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Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 10 - Unlawful to Sell or Buy Recreational Caught Fish › Section 22-7-10-101

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to
				  transport or deliver any recreationally caught finfish into a building or
				  structure used by any commercial business or establishment that buys, sells or
				  processes finfish. Furthermore, it shall be unlawful for any commercial
				  business or establishment that buys, sells or processes finfish to receive or
				  possess recreationally caught finfish.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 10 - Unlawful to Sell or Buy Recreational Caught Fish › Section 22-7-10-102

Current through June 25, 2024
The commission may issue special permits, 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.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 11 - Bluefin Tuna Possession Restrictions › Section 22-7-11-100

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation 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.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 11 - Bluefin Tuna Possession Restrictions › Section 22-7-11-101

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.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 12 - Fish Unlawful to Possess › Section 22-7-12-100

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to
				  take, catch, or have in possession any Goliath Grouper
(Epinephelus
				  itajard),
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.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 13 - Trotline Regulations › Section 22-7-13-100

Current through June 25, 2024
Anyone trotline fishing south of Interstate 10 shall be
				  registered with the DMR and be issued a unique number that is to be attached
				  along with the fisherman's name to both ends of the trot line in indelible ink
				  on corrosion resistant tags so that it is readable by DMR persormel.
If name and number is not attached to both ends and readable
				  by DMR personnel and tending the bottom, the line will be deemed illegal and
				  may be confiscated by DMR personnel. Additionally, a Marine Patrol Officer will
				  issue a ticket to anyone operating an illegal trotline.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 13 - Trotline Regulations › Section 22-7-13-101

Current through June 25, 2024
From and after January 1,2020 both recreational and
				  commercial trotline tags shall be renewed on an annual basis. Trotline tags
				  will be valid from January 1st - December 31st of each year.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 14 - Set Pole and Line Regulations › Section 22-7-14-100

Current through June 25, 2024
Anyone set pole and line fishing must be on-site and
				  attending their gear from a distance of no greater than fifty (50) feet and be
				  available to move gear to allow for safe navigation.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 14 - Set Pole and Line Regulations › Section 22-7-14-101

Current through June 25, 2024
Illegal to use a set pole and line with more than one (1)
				  hook.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 14 - Set Pole and Line Regulations › Section 22-7-14-102

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.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 15 - Gear Restriction in Reef Areas › Section 22-7-15-100

Current through June 25, 2024
In the permitted reef areas bounded by the below coordinates
				  it shall be illegal to fish with more than three (3) hooks per line or to use
				  spear fishing gear equipped with power heads
100.01 FH 4 -
				3010.600/-8854.100,3010.245/-8854.100, 3010.600/-8853.600,
				3010.395/-8853.600
100.02 FH 8
				3016.100/-8857.600,3015.900/-8857.600,
				3016.100/8857.800,3015.900/8857.800
100.03 FH 8
				3016.100/-8857.600,3015.900/-8857.600,
				3016.100/8857.800,3015.900/8857.800
100.04 FH 10 -
				3016.00/-8838.900,3015.860/-8838.900, 3016.000/-8839.000,
				3015.860/-8839.000
100.05 FH 14 -
				3012.440/-8849.499, 3012.200/-8849.499, 3012.440/-8849.720,
				3012.200/-8849.720
100.06 Cat
				Island Reef- 3012.282/-8904.899, 3012.053/-8905.068, 3012.152/-8904.631,
				30II.929/-8904.790
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 16 - Penalties › Section 22-7-16-100

Current through June 25, 2024
Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the
				  provisions of Title 22 Part 7 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on
				  conviction shall be penalized as provided by law. Violations of more than one
				  (1) section or subsection of this Title 22 Part 7, or part thereof, shall be
				  considered separate offenses and punished as such
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 17 - Sections and Subsections Declared Separable › Section 22-7-17-100

Current through June 25, 2024
Each section and subsection of Title 22 Part 7 shall be
				  declared separable, and if any section or subsection or part thereof shall be
				  held invalid or unconstitutional, the balance of said Title 22 Part 7 shall
				  remain in full force and effect
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 7 - REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE SIZE LIMITS AND BAG LIMITS ON CERTAIN FISH SPECIES AND TO PREVENT SALE OF SEAFOOD BY RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN › Chapter 18 - Administrative Procedures Act › Section 22-7-18-100

