				February 1 on lands in DeSoto, Tunica and Coahoma Counties which lie south of
				the Tennessee State line, west of Highway 61 and north of Highway 49 when the
				Mississippi River level reaches thirty-four (34) feet on the Memphis, Tennessee
				gauge and shall remain so until the Mississippi River level falls to or below
				thirty-two (32) feet on the Memphis gauge.
B. Be it ordered that no person shall take,
				catch or kill, or attempt to take, catch or kill any wild bird or wild animal,
				except waterfowl, between October 1 and February 1 on lands in Coahoma, Bolivar
				and Washington Counties which lie south of Highway 49, west of Highway 61 to
				the intersection of Highway 61 and Highway 444, west of Highway 1 and north of
				Highway 82 when the Mississippi River level reaches forty-one (41) feet on the
				Helena, Arkansas gauge and shall remain so until the Mississippi River falls to
				or below thirty-nine (39) feet on the Helena gauge.
C. Be it ordered that no person shall take,
				catch or kill, or attempt to take, catch or kill any wild bird or wild animal,
				except waterfowl, between October 1 and February 1 on lands in Washington and
				Issaquena Counties which lie south of Highway 82, west of Highway 1 and North
				of Highway 14 when the Mississippi River level reaches forty-eight (48) feet on
				the Greenville, Mississippi gauge and shall remain so until the Mississippi
				River level falls to or below forty-six (46) feet on the Greenville
				gauge.
D. Be it ordered that no
				person shall take, catch or kill, or attempt to take, catch or kill any wild
				bird or wild animal, except waterfowl, between October 1 and February 1 on
				lands in Issaquena, Sharkey and Warren Counties which lie south of Highway 14,
				west of Highway 61 and north of the Big Black River when the Mississippi River
				level reaches forty-three (43) feet on the Vicksburg, Mississippi gauge and
				shall remain so until the Mississippi River level falls to or below forty-one
				(41) feet on the Vicksburg gauge.
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §§
										49-1-29,
				  49-4-4,
				  and
				  49-7-77.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 40 - Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks › Part 4 - Law Enforcement › Chapter 2 - Rules and regulations regarding boat and water safety › Rule 40-4-2.2 - GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR THE ROSS BARNETT RESERVOIR

Current through June 25, 2024
Public Notice LE2 2986 is hereby amended.
A. Pursuant to the request of the Pearl River
				Water Supply District under the authority of Miss. Code Ann. §
									59-21-129,
				the following regulations are adopted:
B. Definitions:
1. "District" means the Pearl River Valley
				Water Supply District.
2.
				"Reservoir" means the waters of the Ross Barnett Reservoir.
3. "Reservoir Project Area" means the Ross
				Barnett Reservoir and any body of land or easement owned by the Pearl River
				Valley Water Supply District, except lands designated as Pearl River
				WMA.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 40 - Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks › Part 4 - Law Enforcement › Chapter 2 - Rules and regulations regarding boat and water safety › Rule 40-4-2.3 - REGULATIONS REGARDING REGATTAS, MOTORBOAT OR OTHER RACES, OR EXHIBITIONS

Current through June 25, 2024
Public Notice 3537 is hereby amended.
A. A permit is required by any person,
				organization or group sponsoring a regatta, motor boat or other race, marine
				parade, or exhibition.
B.
				Applications for such race or events shall be on a form prescribed by the
				Commission and must contain the following information;
1. Name and address of applicant
2. Date and time of the event
3. Location of event
4. Type of event
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 40 - Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks › Part 4 - Law Enforcement › Chapter 2 - Rules and regulations regarding boat and water safety › Rule 40-4-2.4 - REGULATION REGARDING BOATING ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REPORTS

