PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

The Secretary must allow hunting and fishing on lands and waters inside the seashore so long as federal and state laws are followed. The Secretary can also set off areas and times where no hunting or fishing is allowed for public safety, park management, wildlife protection, or visitor enjoyment. Except for emergencies, the Secretary must talk with the state agencies in charge of hunting and fishing before putting those rules into effect. Nothing in sections 459h to 459h–10 or any other law takes away Mississippi’s rights, or gives the Secretary power, to regulate maritime activities (including non-seashore fishing and shrimping) in areas that were outside the seashore boundary (including the buffer zone) on December 21, 2000.

Title 16, §459h–2

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(a)The Secretary shall permit hunting and fishing on lands and waters within the seashore in accordance with applicable Federal and States laws: Provided, That he may designate zones where, and establish periods when, no hunting or fishing will be permitted for reasons of public safety, administration, fish or wildlife management, or public use and enjoyment. Except in emergencies, any regulations issued by the Secretary pursuant to this section shall be put into effect only after consultation with the appropriate State agencies responsible for hunting and fishing activities.

(b)Nothing in sections 459h to 459h–10 of this title 11 See References in Text note below. or any other provision of law shall affect any right of the State of Mississippi, or give the Secretary any authority, to regulate maritime activities, including nonseashore fishing activities (including shrimping), in any area that, on December 21, 2000, is outside the designated boundary of the seashore (including the buffer zone).

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Sections 459h to 459h–10 of this title, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original “this title”, and was translated as reading “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 91–660, which enacted sections 459h to 459h–10 of this title, to reflect the probable intent of Congress, because Pub. L. 91–660 does not contain titles.

Amendments

2000—Pub. L. 106–554 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).

§459h–2 Designation of Hunting and Fishing Zones; Regulation of Maritime Activities