Current through June 25, 2024
Pursuant to the amendments to the Administrative Procedures
				  Act, Section 25 43-101.1, et seq., of the Mississippi Code of 1972, and the
				  rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto by the Secretary of State;
				  the former Ordinance 7.0029 has been modified and the commission and department
				  have adopted the terminology and numbering system developed by the Secretary of
				  State. Therefore, references to "ordinance" or to "Part" appearing in these
				  regulations or the underlying statutes are used interchangeably and refer to
				  the same instrument.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 8 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR OFFICIAL STANDARDS OF MEASURE AND DEFINITIONS FOR MARINE FISHERIES IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI › Chapter 01 - Introduction › Purpose › Section 22-8-01-100

Current through June 25, 2024
The measures and definitions described in this Part shall
					 be utilized by the Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources (MCMR), their
					 inspectors, enforcement officers, employees, and all other persons connected
					 therewith. These measures and definitions shall apply generally to all Parts,
					 rules and regulations of the MCMR. However, the specific measures or
					 definitions found in any particular Part shall be controlling in the event of
					 the absence or material conflict of the same specific measure or definition in
					 this Part.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 8 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR OFFICIAL STANDARDS OF MEASURE AND DEFINITIONS FOR MARINE FISHERIES IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI › Chapter 02 - Justification and Authority › Section 22-8-02-100

Current through June 25, 2024
The MCMR is authorized to set standards of measure; as
				  provided for in §
									49-15-15
				  of the Mississippi Code Ann. of 1972, as amended; and such standards of measure
				  are necessary to properly carry out the duties and regulations of the
				  MCMR.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 8 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR OFFICIAL STANDARDS OF MEASURE AND DEFINITIONS FOR MARINE FISHERIES IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI › Chapter 02 - Justification and Authority › Section 22-8-02-101

Current through June 25, 2024
The MCMR is authorized by §
									49-15-15
				  of the Mississippi Code Ann. of 1972, as amended, to enact all regulations
				  necessary for the protection, conservation or propagation of all seafood in the
				  waters under the territorial jurisdiction of the State of
				  Mississippi.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 8 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR OFFICIAL STANDARDS OF MEASURE AND DEFINITIONS FOR MARINE FISHERIES IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI › Chapter 03 - Measures › Section 22-8-03-100

Current through June 25, 2024
Barrel Shrimp: Two hundred ten (210) pounds of raw whole
				  shrimp shall be one (1) barrel. One hundred thirty-two (132) pounds of raw
				  headless shrimp shall be one (1) barrel.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 8 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR OFFICIAL STANDARDS OF MEASURE AND DEFINITIONS FOR MARINE FISHERIES IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI › Chapter 03 - Measures › Section 22-8-03-101

Current through June 25, 2024
Barrel Oysters: 5.96 cubic feet (10,306.2 cubic inches) of
				  whole oysters in Mississippi shall be one (1) barrel.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 8 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR OFFICIAL STANDARDS OF MEASURE AND DEFINITIONS FOR MARINE FISHERIES IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI › Chapter 03 - Measures › Section 22-8-03-102

Current through June 25, 2024
Sack Oysters: 1.98 cubic feet (3435.4 cubic inches) of whole
				  oysters in Mississippi shall be one (1) sack and the standard measure for said
				  sack shall consist of a tub or other round vessel of the following dimensions.
				  It shall measure 18 inches in diameter inside at the top, and 14 inches in
				  diameter inside at the bottom, and 17 inches from bottom to top, the unit of
				  such tub or sack measure to be in the shape of a frustum of a cone, the volume
				  of which is determined by the formula: V = 1/3
				  Bh(rt2 +
				  rb2 +
				  rtrb) where V = Volume, B = 3.14,
				  h = height, rt = top radius, rb =
				  bottom radius. One (1) of these measures filled level to the top shall make one
				  (1) sack.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 8 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR OFFICIAL STANDARDS OF MEASURE AND DEFINITIONS FOR MARINE FISHERIES IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI › Chapter 04 - Definitions › Section 22-8-04-100

