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Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 33 - Public Health - Local Governments And Rural Water Systems Improvements Board › Part 201 - Authority and Procedures › Chapter 6 - Hearings Optional › Rule 33-201-6.4 - Inspection

Current through June 25, 2024
Declaratory opinions and requests for declaratory opinions
				  shall be available for public inspection and copying in accordance with Part
				  210 of these Regulations. All declaratory opinions and requests shall be
				  indexed by name and subject. Declaratory opinions and requests which contain
				  information which is confidential or exempt from disclosure under the
				  Mississippi Public Records Act or other laws shall be exempt from this
				  requirement and shall remain confidential.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										51-9-127
				  (Rev. 2000)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 33 - Public Health - Local Governments And Rural Water Systems Improvements Board › Part 202 - Definitions › Chapter 3 - District Building Inspector › Rule 33-202-3.1 - District Building Inspector

Current through June 25, 2024
District means the employee designated as such by the General
				  Manager.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										51-9-127
				  (Rev. 2000)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 33 - Public Health - Local Governments And Rural Water Systems Improvements Board › Part 202 - Definitions › Chapter 4 - General Manager › Rule 33-202-4.1 - General Manager

Current through June 25, 2024
General means the person employed by the Board from time to
				  time as the General Manager.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										51-9-127
				  (Rev. 2000)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 33 - Public Health - Local Governments And Rural Water Systems Improvements Board › Part 202 - Definitions › Chapter 5 - Reservoir › Rule 33-202-5.1 - Reservoir

Current through June 25, 2024
Reservoir means the waters of the Ross Barnett
				  Reservoir.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										51-9-127
				  (Rev. 2000)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 33 - Public Health - Local Governments And Rural Water Systems Improvements Board › Part 202 - Definitions › Chapter 6 - Reservoir Project Area › Rule 33-202-6.1 - Reservoir Project Area

Current through June 25, 2024
Reservoir means the Ross Barnett Reservoir and any body of
				  land or easement owned by the District.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										51-9-127
				  (Rev. 2000)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 33 - Public Health - Local Governments And Rural Water Systems Improvements Board › Part 203 - Regulations Pertaining to Use of Reservoir Project Area By General Public › Chapter 1 - Regulations Pertaining to Use of Reservoir Project Area by General Public › Rule 33-203-1.1 - Speed Limits

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) It shall be
				unlawful for any Person to operate a motor vehicle within the Reservoir Project
				Area at speeds greater than the following:
(i) On the roadway across the reservoir dam
				or on the causeway across Pelahatchie Bay in Rankin County, 55 miles per hour,
				except as provided in Part 203 Rule 1.1(a) (ii).
(ii) On any roadway over any dike, levy,
				groin, jetty or mole appurtenant to the reservoir main dam, a maximum of
				twenty-five (25) miles per hour.
(iii) On all streets, drives or roadways in
				any platted subdivision within the Reservoir Project Area, 30 miles per hour.
(iv) On all other roads, roadways,
				streets and drives within the Reservoir Project Area, 45 miles per
				hour.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 33 - Public Health - Local Governments And Rural Water Systems Improvements Board › Part 203 - Regulations Pertaining to Use of Reservoir Project Area By General Public › Chapter 1 - Regulations Pertaining to Use of Reservoir Project Area by General Public › Rule 33-203-1.3 - Traffic Control at Public Parks of the District

Current through June 25, 2024
(a)
				It shall be unlawful for any vehicle to enter Lakeshore Park, Old Trace Park or
				Pelahatchie Shore Park or any other public park of the District where a toll
				gate is maintained and attended unless the operator or other occupant of the
				vehicle shall first have paid to the toll gate attendant a traffic fee as
				posted at the toll gate, not to exceed $5.00 per vehicle, for each entrance
				into such park, provided that a vehicle for which a traffic fee has been paid
				may within the same calendar day be allowed to leave and enter such park one
				time without paying a second fee. An annual permit for access to the above
				mentioned parks may be purchased for a fee not to exceed $30.00 per year. The
				annual fee covers access to all parks and unlimited return visits within one
				calendar year.
(b) Traffic fees
				shall be collected at all times during which the toll gate is attended on
				Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays from March 1 through September 30 of each
				year and on such other days throughout the year as the General Manager may
				determine.
(c) The term "vehicle"
				as used in this regulation shall mean without limitation every device in, upon
				or by which any person or property is or may be transported upon a street or
				highway, except nonmotorized devices designed to be moved solely by human
				power, and shall include without limitation, automobiles, trucks, jeeps,
				motorcycles, all terrain vehicles (ATV), off road vehicles, motor bikes, buses,
				vans, dirt bikes, and three-wheelers.
(d) Each violation of this regulation shall
				constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than
				Fifty Dollars ($50.00).
Miss. Code Ann. §
				  51-9-127 (Rev. 2000)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 33 - Public Health - Local Governments And Rural Water Systems Improvements Board › Part 203 - Regulations Pertaining to Use of Reservoir Project Area By General Public › Chapter 1 - Regulations Pertaining to Use of Reservoir Project Area by General Public › Rule 33-203-1.4 - Vehicle Restrictions