Current through June 25, 2024
Public Notice 3538 is hereby amended.
A. Pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. §
									59-21-53,
				boating accident investigation reports shall be made available to the persons
				involved in the accident for a fee of $10.00 and $.50 per page, reproduction
				cost.
B. Requests for copies of
				such reports must be in writing, signed by the individual involved in the
				accident or his/her duly authorized legal representative, and addressed to:
				MDWFP Boating Enforcement, P.O. Box 451, Jackson, MS 39205.
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §§
										49-1-29,
				  49-4-4,
				  59-21-111,
				  59-21-121,
				  and
				  59-21-53.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 40 - Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks › Part 4 - Law Enforcement › Chapter 2 - Rules and regulations regarding boat and water safety › Rule 40-4-2.5 - DEMARCATION BETWEEN SALT AND FRESH WATERS

Current through June 25, 2024
Public Notice 3306 is hereby amended.
A. The following rules and regulations
				relative to the line of demarcation between salt and fresh waters are
				adopted:
B. Be it ordered that the
				southern boundary of Interstate 10 extending from the Alabama state line to the
				Louisiana state line is hereby declared to be the boundary line between salt
				and fresh waters for purposes of the game and fish laws of this
				state.
C. Be it further ordered
				that on all waters south of 1-10 and north of U.S. Highway 90, either a salt or
				fresh water sportfishing license will be valid for the purpose of recreational
				fishing.
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §§
										49-1-29,
				  49-4-4,
				  59-21-111,
				  59-21-121,
				  and
				  49-15-23.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 40 - Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks › Part 4 - Law Enforcement › Chapter 2 - Rules and regulations regarding boat and water safety › Rule 40-4-2.6 - "NO WAKE" ZONES FOR WATERS OF THE JOURDAN RIVER IN HANCOCK COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Pursuant to the authority set forth in
				Miss Code Ann. §
									59-21-129(1)
				and (2), the Board of Supervisors of Hancock
				County, Mississippi, at a regularly scheduled and noticed meeting thereof,
				brought forth a proposal to establish "no-wake" zones on the Jourdan River at
				the locations set forth below. After discussion and an opportunity for public
				comment, the board did unanimously vote and adopt a resolution requesting the
				promulgation of a special rule creating a No Wake Zone on the Jourdan River as
				set forth in the resolution.
B. The
				Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, in its capacity as successor to
				the Mississippi Boat and Water Safety Commission, finds that the proposal
				satisfies and complies with the requirements set forth in the above-referenced
				statute for notice and a public hearing, and so finding, promulgates the
				following rule for the health, safety, and welfare of the general public while
				engaged in boating on the waters of the Jourdan River.
1. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm,
				or cooperation, to operate any motor boat or other motorized vessel in, along,
				or around that section of the Jourdan River beginning at Coordinates -89.4646;
				36.3873, and following the meanders of the Jourdan river to Coordinates
				-89.4554; 30.3867 and passing in front of McLeod Park, at a rate of speed which
				will cause a wake. A plat of this No Wake Zone as set forth above, is attached
				hereto and made a part hereof, and the Zone described herein is designated by
				the number "1" appearing above said zone.
2. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm,
				or cooperation, to operate any motor boat or other motorized vessel in, along,
				or around that section of the Jourdan River beginning at Coordinates -89.4424;
				30.3862, being approximately the location where the Mississippi State Highway
				603 bridge intersects and crosses over the Jourdan River, and ending at
				Coordinates -89.4406; 30.3879, in the immediate vicinity of the Jourdan River
				Steamer restaurant and following the Jourdan River, where any houses, boat
				docks, piers, or public boat launches are located, at a rate of speed which
				will cause a wake. A plat of this No Wake Zone as set forth above, is attached
				hereto and made a part hereof, and the Zone described herein is designated by
				the number "2" appearing above said zone.
3. A violation of this rule is a Class III
				violation, and upon conviction, shall be punished as provided in Miss. Code
				Ann. §
										49-7-101.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 40 - Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks › Part 4 - Law Enforcement › Chapter 3 - Reciprocal Agreements with bordering states › Rule 40-4-3.1 - RECIPROCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI

