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2p.m.
Wedtresday, August 17,2016
1505 Eastover Drive, Jackson, MS 392L1

*Tentative

Welcome and Recognition of

OpeDitrg Prayer

1.

AGENDA*

Guests..........

.....

Chairman Deviney

.........................Robert Cook, Deputy Executive Director

MINUTES FOR APPROVAL

...........

........................... Chairman Devitrey

o July 20,2016

TODAY'S AGENDA - August 17, 2016....

PUBLIC

COMMENTS.............................

.................. Chairman Deviney

.................... Chairman Deviney

o Brad Baugh, Boyle, MS, Co-administrator for Miss. Alligator Hunters' Facebook Page
4.

LICENSE SALES.................... Jason Thompson, License/Boat Registratiotr Division Director

tr License Sales Report

).

MUSEUM ..............................CharIes Knight, Director, Miss. Museum of Natural

Science

Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 5, Chapter 2:

Regulations Regarding Turtles and Tortoises
Regulations Regarding Non-game Wildlife in Need ofManagement

D PROPOSED Rules 40

.
.

6.

Rule 2.2
Rule 2.3

FISHERIES.............

................Larry Pugh, Director ofFisheries Bureau

o PROPOSED Rules 40 Miss. Admin. Code Pt.3:

o Rule 3.1 Commercial Fishing Regulations
o Rule 3.2 Commercial Paddlefish Regulations
o Rule 3.4 - Paddlefish HMU's Open Periods and Quotas
o Rule 3.5 Paddlefish Permit Applications
tr Eagle Lake Boat Ramp Closure

MS Dept.

7.

of\

ildlife, Eisherie\. and

WILDLIFE

......

Parks

Pase

Aueust 17.2016 Ascnda

.........................Chad Dacus, Director of Wildlife Bureau

n TEMPORARY - 40 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 2, Chapter

Rule 1.24 - Twin Oaks Regulations
n PROPOSED - 40 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 2, Chapter 1:
Rule 1.24 Twin Oaks Regulations

8.

LAW f,NFORCEMENT ....................................CoI.

Steve Adcock' Chief of Law Enforcement

tr Citation Report
tr Reinstatement Requests (2):
o Jonathan Massey, Ethel, MS
Cla)4on Janell, Pascagoula, MS

9.

OTHER BUSINESS

10. NEXT MEETING

tr

DATE:

Wednesday, September 2l'2016

PLACE: Museum of Natural Science, 2148 Riverside Dr', Jackson 39202

TIME:

11. EXECUTIVE SESSION

ADJOURNMENT

MISSISSIPPI COMMISSION ON WILDLIFE, FISHERIES,

&

PARKS

Wednesday, lulY 20, 2016

2 p.m.
1505 Eastover Drive, Jackson, Ms
MINUTES OF THE MEETING
PRESENT: commission Chairman William

"Billy'Deviney, commissioners Clay Wagner, Bill

F. Cossar,

Scott Coopwood, and Robert Tayior.

Among the MDWFP staff attending were: Dr. Sam Polles, Executive Diredor; Robert Cook, Deputy
Executive Dircctor; Michael Bolden, Larry Castle, Jennifer Head, Colonel Steve Adcock, Jason
Thompson, and counsel, Doug Mann and Drew Malone, SpecialAssistant Attorneys General.
Chairman Deviney gaveled the meeting to order at 2:01 p.m.
OPENING PRAYER

Larry Castle, Director ofTechnical Programs, opened the meeting with prayer.
OATH OT OFFICE

\-

Robert Taylor, having been appointed by Governor Phil Bryant to serve a five year term beginning July
1, 2016 and ending lune 30, 2021, was sworn into office by Notary Sharon Polzin.
MINUTES

ACTION: Upon motion by Commissioner Cossar and seconded by Commissioner Coopwood, the
minutes ofthe lune 22,2016 Regular Meeting were unanimously approved.
ACTION: Upon motion by Commissioner Coopwood and se.onded by Commissioner Cossar, the
minutes ofthe special Meeting held on July 11, 2015 were unanimously approved.
AGENDA

Dr. Sam Polles, Executive Director, requested two additions to the July 20, 2016 agenda under OTHER
BUSINESS, namely, Alligator Permit Sales and FY18 MDWFP Budget

ACTION: Upon motion by Commissione. Cossar and seconded by Commissioner Wagner, the agenda
for luly 20, 2016 was unanimously approved as amended.

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commission Minutes

PUBLIC COMMENTS

David Smith, President, Mississippi Hunting Dog Association, expressed his confusion on
knowing whom to contact concerning the rules for hunting in the National Forests. He also
requested a contact person at MDWFP to answer questions.
Dr. Polles informed Mr. Smith that anything with National Forests goes through the federal
chain of command. The first link is the State (Mississippi) Supervisor for the U.S. Forest Service,
second is the Atlanta Office, and the final link is the Washington Office. Dr. Polles designated
himself, Larry castle, Director of Technical Programs, and chad Dacus, Director of Wildlife
Bureau, as contact persons to answer his questions.

Senator Mike Seymour read a statement listing concerns with the U. S. Forest Service, MDWFP
rules and regulations, and law enforcement citations against dog hunters. Dr. Polles replied to
Senator Seymour's statements concerning law enforcement and stated that there are always
two sides to a story and sometimes three. Dr. Polles requested that Senator Seymour sit down
with relevant staff and discuss the law enforcement issues. Robert Cook, Deputy Executive
Director, stood up and offered to meet with the Senator, any of his constituents and the Law
Enforcement Command Staff right then and there. Mr. Cook further stated that the law
enforcement officers at MDWFP risk their lives every day on behalf of the citizens in Mississippi,
and take allegations of frivolous enforcement adivity very seriously. Senator Seymour stated
that he would indeed like to meet immediately following the Commission meeting.

Representative Doug Mcleod thanked the Commission for the letter he received in the mail
recently and stated that he relied on this Commission to protect the hunting in Mississippi. He
brought up issues with killing hogs and transportation of ho8s in his area. Rep. Mcleod
suggested keeping the lines of communication open between David Smith (Miss. Dog Hunters
Association) and MDWFP with a yearly meeting.

chairman Deviney thanked Representative Mcleod for coming and stated that he is always
welcome to come to the monthly MDWFP Commission meetings.
LICENSE SALES REPORT

Jason Thompson, Director of License/Boat Registration, presented the License Sales Report for the
month of June 2016. He stated that FY16 closed out on a good note generating over 516,000,000 in
revenue, 37% ofthis amount was collected from Louisiana residents totaling over 56,000,000.
Highlights ofThompson's report are listed below:

.
.
.
.

Resident License Sales are down less than 1%

Small Game Licenses - over 91,000 licenses sold (2,700 more than last year)
Three-day Fresh water tishing License - up 3%
Shooting Range Permits Sold - up 10%

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July 20, 2016

Page 3

Sr. Exempt Licenses - up 10% (3,300 residents purchased licenses)

Non-resident licenses ended similar to last year - generatinB over S9,000,000

All came Licenses - generated 55,000,000

Permits - up 62% in sales
Lifetime License category- up 4% (523,000)

PARKS

FINAL40 Miss. Admin. Code Part 6. Chapter 1- Rules & Requlations for Miss. State Parks
Rule 1.2 - Sedion T, - Firearms, Fireworks. and Explosives

Jennifer Head, Director of State Parks, stated that this rule was up for final passage. No comments
were received and staff recommended approval.
ACTION: By motion of commissioner Cossar and seconded by Commissioner Wagner, Final Rule 1'2
was approved unanimously bythe commission as presented,
FY

2018 MDWIP BUDGET REOUEST

Dr. Polles requested to move consideration of the MDWFP FY18 budget from Other Business to now,
following the Parks request. The Commission unanimously concurred with his request and this item
was brought before the Commission for consideration.
Jennifer Head requested approval ofthe overall MDWFP FY18 operating budget request in the amount
of 584,940,313. The increases presented are as follows:

.
.
.
.

Parks improvements: 53,850,000

Museum Ouireach Education: S285,000 {Education Enhancement Funds)

Restoration of General Funds: 5812,407
RestorationofSpecialFunds: 567,002

ACTION: By motlon of Commissioner Cossar and seconded by Commissioner Wagner, the

MDWFP budget request was approved unanlmously bythe Commission as Presented'

FY18

FISHERIES

Monroe Countv Board of Supervisors Request to Rename Hwv 278 [andinq

Larry Pugh, Director of Fisheries Bureau, presented a Resolution from the Monroe CountY Board of
Supervisors requestinB MDWFP to name a boat ramp facility, located at the crossing of U. S. Highway
278 over the Old channel for the TombiSbee River in Monroe County, Mississippi, in memory and
honor of Thomas '"Tommy" Thornton ofAmory. Mr. Thornton was an avid outdoorsman and supporter
of Wild Turkey Federation, MDWFP, and Ducks unlimited.

Page 4

July 20,2016

Commission Minutes

AcTloN: By motion of commissioner wagner and seconded by commissioner Cossar, the request to
name a boat ramp facility at Hwy 278 Landing in honor of Thomas Thornton was approved
unanimously by the Commission as presented,

tAW ENFORCEMENT
Citation Reoort
Colonel Steve Adcock, Chief of Law Enforcement, presented a handout which highli8hted violations,
shooting range attendance, and Governors 5K Run. No action was required ofthe Commission

OTHER BUSINESS

Alliqator Permit Report

Ricky Flynt, Alligator/Furbearer coordinator, presented details of the on-line sale of Alligator Permits
held July 25, 2016. His presentation began with a history of Alligator permit sales. over the years the
process in getting permits has changed in response to public comment, as well as staff evaluation of

how things are progressing each year. Flynt started preparing customers for the alligator permit
process in February, 2015, through a number of media outlets, including radio, television, magazine
and newspaper articles. six thousand users were Wing for 9OO permits on July 25th All 900 were sold
within 45 minutes, the same time frame as last year.
ACTIONt Chairman Deviney requested a working session in the near future, for the commission and
staffto investigate best methods for the sale of Alligator Permits in the State of Mississippi.
NEXT MEETING DATE

Next Commission meeting date was set for Wednesday, August \1,2016 at 2 p,m. in the Commission
Conference Room located at 1505 Eastover Drive,lackson, Mississippi 39211.
EXECUTIVE SESSION

Dr. Polles reported that there was no need for an Executive Session.