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) It shall be
				unlawful within the Reservoir Project Area to operate any vehicle on the
				streets, roads or highways unless such vehicle is in compliance with the
				Mississippi Uniform Highway Traffic Regulation Law-Equipment and Identification
				Regulations.
(b) It shall be
				unlawful within the Reservoir Project Area to operate any vehicle:
(i) Below or down stream of the toe drain
				below the main dam of the Reservoir in Madison or Hinds County;
(ii) Over or across any portion of any dike,
				levee, groin, jetty or mole appurtenant to the waters of the Ross Barnett
				Reservoir or any marina or harbor adjacent thereto, other than along an
				approved public or private roadway along the top of such dike, levee, groin,
				jetty, mole or other appurtenant facilities;
(iii) On, over or across any District road
				that is conspicuously marked "No Vehicles Beyond This Point" at each point of
				ingress thereto from a public roadway;
(iv) Within, on, over or across any portion
				of the Reservoir Project Area which is not paved, graveled or otherwise hard
				surfaced. Dirt roads are not considered "hard surfaced" for purposes of this
				regulation.
(v) ATVs are prohibited
				on all Reservoir Project Areas except as allowed in Part 203 Rule 1.4(c) and
				Part 203, Rule
				5.6.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 33 - Public Health - Local Governments And Rural Water Systems Improvements Board › Part 203 - Regulations Pertaining to Use of Reservoir Project Area By General Public › Chapter 2 - Boats and Boating › Rule 33-203-2.1 - Operation Of Power Boats In Congested Areas

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) It shall be
				unlawful for any Person, firm, or corporation to operate any motor boat or
				other motor vessel in, along or around the Reservoir within the vicinity of any
				public launching ramp, commercial marina, yacht club or private dock or pier at
				a rate of speed which will cause a wake, provided that such area shall be
				conspicuously marked by a sign or signs stating "No Wake" upon entering and
				leaving such area.
(b) It shall be
				unlawful for any Person, firm, or corporation to operate any motor boat or
				other motor vessel in, along or around the following areas in the Reservoir at
				a rate of speed which will cause a wake: Coal Bluff, the area under the
				Northshore Parkway Bridge at Pelahatchie Bay, an area up to 1000 feet east of
				the shoreline along the Natchez Trace Parkway between the Natchez Trace
				Overlook and the channel entering NorthBay Subdivision, an area along and east
				of a line between the western most point of Lakeshore Park and the western most
				point of Timberlake Campground, an area no more than 100 feet off the shoreline
				of Old Trace Park, an area no more than 100 feet off the shoreline of
				Pelahatchie Shore Park, provided that such areas shall be conspicuously marked
				by a sign or signs stating "No Wake" upon entering and leaving such
				area.
(c) It shall be unlawful for
				any Person, firm, or corporation to operate any motor boat or other motor
				vessel in, along or around any area in the Reservoir at a rate of speed which
				will cause a wake:
(i) within any area marked
				with Temporary Emergency "No Wake" signs or buoys;
(ii) within 100 feet of any Law Enforcement
				Patrol Vessel while the blue beacon warning lights are activated or within 100
				feet of any Fire/Rescue Vessel while the red beacon warning lights are
				activated.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 33 - Public Health - Local Governments And Rural Water Systems Improvements Board › Part 203 - Regulations Pertaining to Use of Reservoir Project Area By General Public › Chapter 2 - Boats and Boating › Rule 33-203-2.2 - Mooring and Abandonment of Watercraft

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) It shall be
				unlawful to moor any house boat, motor boat, cruiser, sailboat or other
				watercraft in open waters within the Reservoir Project Area except on a
				temporary basis with the owner or operator aboard.
(b) It shall be unlawful to moor any house
				boat, motor boat, cruiser, sailboat or other watercraft having an overall
				length in excess of twenty-seven feet in any waters within the Reservoir
				Project Area at any place other than at a yacht club harbor or commercial
				marina, except that watercraft having an overall length in excess of
				twenty-seven feet may be moored at a private dock or pier provided for that
				purpose on leased waterfront property for seven or fewer continuous days, for
				not in excess of thirty total days during a calendar year.
(c) It shall be unlawful to moor any house
				boat, motor boat, cruiser, sailboat or other watercraft having an overall
				length of twenty-seven feet or less in any waters within the Reservoir Project
				Area for longer than twelve hours at any place other than a yacht club harbor,
				a commercial marina, or a private dock or pier provided for that purpose on
				leased waterfront property.
(d) It
				shall be unlawful to leave or abandon any watercraft in a waterlogged or sunk
				condition, or to moor any watercraft in any waters within the Reservoir Project
				Area at any place other than as provided in Part 203 Rule 2.2(a), (b) or
				(c).
(e) A representative of the
				District may remove any watercraft moored in violation of this Part 203 Rule
				2.2 and the District may recover its costs of such removal from either the
				owner or operator of the watercraft, or in part from both the owner and the
				operator of the watercraft.
(f)
				Each violation of this regulation shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be
				punishable by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
Miss. Code Ann. §
										51-9-127
				  (Rev. 2000)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 33 - Public Health - Local Governments And Rural Water Systems Improvements Board › Part 203 - Regulations Pertaining to Use of Reservoir Project Area By General Public › Chapter 2 - Boats and Boating › Rule 33-203-2.3 - Operation of Motorboats On The Ross Barnett Reservoir Which Are Not Equipped With Water Injected Exhaust Prohibited

