Mississippi § 29-15-3 - Declaration of public policy and purpose.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 29-15-3 — Declaration of public policy and purpose., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 29-15-3. Declaration of public policy and purpose.
It is declared to be the public policy of this state to favor the preservation of the natural state of the public trust tidelands and their ecosystems and to prevent the despoliation and destruction of them, except where a specific alteration of specific public trust tidelands would serve a higher public interest in compliance with the public purposes of the public trust in which such tidelands are held. It is hereby declared to be a higher public purpose of this state and the public tidelands trust to resolve the uncertainty and disputes which have arisen as to the location of the boundary between the state’s public trust tidelands and the upland property and to confirm the mean high water boundary line as determined by the Mississippi Supreme Court, the laws of this state and this chapter.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 29-15-3 ("Declaration of public policy and purpose.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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