\J

Commission Minutes

luly 20,2076

Page 5

ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business before the Commission, Commissioner Cossar made a motion to
adiourn. Commissioner Wagner seconded the motion, and the Commission voted unanimously to
adiourn.
Chairman Deviney gaveled the meeting into adjournment.

Charles Deviney, CHAIRMAN

Date

Clay Wagner, VICE CHAIRMAN

Date

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MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, FISHERIES, AND PARKS

Title 40: Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks

Part 5: Museum ofNatural Science
Part 5, Chapter

RUI,].,

2:

Regulations regarding non-game and endangered species.

REGL]I.ATIONS RI'(;ARDIN(; \O,\-G,1.I,/[ LI;I],DI,IFI.,

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A. Nongamc Spccics In Nccd OfManagcmcnt: IJcJinitions1. Nongame species

in need ofmanagement in Mississippi include:

of small mammals, one specics offreshuater fish. and all

native species ofreptiles and amphibians excepl those regulated by other
rules o1-the Commission on Wildli1e. Fishe es and Parks.
a. 32 spccics

b. Species not regulated

bj this Public Notice include:

i. endangered reptiles zrnd amphibians

ii. reptiles and amphibians considcrcd gamc spccics (Bullfrog. Pig

I-rog. Bronzc Frog)

iii. American Alligator

iv. Commerciall) recogniTed genetic color mulants. such as
albinos or other cokrr variants. olnongame \\ildli1'e in need of
management
2. For thc purposcs oflhis rule. nongame species in need ofmanagement nral be
rcfcrrcd to as nongame reptiles, nongame turtles. nongame snakes. nongamc
lizards" nongame amphibians. nongame fiogs. nongame salamanders. nongamc
mammals. nongame fish. or nongame u'ildlife.

B. The lbllowing species ol nongame uildliii arc dccmcd to bc in nced of management

and arc rcgulatcd b) this Public Notice:
NO)JCAMf, AMPHIBIANS

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EASTERN TIGER
TWO TOED AMPHIUMA
THREE.TOCD AMPHruMA
HELLBENDER
SOUTHERN DL]SI]iY

SPOTTEDDUS(Y
TWO.LINED
LONGTAIL
TIIREE'LINED
Heniddct hun scutatin

FOUR,TOED

SOUTHERNZICZAC
MISSISSIPPI SLIMY
WEBS IERS SALAMANDER

MUDSALAM NDER
RED SAI-AMANDER
OULF COAST WATERDOC
RED RIVER WATERDOC
Nataph tha lh"s

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EASTERN NEWI

LESSERSIREN

TOADS
AMERICAN
SOUTHERN

GULFCOAST
FOWLER'S

FROGS
NORTHERN CRICKET
SOUTHERNCRICKET

BIRD.VOICEDTREE
GREI]NTREE
PlNEWOODS I'REE

BARKNGTREE
SQUIRRELTREE

GRAYTREE
Preulaqts bnc]ryhana

MOUN'|AN CHORI]S
SPRINC PEEPER
SOUTHERN CIIORUS

ORNATE CHORUS
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EASTERN SPADE'OOT
NORTI]ERN CR.AWFISH
PICKEREL
SOUTHERN LEOPARD

NONGAME REPTILES
TURTLES
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ALLIGATOR SNAPPER
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Atoptehts Aeagraphta
G r ap I e

n! s p e kla ae a arap h I e

CHICKEN
COMMON MAT
PLARI, NJA])
MISSISSIPPIMAP

Arapteft$ auachtensi
DIAMONDBACK TERRAPIN
RIVERCOOTER
BOX

Knost.nak ebrubruD

REDEARDDSLIDER
EASTERN MUD
RAZORBAC( MUSK
STRIPENECK MUSK

SITNKPOT
SMOOTII SOFTSHEI.L
SPINYSOFTSHELL

LIZARDS
EAS'IIRN FENCE
SLENDERCLASS
MIMIC GLASS
EASTERN CLASS

BRO DHEADSKINK
COAI SKINK
FIVE-LINEDSKNK
SOUlHEASI'EI{N
(JROUND SKINK
SIXI INED RACERUNNER

SNAK[S
t coh e ti.lat piap"t
Col b.rconsbi.1.r latrunc
Coltube

l^

SCARLET
SOUTHERN BLACK RACER
RINCNECK

eultata eu tata
P aitheraphB o b sa leta spi la ides
P ahthe tuph is

CORN OR RED RAT

GRAY OR TEXAS RAT

MUD
La n p t a pn lx s c o I I iga s t e r
Lahp lape 11 js l|la halbtua*t
ee

LahprcpellB aelula hign

Lanp npe lrs 0 ia" g"l, h qspnd
Lanptape bB r. e lapsaides

EASTERN HOGNOSE
PRAIRIE KJNG
SPECKLED KINC
BL CK KINO
SCARLET KING

coacHwlltP
CREEN WATER
PI-AINBEI-I-Y WATER
GULF SAI-TMARSH

DI

MONDBACK WAIER

NORTHERN WATER
ROUCH (;REEN
CRAHAM'S CRAYFISH

PINE WOODS
S to re ri a o cc i p nona

d la la

REDBELLY
SOUTHEAST CROWNED
WESTERN RIBBON
E STERN RIBBON
ROUGH EARTH

SMOOTH EARTH
EASTERN COR,AL

COPPERIIEAD

cotToNMou lH
EASlERN DIAMONDBACK
CANEBRAKE ILAI'TLER

PYCMY LATTLER

NONGAME MAMMALS

SHRDWS AND }IOLtrS

Saleltohgrantn
Bldnha tu/.lineksis
Cryptotispams
Scalopus aryati%

SOUTHEASTERNSIIREW
SOUTHEAS'I ERN SI IORT-TAI.ED SHRE
LEAST SHREW
EASTERN MOLE

RATS

a,lrtea us
lu.li'us
W^eptenttohah
t.asnr"s barcars
Lasitns LiMe
Lasiurusinternedius
Lasiutus seni@lrs
Lasionldehsnoditueans
Petiny.l^ :ubfarus
Eplesi.^fuv !
l'\tncei"s h"neralis
Caryorhiws raJircsquii
Tadaritldbrasiliensis
Mlotn

SOUTHEASTERN MYOTIS
Lrllt,E BRO\IN MYOTIS
NORTHERNLONC-EARED
EASTERN RED
HOARY

Mlat^

NORTHERNYELLO\\'
SEMINOI.L

SILVER-|IAIRED
TRI-COLOREI)
BIO BROWN
EVENINC
RAFINESQUE S BIC-EAR

BRAZILIANFREE-TAIL

SQTJIRRELS

non6
Abucantsvalans

Marnoto

c5l

R\ (

HIPvJ\\

WOODCHUCK
SOUTHERN FI-YING

}IICE

ReithrcdonlanJs/ulwye^
Reithrc.lohlaryshthalis

PetuntscBsosslpih,s
Pelahlers leu.apus
Peturyv"sMhic,l.rts
Petuhrv6 poliahal^
Ochtoton$ handlli
Mi.ror$pine1otun
Zap"s hudsanius
R,{TS

pdhr:bn
h^pt.!"s
Neal.maJloi.laha
Ooz.nls

Stgh..loh

FULVOIISH,^RVEST
EASTERNTIARVEST
COTTON
WHITE-FOOTED
DEER

OLDTIELD
COLDEN

WOODL ND VOLE
MEADOWJUMPINC

RSH RICE
HISPID COTTON
EASTERN WOOD

NONGAME FISH

Pter"otrcpisleldkd

C.

BLUENOSESHINIR

Possession ofNongame Species in Need ofManagement for Personal Use.

1 Nongame $ildlife taken lrom the B,ild Ibi personal use may not be bought.
sold" olfered lbr sale- bertered- expoftcd tbr sale- nor exhib;ted e\cepl as
orherq,ise pro!ided b) fiese rcgLLlations. other regulations ofthe Commission.
scienrilic collecting pennits. or b) othcr permits issued by the Mississippi
Dep:rtrnent of Wildliii, Irisheries. and Parks.

by

2. l-iccnsc rcquirements lor possession ofnongamc spccics lor personal use.

- Valid Residenl Sportsman's License. All Game

Hunling,rfresh\.-ater f ishing l-icense. or Small Game Hunting,rlreshtatcr
!ishing Licensc.

a. Mississippi Resident

b.

Noffesident Valid Nonresident All

Game

Huting License.

D- I-imits lbr possession ofnongame species for personal usc.

1. )'longame

Amphibians.

a- Possession
b. Take

limit ofno morc than twent) (20) indiriduals.

liom the \,'ild not to cxceed 20 per license 1car.

c. Specinrens in possession or taken lrom the wiLd

four (.11 indir iduals ofan) species or subspecies.

[ol

to e\ceed more than

2. Nongame Snakes and Nongamc Lizards.

a. Possession

limit ofno more than t\lcnq (20) individuals.

b. Take f'rorn thc

$ild not to cxcccd t$enty (10) per license

year.

c. Specimens in possession or taken from the wild not to exceed morc than
lour (.1) indiriduals ol an-,- spccics or subspccics.
d. Containers or cages holding !enomous snakes shall be prorrinentl]
labeled \,'ith the \,'o.ds ''DAN(illR ' along rvith the common name ofthe
species in a conspicuous place-

l.

Nongame Tuflles.
a.

Alligator Snapping furtles (also called Loggerhead Snapping Turtles).

i. Possession limit - No more than one (l ) indi\,idual $'ith
shcll lcngth (carapace Iength) o1 2,1 inches or greater.

a top

ii. Takc t'rom thc uiLd not to exceed more than one (1) individual
per license 1"ear.

(lommon Snapping l urtles. Smooth Solishell Turtles. and Spin)

Soitshell I unles.

b-

i. I)ail) bag limit ofno more rhan one (1) individual ofanl ofthe
three species.

ii. Possession limit and take tiom thc wild not to cxcccd tbur (4)
individuals ofanl ofthe three species per license year.
c.

All Other Nongame Turtlcs.

i. Possession limit o1-no more rhan ten ( 10) individuals.

ii. Ta](e from the wild not to exceed ter (10) individuals per license
)ear.
Specimens in possession or taken from the wild not to exceed
more than four (4) individuals ofany species or subspecies.

iii.