Current through June 25, 2024
ADULTERATED
- Shellfish shall be deemed to be
				  adulterated if any foreign substance has been added to the shellfish, or has
				  been mixed or packed therewith so as to increase its bulk or weight, or reduce
				  its quality or strength, or make it appear better or of greater value than it
				  is.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 8 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR OFFICIAL STANDARDS OF MEASURE AND DEFINITIONS FOR MARINE FISHERIES IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI › Chapter 04 - Definitions › Section 22-8-04-101

Current through June 25, 2024
APPROVED AREA
- Waters where the growing and
				  harvesting of shellfish for direct marketing is allowed by the authority of the
				  MCMR or as hereby authorized the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources
				  (MDMR) its Executive Director, Deputy Director, Director of Marine Fisheries or
				  Shellfish Program Coordinator; where pathogenic micro-organisms, poisonous and
				  deleterious substances are not present in the area in dangerous concentrations
				  and; where bacteriological quality of the water of every sampling station does
				  not exceed a fecal coliform median or geometric mean MPN of 14 per 100 ml, and
				  not more than 10 percent of the samples exceed an MPN of 43 for a 5-tube
				  decimal dilution test or an MPN of 49 per 100 ml. for a 3-tube decimal dilution
				  test. An approved area may be temporarily closed when a public health emergency
				  resulting from, for example, a hurricane, flooding, chemical spill, hazardous
				  waste or raw sewage discharge, sinking or grounding of vessels carrying
				  hazardous cargoes, evidence of the existence of marine biotoxins, or any other
				  public health emergency as declared by the MCMR or as hereby authorized the
				  MDMR, its Executive Director, Deputy Director, Director of Marine Fisheries or
				  Biological Program Coordinator thereof.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 8 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR OFFICIAL STANDARDS OF MEASURE AND DEFINITIONS FOR MARINE FISHERIES IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI › Chapter 04 - Definitions › Section 22-8-04-102

Current through June 25, 2024
APPROVED DEGRADABLE MATERIAL
- shall be defined
				  as a material which after one (1) year of immersion in water loses at least
				  fifty (50) percent of its tensile strength and for which a field test must be
				  available to analyze the material for authenticity or the net must have a
				  placard issued by the MDMR which will be permanently attached to the net
				  certifying that the net is made of an approved degradable material. Any
				  material previously approved by the MCMR under Part 5 shall be deemed an
				  "approved degradable material" for purposes of this Part, regardless of whether
				  the material meets the fifty (50) percent loss in tensile strength after one
				  (1) year of immersion in water.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 8 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR OFFICIAL STANDARDS OF MEASURE AND DEFINITIONS FOR MARINE FISHERIES IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI › Chapter 04 - Definitions › Section 22-8-04-103

Current through June 25, 2024
BAG LIMIT
- shall mean the total number of a
				  particular species, or species in aggregate, that a fisherman can retain for a
				  single day's catch.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 8 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR OFFICIAL STANDARDS OF MEASURE AND DEFINITIONS FOR MARINE FISHERIES IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI › Chapter 04 - Definitions › Section 22-8-04-104

Current through June 25, 2024
BAIT SHRIMP
- shall mean saltwater shrimp that
				  count one hundred (100) or fewer shrimp per pound, and are intended solely for
				  use as bait to be sold or dispensed alive or dead with heads attached to
				  recreational fishermen, or licensed live bait dealers as permitted within the
				  State of Mississippi.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 8 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR OFFICIAL STANDARDS OF MEASURE AND DEFINITIONS FOR MARINE FISHERIES IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI › Chapter 04 - Definitions › Section 22-8-04-105

Current through June 25, 2024
BIB
or
TONGUE
- shall mean 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.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 8 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR OFFICIAL STANDARDS OF MEASURE AND DEFINITIONS FOR MARINE FISHERIES IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI › Chapter 04 - Definitions › Section 22-8-04-106

Current through June 25, 2024
BULK SALES
- shall mean any sale, barter, trade,
				  exchange or otherwise dispensing of dead shrimp consisting of more than five
				  (5) pounds per person per day; or any sale, barter, trade, exchange or
				  otherwise dispensing of live shrimp of more than five hundred (500) live bait
				  shrimp per person per day.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 8 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR OFFICIAL STANDARDS OF MEASURE AND DEFINITIONS FOR MARINE FISHERIES IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI › Chapter 04 - Definitions › Section 22-8-04-107