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) It shall be
				unlawful for any Person, firm or corporation to operate on the Reservoir or on
				any property owned by the District any inboard motorboat which does not
				discharge the exhaust from each engine either through an exhaust pipe extending
				below the surface of the water under normal operating conditions or through a
				water injection muffling system or other muffling device. It shall be unlawful
				for any Person, firm, or corporation to operate any motorboat on the Reservoir
				or on any property owned by the District under any condition or in any manner
				which causes the noise level to exceed 86 decibels at a distance of 50 feet
				from the source of the noise. This regulation shall not apply to motorboats
				which are competing in authorized races or regattas and related events held
				upon the Reservoir with the approval of the District.
(b) Each violation of this regulation shall
				constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine not less than $50.00
				nor more than $100.00 as determined by the court. For purposes of this
				regulation a violation shall not be deemed continuing, but each unlawful
				operation of a motorboat shall constitute a separate offense.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										51-9-127
				  (Rev. 2000)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 33 - Public Health - Local Governments And Rural Water Systems Improvements Board › Part 203 - Regulations Pertaining to Use of Reservoir Project Area By General Public › Chapter 2 - Boats and Boating › Rule 33-203-2.4 - Operation of Power Boats In General

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) It shall be
				unlawful for any Person to occupy any part of the spillway structure of the
				main dam of the Reservoir or operate or float in boat, Personal Watercraft or
				any other floating apparatus within the wing walls upstream or from a boat 200
				feet downstream from said spillway structure; it shall be unlawful to operate
				or float in a boat, Personal Watercraft or any other floating apparatus 175
				feet upstream or 75 feet downstream of Lowhead Dam on the Pearl River in Leake
				or Madison Counties; it shall be unlawful for any Person to occupy any part of
				the causeway across Pelahatchie Bay in Rankin County, or any dike, groin,
				jetty, levy or mole appurtenant thereto.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any Person to be
				towed on a tube or other towable device within the Reservoir unless such Person
				is wearing a U.S. Coast Guard approved flotation device.
(c) Each violation of this regulation shall
				constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not less than
				Fifty Dollars ($50.00) or more than Two-Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) or
				imprisonment in the County Jail not to exceed fifteen (15) days, or both, such
				fine and imprisonment as determined by the Court.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										51-9-127
				  (Rev. 2000)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 33 - Public Health - Local Governments And Rural Water Systems Improvements Board › Part 203 - Regulations Pertaining to Use of Reservoir Project Area By General Public › Chapter 3 - Swimming, Water Skiing, Towing of Devices › Rule 33-203-3.1 - Swimming, Water Skiing, Towing of Devices

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall be unlawful for any Person to engage in
				  water-contact recreation within the Reservoir in violation of the following
				  regulations:
(a) Swimming, wading or
				floating in the Reservoir within one quarter mile of the spillway of the dam or
				any boat launching ramp is prohibited.
(b) Water skiing or the pulling or towing by
				boat of any device in the Reservoir within a distance of one-quarter mile of
				the spillway of the dam, in all maintained boat channels and harbors (including
				those within residential developments in the Reservoir Project Area) or in any
				area restricted by posted signs is prohibited.
(c) Water skiing or the pulling or towing by
				a boat of any device on the Reservoir after sundown and before daylight is
				prohibited.
(d) Pulling or towing
				by a boat of any device (including but not limited to skis, air filled tubes
				and float boards) used for sustaining or supporting of any person on the
				Reservoir upstream from Mississippi State Highway No. 43 is prohibited, unless
				the tow rope or line is held in the hands of the person sustained or supported
				and is not attached to the device being pulled or towed.
(e) Pulling or towing by a boat of more than
				one person or device on the Reservoir upstream from Mississippi State Highway
				No. 43 is prohibited.
(f) The use
				of kite tubes, kite boarding or any participation in tube kiting is prohibited
				in the Reservoir.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										51-9-127
				  (Rev. 2000)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 33 - Public Health - Local Governments And Rural Water Systems Improvements Board › Part 203 - Regulations Pertaining to Use of Reservoir Project Area By General Public › Chapter 3 - Swimming, Water Skiing, Towing of Devices › Rule 33-203-3.2 - Penalty

Current through June 25, 2024
Each violation of this regulation shall constitute a
				  misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than Five Hundred
				  Dollars ($500.00).
Miss. Code Ann. §
										51-9-127
				  (Rev. 2000)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 33 - Public Health - Local Governments And Rural Water Systems Improvements Board › Part 203 - Regulations Pertaining to Use of Reservoir Project Area By General Public › Chapter 4 - Fishing › Rule 33-203-4.1 - Restriction of Location

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall be unlawful for any Person to fish from any part of
				  the spillway structure of the main dam of the Reservoir or from a boat within
				  the wing walls upstream or from a boat 200 feet downstream from said spillway
				  structure; it shall be unlawful for any Person to fish from any part of the
				  causeway across Pelahatchie Bay in Rankin County, or from any dike, groin,
				  jetty, levy or mole appurtenant thereto.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §
										51-9-127
				  (Rev. 2000)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 33 - Public Health - Local Governments And Rural Water Systems Improvements Board › Part 203 - Regulations Pertaining to Use of Reservoir Project Area By General Public › Chapter 4 - Fishing › Rule 33-203-4.2 - Restriction of Trotlines, Throw Lines, Set Hooks or Jugs