E. Seasons. No specimens ofany species ofnongame turtle may be taken ftom the wild
between April 1st and June 30th except by permit issued by the Mississippi Depafiment
ol Wildlile. Fisherie:, and Park:.
E, Colleetion

ofthe

l. Ne}l pe iits for eoiilmereial eolleeting ofthe eommon snapping hrrtle

(6'ftebCr rerpenliT?a) r}ill l1ot be issued after the effeetive date ofthis rule,
existing permits for the eo$merc;al eelleetien ofeomm6l} snapping tbB'tles
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}1ill
el}d e* the expiratio* dateindieaied on the pemit and lvill not be rene\yed'
2,

!G. Nongame Mammals and Nongame Fish.

1. Possession

limit ofno more than 10 nongame mammals.

2. Take Aom the

wild ofnongame mammals not to exceed 10 per license year.

3. Specimens of mammals in possession or taken from the

(2) ofthe same species.
4. Possession

wild not to exceed two

limit ofno morc than four (4) nongame fish.

5. Take from the

wild of nongame fish not to exceed four (4) per license year.

Gg. Exceptions to License Requircments: Residents. A resident who does not hold a
Valid Resident Sportsman's License, All Game Hunting / Freshwater Fishing License, or
Small Game Hunting/Freshwater Fishing License may kill a nongame snake or a
nongame marnmal under the following conditions:
1. The venomous snake presents a reasonable danger to human

life.

2. The venomous or a non-venomous snake is on lands in which the record title is

vested in such persons, or on lands which contain the p ncipal residence ofsuch
percon.
3. The nongame mammals have entered into or taken up residence in buildings or
destroyed or damaged yards, plants, domestic animals, or agricultural products.

4. Noncamc mammals or snakes killed lmder such circumstances must bc

disposed ofor lcft to decomposc naturall] and they or their parts may not enter
conrmercial trade nor be retained in posscssionExccptions to l.iccnsc Rcquirements: Nonresidents. A person rvho does not hold a
".
Nonresident All Game HNting l-iccnse mav kill a nongame snake or a nongame
mrmnrcl unJcr rh( r.ll.',,,,ir1 .r,nJiri.'n,:

I1-the venomous snake presenls a reasonable dangcr to human life.

2. Ifthc noneame mammalor nongame snakc has cntcred into a building being
rcnted or leased bl lhe nonresident-

l-

Nongamc snakes oL nongane manlmals killed undcr such circumstances or

their parls must hc disposcd ofor lett to decompose naturali) and rnal not bc
tetained in possession nor cntcr into commcrcial trade.

,i.

Possession ofNongame
1-

Wildlile ln Need ofManagemcnt for (lommcrcial Pulposes.

(laptive Propagarion lor Commercial Purposes.

\ongame *ildlile ma) be propagated in captivit\ ibr commcrcial
purposcs onl] under permit ilom the l)epartmenl ol-Wildlife. fisheries
and Parks.
a.

b. Commercial purposes include taking. possessirlg, transportirlg.

exporting. selling. oflering lor sale. shipping. hartering. exhihiting. or in
an\ $raa- using nongame uildlil'e in need ofmanagemenl fbr monetar) or
financial gain.
2. Pemlits. A permit shall be rcquircd for Commcrcial (iaptivc Propagation,
subjecr lo the lbllo\\ing re.luiremenrs and conditjons:

pemit shall be valid lor one )'car and shall bc signcd b1 thc
[xecutir e Directo| olthe Dcpaftmcnt of WildlifL. I'isheries. and Parks or
a. The

his designee.
b. 1hc propagator shal1 indicate the species or subspecies ol_nongame
wildlil'e, by both scientific and common namc. u,hich u,ill bc propagated

in captivit).
c. The propagator shall be a resident ,rl Mississippi and the propagatiorl

hcilirics sl-all I'c locarcd ir \li..i..ippi.

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d. Ihe propagator shall provide evidcnce ofpossessing the equipmcnt and

experience necessary lbr successlul propagation ofnongamc \&ildlif'e in
captivit-v.

e. lhe propagator shall prolide e\,idcnce that the lacilities in \\'hich

captive propagation is to take place are adequate lor the spccics and
numbers lbr which a pcrmit is required.
1'.

l'he propagator shall bc at leasl sixtccn ( l6) years olagc.

g. The propagator shall hold a valid comorercial fishing licensc.

h. Pcrmils ltl eslablish and operalc commercial capti\c propagation

lacililics for nongame uildlife are not transferable except \{hcn inciden! to
sale or other transfir oforvncrship ofthe l'acility" rvhere translerees ofthe
f'acilit) have mel crjteria cstablished b;- Dcpartmenl rules and thc
l)cpartmenl has approved lhe transfcr.

i.

Non-issuance and Rcvosalion of Pcrmits.

Thc Dcpartmenl may not issue a commcrcial captile propagation permit

for nongiune wildlit'e to an). person \iho has been convicled ofan)
\,iolation ofthe rcgulations ofthc Dcpartment relating to nongame \\'ildlitc
lrr Ii\ ( ]crr. lnll,'uinq.urch conrietion.
a.

b. The Department shall revoke any existing

commercial captive
propagation permit for nongame wildlife upon the permittee's conviction
of any violation of regulations of the Department relating to nongame
wildlife, upon conviction of any Class I Fish or Wildlife violation, or upon
conviction under any Fedeml conservation statute.

c. Upon revocation of a commercial captive propagation permit for

nongame wildlife, the permittee shall have six (6) months to dispose of
legally acquired nongame stock.
d. Nongame stock may not be disposed ofto corpomtions or partnerships
in which, by determination ofthe Department, the pemittee is a principal.
e. Permittee must report disposition of nongame stock to the Department
within 30 days of hnal disposition. This report shall specifu nongame
stock disposed of and recipients of this stock.

f. A

captive propagation permit may not be rcnewed unless the person

holding that pemit has acquired breeding stock, has established a
breeding facility, and is attempting to propagate nongame wildlife in
captivity.

4. Special Rule Concemins

Mal ac I e mvs

te

the Captive Propagation

ofAllisator Snappins Turtles.

mmi nc kii.

a. Any alligator snapping turlles encountered

at a commercial catfish
pond or processing plant must be immediately reported to the Mississippi
Departme[t of Wildlife. Fisheries, and Parks Radio Room. The permittee
must then make arangements with agents ofthe MDWFP to su(ender the
twtle(s) to MDWFP Conservation Officers for release into the wild.

b. Allisator snaooine tudle breedins stock in

the possession

ofa

permittee may not be supplemented bv importation ofallieator snappilg

tulles Aom other facilities in Mississipplaltaulalthq$tates. but onlv by
raisinq hatchlins alliqator snappins turtles ple!!u!e!L!!l 1hc plqpagalor's
facilitv to adulthood.

c. The permittee may not collect any alliqator snappillg llullletfto4

tlhg

wild for oersonal use.

d. The only life

ofallisator snappine turtles that may be hansported

from the propasation facility are hatchlines and these mav be hansported
by the pemittee or his asents but then onlv as part ofthe process
stage

undeftaken to export the hatchlinqs.

General Provisions Conceming the Operation of a Coininercial Captive Propagation
Facility for Nongarne wildlife.

{K.

1. The premises ofthe commercial captive propagation facility shall be subject to

inspection by Department personnel at all times.

2. Complete wdtten rccords of all changes in nongame wildlife breeding stock

shall be kept and made available for examinatiofl by Depaxhnent personnel.

3. Shipping tickets, invoices, or bills of lading shall be maintained for hve years
ftom the date of tEnsaction to show source of supply or disposition of nongame
wildlife.
4. Each commercial propagator shall provide a sunmary report to the Depafinent
upon requesting renewal of a commercial captive propagation permit. Data to be
included in the report shall pertaifl to both breeding stock and specimens raised
for rcsale. This report shall indicate the numbers, by species and subspecies, of all
nongame wildlife that were bought or sold during the pemit yeax, the name ofthe
seller or purchaser, and the complete ad&ess and telephone number of the seller
or puchaser.

5. The pelaniltee shall provide securit)

oflhe lacilitl

premises neccssar) to ersurc

lhat nongame uildlife. their eggs. or pans lhereoL cannot bc mo\'ed in or oul
rhc facility premiscs \,'ilhout thc pemitlee's knowledgc.

6. No provision of this rulc shall authorize any person to keep in captivit)

nongarne u.ildlile in violation of an-"_ citv or county ordinance.

ol

an,v

7. Containers or cages holding vcnomous snakes shall be promineit)1 labclcd

$ith the words AD,\NGIRG along u,ith the common name oi- lhe spccics in a
conspicr.rous place.

8. Propagation lhcilities shall be insp.ctcd annuall!. at the pennittee=s cxpcnsc"

bl a u'ildlifc hiologist of the pemittee=s choicc. The annual inspection shall
rnclude. hur rror be linriteJ lo. (hc lo'1,\\'nE:
a. The premiscs ofthc capti\e propagation l'acilit] to vcrify the existence
ofand to locate on a scale nlap ofthe lacility the lbllowing:

b. lhc ponds, bLlildings, pens. cagcs- or other mechanisn'N

a1ld structures

designed to hold captivc breeding stock.

c. The ponds. huildings- pens- cages. ot othcr mcchanisms and strlLclutes

designed to hold oflipring ofcaptive breeding stock prior tur their sale.

d. Securitl leatures ofthc propagation l'acilit) that prcvcnt tlle molemenl

ofcaptive \1ildlife into or out ollhe Iacilit).
e. Verilication that the $ildlili species listcd on the captive propagalion c
prcscnt at the 1aci1ity. and if it can be accomplishcd in less &an lhirt)

minutes. whcthcr breeding stock of thcse species are p(esent in the

numbers claimed on lhc captive propagalion application fbrm. This
should not bc conslrued to mean that a census of captive $ildlitb is lo be
made.