Current through June 25, 2024
A. The Mississippi Department of Wildlife,
				Fisheries, and Parks (the "department"), as successor to the Mississippi
				Department of Wildlife Conservation, and the Mississippi State Game and Fish
				Commission, pursuant to the terms of Miss. Code Ann. §§
									49-1-1,
				49-1-3,
				and
				49-1-4,
				signed a Reciprocal Agreement with the Alabama Department of Conservation and
				Natural Resources concerning sport fishing on Aliceville Lake in Noxubee and
				Lowndes Counties, Mississippi.
B.
				Said agreement states that the sport fishing licenses of either Alabama or
				Mississippi will be recognized in "all that part of the Tombigbee River, its
				embayment and impoundments, from River Mile 322 to the Aliceville Lock and
				Dam".
C. The department has signed
				a reciprocal agreement with the Alabama Department of Conservation concerning
				sport fishing on Pickwick Lake in Tishomingo County, Mississippi.
D. Said agreement states that,
1. sport anglers duly licensed or legally
				exempt from license requirements by the State of Alabama may, without further
				license, fish in the area of Pickwick Lake described below;
2. sport anglers duly licensed or legally
				exempt from license requirements by the State of Mississippi may, without
				further license, fish in the area of Pickwick Lake described below.
3. The area affected by this agreement shall
				be defined as either the water or from the banks of said water of the following
				described part of the Tennessee River or embayments or impoundments, to-wit:
All that part of the Tennessee River and its embayments and
				  impoundments between the junction of the Tennessee-Alabama-Mississippi line
				  near River Mile 215 and the Natchez Trace Parkway Bridge near River Mile 236.5,
				  except and exclusive of that part of the Big Bear Embayment lying south of the
				  Southern Railway bridge, that part of Second Creek Embayment lying north of the
				  Lauderdale County Road 14 bridge, and that part of the Tennessee-Tombigbee
				  Waterway lying south of the Highway 25 bridge.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 40 - Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks › Part 4 - Law Enforcement › Chapter 3 - Reciprocal Agreements with bordering states › Rule 40-4-3.2 - RECIPROCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN ARKANSAS AND MISSISSIPPI

Current through June 25, 2024
Public Notice 3672 is hereby amended.
A. The Mississippi Department of Wildlife,
				Fisheries & Parks and the Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission hereby
				enter into a cooperative agreement to recognize the resident sport fishing
				licenses, resident hunting licenses and the resident commercial fishing
				licenses of the two states on the flowing waters of the Mississippi River and
				all public waters between the main levees of the Mississippi River of the two
				states; excluding the St. Francis, White and Arkansas Rivers, this exclusion
				also includes all oxbow lakes whose entrance requires passage through the mouth
				of the Sf. Francis, White and Arkansas Rivers.
B. The following provisions shall apply:
1. Resident hunting and resident sport
				fishing licensees of either state shall abide by all laws and/or regulations
				pertaining to seasons, daily bag and creel limits, possession limits, size
				limits, tagging requirements and all other laws and/or regulations of the state
				in which the hunting or fishing takes place.
2. Resident Sport Fishing (excludes taking
				frogs): A sport fishing licensee shall abide by the creel limits, size limits,
				and shall use trotlines and other fishing equipment in accordance with the laws
				and regulations (excluding frogs) of the state in which the person is
				fishing.
3. Resident Commercial
				Fishing: A resident commercial fishing licensee shall abide by the creel and
				size limits, and shall use tackle and other fishing equipment in accordance
				with the laws and regulations of the state in which the gear is being
				fished.
4. Resident Hunting:
a. Migratory Waterfowl Only: Migratory
				waterfowl may be hunted upon the flowing waters of the Mississippi River,
				waters accessible by boat from the main channel of the Mississippi River, and
				state line lakes by a licensee of either state during the period when the
				season is open and coincidental in both states, and according to the laws, bag
				and possession limits, and all other rules and regulations promulgated by the
				state issuing the license.
b. Other
				than Migratory Waterfowl:
i. Current
				Mississippi resident hunting licenses shall be valid only on Arkansas lands
				that lie east of the main channel of the Mississippi River and on Mississippi
				lands that lie on the west side of the main channel of the Mississippi
				River.
ii. Current Arkansas
				resident hunting licenses shall be valid only on Mississippi lands that lie
				west of the main channel of the Mississippi River and on Arkansas lands that
				lie east of the main channel of the Mississippi River.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 40 - Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks › Part 4 - Law Enforcement › Chapter 3 - Reciprocal Agreements with bordering states › Rule 40-4-3.3 - RECIPROCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI