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall be unlawful for any Person to use trotlines, throw
				  lines, or set hooks and jugs in the following portions of the Ross Barnett
				  Reservoir:
(a) That portion of the
				main lake of the Ross Barnett Reservoir lying south of a line between the point
				where Twin Harbor channel enters the main lake of the Reservoir under the
				Natchez Trace on the Madison County side of the Reservoir and the Fannin
				Landing boat launching ramp in Rankin County, Mississippi;
(b) Pelahatchie Bay and Pelahatchie
				Creek;
(c) Any area of the main
				lake or river lake lying within 100 yards of any sandbar or any public boat
				launching facility;
(d) Waters
				within any marked navigational channel between the State Highway 43 bridge and
				Ratliff Ferry in Madison County, Mississippi; and
(e) Legal sport fishing with trotlines, throw
				lines, or set hooks and jugs may be conducted in all other waters of the Ross
				Barnett Reservoir in accordance with regulations from time to time promulgated
				by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §
										51-9-127
				  (Rev. 2000)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 33 - Public Health - Local Governments And Rural Water Systems Improvements Board › Part 203 - Regulations Pertaining to Use of Reservoir Project Area By General Public › Chapter 4 - Fishing › Rule 33-203-4.3 - Requirement for Permit for Fishing Below the Ross Barnett Reservoir Spillway

Current through June 25, 2024
Any person 16 years of age or older fishing or otherwise
				  entering the parks below the Ross Barnett Reservoir Spillway shall complete a
				  permit card application with the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District. The
				  permit is applicable to both the Madison and Rankin County shoreline parks
				  below the Ross Barnett Reservoir Spillway and will be provided by the District.
				  The permit will be free of charge and must be completed once every twenty-four
				  (24) hours and displayed on the dashboard of that person's vehicle.
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §
										51-9-127 (Rev.
				  2000)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 33 - Public Health - Local Governments And Rural Water Systems Improvements Board › Part 203 - Regulations Pertaining to Use of Reservoir Project Area By General Public › Chapter 4 - Fishing › Rule 33-203-4.4 - Penalty

Current through June 25, 2024
Each violation of this regulation shall constitute a parking
				  violation and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than One Hundred
				  Dollars ($100.00).
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §
										51-9-127 (Rev.
				  2000)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 33 - Public Health - Local Governments And Rural Water Systems Improvements Board › Part 203 - Regulations Pertaining to Use of Reservoir Project Area By General Public › Chapter 5 - Firearms and Hunting › Rule 33-203-5.1 - General

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) It shall be unlawful to possess any
				firearm, air rifle, BB gun or primitive weapon in a public park within the
				Reservoir Project Area, except as otherwise specifically permitted by
				applicable state law.
(b) Hunting
				dates and bag limits are as determined by the Mississippi Department of
				Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (MDWFP) for the Hills Unit for private land,
				except during the permit-only archery hunts below spillway and in Parcels M
				& on the Northshore when the limit is one buck, and two does per permit.
				The definition of a legal bush for the special permit hunt is having EITHER a
				15-inch inside spread OR an 18-inch main beam.
(c) It shall be unlawful to discharge any
				pistol, handgun, shotgun with buckshot, centerfire or rimfire rifles (including
				.22) within the Reservoir Project Area. Shotguns with slugs may be used in
				areas designated below. Muzzle loaders with black powder may be used in areas
				designated below. Breach loaders and other smokeless primitive weapons are not
				allowed.
(d) Target practice is not
				allowed.
(e) Activities in the area
				known as the Pearl River Wildlife Management Area, north of Highway 43 in
				Madison County, are exempt from these regulations. Regulations for Pearl River
				Wildlife Management Area are set forth in 40 Miss. Admin. Code, Part 2, Rule
				1.1 and
				1.19.
(f) Nothing contained herein shall conflict
				with the rules and regulations of the MDWFP and such rules shall control in the
				event of conflict.
(g) All hunters
				must comply with MDWFP licensure requirements and when applicable, the
				District's hunting permit and special permit requirements.
(h) Food plots may be constructed only by the
				Pearl River Valley Water Supply District. Rye Grass is not allowed.
(i) Supplemental feeding of wildlife is
				prohibited.
(j) Alligator hunting
				is regulated by MDWFP.
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §
										51-9-127 (Rev.
				  2000)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 33 - Public Health - Local Governments And Rural Water Systems Improvements Board › Part 203 - Regulations Pertaining to Use of Reservoir Project Area By General Public › Chapter 5 - Firearms and Hunting › Rule 33-203-5.2 - Areas closed to hunting

