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MS HB561
MS HB561Haul seine net; prohibit use of for taking of certain fish within one-half mile of the shoreline of Cat Island.
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Introduced
02/05/2020
02/05/2020
In Committee
05/12/2020
05/12/2020
Crossed Over
03/11/2020
03/11/2020
Passed
Dead
06/09/2020
06/09/2020
Introduced Session
2020 Regular Session
Bill Summary
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.
AI Summary
This bill prohibits the use of a haul seine net for taking fish within one-half mile of the shoreline of Cat Island, Mississippi. It also defines "like contrivances" as any net similar in form, function, purpose, or use to a gill net, trammel net, or entanglement net. The bill exempts hand seines, cast nets, and brill nets from the prohibition. The penalties for violating this law are provided in the existing Section 49-15-100 of the Mississippi Code.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Died In Committee (on 06/09/2020)
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