AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 49-15-78, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF A HAUL SEINE NET FOR THE TAKING OF FISH IN MARINE WATERS WITHIN ONE-HALF MILE OF THE SHORELINE OF CAT ISLAND; TO PROVIDE THE DEFINITION FOR THE PHRASE "LIKE CONTRIVANCES"; TO EXEMPT CAST NETS, BRILL NETS AND HAND SEINES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 49-15-78
As Passed by the House: 49-15-78