Bill Text: MS SB2959 | 2011 | Regular Session | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: Marine Resources; clarify the taking of shrimp for personal consumption.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2011-03-23 - Approved by Governor [SB2959 Detail]

Download: Mississippi-2011-SB2959-Comm_Sub.html

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MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2011 Regular Session

To: Ports and Marine Resources

By: Senator(s) Dickerson

Senate Bill 2959

(COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 49-15-64.2, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY WHO MAY TAKE SHRIMP WITH A CAST NET FOR PERSONAL CONSUMPTION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

     SECTION 1.  Section 49-15-64.2, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

     49-15-64.2.  Any person * * * shall be allowed to take shrimp in the bays of Bay St. Louis, Biloxi and Pascagoula with a cast net, but shall not take more than fifty (50) pounds of shrimp per person per day for personal consumption.  The cast net shall not exceed twelve (12) feet in length.

     SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

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