Current through June 25, 2024
CAST NET
- shall mean any cast net or brille net
				  or any circular or conical weighted net designed to be thrown downward by hand
				  and withdrawn by an attached line.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 8 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR OFFICIAL STANDARDS OF MEASURE AND DEFINITIONS FOR MARINE FISHERIES IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI › Chapter 04 - Definitions › Section 22-8-04-108

Current through June 25, 2024
CERTIFIED INTERSTATE SHELLFISH SHIPPER
- An
				  individual, firm or corporation who has been issued a numbered permit by the
				  MCMR or as hereby authorized the MDMR, its Executive Director, Deputy Director,
				  Director of Marine Fisheries or Biological Program Coordinator, or a
				  non-resident individual, firm or corporation who has been issued a numbered
				  license or permit by the non-resident's appropriate State Shellfish Control
				  Agency indicating that the individual, firm or corporation operates in
				  compliance with the sanitation and program regulations of the National
				  Shellfish Sanitation Program, and is therefore eligible to participate in the
				  interstate shipment of shellfish.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 8 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR OFFICIAL STANDARDS OF MEASURE AND DEFINITIONS FOR MARINE FISHERIES IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI › Chapter 04 - Definitions › Section 22-8-04-109

Current through June 25, 2024
CERTIFIED SHELLFISH PLANT
- A certified
				  shellfish plant is defined as a shellfish plant which complies with the
				  provisions of this Part and which possesses a valid shellfish processing plant
				  permit from the MCMR or as hereby authorized the MDMR, its Executive Director,
				  Deputy Director, Director of Marine Fisheries or Biological Program
				  Coordinator. A certified shellfish plant is recognized as a Certified
				  Interstate Shellfish Shipper. A certified shellfish plant is designated as
				  either a: Shellstock Shipper (SS), Shucker-Packer (SP), Repacker on (RP) or
				  Reshipper (RS).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 8 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR OFFICIAL STANDARDS OF MEASURE AND DEFINITIONS FOR MARINE FISHERIES IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI › Chapter 04 - Definitions › Section 22-8-04-110

Current through June 25, 2024
CHIEF INSPECTOR
- shall mean the highest-ranking
				  marine enforcement supervisor of the MDMR.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 8 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR OFFICIAL STANDARDS OF MEASURE AND DEFINITIONS FOR MARINE FISHERIES IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI › Chapter 04 - Definitions › Section 22-8-04-111

Current through June 25, 2024
CHUM
- shall mean any biological or chemical
				  product which is intended solely for use as a fish attractant to be sold or
				  dispensed to recreational fishermen within the State of Mississippi.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 8 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR OFFICIAL STANDARDS OF MEASURE AND DEFINITIONS FOR MARINE FISHERIES IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI › Chapter 04 - Definitions › Section 22-8-04-112

Current through June 25, 2024
COMMISSION
- shall mean the Mississippi
				  Commission on Marine Resources (MCMR).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 8 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR OFFICIAL STANDARDS OF MEASURE AND DEFINITIONS FOR MARINE FISHERIES IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI › Chapter 04 - Definitions › Section 22-8-04-113

Current through June 25, 2024
COMMERCIAL EEL FISHING
- shall be defined as a
				  fishing activity using traps or pots where the sole purpose is to catch
				  American eels
(Anguilla rostrata).
It shall be unlawful for
				  any person, firm, or corporation to retain any fish or shellfish other than
				  adult eels while engaged in commercial eel fishing. An adult eel shall be
				  defined as an eel at least six (6) inches in length.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 8 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR OFFICIAL STANDARDS OF MEASURE AND DEFINITIONS FOR MARINE FISHERIES IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI › Chapter 04 - Definitions › Section 22-8-04-114

Current through June 25, 2024
COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN
- Anyone who sells, trades,
				  barters or otherwise exchanges or offers to exchange any part of his catch for
				  monetary or personal gain.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 8 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR OFFICIAL STANDARDS OF MEASURE AND DEFINITIONS FOR MARINE FISHERIES IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI › Chapter 04 - Definitions › Section 22-8-04-115