Current through June 25, 2024
Public Notice 2358.001 is hereby amended.
A. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife &
				Fisheries and the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
				hereby agree to enter into a cooperative agreement to allow properly licensed
				residents of the two states to hunt and fish on waters of the Mississippi River
				and along the Pearl and East Pearl Rivers, and the lands and waters described
				below where they form the common boundary between the two states.
B. Resident licensees of either state shall
				abide by the creel limits, daily bag limits, possession limits, size limits,
				length limits, gear restrictions, gear tagging requirements, and equipment
				restrictions in accordance with the laws and regulations of the state where the
				licensee is engaged in hunting, sport fishing and/or commercial
				fishing.
C. Where Louisiana and
				Mississippi both border along the Mississippi River, the following provisions
				shall apply:
1. Current Mississippi resident
				hunting, resident sport fishing and resident commercial fishing licenses shall
				be valid on:
a. Mississippi lands and waters
				that lie west of the main channel of the Mississippi River, and on;
b. Louisiana lands and waters that lie east
				of the main channel of the Mississippi River, and on;
c. State Line lakes that lie west of the main
				channel of the Mississippi River; designated on USGS Quadrangle maps as Bunchs
				Cutoff and Old River (also called Pittman Lake), Issaquena County, MS and East
				Carroll Parish, LA; Cottonwood Chute, Issaquena County, MS and East Carroll
				Parish, LA; Hodges Lake, Warren County, MS and Madison Parish, LA; Palmyra Lake
				,and Chute, Warren County, MS and Tensas Parish, LA; Yucatan Lake (also called
				Hard Times Bend), Claiborne County, MS and Tensas Parish, LA; Giles Bend
				Cutoff, Adams County, MS and Concordia Parish, LA; Natchez Island Chute, Adams
				County, MS and Concordia Parish, LA; Old River'(also called Glasscock Chute),
				Adams County, MS and Concordia Parish, LA; and Brians Chute, Adams County, MS
				and Concordia Parish, LA.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 40 - Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks › Part 4 - Law Enforcement › Chapter 3 - Reciprocal Agreements with bordering states › Rule 40-4-3.4 - RECIPROCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN TENNESSEE AND MISSISSIPPI

Current through June 25, 2024
Public Notice 3255 is hereby amended.
A. BE IT ORDERED that the Mississippi
				Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks has signed a reciprocal agreement
				with Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency concerning sport fishing on Pickwick
				Lake in Tishomingo County, Mississippi.
B. Said agreement states that the sport
				fishing licenses of either Tennessee or Mississippi will be recognized in "all
				that part of the Tennessee River and its embayments and impoundments between
				Pickwick Dam to Alabama-Mississippi-Tennessee State Line to waters west of the
				main channel of the Tennessee River from south of state border to a North-South
				Line projected from Eastport on the south side across the Tennessee River
				including all portions of Yellow Creek upstream to U. S. Highway 25
				Bridge."
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §§
										49-1-29,
				  49-4-4,
				  and
				  49-7-12.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 40 - Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks › Part 4 - Law Enforcement › Chapter 4 - Sale of wildlife; taxidermy › Rule 40-4-4.1 - SALE OF GAME BIRDS, ANIMALS OR FISH PROHIBITED

