Mississippi Administrative Code

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. Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 7-11-100 Amended 10/1/2015 Amended …

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. Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 7-11-101 Amended 10/1/2015 Amend…

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 Sawf…

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.…

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. Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 7-13-101 Amended 10/1/2015 Amended 8/22/2016 Amended 1/16/2017 Amen…

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. Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 7-14-100 Amended 10/1/2015 Amended 8/22/2016 Amended 1/16/2017 Amended …

Illegal to use a set pole and line with more than one (1) hook. Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 7-14-101 Amended 10/1/2015 Amended 8/22/2016 Amended 1/16/2017 Amended 6/16/2017 Amended 4/20/2018 Amended 5/18/2018 Amended7/21/2018 Amended 10/22/2018 Amended 11/17/2018 Amended 5/17/2019 Am…

Illegal for any individual to use more than ten (10) set poles and lines in any marine waters south of Interstate 10. Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 7-14-102 Amended 10/1/2015 Amended 8/22/2016 Amended 1/16/2017 Amended 6/16/2017 Amended 4/20/2018 Amended 5/18/2018 Amended7/21/2018 Amen…

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.…

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 c…

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 Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 7-17-100 Amend…

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 a…

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. Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 8-02-100 Amended 3…

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. Notes 22 Miss. Co…

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. Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 8-03-100 Amended 3/22/2019

Barrel Oysters: 5.96 cubic feet (10,306.2 cubic inches) of whole oysters in Mississippi shall be one (1) barrel. Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 8-03-101 Amended 3/22/2019

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…

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 …

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…

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 plac…

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. Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 8-04-103 Amended 3/22/2019

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 Sta…

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.…

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 shrim…

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. Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 8-04-107 Amended 3/22/2019

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-reside…

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 Dir…

CHIEF INSPECTOR - shall mean the highest-ranking marine enforcement supervisor of the MDMR. Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 8-04-110 Amended 3/22/2019

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. Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 8-04-111 Amended 3/22/2019

COMMISSION - shall mean the Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources (MCMR). Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 8-04-112 Amended 3/22/2019

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 …

COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN - Anyone who sells, trades, barters or otherwise exchanges or offers to exchange any part of his catch for monetary or personal gain. Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 8-04-114 Amended 3/22/2019

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…

ENTANGLEMENT - a method in which fish are primarily ensnared or entangled by the gills or other boney projections through interaction with gear Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 8-04-116 Amended 3/22/2019

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 Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 8-04-117 Amended 3/22/2019

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - shall mean the Executive Director of MDMR. Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 8-04-118 Amended 3/22/2019

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, dev…

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. Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 8-04-120 Amended 3/22/2019

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. Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 8-04-121 Amended 3/22/2019

GIG - shall be defined as any hand held shaft with one or more points which may or may not be barbed. Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 8-04-122 Amended 3/22/2019

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. Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 8-04-123 Amen…

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…

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. Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 8-04-125 Amended 3/22/2019

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. Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 8-04-126 Amended 3/22/2019

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. Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 8-04-127 Amended 3/22/2019

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 …

LANDED - When seafood is first brought to a point of land after being harvested and is no longer transported by boat or vessel. Notes 22 Miss. Code. R. 8-04-129 Amended 3/22/2019