Current through June 25, 2024
CONDITIONALLY APPROVED AREA
- Waters that meet
				  approved area criteria for a predictable period. The period is conditional upon
				  established performance standards specified in a management plan. A
				  conditionally approved shellfish growing area is a closed area when the area
				  does not meet the approved growing area criteria and is temporarily closed by
				  the MCMR or as hereby authorized the MDMR its Executive Director, Deputy
				  Director, Director of Marine or Biological Program Coordinator.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 8 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR OFFICIAL STANDARDS OF MEASURE AND DEFINITIONS FOR MARINE FISHERIES IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI › Chapter 04 - Definitions › Section 22-8-04-116

Current through June 25, 2024
ENTANGLEMENT
- a method in which fish are
				  primarily ensnared or entangled by the gills or other boney projections through
				  interaction with gear
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 8 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR OFFICIAL STANDARDS OF MEASURE AND DEFINITIONS FOR MARINE FISHERIES IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI › Chapter 04 - Definitions › Section 22-8-04-117

Current through June 25, 2024
ENTRAPMENT
- a method in which fish are
				  primarily surrounded and confined, not entangled by the gills or other boney
				  projections, within a space through interaction with gear
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 8 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR OFFICIAL STANDARDS OF MEASURE AND DEFINITIONS FOR MARINE FISHERIES IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI › Chapter 04 - Definitions › Section 22-8-04-118

Current through June 25, 2024
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- shall mean the Executive
				  Director of MDMR.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 8 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR OFFICIAL STANDARDS OF MEASURE AND DEFINITIONS FOR MARINE FISHERIES IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI › Chapter 04 - Definitions › Section 22-8-04-119

Current through June 25, 2024
FIELD TEST
- Shall mean (1) a test used to
				  determine whether materials used in a gill or trammel net meet the definition
				  of approved degradable material or are manufactured of cotton or linen, or (2)
				  a test accepted by the MDMR as a scientifically valid test of degradability,
				  devised by manufacturers of degradable gill or trammel net materials. Where the
				  MDMR has accepted a manufacturer's test and results thereon with regard to
				  degradable materials, the MDMR must receive from any such manufacturer a
				  certification by the manufacturer that the material constructed by it meets the
				  definition of an approved degradable materials as well as a copy of the
				  manufacturers test. Any gill or trammel net to be used in the marine waters of
				  the State of Mississippi, manufactured from any approved degradable material or
				  cotton or linen shall be certified by the MDMR where:
119.01 The material used in the net has been
				shown to be constructed of such materials by either form of field test
				described herein and that the MCMR has previously approved the material;
				and
119.02 The net and a certificate
				by the net manufacturer demonstrating that the materials were used in the
				manufacture or construction of the net were of those approved by the MCMR are
				presented to the MDMR for inspection.
Upon such proof, the MDMR shall permanently affix an
				  identifying placard or other marker of the net.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 8 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR OFFICIAL STANDARDS OF MEASURE AND DEFINITIONS FOR MARINE FISHERIES IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI › Chapter 04 - Definitions › Section 22-8-04-120

