SEC. 49-7-91. Unlawful to fish commercially in Muddy Bayou.

(1) It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to fish commercially at any time in Muddy Bayou, in Warren County, Mississippi.

(2) The department * * * may enforce * * * this section and * * * seize and confiscate all commercial nets and seines used in Muddy Bayou, in Warren County, Mississippi, or on any part of the bayou, either along the length or at its two (2) openings in and to Eagle Lake and Steele Bayou.

(3) Any person * * * violating * * * this section is * * * guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00), nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), or be imprisoned not more than three (3) months, or both; and in addition * * * the department shall seize and confiscate all commercial nets and seines used for such purpose, and dispose of the same at private sale and place the proceeds * * * to the credit of the State Game and Fish Fund.

SOURCES: Codes, 1942, Sec. 5903-01; Laws, 1946, ch. 333, Secs. 1-4. Amended by Laws 2000, Ch. 516, Sec. 69, HB666, eff. from and after passage (approved April 30, 2000).

PREVIOUS VERSIONS: Pre-2000