Mississippi § 85-7-9 - Water craft; municipal dockage, wharfage, or anchorage charges.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 85-7-9 — Water craft; municipal dockage, wharfage, or anchorage charges., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 85-7-9. Water craft; municipal dockage, wharfage, or anchorage charges.
There shall be a lien on all skiffs, yachts, and other water craft in favor of any municipality operating a small craft or yacht harbor or basin for dockage, wharfage or anchorage charges for space or anchorage contracted for by the water craft or its owner or agent where the charge for such space or anchorage is made for a period of time without regard to the actual time such skiff, yacht or other water craft is actually docked or anchored to the dock, wharf, or at the mooring place in the basin. Such lien shall be paramount to all other debts due and owing by such water craft, or the owner thereof, or other lien thereon, except as provided by Section 85-7-7. The lien, by this section provided, shall be enforced as provided by Sections 85-7-31 through 85-7-53, inclusive.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 85-7-9 cover?
Section 85-7-9 ("Water craft; municipal dockage, wharfage, or anchorage charges.") 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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