Current through June 25, 2024
Public Notice WL 3816 is hereby amended.
A. It is unlawful for any person to buy or
				sell or to offer for sale, exchange for merchandise, or other consideration,
				within this state, any game birds, game animals, or game fish, or parts
				thereof, whether taken within or coming from without the state, except as
				stated below.
B. It is lawful for
				the following items to be bought and sold:
1.
				The skins and sinew of deer and products crafted, fashioned or made from deer
				bones or antlers not in velvet;
2.
				Any part of a wild turkey, except the meat or a mounted turkey; and
3. Any parts of nuisance animals.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 40 - Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks › Part 4 - Law Enforcement › Chapter 4 - Sale of wildlife; taxidermy › Rule 40-4-4.2 - REGULATION REGARDING TAXIDERMY AND PROPAGATION PERMITS

Current through June 25, 2024
Public Notice LE 3793 is hereby amended.
A. A permit is required of any person who
				engages in any taxidermy for the general public, or for wildlife
				propagation.
B. Applications for
				propagation or taxidermy permits must be on a form prescribed by the Department
				and shall contain the following:
1. Name and
				address of applicant (Taxidermy only)
2. Name and address of Business if different
				from above (Taxidermy only)
3.
				Reason permit requested, if not for propagation purposes
4. Name of species to be propagated
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 40 - Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks › Part 4 - Law Enforcement › Chapter 5 - Regulations for field trials and dog running/training permits › Rule 40-4-5.1 - QUAIL DOG TRAINING PERMITS

Current through June 25, 2024
Public Notice 1810 is hereby amended.
A. Upon written application any individual
				person or organized shooting dog training field trial association or group may
				obtain a Tamed Quail Shooting Dog Training Permit.
B. Said permit shall be issued for a period
				of one year upon payment of a fee of Three Dollars ($3.00).
C. The permit or permit number shall be
				attached at all times to each release or capture pen and all tamed quail so
				used shall be identified through the use of leg bands or dye on the wing or
				wings of each released bird.
D.
				When so permitted and identified by dye or leg bands, tame quail may be
				possessed, released, hunted, shot and killed or retaken for shoot-to-kill field
				trial and dog training activities using release or capture pens during any
				season of the year.
E. No Tamed
				Quail Shooting Dog Training Permit shall authorize or extend the statutory
				season for operation of licensed private or commercial shooting preserves
				except for bona fide bird dog training operations as permitted under these
				regulations.
F. Professional dog
				trainers shall be required to obtain a Tamed Quail Shooting Dog Training Permit
				whenever it is anticipated that any tamed and marked quail are to be shot
				during the progress of any dog training activities in compliance with these
				regulations.
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §§
										49-1-29,
				  49-1-29(j),
				  49-4-4,
				  and
				  49-7-42.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 40 - Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks › Part 4 - Law Enforcement › Chapter 5 - Regulations for field trials and dog running/training permits › Rule 40-4-5.2 - FIELD TRIAL PERMITS

Current through June 25, 2024
Public Notice LE6 2768 is hereby amended.
A. Be it ordered that a permit is required by
				any person, club, group or association, to sponsor or engage in any raccoon dog
				field trial, squirrel dog field trial, retriever dog field trial, bird dog
				field trial, rabbit dog field trial, or fox hound field trial.
B. Applications for such field trial shall be
				on a form prescribed by the Department and must contain the following
				information:
1. Name and address of
				applicant
2. Club, Group or
				Association
3. Type of Trial (UKC,
				AKC, ACHA, NFHA, other)
4.
				Headquarters/Meeting place
5.
				Counties involved
6. Wildlife
				Management Areas involved
7. Date
				or Dates of field trial
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 40 - Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks › Part 4 - Law Enforcement › Chapter 5 - Regulations for field trials and dog running/training permits › Rule 40-4-5.3 - RUNNING OF DOGS DURING SPRING TURKEY SEASON