Current through June 25, 2024
FINAL DESTINATION
- shall be defined as a place
				  on the mainland or a barrier island, not including piers or jetties, where the
				  fishermen finally lands his catch and does not further transport the fish by
				  boat.
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Current through June 25, 2024
FOOTROPE
- shall mean 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.
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Current through June 25, 2024
GIG
- shall be defined as any hand held shaft
				  with one or more points which may or may not be barbed.
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Current through June 25, 2024
GILL NET
- shall be defined as any net, of one
				  or more layers, not customarily used for shrimp or menhaden fishing, with a
				  mesh of such size and design as to be used primarily to catch or entangle fish
				  by the gills or other boney projections.
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Current through June 25, 2024
HAUL SEINE
- A net set vertically in the water
				  column and pulled by hand or by power to capture fish by entrapment through
				  encircling and confining fish within itself, the shore or bank as a result of
				  mesh size and construction. Haul seines shall be constructed of a mesh size not
				  to exceed fifteen sixteenths (15/16") bar and one inch and seven eighths (1
				  7/8") stretch and shall not be constructed of monofilament.
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Current through June 25, 2024
HEADROPE
- shall mean 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.
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Current through June 25, 2024
INTEREST IN COMMERCIAL SHRIMP OPERATION
- shall
				  mean having any direct or indirect pecuniary or financial interest in any
				  commercial shrimp vessel, shrimp processing facility or sale of shrimp for
				  human consumption.
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Current through June 25, 2024
INTEREST IN LIVE BAIT OPERATIONS
- shall mean
				  having any direct or indirect pecuniary or financial interest in any live bait
				  catcher boat, live bait shrimp transport vehicle or live bait camp.
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Current through June 25, 2024
KING MACKEREL FISHING
- shall be defined as a
				  fishing activity where the sole purpose is to catch king mackerel
(Scomberomorus cavalla).
It shall be unlawful for any person,
				  firm, or corporation, while engaged in any net fishing activity or "set" to
				  catch in excess often percent (10%) by weight of species other than king
				  mackerel while king mackerel fishing.
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Current through June 25, 2024
LANDED
- When seafood is first brought to a
				  point of land after being harvested and is no longer transported by boat or
				  vessel.
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Current through June 25, 2024
LIVE BAIT CAMP
- shall mean any business of a
				  live bait dealer that deals in the selling of live and dead shrimp to
				  recreational fishermen within the State of Mississippi for bait use and has
				  been duly inspected and permitted as a "live bait camp" by the MDMR.
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Current through June 25, 2024
LIVE BAIT CATCHER BOAT
- shall mean any
				  watercraft having suitable equipment aboard to properly harvest and retain
				  aboard, in a live condition, shrimp which are intended solely for use as live
				  bait to be sold or dispensed to recreational fishermen within the State of
				  Mississippi and said boat having been duly inspected, permitted and licensed by
				  the MCMR as a "live bait catcher boat" to a particular live bait camp.
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Current through June 25, 2024
LIVE BAIT SHRIMP TRANSPORT VEHICLE
- shall mean
				  any motorized vehicle having suitable equipment to properly transport, in a
				  live condition, shrimp which are intended solely for use as live bait to be
				  sold or dispensed to recreational fishermen and said vehicle having been duly
				  inspected and permitted as a "live bait shrimp transport vehicle" by the MDMR.
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Current through June 25, 2024
MISBRANDED
- Shucked shellfish shall be deemed
				  to be misbranded if its labeling is false or misleading in any way, or if it
				  does not bear a label containing (1) the name and place of business of the
				  processor or packer (2) an accurate statement of the quantity of the contents
				  in terms of weight, measure, numerical count or size of container, (3) the
				  permit number of the processor or packer (4) net drained weight when packed (5)
				  on packages of sixty-four (64) fluid ounces or more of fresh product, labeled
				  with the date shucked with the wording "DATE SHUCKED" followed by the date
				  expressed as the month, day, and year, or (6) on packages of less than
				  sixty-four (64) fluid ounces of fresh product labeled with the wording "SELL
				  BY" followed by a date expressed as a month, day and year, not to exceed
				  fourteen (14) days from the date shucked. (7) Containers of frozen shucked
				  shellfish shall show the date the product was shucked and the date frozen,
				  labeled as "DATE SHUCKED" and "DATE FROZEN" followed by the date expressed as
				  the month, day, and year. Shucked product previously frozen must be labeled
				  with the wording "PREVIOUSLY FROZEN"
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Current through June 25, 2024
MULLET FISHING
- shall be defined as a fishing
				  activity where the sole purpose is to catch mullet
(Mugil
sp.). It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation, while engaged
				  in any mullet fishing activity or "set" to catch in excess often percent (10%)
				  by weight of species other than mullet.
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Current through June 25, 2024
PLACARD
- Marking or identification permanently
				  attached to nets or fishing devices that verifies that they meet specified
