As Amended
| 49-15-1. | Public policy of the state as to seafood laws. |
| 49-15-2. | Standards for fishery conservation and management; fishery management plans. |
| 49-15-3. | Definitions. |
| 49-15-5. | All seafoods initially the property of the state. |
| 49-15-7. | Oyster, clam, cay shells and other shells declared to be property of state. |
| 49-15-9. | Rights of riparian owners on Gulf Coast defined. |
| 49-15-11. | Mississippi Department of Marine Resources. |
| 49-15-11.5. | Transfer of marine law enforcement division. |
| 49-15-13. | Repealed. |
| 49-15-15. | Powers and duties of commission. |
| 49-15-16. | Limited entry fisheries. |
| 49-15-17. | "Seafood Fund". |
| 49-15-18. | Seafood laws and regualtions. |
| 49-15-19. | Attorney General; designation of deputies or assistants; legal advisors to commission and department. |
| 49-15-21. | Enforcement officers; reserve unit. |
| 49-15-22. | Marine patrol officers of Department of Marine Resources permitted to keep side arm upon retirement. |
| 49-15-23. | Establishment of dividing line between salt and fresh waters; notice. |
| 49-15-25. | Advisory council may be appointed by commission. |
| 49-15-27. | Commission granted authority to lease bottoms. |
| 49-15-28. | Seafood wholesaler and processor licenses; fees. |
| 49-15-29. | Taxes and license fees to be collected by the commission. |
| 49-15-30. | Commission may promulgate regulations for nonresident permits. |
| 49-15-31. | Commission to maintain and operate patrol stations, camps and related facilities. |
| 49-15-34. | Boats from other states. |
| 49-15-35. | Additional powers granted to commission. |
| 49-15-36. | Oyster reefs and bottoms; open season;closing of oyster reefs; special permits for taking oysters during closed season. |
| 49-15-37. | Cultivation of oyster reefs; removal of oysters from contaminated areas. |
| 49-15-38. | Culling restrictions. |
| 49-15-39. | Dredging limits; reefs reserved for tonging. |
| 49-15-40. | Support projects bringing additional water to oyster beds. |
| 49-15-41. | Oysters not to be caught at night. |
| 49-15-42. | Tagging, unloading and transporting of oysters. |
| 49-15-43. | Packaging of oysters; containers. |
| 49-15-44. | Penalties for illegal sales. |
| 49-15-45. | Certain municipalities may enforce oyster laws. |
| 49-15-46. | Licensing and fees for vessels engaged in catching, taking, carrying or transporting oysters; license requirement for captain of commercial oyster vessel; tagging of oysters harvested; recreational oyster permits; shell retention fees. |
| 49-15-61. | Marine museum. |
| 49-15-63. | Penalties. |
| 49-15-64. | Shrimping during closed season prohibited; penalties; promulgation of rules and regulations. |
| 49-15-64.1. | Shrimp season; waters closed to shrimping. |
| 49-15-64.2. | Taking of shrimp with a cast net. |
| 49-15-64.3. | Shrimping during closed season prohibited; penalties; promulgation of rules and regulations. |
| 49-15-64.4. | Require live bait catcher boats. |
| 49-15-64.5. | Boats used for catching or transporting saltwater shrimp; licensing and fees. |
| 49-15-65. | Jurisdiction of courts. |
| 49-15-67. | Right of appeal. |
| 49-15-69. | Exemption of certain minors, senior citizens or disabled persons from licensing requirements. |
| 49-15-71. | Commercial taking of redfish prohibited; unlawful to take below minimum size; penalties; redfish management plan. |
| 49-15-73. | Use of aircraft to assist in harvesting of redfish; penalties. |
| 49-15-74. | Season for taking Menhaden. |
| 49-15-75. | Catch limit based on weight limitations as to certain fish. |
| 49-15-76. | The sale and trade of game fish. |
| 49-15-77. | Prohibition against catching saltwater fish by use of certain nets, seines or traps in certain areas of the state. |
| 49-15-78. | Prohibition against using gill net, trammel net, entanglement net, or like contrivance within a certain distance of the shoreline; punishment. |