Current through June 25, 2024
A. It shall be
				unlawful to run, hunt, chase or pursue with dogs any raccoon, opossum, fox or
				other wild animals, or wild birds during spring turkey season (youth and
				regular season), day or night, except as provided herein:
1. In areas that are closed to turkey
				hunting.
2. In permitted hunting
				enclosures (all free running dogs must remain inside the enclosure).
3. Bird dog field trials may be held in
				designated areas after application and obtaining a permit from the Department
				of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
4. Rabbit dog field trials may be permitted
				on lands owned or leased by organized beagle clubs provided the club property
				is posted by signs every 300 feet and the field trial has been approved by the
				Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
5. Raccoon dog field trials may be held in
				designated areas after application and obtaining a field trial permit from the
				Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. Permitted field trials will be
				allowed from 1 hour after sunset until 3:00 a.m. on the following lands:
a. Private lands with consent from the
				landowner(s) on a minimum of 250 contiguous acres.
b. Public lands, excluding MDWFP Wildlife
				Management Areas, where the governmental agency charged with the management of
				said lands has not passed laws or regulations prohibiting the running of
				raccoon dogs.
c. Hunters must
				obtain a dog permit, at no charge, for each dog and are limited to two dog
				permits per hunter. Dogs must wear a functional tracking collar and be
				identified at all times with the dog permit number and the owner's contact
				information. A maximum of four dogs is allowed per party. Dogs must be kept
				upon properties for which consent has been obtained at all times.
6. The running of raccoon dogs and
				rabbit dogs will be allowed from 1 hour after sunset until 3:00 a.m. on the
				following lands:
a. A landowner and their
				accompanying guests may hunt on any lands titled in his/her name.
b. Private lands where hunters have consent
				from the landowner(s) on a minimum of 250 contiguous acres.
c. Public lands, excluding MDWFP Wildlife
				Management Areas, where the governmental agency charged with the management of
				said lands has not passed laws or regulations prohibiting the training of
				raccoon or rabbit dogs.
d. Hunters
				must obtain a dog permit, at no charge, for each dog and are limited to two dog
				permits per hunter. Dogs must wear a functional tracking collar and be
				identified at all times with the dog permit number and the owner's contact
				information. A maximum of four dogs is allowed per party. Dogs must be kept
				upon properties for which consent has been obtained at all times.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 40 - Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks › Part 4 - Law Enforcement › Chapter 6 - Rules and fees for MDWFP public shooting ranges › Rule 40-4-6.1 - RANGE AND FACILITY FEES

Current through June 25, 2024
A. The following
				fees, charges, and/or regulations concerning WMA shooting ranges, are hereby
				adopted.
Daily Range Fee
$15.00
Education Building*
$100.00
*$50.00 refund if building meets inspection
							 standards.
B.
				"Senior" is defined as 65 years of age and older. Youths, under the age of
				sixteen (16) years, are exempt from having to pay range permit fees. Other fees
				may apply.
C. All fees are subject
				to a surcharge for transactional costs associated with the Point-of-Sale
				system. In addition, certain consumer items such as shooting accessories or
				apparel, may be offered for sale at the Range Headquarters/Clubhouse. Sales of
				resale items shall be subject to the applicable Mississippi Sales Tax.
D. Specific safety and use rules
				for each range facility may be developed and posted at each range by the range
				officers. Violations of safety rules and/or range officer commands may result
				in the removal of a shooter from the range or range premises.
E. Where practicable, the MDWFP may offer
				Instructor Certified Enhanced Concealed Carry training courses, as provided in
				Miss. Code Ann. §
									97-37-7,
				to the general public, at a price of $100.00 per person. Any such course shall
				be in full compliance with the rules and regulations of the Mississippi
				Department of Public Safety ("MDPS"), and all instructors shall be certified by
				the MDPS to teach these courses. Successful completion of the course of
				training shall entitle the student to an endorsement upon his or her concealed
				carry permit of this enhanced status. Please see,
http://www.dps.state.ms.us/firearms/firearms-permit-unit
/
				for additional information.
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §§
										49-1-29,
				  49-4-4,
				  and
				  49-5-13.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 40 - Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks › Part 5 - Museum of Natural Science › Chapter 1 - General regulations for the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science › Rule 40-5-1.1 - GENERAL REGULATION REGARDING USE OF THE MUSEUM BY OUTSIDE PARTIES