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) Hunting is not
				allowed within the Reservoir Project Area surrounding Pelahatchie Bay - the
				area bounded by Spillway Road, Highway 25, Holly Bush Road, Highway 471 and
				Northshore Causeway except Parcels M and N as provided below.
(b) Hunting is not allowed within one quarter
				(1/4) mile of any of the District's park or campground area boundary.
(c) Hunting is not allowed in the areas known
				as the undeveloped portion of Lost Rabbit and that portion of the Reservoir
				Project Area along and on both sides of Old Rice Road adjacent to Twin Harbor
				and Haley Creek Subdivisions.
(d)
				Hunting is not allowed in Main Harbor, Sportsman Marina, Sunset Marina (aka
				Safe Harbor Marina), England Harbor, Jackson Yacht Club Harbor or Bridgepoint
				Marina.
(e) Areas leased for
				hunting are closed to hunting by the public. Leasing of lands for the purpose
				of hunting shall conform to Sec. 51-9-122 of the Mississippi Code of 1972 as
				amended.
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §
										51-9-127
				  (Rev. 2000)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 33 - Public Health - Local Governments And Rural Water Systems Improvements Board › Part 203 - Regulations Pertaining to Use of Reservoir Project Area By General Public › Chapter 5 - Firearms and Hunting › Rule 33-203-5.3 - Areas open to hunting and type of hunting

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) Found Rabbit
				and Catfish Landing shall be open to hunting for turkey, small game, deer and
				hogs (See Rule
				5.4 ).
(b) Brown's Landing shall be open to hunting
				for small game and turkey, and archery hunting only for deer and hogs (see Rule
				5.4 ).
(c) The area north of Arbor Landing and south
				of Highway 43 in Rankin County and all of the Project Area North of Highway 43,
				shall be open to turkey, deer, hogs and small game hunting (see Rule
				5.4 ).
(d) The waters of the Reservoir north of a
				line between Arbor Landing and Twin Harbor shall be open to waterfowl hunting
				with non-toxic shot.
(e) The area
				bounded by Highways 471 and 25 and Pelahatchie Creek and the area east of
				Highway 25 in Rankin County shall be open to only archery hunting for deer,
				turkey and hogs.
(f) The area below
				the Main Dam and the Spillway shall be open to only archery hunting for deer,
				turkey and hogs by special permit only. The Spillway area shall be open for
				squirrel and small game hunting as specified in Rule
				5.4 and
				5.9 of these regulations. Parking is
				only allowed below the Main Dam and Spillway area and shall be limited to the
				paved parking areas near the Spillway, including the Madison County Spillway
				parking area and Mule Jail Trail parking area. For Rankin County, parking is
				allowed in the soccer field area behind the Pearl River Valley Water Supply
				District Shop and Reservoir Police Department and in the Spillway parking
				lot.
(g) Parcels M & N on the
				northshore shall be open to only archery hunting only for deer and turkey
				hunting by special permit only.
(h)
				Special permits in (f) and (g) above will be obtained through a public draw
				system where winners are randomly chosen. The public draw system shall be
				conducted in accordance with procedures and shall be subject to rules,
				restrictions and fees adopted from time to time by the Board of Directors of
				the District.
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §
										51-9-127
				  (Rev. 2000)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 33 - Public Health - Local Governments And Rural Water Systems Improvements Board › Part 203 - Regulations Pertaining to Use of Reservoir Project Area By General Public › Chapter 5 - Firearms and Hunting › Rule 33-203-5.4 - Types of firearms allowed

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) Deer or Hogs:
(i) Archery Equipment: Longbows, recurves,
				compounds and crossbows.
(ii)
				Primitive Firearms: Only muzzle loading weapons using black powder or black
				powder substitute shall be allowed.
(iii) Shotguns with slugs
				only.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 33 - Public Health - Local Governments And Rural Water Systems Improvements Board › Part 203 - Regulations Pertaining to Use of Reservoir Project Area By General Public › Chapter 5 - Firearms and Hunting › Rule 33-203-5.5 - Types of firearms not allowed

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) Centerfire or
				rimfire rifles (including .22 caliber), air rifles, gas powered rifles or
				CO2 powered rifles.
(b) Shotguns with buckshot.
(c) Handguns.
(d) Breach loaders and other smokeless
				"primitive" weapons.
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §
										51-9-127
				  (Rev. 2000)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 33 - Public Health - Local Governments And Rural Water Systems Improvements Board › Part 203 - Regulations Pertaining to Use of Reservoir Project Area By General Public › Chapter 5 - Firearms and Hunting › Rule 33-203-5.6 - All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs)

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) ATVs ware not
				allowed within the Reservoir Project Areas except as provided herein.
(b) ATVs may be used to retrieve a harvested
				deer or hog.
(c) ATVs may be used
				for access to hunting areas by a person of over 70 years of age or handicapped
				as defined by the Social Security Administration or the Veterans
				Administration.
(d) Joy riding or
				mid riding is not allowed.
(e) ATVs
				shall not be allowed below the main dam, except with permission for game
				retrieval during special draw archery hunts.
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §
										51-9-127
				  (Rev. 2000)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 33 - Public Health - Local Governments And Rural Water Systems Improvements Board › Part 203 - Regulations Pertaining to Use of Reservoir Project Area By General Public › Chapter 5 - Firearms and Hunting › Rule 33-203-5.7 - Other vehicles

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) All other
				vehicles, including but not limited to, trucks, jeeps, automobiles, vans,
				busses, dirt bikes or motorcycles shall be restricted to roads and areas marked
				as "open to vehicles".
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §
										51-9-127
				  (Rev. 2000)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 33 - Public Health - Local Governments And Rural Water Systems Improvements Board › Part 203 - Regulations Pertaining to Use of Reservoir Project Area By General Public › Chapter 5 - Firearms and Hunting › Rule 33-203-5.8 - Tree stands, camps and garbage

