Mississippi § 49-15-35 - Authority to regulate taking and catching of menhaden.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 49-15-35 — Authority to regulate taking and catching of menhaden., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 49-15-35. Authority to regulate taking and catching of menhaden.
Upon the request of the boards of supervisors of the respective coastal counties, the commission may adopt ordinances prohibiting the taking and catching of menhaden within certain limits of the coast line of the county so requesting, but the commission shall not fix such limits except upon request of the board of supervisors, and such limit shall not exceed two (2) miles from the shore line, or two (2) miles from the corporate limit boundaries of any municipality bordering on the Mississippi Sound.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 49-15-35 ("Authority to regulate taking and catching of menhaden.") 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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