				  requirements such as an approved degradable material.
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Current through June 25, 2024
PROHIBITED AREA
- Waters that are prohibited for
				  the harvest of shellfish for any purpose except depletion. A prohibited
				  shellfish growing area is a closed area for the harvesting of shellfish at all
				  times.
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Current through June 25, 2024
PURSE SEINE
- shall be defined as any net or
				  device commonly known as a purse seine and/or ring net that can be pursed or
				  closed by means of a drawstring or other device that can be drawn to close the
				  bottom of the net, or the top of the net, or both. Such nets are constructed of
				  mesh of such size and design as not to be used primarily to entangle commercial
				  size fish by the gills or other boney projections.
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Current through June 25, 2024
PUSH TRAWL
- shall mean a trawl that is spread
				  by poles suspended in a "V" configuration from the bow of the trawler.
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Current through June 25, 2024
RECREATIONAL FISHERMAN
- shall be defined as
				  those individuals taking and/or catching seafood for recreational or personal
				  consumption, and who does not sell, trade, barter or otherwise exchange or
				  offer to exchange any part of his catch for monetary or personal gain.
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Current through June 25, 2024
REPACKER -RP
- A person other than the original
				  certified shucker-packer who repacks shucked shellfish into other containers. A
				  repacker may also repack and ship shell stock. A repacker shall not shuck
				  shellfish.
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Current through June 25, 2024
RESHIPPER -RS-
A person who purchases shucked
				  shellfish or shellstock from other certified shippers and sells the product
				  without repacking or relabeling to other certified shippers, wholesalers, or
				  retailers.
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Current through June 25, 2024
RESTRICTED AREA
- Closed area waters from which
				  shellfish may be harvested only if permitted and subjected to a suitable and
				  effective purification process as determined and permitted by the MCMR.
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Current through June 25, 2024
ROE MULLET SEASON
- shall be defined as
				  occurring on and between October 15 through December 15 of each year.
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Current through June 25, 2024
SALTBOX
- shall mean any container or similar
				  device in which the salinity is greater than one hundred (100) parts per
				  thousand and is used to aid in separating the shrimp from the bycatch.
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Current through June 25, 2024
SANITARY SURVEY
- The evaluation of all actual
				  and potential pollution sources and environmental factors having a bearing on
				  shellfish growing area water quality.
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Current through June 25, 2024
SEAFOOD PRIVILEGE TAX LICENSE DECAL
- A decal
				  issued to a commercial harvester at the time the fisherman purchases a license
				  for the vessel to harvest seafood.
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Current through June 25, 2024
SEINE
- shall be defined as any net used to
				  enclose or entrap fish either in a bag or where its ends are pulled together on
				  a vessel or a shore and constructed with a mesh of such size and design as not
				  to be used primarily to ensnare or entangle commercial size fish by the gills
				  or other boney projections.
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Current through June 25, 2024
SHELLFISH
- All edible species of oysters,
				  clams, mussels, or scallops; either shucked or in the shell; fresh or frozen;
				  whole or in part.
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Current through June 25, 2024
SHELL STOCK SHIPPER -SS
- A person who grows,
				  harvests, buys, or repacks and sells shellstock. They are not authorized to
				  shuck shellfish or to repack shucked shellfish. A shellstock shipper may also
				  ship shucked shellfish.
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Current through June 25, 2024
SHUCKER-PACKER -SP
- A person who shucks and
				  packs shellfish. A shucker-packer may act as a shellstock shipper or reshipper
				  or may repack shellfish originating from other certified dealers.
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Current through June 25, 2024
SIAMESE TRAWL
- shall mean 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.
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Current through June 25, 2024
SKIMMER TRAWL
- shall mean a trawl that extends
				  from the outrigger of a vessel with a cable and a lead weight holding the trawl
				  mouth open.
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Current through June 25, 2024
TRAMMEL NET
- shall be defined as any device
				  composed of layers of netting material attached to one or more float lines or
				  one or more weighted bottom lines, with the layers of netting being constructed
				  of fine mesh and of larger mesh so that a fish attempting to pass through the
				  device pushes the smaller mesh through the larger mesh creating a pocket or
				  compartment in which the fish is entrapped, entangled, or restricted.
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Current through June 25, 2024
UNCLASSIFIED AREA
- Waters that are presently
				  unclassified and from which the harvest of shellfish is prohibited pending
				  classification of the area as prohibited, restricted, conditionally approved,
				  or approved based on a sanitary survey of the area and granting of permission
				  to harvest shellfish in accordance with the respective classification by the
				  MCMR or as hereby authorized the MDMR, its Executive Director, Deputy Director,
				  Director of Marine Fisheries or Biological Program Coordinator.