Current through June 25, 2024
Tree Stands and Blinds: It shall be illegal to construct or
				  to hunt from any permanent stands or blinds. Destroying, defacing, cutting,
				  driving nails or spikes into, or otherwise damaging any standing live tree,
				  natural feature, or plant is prohibited. Portable stands (including tripods and
				  ground blinds) may be used. Stands left on the area do not reserve hunting
				  locations. Portable stands may not be installed within the Reservoir Project
				  Area prior to 7 days before deer season opens, nor left longer than 7 days
				  after deer season closes. Stands not in compliance with these regulations may
				  be confiscated and disposed of.
Spikes, nails or other metal shall not be driven or screwed
				  into trees of the Reservoir Project Area.
No permanent tree stands will be allowed.
Fall-Arrest Systems: While climbing a tree, installing a
				  tree stand that uses climbing aides, or while hunting from a tree stand within
				  the Reservoir Project Area, hunters shall use a fall-arrest system (full body
				  harness) that is manufactured to Treestand Manufacturers Association
				  standards.
No camps, camp houses, trailers or other temporary or
				  permanent structures shall be allowed. Primitive (tent) camping is
				  allowed.
Field dressing of deer and hogs is allowed at site of
				  harvest. All garbage, animal carcasses, etc. shall be disposed of off of the
				  Reservoir Project Area in accordance with Part 203 Chapter 6 of PRVWSD
				  regulations and MDWFP regulations.
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §
										51-9-127
				  (Rev. 2000)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 33 - Public Health - Local Governments And Rural Water Systems Improvements Board › Part 203 - Regulations Pertaining to Use of Reservoir Project Area By General Public › Chapter 5 - Firearms and Hunting › Rule 33-203-5.9 - Spillway and Small Game Squirrel Regulations

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) The
				following regulations are applicable to squirrel and/or small game hunting
				below the Main Dam and the Spillway area only.
(b) Hunting for squirrel during the
				Mississippi Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks fall squirrel season shall be
				restricted below the Main Dam and Spillway area to only weekend hunts occurring
				during the month of February and shall occur on a daily basis during the
				Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks spring squirrel season.
				Any and all Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries and Parks state
				licensing requirements and bag limits apply to squirrel hunts below the Main
				Dam and the Spillway area for both the fall and spring season.
(c) Spillway squirrel hunts are to be youth
				oriented. At least one child aged 15 and under must be a part of the party and
				must remain under direct supervision of a licensed or exempt adult, 21 years or
				older. Adults can carry firearms and shoot squirrels. Children under 15 must
				carry proof of satisfactorily completing an approved hunter safety
				course.
(d) During the weekend
				February season, legal shooting hours are from noon to 30 minutes after sunset
				on Friday, and 30 minutes prior to sunrise until 30 minutes after sunset on
				Saturdays and Sunday. Spring season is open daily with legal shooting hours
				being 30 minutes before sunrise until 30 minutes after sunset.
(e) No dogs allowed.
(f) Shotguns only, No. 4 size shot or
				smaller.
(g) All members of the
				hunting party must wear a fluorescent hunter orange vest, minimum of 500 square
				inches, while hunting. No exceptions.
(h) Hunting parties must check in before each
				hunt and must check out after each hunt, and return an information card upon
				check out. The check station will be the Reservoir Shop near the deer weighting
				station. Information will include names of each hunter, side of river chosen
				(Madison or Rankin), and harvest results. During hunt, the information card
				must remain on the dashboard of hunting party's vehicle while in the designated
				area. If a party leaves the hunting area for lunch, they must check out and
				check back in prior to hunting in the afternoon.
(i) Any small game legal during the February
				season (rabbit, raccoon, opossum, bobcat) may be harvested using state limits;
				however, only squirrel may be harvested during the spring season.
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §
										51-9-127
				  (Rev. 2000)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 33 - Public Health - Local Governments And Rural Water Systems Improvements Board › Part 203 - Regulations Pertaining to Use of Reservoir Project Area By General Public › Chapter 5 - Firearms and Hunting › Rule 33-203-5.10 - Definition of Areas

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) The undeveloped
				area of Lost Rabbit consists of District lands east of the Natchez Trace in
				Sections 11 and 14 of T7N, R2E Madison County, Mississippi.
(b) The undeveloped area of Catfish Landing
				consists of District lands west of the Natchez Trace in Sections 31 & 32 of
				T8N, R3E and Section 6, T7N, R3E. Madison County, Mississippi.
(c) The undeveloped area of Brown's Landing
				consists of District lands east of the Natchez Trace in Sections 22 & 27 of
				T8N, R3E, Madison County, Mississippi.
(d) The undeveloped areas along and on both
				sides of Old Rice Road adjacent to Twin Harbor and Haley Creek Subdivisions
				consisting of District lands west and north of the Natchez Trace in Section 1
				& 11, T7N, R2E, Madison County, Mississippi.
(e) The undeveloped area of Found Rabbit
				consists of District lands east of the Natchez Trace in Section 12, T7N, R2E
				and Section 7, T7N, R3E, Madison County, Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §
										51-9-127
				  (Rev. 2000)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 33 - Public Health - Local Governments And Rural Water Systems Improvements Board › Part 203 - Regulations Pertaining to Use of Reservoir Project Area By General Public › Chapter 5 - Firearms and Hunting › Rule 33-203-5.11 - Implied consent to search of vehicles