An examination of records of acquisitions of breeding stock made in the

previous twelve months. This should include records of both specimens
acquired fiom outside of the State of Mississippi and of specimens
acquircd by permit within the State of Mississippi. These records should
indicate the nurnber and species that were acquired and include
appropdate documentation that the specimens were legally obtained,
including permits, bills of sale, and similar documentation.
g. The wildlife biologist shall prepaxe, at the permittee:s expense, a report
detailing the results of the inspection. The repofi may include
photographs, line drawings, maps, tables, photocopies of documents,
and/or charts, and shall include information on the physical structures of
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the caplile propallation facilit). the caprile u,ildlit'e presenl. and data on
an) ne\\ breeding stock added io the faciliq in the prelious tuclle (12)
months. This report must be submitted !o rhe Depaftmenl of Witdlil'e.
Fisheries. and Parks and dccmcd acccptable b) that agenc) befbre a
captive propagation pcmrit can be renewed.
. . Acquisition ofBreeding Stock lor a Comnercial Capti\e Propagation

l. Anv pcrson *,ho holds a valid

possess.

lacilil).

conmercial captive propagalion permil ma\

lbl breeding purposes only:

a. [-lp ro eight (8) individuals of anv species or suhspecies of nongame

r(pli-e lJLen lr,,m thq uilJ in \4i.{i.:ippi

b. Up to sixteen (16) individuals of an) species of nongame amphibian

talcn fron tl-c rrild ir Vi'sissippi.
c. Up to fbur (4) individudls olan-,-' species ofnongame mdmmals.
d.

l,p to eight (8)

specimens ol-nong.uie 1lsh.

2. Additional specimens of nongame nildlile ma), be possessed. lbr breeding

purposcs onl). if and only ilthosc specimcns
a. ( rrig:naled nut.idc

ol Vi.sissippi.

b. Were reared in capti!it,v b1 a pcrson holding a valid \{ississippi

comrre"cra c!pli\ ( proragdli,.n r(rnil.
c. As permitted

d.

Bl

bl other

sections o1'this rule.

permit.

Documentary cvidence of the place of odgin of thc additional

spccimens and that they r\erc legalLl obtaincd must be mainlained b) the
capti!e propagator.

e.

3. 11-specimens ofnongamc wildlifc are acquired liom outside of Misslssippi by a

person holding a valid commcrcial captive propagation permil and transpollcd to
that pe(son's thcility $ithin Nlississippi b) somconc othcr than lhc propagalion
permit holder, the holder of thc captive propagation permit mus! notif) thc
District Otficc of the Depaftmen! ol'Wildlife. Fishcrics. and Parks of the dislriet
in rvhich his t'aciLit) is loc.rled, and providc in uriting the lollowing informatioo
to the Regional Office:

a. The name, address, telephone number, and permit number of the

conrmercial captive propagation permit holder who will be receiving the
shipment on nongame wildlife.

b. The species of nongarne wildlife and number of each that will

be

shipped.

c. The name, address, and telephone rulIrber of the shipper of the

nongame wildlife. The date and approximate time that the shipment is
expected to enter Mississippi.

the state border and proeeeding t6 the leeation ofthe propageter-s {aei+ity.

...

The t,vpc. make, model, and license platc number ol lhe vehicle
uill be used to ransport the nongame \\ildli1e.

\hich

Thc name and driver=s licensc number of the peNon driving thc
transpon vchicle, il dillerent from thar of the shipper.
.r+.

rg. Ihe person driving thc transport lehicle must have a bill of lading
which includes the inlormation required in subsections a. b. and c. above.

,1. Nongame wildlile u,hich arc uscd lbr breeding puryoses b) a canti\c
propagator mal bc replaced upon death b,v individuals oI the same specit-s or
subspecies l'ro:n u'ild Mississippi populations orly ifa pcrmit is obtained lrom the
Deparlmcnt of Wildlile, Fishe es, and Parks.

|!.

Selling Captive Propagated Nongame Wildlit'c or I hcir Parts.

1. Nongamc *ildlile and lheir paits n]ar enter into commercial tradc in
accordance

$ith thc prorisions ol this rule subjcct lo the fbllowing:

wildlifa or their parts ma) bc bought. possessed. lransportcd.

cxported. soid. olilred for salc. shipped. bartered. or exhibitcd ibr
commercial purposes on11 if thcl uere bom or hatched in capti\ it) in the
laciliries of a pcrson holding a r,alid commcrcial captive propagation
a. Nongamc

permil.
b. Nongame u,ildlife or their parts takcn from rvild Mississippi populations
ma! not bc bought, possessed. transported. exponed, sold. ol_lered lbr salc.

shipped. bafiered, or cxhibited lbr commercial purposcs.

c. A captir,e propagator shall prolide !o lhe purchascr aI the time of

purchase an invoice or bill of sale preprinted with the namc and address of

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thc propagator. and $ith thc lollorving: "Vississippi Clotumercial Capli\e

Propagarion Permit )Jo.
".

lhc inYoice or bill ol sale shall lisr rhe name and address of thc
purchascr. the date of the puchasc. and the nurnber bv specics or
subspecies using both scicntific and common names. of the nongame
t iidlif'e or their parts thal are being purchased.
d.

e. Ihe purchascr shall retairl the invoice or bill ol sale lor as long
nongame wildlile or parts remain in his posscssion.

as the

2. The purchaser of nongame r.vildlife or their pans mal resell these itcms with
the lbllou.ing restric!ions:

rvildlifc or their parts \\ithout maintaining

documcntaq evidence showing the name and addrcss of thc supplier of
such nildlil'e or pzr,ts.
a. No person shall sell nongamc

b. No person shall sell nongame rildliie or thcir parts unless

said

nongame wildlila or their parts *ere originally lcgally obtained liom a

Mississippi commercial captile propagation facl1it1.

3. All nongame r,'ildlife or their parts and the documentarl cvidence o1'their
source ol acquisition shall bc available for inspection upon request
personnel.

bl

Department

;[. Living specimens of nongame *ildlife displayed or advertised for resalc shal]
be clearlv marked as capti\,e-propagaled specinlens.
5- An) pcrson u,ho buvs nongame $iidlife or its pafls liom a capti\.e propagalor
lor the purpose ol reselling the nongame u,ildlif'e or ils parts at thc rctail leve1. and
u'hose u'ildlil'e-related business is conducted primaril] at thc rctail lc\.e1. shall be
tcrmed a Wildlile Retailer. An) person vrho buls nongame *ildlife or its parts
li'om a captire propagalor fbr the purposes ofreselling the nongamc u'ildlit'c or rts
pa(s at the tholesale level. and \\hose qildlit'e-related business is conducted
primarilr- at the \\,holesale level. shall bc tcrmcd a Wiidlii'e Wholesaler.

6. Resident Wildlil'e Wholesalers shall be requircd to purchasc a Rcsident l!1.

RJ\(r\ li((n\e or lu pos(c:\ a nun:lrm( impunali,'n pcrmir.

7. Nonresident Wildlife Wholesalcrs and nonrcsidcnt \\'ildlit'e Retailers $ho

solicit busincss through lhc mails. by adrertising. or tr.ho lravel to bu) nongame
uildlife or its pafis within the State of Nlississippi shall be required ro purchase a
Nonresidenr Fur Buvers License

t3

rylN. Importation

of

nongame

wildlife o ginating from outside of Mississippi for

commercial pulposes.
1. Nongame wildlife may be imported and exported for commercial purposes only
under permit from the Depaltment of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks. This permit,
valid for one year ftom date of issuance and signed by the Executive Director or
his designee, is subject to the following conditions and restrictions:

a. All nongame wildlife impoted or exported under an importer's pemit must

have originated outside of Mississippi or have been purchased from a person
holding a nongame wildlife captive propagation permil
b. The importer shall maintain documentaxy evidence of the origin of his
stock through rcceipts, bills of lading, invoices, or valid collecting permits
from the state in which the wildlife originated.

c. Each importer shall keep complete records of all nongame wildlife in

his possession for the year in which the permit is valid, including records
shovr'ing the point of odgin of imported nongame wildlife, from whom
they were acquired, to whom they werc sold, how maay of each species
were sold.

d. Lach importer shall provide a summary rcport to the l)cpartmenl upon

requesting a rene\\.al ofan imlortcr's pclmit. and the report shall sho$ the
lbllouing:
i. Numbers ofcach spccics ofnonganre wildlil'e imporled under the
pcrmit.
ii. Nunrher dr.ing r.vhile in the permittee's possession.

iii. Numbcr ofeach species exported.

i\'. A profit,/loss staternenl lbr the importation facility covcring thc

pre\ious t\relve (12) months.

e. 1-he premises of thc imponcr's facilit.v and his records relating to the
importation and erportation ol nongame wildlil'e shali be subject to
inspection bv Departmcnt pcrsonnel at all times.

An application lbr an imponer's pemlit shall be made on lorms pror.idcd

bt'the Depa(menr ol \\'ildlife. lisheries and Parks.

g.

l he cost

ofthc pcrmit shall be $500.

14

h- An importer ofnongame \\ildlife shall displar prominentll in his place

of business a sign uith the following: ,NONGA\,{ll IMpORTER pERMIT
NO.
WF DO NOT BI-Y OR SEI-I, ANIJVIALS COLLECTET)
tN MISSISSIPPI.'

2. Thc Depaflment shall rcvokc any existing importcr's pcnnit 1br nongame
rildlit'e upon the permittcc's conviction ol'anv violation of regulalions ol rhe
Department relating to nongame u,i1dliL. upon conviction ofanl Class I lish or
Wildlife violation. or upon conliciion under an! |ederal conscn:alion statute.

a.

Upon re\.ocation of an importer's permit lbr nongame Bildlifi- the

penni[ee shall hare six months ro dispose of legallv acquired
nongamc s1ock.

b.

Nongame stock may not bc disposed of 10 corporations or partnerships

in u.hich- b1. detemination of thc l)epanmenr- the pemillee is a
principal.

c.

Pemittee must rcpon disposition ofnongame stock to thc Depanmenl

\\irlrin jU da\. ur tlrJl diqp.,.iliun.

d.

fhis report shall specify nongante stock disposed of and rccipients of

this stock.

securit_u-' ofthe facilitl premises necessar] to ensure

that nongame lvildlif'e- their eggs. or parts thereoL cannot be moved in or out of
thc facilit) premises without the pelmitlee's knou,lcdge- The permi$ec shall not
releasc and shall take suitable mcasurcs to prc\ent the escapc of nolgame $.ildlife
in his posscssion.

3. The permittee shall provide

,1. lhe pemitlee shall maintain and trcat all nongame u.ildlife in possession in a
humane rnanner. -\dequate and approprjate fbod. rvater. and shelter liom the
elements shall bc pror,ided. and holding cagcs \.vill be mainuined in a sanitary
condition. Diseased or dead nonqame wildlile shall be disposcd o1-in such a
manner so as to prevent the lransmission of bactcria or other pathogcns to nati\e
nongamc u.ildlile.

