AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 49-15-79, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCLUDE JACKSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, IN THE COUNTIES WHERE IT IS PROHIBITED FOR ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION TO USE OR ATTEMPT TO USE A PURSE SEINE FOR THE TAKING OF FISH OR TO HAVE SUCH SEINE IN THE WATER WITHIN ONE MILE OF THE SHORELINE; TO AMEND SECTION 49-15-35, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE TAKING AND CATCHING OF MENHADEN WITHIN ONE MILE OF THE SOUTHERN SHORELINE OF THE MISSISSIPPI COASTAL BARRIER ISLANDS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 49-15-79, 49-15-35