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) By bringing a
				vehicle on the Reservoir Project Area for the purpose of hunting the properties
				as defined herein, the driver has consented to search of the vehicle, entering,
				exiting or located in a hunting environment, for compliance with these
				regulations and the regulations of the MDWFP.
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §
										51-9-127
				  (Rev. 2000)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 33 - Public Health - Local Governments And Rural Water Systems Improvements Board › Part 203 - Regulations Pertaining to Use of Reservoir Project Area By General Public › Chapter 5 - Firearms and Hunting › Rule 33-203-5.12 - Penalty

Current through June 25, 2024
Each violation of this regulation shall constitute a
				  misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand
				  dollars ($1000.00) and/or imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed fifteen
				  (15) days, or both, such fine and imprisonment as determined by the
				  Court.
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §
										51-9-127
				  (Rev. 2000)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 33 - Public Health - Local Governments And Rural Water Systems Improvements Board › Part 203 - Regulations Pertaining to Use of Reservoir Project Area By General Public › Chapter 6 - Disposal or Abandonment of Waste, Rubbish, Garbage and Other Property In or Upon Reservoir Project Area; Possession of Glass Containers › Rule 33-203-6.1

Current through June 25, 2024
(a)
Prohibition of
				Disposal.
It shall be unlawful for any Person, firm or corporation to
				deposit, dump, leave or abandon any waste, rubbish, garbage or other property
				(including but not limited to cans, bottles, jars, glass, paper, plastic,
				styrofoam, wood, metal, steel reinforcement bars (rebar), rubber or other
				natural or synthetic material) in or upon any of the public parks, public
				recreation areas, public boat ramps, public buildings and grounds, or public
				streets and rights of way within the Reservoir Project Area, or within sixty
				feet of any such property, or in or upon any dike, levee, groin, jetty or mole
				appurtenant to the waters within the Reservoir Project Area, or in or upon any
				waters within the Reservoir Project Area, or in or upon any parking area for
				motor vehicles maintained for patrons of commercial or recreational
				establishments on premises held under lease from the District. Furthermore, any
				person, firm, or corporation fishing from the shore or bank of the Main Lake or
				any dyke, levy, groin, jetty or mole appurtenant to the waters within the
				Reservoir Project Area, or in or upon any waters within the Reservoir Project
				Area shall have in its possession a container marked "Trash" with stencil or
				other clear markings for the disposal of garbage or refuse and shall dispose of
				any garbage or refuse at designated disposal sites provided onshore.
(b)
Possession of Glass Beverage
				Containers.
It shall be unlawful for any Person to possess, put,
				throw, dump or leave on any portion of the Reservoir Project Area inundated by
				water, or within any public park, public boat ramp or public recreational area,
				any glass beverage container to include but not limited to beer, wine, spirits,
				sports drink, soda, etc.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										51-9-127
				  (Rev. 2000)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 33 - Public Health - Local Governments And Rural Water Systems Improvements Board › Part 203 - Regulations Pertaining to Use of Reservoir Project Area By General Public › Chapter 6 - Disposal or Abandonment of Waste, Rubbish, Garbage and Other Property In or Upon Reservoir Project Area; Possession of Glass Containers › Rule 33-203-6.2 - Disposal From Watercraft

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall be unlawful for any Person, firm or corporation to
				  dispose of sewage, garbage or refuse from watercraft in the waters of the
				  District except in accordance with the provisions hereof.
(a) Toilet - no marine toilet, heads, sink,
				shower, bathtub, washing machine or other device on any water craft may be
				operated so as to discharge sewage directly or indirectly to the waters of the
				District.
(b) Holding tank - all
				marine toilets, heads, sink, shower, bathtub, washing machine or other such
				devices on watercraft shall be provided with a holding tank or holding tanks of
				sufficient capacity to prevent discharge of sewage into the District's
				waters.
(c) Disposal of sewage -
				all sewage within a holding tank shall be disposed of only at facilities
				approved for such purpose by the District.
(d) Holding tank construction - all sewage
				holding tanks shall be durable, water tight, non- absorbent, sealed or locked
				in a manner approved by the District, and maintained in good repair.
(e) Holding tank discharge lines - discharge
				lines from sewage-holding tanks shall be readily accessible above the maximum
				load water line and quick coupling devices provided. Discharge line connection
				shall be sized and fitted so as to preclude the possibility of attaching a
				potable water hose thereto.
(f)
				Garbage and other refuse - garbage and other refuse shall not be discharged or
				emptied from any watercraft into District waters or on the adjacent shore. All
				garbage and refuse shall be stored aboard the water craft in leak-proof,
				non-absorbent containers with tight-fitting lids and disposed of only at
				designated disposal sites provided on shore.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										51-9-127
				  (Rev. 2000)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 33 - Public Health - Local Governments And Rural Water Systems Improvements Board › Part 203 - Regulations Pertaining to Use of Reservoir Project Area By General Public › Chapter 6 - Disposal or Abandonment of Waste, Rubbish, Garbage and Other Property In or Upon Reservoir Project Area; Possession of Glass Containers › Rule 33-203-6.3 - Residential Use