5.

lmportation i'acilities shall be inspected annuall). al the permittcc-s expense.

b.v a \\ildlil'e biologist of thc pcrmittce=s choice. The annual inspectio[ shall
include. but not be limited to the premises ofthc impoflalion facility to \eriI the
cxistence ol'and to locate on a scale map ofthe lbcilitl the following:
a. 1he ponds. buildings. pens. cages. or other mechanisms and stnlctures
designcd to hold imponed !\ildlif'c.

t5

b. Securit) features ol thc importalion lacilil thal prcvent lhe movcmcnt

ol captive wildlif'e into or out ofthe lacilil).

jn a
c. Verificalion that the $,lldlile species held in captiritl are treated
humane manner. that thc) have adequate and appropriate fbod. water' and
sheher tlom the elements. and that holding cages or other holding lacilities
are maintaincd in a sanitary condition.

d. Disposal procedures 1br impofted \&ildlife that die nhile in posscssion

of the imponalion ficiliq.

6. -lhc ccrtitled wildlil'e biologlst shall prepare. at the pennittec's cxpense.

report dctailing the results ofthe inspeclion.

7. The repofi ma,r includc phobgraphs. line dra*ings. maps. tables. photocopies
of documcnts. and/or charts. and shall include infbrmation on the ph!sical
struclures of the importation lacilitl and thc condition of the captive u'ildlile
present.

8. This repofi must bc submitted to the Deparlmcnt of \Lildlili. Fisheries. and

Parks and deemed acceptable b) that agcncy belbre an imponation permit can be
rcneu.ed.

!j.

Penalties lor \ iolations-

Pcnaltics lbr \iolation

A\\. {49-5-1 15.

Iliston:

ol'an] section ofthcsc regulations shall be as providcd in Nllss.

Rcvised Augusl 2016.

Source: MISS. CopE

A\\.

${ 49 l -29.

.19-4-,:1. .19- I -41 . and .19-5- I 07.

16

CoDL

MISSISSPPI COMMISSION ON WILDLIFE, FISHERIES, AND PARKS

MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, FISHEzuES, AND PARKS

Title 40: Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks

Part 5: Museum of Natural Science
Part 5, Chapter

2:

Regulations regarding non-game atrd endangered species.

RULE 2.2 REGULATIONS REGARDING TURTLES AND TORTOISES.

hereby-ase+ded.

P$blie-N6{iee45*

A. Be it ordered that the taking, possessing, hansporting, exporting processing, selling,

offering for sale, or shipping of the eggs of any species oftudle or tortoise is prohibited unless
specifically authorized by a valid scientific collecting pemit.
B. Be it further ordered that the intoduction ofgasoline, kerosene, or any other chemical
into the burows dug by a gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus), whether or not those buffows
are occupied by gopher tofioises or have been abandoned, is prohibited.

C. Be it further ordered that captive propagation of the alligator snapping twtle

(Malaclemys lemminckii) is prohibited unless specificaliy authorized by a valid captive
propagation permit.

HistoLRErissr!:\ggls.2016.
Souce: Mrss.

CoDE ANN. $S49-l -29, 49-1 -41, 49-4-4, and 49-5-1

3.

l0l6

fiiLlhli{hrs to chrnqcs tbr Rulqs 3.1. 3.2.

4. end

l_j

Itulc 3.1 - RECt.I,ATIONS RECARDINC COvI\IERCIAL FTSHING

.
.
.

Claified dclinitious ofminnows and non-game grcss fish definitton bv slatutc

AIlow J.5 inch gillnets to be fished in al1 inlerior waters (lowercd tiom 21 inchcs): bordcr
lraters \r ith LA, At-. and TN r.vill still be 3 inchcs pcr reciprocal tgrecmenr.
lvlovcd langu.rgc on si.lt bask.t tagging rcquirement to slat bisket secrion to claril) Class
Iviolation

.
.

Rcquire har!cst drte be submitted before additional Alligator Gar tags can bc rcqucsrcd
a loscd conllncrcial har\,cst on L.lkc Susie and Yazoo N_ational Wilcllilc Rofugc bcc:rusc

oi fi slt consumption advisor ies

Ilcmovod hnguage that prdrrbitcd thc usc ofgillncls nnd trammcl ncts in wrters that
opcn to paddlcfish harves! because of large Llarvcst N,lamgcmcnt Liniis.

Rule

3.2

are

RECtTLATIONS REGARDINC THE COIINIERCIAL H-{l{\'ESl'OF

PADDLEFTSI] ..\ND PADDLEI,'IS}I T]CCS

realed llar\cst Vlanegcnrcnt Llnits(llMLi) inslc.rd ofzoncs. H\{Usare nt3nagcd LLSing

a basin ,"\rdc approech. and lrrgcr thin prcviouslv used zolrcs. Hi\4Us will be Lrscd to
(iclinc tl1,j pcriods that corrmercrxl paddlefish harcst is opcn.
C

Rrle 3..1 RECITLA IIONS REGARDI\C PADDLEFISH II..\\ACEI\lliNl ZONES AND

THE POIIIODS OPI]N TO'I'HE CO]\INIF]RCIAt, HARVEST OF
PADDLEFISH

.
.
Itulc

Dclineateci uaters open !o pnddicfish hirvcst into I.[ar\cst \linagenlent Linl!s

tist.rblished datcs ilnd H\lUs tha! afc opon to Paddlciish hLrrvusl (nced map). HiUt,s
not bo open at thc sxrnc tinre.
-1.5

PROCEDT:RES FOR

OBTAI\INC PADDLIIFISH PEIiNII fS FOR THE

will

CONIIIETICIAL Tt.\R\ EST OF PADDLEFISII A\D PADDLEI.'ISTI EG(]S

AND RT]PoRTI\(; REQIJIRENIE\TS FOR PADDLEFTSH H,\RVLS

. Crcrtcd Hitr!ast M.nagemenl linils instcdd ofzones

. r. _.rl(.1 \l.rl.'. ll'onl .,r I tu i()

MISSISSI PPI RIVER NORTH

(fi t20t2tt6 - t2t3t t2016)
ano
(3t t t2017 - 4/10t201'7)

MISSISSIPPI PADDLEFISH HARVEST MANAGEMENT AREAS

Part 3, Chapter 3r Regulations regarding commercial fishitrg.

Rule 3.1 REGULATIONS REGARDING COMMERCIAL FISHING.

A. The following

rules, rcgulations and required licenses relative to freshwater

commercial fishing, commercial fishing equipment tags, seines, nets and traps and wholesale
minnow dealers are hereby adopted for all residents and non-residents for public waters
identified in Mrss. CoDE ANN. $51-3-1. Nonresidents shall comply with all subsections of MISS.
CoDE ANN. $49-7-9.1, except for the subsection which specifies the fee for a resident
commercial fishing license.

B. Non-game gross fish, non native fish, minno\,r's, non-game fish, cmwfish, and
lieshwater shrimp may be taken and sold from freshwaters of Mississippi, except in those waters
specifically in section H which are closed to freshwater commercial fishing equipment and slat
baskets as stated herein.
C. I,ICENSES

L Pcrsons \\'ho engage in the fbllo$ing activities musl ha\e

c.,rnrncr(rxl llshing li((nse tu do thc i' 1.'r\in!:

trcsh!\,eler

a. Fish freshwater comrnercial tishing cquipment (hoop or harrel nets.

or trammel ncts, slat baskets or trollines with morc than 100 hooks in aggregate).

gill

b. I Iarrest, sell. resell. or purchase for re sale non-game gross iish. or nonnali,re fish.

c. Sell minnows a1 wholesale (with the cxception of those \4S residenls

grouing minnows on their own propell\'. Section 19-7-29) or sell minno\\,s or nongamc flsh
captured fiom the $ild. M;nno\ s are deflned as golden shiners, tathead minnolvs. goldflsh.
emerald shiner. and mosquiiofish.

d. Selling. reselling or exporting lbr srle across statc Iines cralvfish or

lieshwater shrimp taken from the public waters ofrhe state.
2. An] persoD using a slat basket in N{ississippi !\atch musl have a valid SIal
Bdsket Licensc in addition to having a

!alid

3. LICENSE COSTS: The

Fresh\\ater Commercial Fishing License.

following licenses

are available at the listed price.

Commercial Fishing License Types

Resident Freshwater Commercial Fishing License
Nonresident Freshwater Commercial Fishins License
Sla! Flasket Liccnse (lbr each basket and in addition to tieshrlatcr commercial license and
slat baskct tags)
(Prices listed do not include processing fees or agent fees.)

Cost
$30
$200
$30

5. A person holding a Freshwater Commercial Fishing License can be assisted by

a helper who has any valid license issued by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries,
and Parks. Anyone in the boat with a licensed commercial fisherman is considered a helper.

There are no license exemptions for helpers. Helpers who do not have a commercial fishing
license cannot sell. resell or ship for sale nongame gross fish or non native fish.

6. Persons who have a freshwater commercial fishing license are allowed to fish
crawfish traps and freshwater shrimp traps as described herein.
D. FRESHWATER COMMERCIAL FISHING EQUIPMENT

I. TROTLINES:
a. Trotlines must have hooks at least 24 inches apart and tied so they
cannot slip together.
b. No trotlines or throw lines shall exceed I "000 feet.

2. SNAC LINES: There is no open season on the use ofsnag lines.

3. HOOP NETS and BARREL NET:
a. Hoop or barrel nets shall be made of number | 5 or bigger twine or cord
and treated: the minimum mesh size shall be three (3) inch square measure.

b- Lead requirements: maximum of seven per license holder, up to 35

yards in lengrh, three (3) inch square measure, number l5 twine or bigger and treated.
c. Heans may be trsed only in the Mississippi River where it is a common
boundary between Mississippi and another state (oxbow lakes included).

d. Hoop nets or barrel nets must be set at least 100 yards apart EXCEPT
nets may be fished on each end of a lead, as such, this constitutes one set and each set mu$ be
100 yards apa(.

e. Persons with Mississippi resident commercial fishing licenses or

pertinent license ofborder state fishing barrel nets andTor hoop nets in Mississippi waters, which
are common boundaries between Mississippi and another state (oxbow lakes included). may use
the same mesh size allowed in the other state; EXCEPT. leads, heafts and wings are prohibited in
Mississippi wateB when attached Io barrel or hoop nets with minimum mesh of less than three
(3) inches square measure.
4. SETNES: The use ofsines is prohibited statewide, except for minnow seines as
described elsewhere in this rule.