| 49-15-79. | Prohibition of use of purse seine offshore from Hancock or Harrison Counties; promulgation of regulations governing use of gill nets and trammel nets in Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson Counties. |
| 49-15-80. | Vessels used to catch or transport fish; licensing and fees; nonresident reciprocity. |
| 49-15-83. | Interpretation and application of Sections 49-15-71 through 49-15-81. |
| 49-15-84. | Requirements for the taking of crabs; crab traps. |
| 49-15-84.1. | Closed season for use of crab traps; removal of abandoned traps. |
| 49-15-85. | Repealed. |
| 49-15-86. | Persons taking saltwater crabs to obtain a license. |
| 49-15-87. | "Peeler crab" and "soft-shell crab" defined. |
| 49-15-89. | Unlawful to catch, destroy, confine, hold or have in possession certain crabs. |
| 49-15-91. | Maximum number of crab pots allowable per licensee. |
| 49-15-92. | Penalties for theft of crab traps or crabs. |
| 49-15-93. | Penalties. |
| 49-15-94. | Use of purse seine to catch mullet during roe mullet season. |
| 49-15-95. | Use of brill and cast nets. |
| 49-15-96. | Keeping of certain fish caught in shrimp nets for personal consumption. |
| 49-15-97. | Requirement that commercial fishing vessels use approved lights. |
| 49-15-98. | Repealed. |
| 49-15-100. | Usage of gill or trammel nets in certain marine waters; penalties. |
| 49-15-100.1. | Forfeiture of vessels, motors and equipment used in violation of Section 49-15-100. |
| 49-15-100.3. | Prima facie evidence of use of prohibited equipment. |
| 49-15-101. | Form of compact. |
| 49-15-103. | Membership of Gulf States Marine Commission. |
| 49-15-105. | Cooperation of state officers and agencies. |
| 49-15-107. | Powers of commission. |
| 49-15-109. | Records and reports. |
| 49-15-201. | Institution of forfeiture proceedings; petition for forfeiture; inquiry into ownership, lien, or other security interest in seized motor vehicle, aircraft, or other personal property subject to forfeiture; notice of forfeiture hearing to any person holding interest in seized property. |
| 49-15-203. | Answer; hearing in contested cases; order of forfeiture; rights of parties holding leins or security interests in property subject to forfeiture. |
| 49-15-205. | Liquidation of forfeited property; distribution of proceeds from forfeited property; maintenance, repair, use and operation of forfeited property by law enforcement agencies or Department of Marine Resources. |
| 49-15-207. | Administrative forfeiture procedure for property with value not exceeding certain threshold. |
| 49-15-301. | Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources; powers and duties; membership; chairman; rules and regulations; marine resources technical advisory council; definitions. |
| 49-15-303. | Powers and duties of commission. |
| 49-15-304. | Promulgation of regulations regarding marine resources. |
| 49-15-305. | Powers and duties of executive director. |
| 49-15-307. | Powers and duties of department. |
| 49-15-309. | Establishment of saltwater recreational fishing record list. |
| 49-15-311. | Authority of department to purchase physical loss and liability coverage insurance. |
| 49-15-313. | Saltwater sports fishing license; separate annual license for charter boat fishing, party boat fishing, head boat and guide boat fishing; proof of random drug testing participation and of liability insurance required; exemptions from licensing requirements; disposition of fees; free fishing day. |
| 49-15-315. | Unlawful to engage in commercial harvesting of crabs, oysters, shrimp, bait shrimp or saltwater fish in certain portions of Pascagoula River System; exceptions; Gulf Coast Research Laboratory to study estuaries and bays deemed to be nurseries; department to set limits on all catches for noncommercial use; penalties. |
| 49-15-317. | Certain charter or recreational fishing boats authorized to fillet certain fish at sea. |
| 49-15-319. | Filing float plan; effect of failure to file. |
| 49-15-321. | Commission authorized to establish sanctuaries and nursery grounds; unlawful to engage in prohibited activity in designated sanctuary or nursery area. |