MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES

VESSEL shall mean any boat, barge, or other vehicle operating in the marine environment from the largest supertanker to the smallest recreational craft. Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 10-03-100

DISCHARGE shall mean any release however caused from a ship and includes any escape, disposal, spilling, leaking, pumping, emitting or emptying. It does not include release of harmful substances directly arising from the authorized exploration, exploitation, and associated offsho…

GARBAGE shall means all kinds of victual, domestic and operational waste excluding fresh fish and parts thereof, generated during the normal operation of the ship and liable to be disposed of continuously or periodically including dishwater and gray water. Notes 22 Miss. Code. R.…

DISHWATER shall mean the liquefied residue from the manual or automatic washing of dishes and cooking utensils which have been pre-cleaned to the extent that any food particles adhering to them would not normally interfere with the operation of automatic dishwashers. Notes 22 Mis…

GRAYWATER shall mean drainage from dishwasher, shower, and laundry, bath, and washbasin drains and does not include drainage from toilets, urinals, hospitals, and drainage from cargo spaces. Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 10-03-104

HARMFUL SUBSTANCE AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE shall mean any substance which, if introduced into the sea, is liable to create hazards to human health, harm living resources and marine life, damage amenities or interfere with other legitimate uses of the sea. Hazardous substances shal…

PLASTIC shall mean any garbage that is solid material that contains as an essential ingredient one or more synthetic organic high polymers and is formed or shaped during either manufacture of the polymers or fabrication into a finished product by heat or pressure or both. Example…

VICTUAL WASTE shall mean any spoiled or unspoiled food waste. Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 10-03-107

MARINE WATERS OR MARINE ENVIRONMENT shall mean any waters influenced by the ebb and flow of the tide and includes all rivers, streams, bays, sounds, and waters extending three (3) miles south of the barrier islands within the State of Mississippi. Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 10-03-10…

PERSON shall mean any human individual conduction or causing to conduct the discharge of garbage from land, vessel, plane, or fixed or floating platforms including those for mineral exploration. Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 10-03-109

MARINAS shall mean facilities which provide services and wharfage to three (3) or more recreational or commercial vessels. Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 10-03-110

ACCESS AREAS include but are not limited to ports, harbors, boat launching ramps, seafood and ice dealers, bait camps, yacht clubs, vessel repair and construction yards, and private mooring facilities including boat slips, or any other facilities offering services or wharfage to …

PROPER DISPOSAL FACILITIES shall mean facilities capable of holding without overflow, a quantity of garbage equal to that calculated in accordance with the worksheets contained in the Annex V regulations promulgated by the U.S. Coast Guard. Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 10-03-113

CLOSED CONTAINER shall mean any sealed and properly labeled receptacle. The size and volume of the container shall be determined by the length and purpose of the cruise/voyage, the number of passengers and crew on board, and the amount of trash or garbage to be generated. Closed …

It shall be unlawful for any person or vessel to discharge any type of plastics, including synthetic ropes, fishing nets, garbage bags, and other garbage including paper products, glass, metal, dunnage, lining and packing materials into the marine waters of this state. Notes 22 M…

It shall be unlawful for any person or vessel to discharge any hazardous substances into the marine waters of the State of Mississippi. Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 10-04-101

It shall be required that all marinas have proper disposal facilities on site for all vessel wastes, including, but not limited to: garbage, dishwater, graywater, including drainage of toilets, marine sanitation devices (MSD's), urinals, hospitals and cargo space, harmful substan…

All vessels shall have on board a clearly marked closed container for the proper disposal of waste, trash and other garbage. Signage shall be posted on board notifying passengers and crew that it is unlawful to dispose of waste, trash and other garbage into the marine waters of t…

All hazardous substances shall be kept in closed containers wherever present on a vessel in the marine waters of this state. The containers shall be sufficient to prevent the substances from escaping in the event the container is released into marine waters. Closed containers sha…

The regulations contained herein pertaining to the release of substances covered in Chapter 4 and Chapter 6 of this Part shall not apply during the following emergencies, accidents or releases due to an act of nature: Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 10-07-100

Any person, or vessel convicted of violating the Marine Litter Act of 1989, Miss. Code Ann. § 51-2-1, et seq., as amended, or any provision of this Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon a first conviction shall be punished by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollar…

Any person or vessel convicted of a second or subsequent violation of the Marine Litter Act of 1989, as amended, or of any provision of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00),…

Each chapter and subchapter of this Part is hereby declared separable, and if any chapter or subchapter or part thereof shall be held invalid or unconstitutional, the balance of said Title 22 Part 10 shall remain in full force and effect. Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 10-09-100

Violations of more than one chapter or subchapter of this Part or part thereof shall be considered separate offenses and punished as such. Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 10-09-101