5.

MINNOW SEINES.

Axu MINNOW

I'RAPS:

a. This equipment. as described belo$. can be used k) harvest minno\&s as

deljned in 49-7-29. non-game tish. and non-same sross fish as dcfincd in ,{9-7- l. ai#-$ai+.
Note: that a commcrcial llshing license is nol required to fi5h these ggql! itflri, but sale ol llsh
author;zcd ro be harvested b) means ofthis cquipmcnt docs require a commercial fishing license.

b. Vinnor,' Seines: lhese seincs musl be no more than 25 I'eet in lcngth

and tbLrr (,1) leet in deplh.

c. Minnow Traps: Minno\r traps or jars constructed of glass. plasticnonmetallic or wire mesh not more than 32 inchcs in length and l2 inches;n diamctcr having no
uings or leads and hav;ng an entrance no largerthan one inch in diamctcr ma! be used.

d. No minnows or non-game fish harvesled liom public llaters ma)

be

taken outside the slate for salc.

6, CRAWFISH I'RAPS

ANI) } RESI IWATER SHRIMP I'RAI'S:

a. Crawtish Traps: anl derice conslrLrctcd of coaled wire with mesh no

smaller than 3/,1 inchb) ll/l6inchand\rilhthcopeningofthethroatorlluesnotexcccdingtwo
inches and which is used f'or thc sole purpose oftaking crar,'Iish.
b. Crawfish lraps are typically

ofthe pillo$ or pyramid stl le or lili ncts.

c. Presh\ratcr shrimp traps: traps mus! be no largcr than 16 inches long

liom the rear ol the hean to the Ieading edge of thc trap. and no larger than 24 inches widc
betu,eentheleadingedgesofthetraporhearlopcningandnolargerthanl2incheshighandbc
without an external or unattached uings. weirs or other guiding devices intcndcd to t'unnel
shrimp to the trap hea(.
7.

TRAM\4EL r-ETS and GILl. Nli.t

S:

a. Cill nets and trammel nels ol-an\ matcrial other than mono or mulli
filarncrt 1winc are u,,la!\Iul.
b.

\e!s must be sel a! leasr I00 lards

picrs. Maximum lcngth shall be 3.000

apart and no nearer lhan 20 yards lo

i'eet.

c. Nets must have a minimum mesh of +e1J++9

inches squarc measurc.

d. Exception in Specified Border I-ine \\ atcrs:

lhlgg-glllllqhqlIlj=!-i

i. A minimum of three (3) inch square mesh measure gill and

tmmmel nets may be used in Pickwick Lake, the main channels of the Mississippi and Pearl
Rivers along the MS/LA border, and in any streams, lakes, and portion of lakes, where the
Mississippi,{-ouisiana state line occurs as depicted on the U.S. Department of the Inte or,
Geological Survey quadrangle maps.

ii, 1\
meeswe

gill and trernmel

Mississippi

Rif

he6ielf+he+aissi$

of three and one hal{ (3.5) ineh mesh

sqEare

nofs nnt be used'in all pEblie n'eters behyeen the mein leyees

efthe
i+

minirnunr

i+ee

8. SLAT BASKETS are defined as commercial fishing devices used solely for the

capture of catfish.

a. Pursuant the Mississippi Code of 1972, as amendedr Section 49-7-9.1

and Section 49-7-12, ANY PERSON using a slat basket in Mississippi waters must have a valid
slat basket license for each slat basket
b. Slat baskets fished in Mississippi waters shall:

i. Be made entirely of wood and/or plastic slats in a boxlike or

cylindrical shape, not to exceed six (6) feet in length or fifteen (15) inches in width and height or
diameter:

ii. Have no more than two (2) throats, have at least four (4) slot
openings ofa minimum one and one quarter (17i) inches by twenty-four (24) inches evenly
spaced around the sides of the catch area which must begin at the rear of the basket and run
twenty-four (24) inches toward the throat end of the basketd. Slat baskets shall be placed at least one hundred (100) yards apart and
may not be used with any form of leads, netting or guiding devices (Section 49-7-9.1).
e. Slat Baskets must displav the license holders' MDWFP Number on a
provided
waterDrooftae
bv the licensed fishermen.

fe. Any violation of this subsection, is a violation of Mlss. CoDE ANN.

(6)
and
shall
be a Class 1 violation, punishable as provided in MISS. CoDE ANI.J. $49$49-7-9.1
7-141.
E. IAGGING REQUIREMENTS:
1. After June 30, 2013, Commercial Fishing Equipment, and all SIat Baskets
must display the license holders' MDWFP Number on a waterproof tag provided by the licensed
fishermen. No other number will be needed.

Freshvr'ater Commercial license holder is responsible for w ting with

waterproof marking or engraving their MDWFP Number on a waterproof Commercial Fishing
Equipment Tag in legible numbers at least %" in height.

2. Each

3. Commercial Fishing Equipment Tags do not expire and may be used as long as

the MDWFP Number on them is legible.

4. A Commercial Fishing Equipment Tag shall be attached to one end ofthe float
line of gill or trammel nets; or on the front hoop ofany hoop, barrel net; or within five (5) feet of
one end ofthe main line ofeach trotline, or attached to the front end ofa slat basket, except on
border waters as defined below.

5. All commercial fishing equipment and slat baskets must be tagged on those
border lakes and waterc that are part of the reciprocal resident license agreements between
Mississippi/Louisiana Part 4 Rule 3.3, and between Mississippi/Arkansas Part 4 Rule 3.2. The
rcciprocal agreements DO NOT give non-resident license holders authority to fish in border
waters ofa state ofwhich they do not possess a license.

6. Cill nets, trammel nets, hoop nets, and trotlines fished by RXSIDENTS of
Louisiana and Arkansas in Mississippi waters specified in those reciprocal agreements must tag
their commercial fishing equipment with the type of tag specified in the state where they are
licensed. Persons with a Louisiana resident sportfishing or a basic fishing license using
"recreational hoopnets" or any other commercial fishing equipment must either purchase a
Louisiana commercial fishing license or a nonresident Mississippi commercial fishing license to
fish commercial fishing equipment in Mississippi waters. Louisiana residents must tag their
equipment using the same criteria as Mississippi residents, EXCEPT their license number must
be on the tag while fishing on the Mississippi side of state border line waters.
7. Crawfish traps and freshwater shrimp traps fished in public water shall be
marked with a waterproof tag provided by the fishermen, with the fishermen's name and
MDWFP Number legibly printed on the tag using the same criteria as other commercial
equipment
F. FISHING RESTRICTIONS

l. No pcrson

shall posscss both sport and comnrercial gear *hen engageil in

Ilsh;ng or out on e rvater bod].
2- It is unlaNful to set any lreshwater commercial fishing equipmcnt \!ithin
yards ol'enother piece ol_commcrcial fishing cquipment (Secrion .19-7-8 I ). Lxceptioni
a. Hoop nets connected by a lead as defined in D.3.d.; and

b. Minnow traps, minnow seines, crawfish traps, and shrimp traps.

100

i.

It is unlawful to

extenLls more than

halfway across

an] tiesh[atcr commcrcial fishing ec]uipment so that it

an) slrcam. channel. drain or other body ol\!atcr (Seclion'19set

7-81). A guidcline that does not impede navigalion mal' be

sc1.

,{. Driring or aitempting to dri}e iish (also kno\\'n as whooping. whipping or

striking) inro any licshwater commcrcial tishing gear is permitted; howerer. it shall he unlawlul
to alter or destro)_ an) natural or man-made slructure in the process ol lishing lbr non_g.imc gross
llsh or non-native lish.
5. It shall bc unla\iful to raise or run. or tamper \\;th. or take fish lrom any lcgal
tiesh$ater commcrcial tishing equipmcnt and. slal baskcts which are not liccnsed and tagged;n
)our namc \!ithout writlen pelmission ofthe o\rner ofthe equipment.
6. Il is unlawi'ul lor an; person to fish any equipment in the waters ofthe state of
any size or type that is not alloBed b) the N'lDW|P (,+9-7-8 ! ). lllcgal 8ear. untagged gear and/or
impropcrly tagged gear ma) bc scized by conser\'al;on officers upon discover\.
C. HARVIIST SIZE AND POSSI:SSION RESI RICTIONS

game llsh (Section ,19-7-l) caught in lreshwatcr commercial llshinS

cquipment sh:rll be retumcd 1() the \\a1er immcdiatel) (Section'19-7_83)

L All

2. Persons w;lh commercial fishing licenses can usc brcam/slrntish lbr bait

on

trotlines, as long lls:

a. these fish \\'ere

b. the

daill

creel

lcgalll taken; and

limil fbr

these species

100 tlsh total) is not cxcccded.

3. No other species ofgame tish can bc used bv commercial fisherman as bait on

trotlines.

is unlawtirl to commerciallv take. to ottir lbr sale. or to posscss non-game

gross fish belorv thc lollowing lotel lcngths and creel limitsl
,1. Ir

Spccics

Buffalo
Flathead Catfish
Other Catfish
Allisator Gar
Sturgeon
Paddlefish

_total

Dressed Length
12 inches
I2 inches
9 inches

t.cneth

l6
l6

inches
inches
12 inches

Creel I-im;r
None
None
None

Quola see 5.5

0

SDecial regulations

5. AII Buffalo, Flathead Catfish, Channel Catfish, and Blue Catfish must remain
intact (with head, tail, skin and scales) while fishing any waters open to commercial fishing

6. On border \lalcrs wilh

Tennessce and Alabama persons with commercial

lishing licenses shall posscss no morc than one cattlsh (blue. channel. flathead) over l4 inches in
length.
7. Total length is mcasured vrith a flatboard w,irh the rnourh

uil

squeezed to give thc maximum

of the fish closed and

o!erall length.

li. The minimum lcncrh on dressed lengrh shell no1 appl).to flsh processed at a
l'acilitl that complies uith l-ederal and State Health regularions. All fish sold on a rural or urban
roule or on displa] a1 a Commercial liccnsed flsh market shall meel total or dressed lenclh
requircments as established.

