2017 Mississippi Code
Title 49 - Conservation and Ecology
Chapter 15 - Seafood
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 49-15-78. Prohibition against using gill net, trammel net, entanglement net, or like contrivance within a certain distance of the shoreline; punishment

Universal Citation: MS Code § 49-15-78 (2017)
  • (1) It is unlawful for a person to use a gill net, trammel net, entanglement net, or like contrivances for the taking of fish in marine waters within one-half ( 1/2) mile of the shoreline.
  • (2) A violation of this section is punishable by the penalties provided in Section 49-15-100, Mississippi Code of 1972.
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