Pursuant to the amendments to the Administrative Procedures Act, § 25-43-1.101, et seq., of the Mississippi Code Ann. of 1972, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto by the Secretary of State; the former Ordinance 10.003 has been modified and the M…

The MCMR is required by law to seize certain equipment or nets during the course of enforcing the provisions of § 49-15-1, et seq., of the Mississippi Code Ann. of 1972, as amended. Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 11-02-100

The MCMR is required in § 49-15-15(1) (k), as amended, to provide for the disposition of this equipment if the sale thereof is not directed by the justice court as provided in § 49-15-65 of the Mississippi Code Ann. of 1972, as amended. Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 11-02-101

Prior to the sale of any equipment or nets seized pursuant to § 49-15-1, et seq. of the Mississippi Code Ann. of 1972, as amended, the MCMR shall review each item and determine which shall be sold and which shall be destroyed. Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 11-03-100

All equipment or nets seized by the law enforcement officers of the MCMR pursuant to § 49-15-1et seq. of the Mississippi Code Ann. of 1972, as amended, to be sold, shall be sold at public auction for cash to the highest and best bidder. Each public auction held by the MCMR shall …

The advertisements providing notice of said public auction shall contain a description of the property to be sold and a statement of the time and place of the sale. The name of the owner of said property shall be included at the discretion of the agency. Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 1…

At the discretion of the agency, the equipment or nets to be sold may be viewed by the public prior to the auction, whereupon notice of same shall be included in the advertisements of public auction. Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 11-03-103

Sales of equipment or nets seized shall be held each year, forty-five days, more or less, following the opening of shrimp season, as provided in § 49-15-15 of the Mississippi Code Ann. of 1972, as amended. Additional sales may be scheduled at the discretion of the MCMR. Proceeds …

Equipment or nets shall be destroyed only after approval has been obtained from the MCMR and the MCMR has been notified of the reasons for the destruction of said equipment or nets and the manner in which said equipment or nets are to be destroyed. Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 11-03-1…

Any unlawful act under this Part committed by any person, firm, or corporation shall be deemed a violation of the provisions of this Part and shall constitute a misdemeanor and upon conviction, said person shall be punished in accordance with Miss. Code Ann. § 49-15-63, as amende…

Each chapter and subchapter of this Part is hereby declared separable, and if any chapter or subchapter or part thereof shall be held invalid or unconstitutional, the balance of said Title 22 Part 11 shall remain in full force and effect. Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 11-05-100

Violations of more than one chapter or subchapter of this Part or part thereof shall be considered separate and punished as such. Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 11-05-101

Pursuant to the amendments to the Administrative Procedures Act, § 25-43-1.101, et seq., of the Mississippi Code Ann. of 1972, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto by the Secretary of State; the former Ordinance 11.001 has been modified and the M…

This Part establishes regulations of vessel seafood transport. Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 12-1.1 MISS. CODE ANN. §§ 49-15-28, 49-15-34. Amended 10/25/2021

A transport permit is required for each vessel desiring to land seafood in the state, which is legally taken outside of the Mississippi territorial waters without obtaining a license under MISS. CODE ANN. § 49-15-1 et seq. Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 12-2.1 Amended 10/25/2021

A transport permit fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) shall be paid upon issuance of said transport permit. Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 12-2.2 MISS. CODE ANN. §§ 49-15-28, 49-15-34. Amended 10/25/2021

Any unlawful act under this Part committed by any person, firm, or corporation shall be deemed a violation of the provisions of this Part and shall constitute a misdemeanor. In the case of continuing violations, each day shall constitute a separate offense. Notes 22 Miss. Code. R…

Each chapter and subchapter of this Part is hereby declared separable, and if any chapter or subchapter or part thereof shall be held invalid or unconstitutional, the balance of said Title 22 Part 12 shall remain in full force and effect. Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 12-4.1 Amended 10…

Violations of more than one chapter or subchapter of this Part or part thereof shall be considered separate and punished as such. Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 12-4.2 MISS. CODE ANN. § 49-15-301. Amended 10/25/2021

The following requirements shall apply to all types of aquaculture activities in the marine waters of the State of Mississippi. A. Aquaculture operations must not discharge any waste materials into the surrounding waters. For purposes of this section, waste materials include soli…

Net-pen or other containment systems for culturing finfish, crustaceans or other non-molluscan marine organisms shall be located in waters of sufficient depth. A minimum clearance of ten (10) feet below the bottom of the net-pen system shall be maintained at all times. The distan…

Net-pen aquaculture operations shall not be located within two (2) miles of the shoreline. Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 13-4.2 Miss. Code Ann. §§ 49-15-15, 49-27-1 Adopted 8/22/2021

Variations to the requirements in this Chapter are allowed for cultivation of filterfeeder species without commercial feeds, with approval by the MCMR. Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 13-4.3 Miss. Code Ann. §§ 49-15-15, 49-27-1 Adopted 8/22/2021