9. PADDLEFISII: Regulations lor the commcrcial harvest ol paddlellsh arc scr

lorth else\\hcre in this chapter. Paddlctlsh (li\ e or dead) caughr in commercial fishrnts equipmcnr
must be released immediatcl) unless permitted for mkc as pcr thc current version of thc rulcs
dealing with comrncrcial han est of paddlcflsh.
IO. At-I- N,IISSISSIPPI WATERS ARF] CI-OSED TO TIIE CO]V]MI--RCIAL
HARVI-ST OF ALL STITRGIION SPECIES (Alabama sho!elnose srurgeon- Gulf slurgeonPal id nLrre(on rnJ \l-o\ elno.e \lurgcon,.
I I . An annual quota oI200 conservation size (CS) alligaior gar is eslablished for
.'omr-lerciJl hcr\ c't f.'ranr ralcndarrecr
a. A conservation siTe alligator gar is dellned as an alligator gar l6 inches
or longcr in lenglh that has a short broad snout whcrc thc distance from the tip ofthe snout to thc
comer oflhe mouth is less than the distancc from the comer ol rhe mouth to the posterior cnd of
lhe operculum (or cill cover).

b. To posscss a CS all;galor gar caught in commercial fishing gcar. or t,'

sell a CS alligalor gar. ihe CS alligator gar has to bc taggcd. Tags will be issued from the
MDWFP headquaficrs in Jackson.
c. CS alligetor gar tags will be issued at a rate of 5 per applicant per month
1() meet the quota. An1 one applicant can only be issued 5 tags pcr
an aoplicanl lbr additional tags require CS alliqaior sar harlest data to firsi

until cnough tags are issued

month- Rqusts b!
bc submined ro Muwi t,.

d. Ihe harvcst of CS alligator gar shall be recorded on lorms supplied b1

MDWFP. Thesc fbrms arc to bc submitted 1() MI)WIt'no later than Januar! I5 olthe followine
calendar year.
e. Thete shall be no quota on harvest

length.

ofalligator gar less than 16 inches in

f. In add;rion thcrc shall be no harvest ol alligator gar ofanl size from the
following waters:
i. Bcc Lake in Holmes Countl: and
ii- St. Calherine Creek $atershed in Adams Count).
12. Pcr Part 5 Rule 2.4 pcrsons cannot takc. possess. lranspol't. e\pon. prccess or
sell any species on the Ot}icial State li5t ol Endangered Spccies.

li.

Per Pan 5, Rule 2.3. \on-game tildliG or thcir parts taken from \"ild
Vlississippi populations ma)_ not be bought sold. oflered fbr sale or cxported lbr sale. An1
resident who takes or posscsses non-game wildlilc, iuftles. lrogs and snakcs must compl) \'r;th
Iicensing. pcrmitiing. harvesl restriclions- and reponing rcquirements as eslablishcd in current
version

ol_

Paft 5 Rule 2.3.

H. ARLIAS CI.OSED TO COM\'IhRCIAI- EQUIPVIENI'

AREAS SHALL BE CLOSF]) 1() ALL TYPES OF

COIV]MI:-RCIAL TISIII}iC EQUlPMI]NT. SLAT BASK}''IS, SIIRI\'IP IRAPS, CRAWI]ISII
IRAPS. AND COMMIIRCIAL FISIIING unless authorized by a separate rule on commercial

I, THI', FOLLOWING

fishing for paddlefish:

a. From the outlet $orks in lhe Cold\\ater Rivcr of Arkabutla Dam

downstream to the Corps of Lnginccrs cable crcssing, a distance of approximatel) onc-f_ourth
m;lc.

b. In the Tallahatchie Ri\'er and Barro$ Lake belou Sardis Dam t'rom the
outlct works dorvnstream 1() t,.S. I Iightvay 5 I bridge crossing of said ril er.

the U.S. High\,'ay

5l

c. In the Yocona River liom the outlet \,'orks o, llnid Dam dotnstream to
bridge crossing ofsaid rirer.

d. In the
do\nstream to south bound lanc

Yalobusha Ri!cr from the outlet works

olthe I-55 bridge crossing olsaid river.

o1-

Crcnada Dam

c. In thc Tcnncssee- l ombigbee Waler$ay (TTW) south from Hr"y 25

(Scrugg's Bridgc) over the Yellolv Creek embalmcnt of Pickrvick Lake in I ishomingo Count!
and all impoundments (Di\ idc Scction Canal. Ba-"- Springs Lak.^. Pools E. D. C. B. and A) to lhe
confluence of the old lbmbigbcc River and the na\,ignlion channcl at mile marker 366.i in
Aberdeen Lake southNest ol' Amory-$ep!s+eei+M-.(5Peia++efi+i{9.
f: Columbus Lake. in Monroe Count) t'rom the Aberdeen Lock and [)am
do$,nstrcam to Ilw]'
locally known as "\4organ s Landing Boat Rarnp . including
:15 o\,erpass.

the ri,,er channcl bcndu'a\s.

g. Aliceville Lake. in Loundes Counr) fiom Columbus l.ock & Dam

dounstrcam to Hrly 82 ovcrpass at the.junction ol the navigation channel and the mouth of
Luxapalila Crcck. including the river channel bend*avs.

h. Ross Barnctt Reservoir from the Main Dam upstrearr to Lovrhead Dam
near Ludlow. Mississippi.

i. Pearl I{iver upstrcam lrom Statc Ilighwa},

15.

j.

Pearl River belor,' Ross Bamett Reserloir from the Spillwa) outlet to
thc Cir) ofJackson s Water Works Lo$head Dam.
k.

All waters ofokatibbee Reservoir.

l. Muddy Bayou in Warren County from its mouth at Eagle Lake to the
Muddy Bayou stuctwe at Steele Bayou.
m. Moon Lake in Coahoma County including Phillip Bayou and Yazoo
I (Special Pemit).

Pass in Coahoma County, except as specified in Section

n. All Slate Fishing Lakes and State Park Lakcs owncd or leased

hl

the

Dcpartment.
o. Thc Yockanookan\' River Svstem belween

H\\\. l5

and

H\r\.429.

p. All waters ol Back Bay Biloxi north and u,esl ol_a line e\tending across
Back Ba] Biloxi beginning at the Highwal 90 bridge and all rirers. ba)ous. bays, streams. lakcs.
inlets. and other walers whatsoc!cr connecling 1(.} said designaled pan of Back Ba) Biloxi.

q. Rcd and Black Crceks and tributaries and water area beginning at the
mouth ofDead Lakc in Jackson Countv upstream to the origin of said creeks.
r. An) conncctcd or non-conneclcd oxbo\r lake or lributarv stream ofthe
Rirer uhere the main channel of the I'ascagoula Riler is bordered by thc tJppcr
Pascagoula Ri\er \\'ildlile Management Area (WMA). the L-o\rer l'ascasoula River WMA or the
Ward Balou WMA.
Pascagoula

s. AII u,aters ol Ba) St. Louis \\hich arc north ofthe IIi-ch$a) 90 bridge
and all rivers. bayous. ba1s. streams. lakcs. inlcts. and othcr watcrs whalsoe\er connected to said
designaled parr of Ba)' St. Louis.

t. Bouie River and all associated oxbow lakes. triblrlaries and water areas
upstrcam tiom hs confluence rvith the Leaf River.

u. Lake Susie. an oxbow lake of the old Tallahatchic Ri,rer !1 Panola

Counl! \rest of tlates! ille.

v. AII u.atcrs olthe YMoo National Wildlit'e Rel'uge.

2. Ihe lollouing areas shall be closed to lhe Lrse ofhoop ncts, barrcl ncls. cill ncts
or lrammel nets but shall bc opcn Io shrimf 1raps. crawfish traps. trotlines and slat baskels:
a. Yocona River

liom the tJ.S. Highwal 5l bridge crossing downslrcam ltl

rhe Pope-Crowder Road Bridge.

b. Yalobusha River t'rom sou!h bound Intersote 55 bridgc belor\ Grenada

L)am dou.nstream to State High\\a) 8 and i5 hridgc crossin8.
c. Bull N{ountain Creek from rhe conlluencc w;rh rhc Tombigbee River to
!he Mississippi-Alabama state line-

d. Luxapalila Creek fi-om the confluence \,.ilh the l ombigbee Ri!er

the

Mississippi-Alabama state line.

e. Buttahatchie River from the conlluence \rith lhe lenn-Tom Watcr$av
na\ igational channcl to thc Vlississippi-Alabama state line.

i.

Slal baskets are prohibiled in thc OId Rivcr Wildlil'e Nlanagement Area.

:1.

Commcrcial fishing with hoop or barrel nets shall be closed in the fbllo\\ing

rivers:
a. Pascagoula River fiom the Wade-Vancleave Bridge do\\nstream to the
II$) 90 Bridgc including L;trlc R;vcr and thc East and Wcst Pascagoula Rir'crs and all $atcr
areas in bctl{ccn thc East and Wcst Pascagoula Ri\crs.
b- Escatawpa

5. From April
in
closed
the fbllouing rivers:

Ri!cr south of Intcrslatc

to Ocl.

ll.

10.

commcrcial fishing $irh gill or trammel nels shall be

a. Bogue Clhitto River liom the conlluence ol the East and West Bogue
Chitto Creeks uest ol I{afiman. MS downstrcam to thc Nlississippi/LA statc Iinc.

b. Chickasarvhay Rirer f'rom

H$) ll

bridgc north

of

Entcrpr;sc. MS

downstream to its conflucncc \&ith thc Pascesoula Rivcr.

c. Leal River
contluence

uith the

lio.

t-"SO

Uriag.. \,rest of Moselle- MS downstream to

Pascagoula River.

l0

i1s

d.

from its origin at the confluence of the Leaf and

Chickasawhay Rivers north of Merrill, MS downstream to the Hwy 90 bridge. This includes the
East and West Pascagoula Rivers and all water areas in between the two said rivers.