Current through June 25, 2024
Public Notice M1 3821 is hereby amended.
A. Rental of Mississippi Museum of Natural
				Science for Meetings and Events
1. Each
				individual, organization, association, or other entity shall enter into a
				written agreement with the museum as set forth in standard operating
				procedures.
2. All scheduled uses
				shall be reserved at least fifteen (15) days in advance. Reservations will be
				taken no more than twelve (12) months in advance.
3. The maximum number of attendees is
				3,000.
4. The museum facilities are
				not available for meetings and/or functions to any organization, association,
				or other groups or entities that discriminate based on race, color, creed,
				religion, gender, and/or national origin.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 40 - Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks › Part 5 - Museum of Natural Science › Chapter 2 - Regulations regarding non-game and endangered species › Rule 40-5-2.2 - REGULATIONS REGARDING TURTLES AND TORTOISES

Current through June 25, 2024
A. The
				taking, possessing, transporting, exporting processing, selling, offering for
				sale, or shipping of the eggs of any species of turtle or tortoise is
				prohibited unless specifically authorized by a valid scientific collecting
				permit.
B. The introduction of
				gasoline, kerosene, or any other chemical into the burrows dug by a gopher
				tortoise (
Gopherus polyphemus
), whether or not those burrows
				are occupied by gopher tortoises or have been abandoned, is
				prohibited.
C. The captive
				propagation of the alligator snapping turtle (
Malaclemys
				temminckii)
is prohibited unless specifically authorized by a valid
				captive propagation permit.
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §§
										49-1-29,
				  49-1-41,
				  49-4-4,
				  and
				  49-5-113.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 40 - Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks › Part 5 - Museum of Natural Science › Chapter 2 - Regulations regarding non-game and endangered species › Rule 40-5-2.3 - REGULATIONS REGARDING NON-GAME WILDLIFE IN NEED OF MANAGEMENT

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Nongame Species In Need Of Management:
				Definitions.
1. Nongame species in need of
				management in Mississippi include:
a.
				Thirty-two (32) species of small mammals, one species of freshwater fish, and
				all native species of reptiles and amphibians except those regulated by other
				rules of the Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
b. Species not regulated by this rule
				include:
i. endangered reptiles and
				amphibians
;
ii. reptiles and amphibians considered game
				species (Bullfrog, Pig Frog, Bronze Frog)
;
iii. American Alligator
;
				and
iv. Commercially
				recognized genetic color mutants, such as albinos or other color variants, of
				nongame wildlife in need of management
.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 40 - Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks › Part 5 - Museum of Natural Science › Chapter 3 - Criteria for inclusion in the Mississippi Scenic Streams program › Rule 40-5-3.1 - MISSISSIPPI SCENIC STREAMS PROGRAM Public Notice 3661 is hereby amended

Current through June 25, 2024
Public Notice 3661 is hereby amended.
A. CRITERIA FOR SCENIC STREAM DESIGNATION:
				Minimum Standards
1. Each stream or segment of
				stream subject to evaluation for candidacy and possible inclusion into
				Mississippi's Scenic Streams Stewardship Program must be on the State of
				Mississippi's list of officially designated "PUBLIC WATERS". If this
				requirement is met, then the stream must meet at least ONE of the following
				requirements:
a. Listed as a stream
				recreational area in a publication by a government agency, or by a statewide
				conservation group, professional association, or recreation
				organization.
b. Traverses or is
				adjacent to a state or national park, forest, refuge, wildlife management area,
				monument or other major public land.
c. Exhibits existing or potential use for
				recreational boating (motorized boating, rowing, canoeing, kayaking or
				tubing).
d. Possesses accessible
				unique scenic or historical sites.
e. Supports plants and/or animals that are
				unique or of special concern.