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall be unlawful for any Person to use any watercraft as
				  a residence unless such watercraft has a functional toilet. Residential use
				  shall include occupancy by one or more Persons as a temporary or permanent
				  residence but shall not include occasional overnight or weekend
				  accommodation.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										51-9-127
				  (Rev. 2000)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 33 - Public Health - Local Governments And Rural Water Systems Improvements Board › Part 203 - Regulations Pertaining to Use of Reservoir Project Area By General Public › Chapter 6 - Disposal or Abandonment of Waste, Rubbish, Garbage and Other Property In or Upon Reservoir Project Area; Possession of Glass Containers › Rule 33-203-6.4 - Monthly Pump Out

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall be unlawful for any Person to use any watercraft as
				  a residence unless the holding tank on the watercraft is pumped out at least
				  once each calendar month. Evidence of compliance in the form of a certificate
				  from the operator of a marina within the Reservoir Project Area shall be
				  maintained on the watercraft.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										51-9-127
				  (Rev. 2000)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 33 - Public Health - Local Governments And Rural Water Systems Improvements Board › Part 203 - Regulations Pertaining to Use of Reservoir Project Area By General Public › Chapter 6 - Disposal or Abandonment of Waste, Rubbish, Garbage and Other Property In or Upon Reservoir Project Area; Possession of Glass Containers › Rule 33-203-6.5 - Annual Sanitary System Inspection

Current through June 25, 2024
The owner of any watercraft with a marine toilet, heads,
				  sink, shower, bathtub, washing machine, holding tank or other device shall
				  obtain annually a sanitary system inspection from the District and have proof
				  of current inspection certificate prominently displayed at all times the
				  watercraft is in the Reservoir. The District shall charge an inspection fee in
				  the amount set, from time to time, by the Board and included in its official
				  minutes. The inspection will be payable by the owner of any watercraft prior to
				  issuance of the inspection certificate.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										51-9-127
				  (Rev. 2000)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 33 - Public Health - Local Governments And Rural Water Systems Improvements Board › Part 203 - Regulations Pertaining to Use of Reservoir Project Area By General Public › Chapter 6 - Disposal or Abandonment of Waste, Rubbish, Garbage and Other Property In or Upon Reservoir Project Area; Possession of Glass Containers › Rule 33-203-6.6 - Right of Inspection

Current through June 25, 2024
The District and its agents shall have full authority to
				  inspect all watercraft found in the District's waters to insure compliance with
				  this regulation and to remove such watercraft from the Reservoir if found in
				  violation hereof. If any watercraft is not in compliance with this regulation
				  and a further inspection or inspections are required to determine proper
				  compliance, the owner of the watercraft shall pay the District a fee for each
				  follow-up inspection in the amount set, from time to time, by the Board and
				  included in its official minutes.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										51-9-127
				  (Rev. 2000)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 33 - Public Health - Local Governments And Rural Water Systems Improvements Board › Part 203 - Regulations Pertaining to Use of Reservoir Project Area By General Public › Chapter 6 - Disposal or Abandonment of Waste, Rubbish, Garbage and Other Property In or Upon Reservoir Project Area; Possession of Glass Containers › Rule 33-203-6.7 - Prohibition Against Junk or Scrap

Current through June 25, 2024
It shall be unlawful for any Person, firm or corporation
				  occupying or in possession of real property within the Reservoir Project Area,
				  as lessee, sublessee or permittee or otherwise, to suffer or permit any
				  non-functional automobile, boat, trailer, appliance, or part thereof, or any
				  other item commonly classified as junk or scrap, to be and remain on such real
				  property within view from any public highway, road or street, any public park,
				  public recreation area or public boat ramp for a period in excess of 30
				  days.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										51-9-127
				  (Rev. 2000)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 33 - Public Health - Local Governments And Rural Water Systems Improvements Board › Part 203 - Regulations Pertaining to Use of Reservoir Project Area By General Public › Chapter 6 - Disposal or Abandonment of Waste, Rubbish, Garbage and Other Property In or Upon Reservoir Project Area; Possession of Glass Containers › Rule 33-203-6.8 - Prohibition Against Outdoor Burning

Current through June 25, 2024
Outdoor burning of any material within the Reservoir Project
				  Area is prohibited other than (i) charcoal or other material intended for
				  cooking provided the material is maintained in an enclosed grill or container;
				  (ii) charcoal, prepared logs or wood in enclosed containers designed to provide
				  outdoor heat provided spark protection is provided; (iii) material intended for
				  cooking in covered pits provided the pits do not exceed four feet in diameter,
				  length or width; and (iv) the District may continue prescribed burns as part of
				  its forestry management and property development programs. The term "material"
				  includes debris, leaves, limbs, brush, vegetation, construction debris,
				  business trash and all other smoke producing materials.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										51-9-127
				  (Rev. 2000)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 33 - Public Health - Local Governments And Rural Water Systems Improvements Board › Part 203 - Regulations Pertaining to Use of Reservoir Project Area By General Public › Chapter 6 - Disposal or Abandonment of Waste, Rubbish, Garbage and Other Property In or Upon Reservoir Project Area; Possession of Glass Containers › Rule 33-203-6.9 - Penalty

Current through June 25, 2024
Each violation of this regulation shall constitute a
				  misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than One Thousand
				  Dollars ($1,000.00).
Miss. Code Ann. §
										51-9-127
				  (Rev. 2000)