27 chapters · 630 sections in this title.
Miss. Code Ann. § 51-1-1 Definition
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Except as otherwise provided in Section 27-109-1, all rivers, creeks and bayous in this state, twenty-five (25) miles in length, that have sufficient depth and width of water for thirty (30) consecutive days in the year for floating a steamboat with carrying capacity of two hundr…
Miss. Code Ann. § 51-1-11 Damages to bridges
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If any person rafting or floating timber or logs in a stream shall permit damage by such logs or timber to be done a bridge built at public expense, he shall be liable therefor; and the damages may be recovered by suit against him, and the timber or logs causing the damage may be…
Miss. Code Ann. § 51-1-4 What constitutes public waterways; rights thereon; prohibited activities; penalties
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(1) Those portions of all natural flowing streams in this state having a mean annual flow of not less than one hundred (100) cubic feet per second, as determined and designated on appropriate maps by the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, shall be public waterways o…
Miss. Code Ann. § 51-1-5 Removal of obstructions
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Any person may enter and remove any and all obstructions to the navigation thereof which may be in or across or over any navigable stream.