6, Wste.s

Pascagoula River

epen to the haFyest ofpaddlefish fer r6e sh&ll be elose+'e fishing \yith

exeeption efthe I\'[ississippi Riye.P^ddlefish Egg Har-'.est Zene,

I. SPECIAL PERMIT

l. A speciai permit issued through the MDWFP ffif Fisheries !!!9411

Dircctor shall allow a percon with a commercial fishing license to fish nets in specific waters
identified in the permit.
2. lhe special permits shall only be issucd Ior uaters identitied b1 rhe MDWFp
Fishcrics Bureau wherc conlrol ofaquatic nuisance species or rough fish removal is needed.
3. Those persons issued the special permits shall rcport lheir har\cst l'rom the nets
to MDWI:P on lorms supplied by MDWFP. Rcpo(s on the special permits shall be receired by
dcadline set by VDWITP.
:1. I he

and houp ncls

tbllowing arcas shall be open to commcrcial llshing $,iih gill,

r a -prcial permir:

trlmmel.

b\ i..urncc,

a. From C)ctober I to February 28- Moon l_ake

including Phillip Ba)ou and Yazoo Pass in Coahoma County.

in

Cloahomn Countr-

i. All Paddlefish (live or dead) and all species olSturecon (lire or

dead.) caught in commercial iish;ns equipment shall bc rcleased immediateh.

ii. All

acccss lbr persons tishing commcrcial

shalltakc place a! Moon Lake Landing (on the Yazoo Pass) public boal ramp.

llshin! (quiptnenr

iii. Commercial fishing eqLripment shall nor be run. checkcd. nor

shall llsh be removed lrom gear lrom 30 minutcs aficr sunset !o 30 minutes bclare sunrise.
tlowcver. cornrre.!ial fishing cquipment mar bc lcft out o!crni8h1.
J. REPORTING FRESHWATER COMMERICAL FISHTNG HARVEST

l. Arry person required to purchase a commercial iishing liccnse musr report their
catch and other acti\,ities on lorms pror,idcd b) N{l)WFI}.

2. F'ailure to sLrbmit reports or submifiing reports \\ith intcntional t'alse

infbrmation is cause fbr a pcrson !o be denied thc privilege !o purchase a Commercial lishine
License un!il such reports arc submitted.

ll

HISTORY: Revised Ausust 2016

N#eL4

Source: MISS. CoDE A}n {. $ $49r:L 49- l -29 , 49-4-4, 49-7 -3; 49-7 -9.1; 49-7 - 12; 49-7 -12.1i 497 -29i 49-7 -69,49-7 -81 49-7-83.49-7 -87; 49-7 -89; 49-7 -90, 49-7-91, 49- l5-77, and 5l-3-1.

12

MISSISSIPPI COMMISSION ON WILDLIFE, FISHERIES, AND PARKS

MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, FISHERIES, AND PARKS

Title 40: Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks

Part

3:

Fisheries

Part 3, Chapter

3: Regulations regarding commercial fishing.

RULE 3.2 RECUL,ITIONS REGARDING THE COMMERCAL HARYEST OF PADDLEFISH

AND PADDLEFISH EGGS.

A. The following rules, rcgulations and required licenses and pemits relative to
commercial harvest of the American Paddlefish (spoon bill catfish) and possession of any
Paddleflsh (Polyodon spathula) ot Bowfifi, (Amia calya) eggs *e hercby adopted.
B. The following rules, regulations and required licenses and permits do not pertain to
persons engaged in sport fishing.

C. Persons permitted in another state to harvest Paddlefish accessing reciprocal border

waters from their respective border state may transport their catch into and through Mississippi
but no other rights are granted to them that are not specified in this rule. Such persons may fish
for and harvest Paddlefish fiom these rcciprccal border water areas when these waters are open
to Paddlefish harvest as specified in 40 Mississippi Administrative Code Part 3 Rule 3.4.
D. Bowfin can be taken by persoN with a Commercial Fishing License. No other permits
Bowfin.

are required to harvest

E. Definitions:

Harvester Mississippi resident as set forth in MS Code Section 497-9 and incorporating the provisions of 49-7-3Q). who possesses a valid Paddlefish Harvester
| . Paddlefish

Permit that allows such person to fish for, attempt to take, possess, and transport Paddlefish to a
Paddlefish Processor for documentation ofharvest, after which the sale and processing including
the removal ofeggs may take place.
2. Paddlefish Helper - Mississippi resident as set forth in MS Code Section 49-79 and incorporating the provisions of49-7-3(2), who possesses a valid Paddlefish Helper Permit
who assists a person with a Paddlefish Harvester Permit with the fishing for, attempting to take,
and taking of Paddlefish. A Paddlefish Harvester Permit can substitute for a Paddlefish Helper

permit when assisting another Paddlefish

Ha ester. A

Paddlefish Helper can also transport

Paddlefish to a Paddlefish Processor-

3. Paddlefish Processor Person who possesses a valid Paddlefish Processor

Permit which allows them to purchase, atlempt to purchase! barter for, process, sell, ship, impoft,
and export Paddlefish, Bowfin, Paddlefish eggs or Bowfin eggs, and Paddlefish or Bowfin flesh.

Paddlefish Processors shall documcnl the t'}addlefish harvest of Ihe Paddlcllsh llar\,esters ttom
\!hom thc\' receive. acquire. and or purchasc Paddlefish-

,1. Paddlefish Processing Agenl Pcrsons who possess a valid Paddleilsh

Processing Agent Pcrmil to assist thc Paddlefish Processor. Ihe Pnddleflsh ProccssinS ASent can
documcnt thc Paddlcfish harvest of Paddleflsh Harvesterc lrom shorr the Paddlefish Processing
Agcnt rcccivcs Paddlctlsh lbr transport to a processing tbcilitl.

5. Documented Paddlefish A Paddlclish Icgally har!ested br a Prddlefish

o[ harvest- the harvest bcation" and tag nLrmber. has
been recorded b) the Paddlefish LIar!cstcr on a Paddlctlsh Transaction Fonn prior t,,
transponing the fish tu a I'addlefish Processor or a I'addleUsh Proccssing Agcnt- Lpon
cxchanging lhe fish llith either a Paddlefish Processor or a Paddlefish Processing Agent.
documentation shall include ele to tail tbrk length. sex and r,'eight ofegg sacs. Copies oilhe
Harvester that has bccn raggcd. the dare

original Paddletish Transaction Form are acceptable lbr

use-

6- Sell or llxchange or lransaction means the translir of possession of whole

Paddletlsh. Paddlellsh pans. and Paddlefish eggs.

ola

7. Mulilation mcans cutting. puncturing. rcaring or disfiguring thc body porlion

Paddlefish in anl uav not othenvise permitted.

8. Proccssing mcans all act;ons. excluding blockine. 1() rcmove the eggs liom th(j
body carity. blocking, and all act;ons laken to preparc e Paddlclish cgg producr or Paddlellsh
tlc(h rccd\ lor rcrail.alc xnd,,r hum:rr c.llun_llior.

Paddlclish and Bowlin Labeling means that the containers or packages

containing all Paddlefish products shall be identified by a lot nurnber thal lisls the MDWFP
Paddlefish tag number of the tish t'rom [hich the product came from. Products packaged tbr
consumplion or sale shall har,e a lubel listing the producl is 'A Producl ol Mississippi. LjSA and
thc labcl shall statc onc of thc fbllo$ins as appropriate to ihe source of the product "Wild
Paddlelish l:ggs" or "Wild Paddlellsh Cdv;ar": 'Wild Bowlln Eggs" or ' Wild Bo\!1ln Ca!iar'':
or "Wild Paddleflsh Flcsh' or Wild Borvfin Flesh'-.
10. Paddlefish Net - Gear leeal fbr the harvest of Paddletish durinc the Paddlefish
Lgg tlarvest Season described as lbllor,'s:

a.

Thc Paddletish net shall be a multi-tilament net" a multi{rist net or a muno-rui\t net
uith mcsh ol'six (6) inchcs or larger in squarc mcasure from knot to knot.

E.xception: While fishing Arkansas \ralers ol- the \,lississippi Rivcr

Har\ est Vlanaqement Unit Zene the paddlefish net shall be a gillnet \\ ith a mesh ()1'3.5 ;nchcs or
largcr in squarc mcasurc fiom knot to knot.

b. Ihe Paddlellsh nel shall bc marked b! a floating orange colored buo)

on each end that siaj- floating on rhe surl'acc ol_thc watcr \\hcn thc nct is tlshinS. Thc orange
colored buols will have the I'addlefish Harvester's \4DWFP number on thc buo) in black lcncrs

at least % inch in height. The Paddlefish net shall have attached to it both the orange buoys and a
Commercial Fishing Equipment Tag.
I l. Paddlefish Egg Harvest Season September l't through April 30th of each
calendar year when Paddlefish have eggs suitable for producing caviar. Paddlefish Harvest for
eggs is only legal on Paddlefish Harvest Manaqement Units Zenes as specified in 40 Mississippi
Administrative Code Part 3 Rule 3.4.

12. Paddlefish Summer Harvest

calendar year.

Season

May l't through August 31't of

each

13. Paddlefish Harvest Manasement Unit Z6ie Quota is the total nurnber of
paddlefish that can be legally hawested fiom a Paddlefish Harvest Manasement Unit {{f,/st
Zene. Between November 20 and April 10 of each calendar year, when harvest repods, as
required by law, indicate that the Harvest Managemeflt Unit zeEe quota has been reached,
MDWFP will, within 24 hous, contact by phone or email all persons having valid Paddlefish
permits and also issue a news release closing that Paddlefish Harvest Management Unit Hsryst
Zefl to fishing for the remainder ofthe Paddlefish Egg Hawest Season.
F. Paddlefish Tagging:

AII

ha

ested Paddlefish must be tagged with a MDWFP issued numbered tag.

attached to the dorsal fin of each

(removal
net
Paddlefish at the time of harvest
from a
and rctained). This tag must remain on all
Paddlefish including blocked Paddlefish until the flesh is placed for retail sale, at which time the
packaged flesh must be labeled according to the Paddlefish Labeling definitiod.

2. An MDWFP Paddlefish tag shall be

C. Paddlcllsh I Iarvcst:

l.

lhe immediate release of dead Paddlcflsh docs not consritutc take unless

Paddlelish $,ere removed and relcased lrom ncis that have not been checked or run at least once
daily during da)1;ghl hours.

2- Dur;ng lhe Paddlefish Egg Ilarvcst Season. persons having a Paddlefish

Harvester Permit shall document all Paddlefi\h hnrvestcd tlith a Paddlefish Processor or a
I'addlefish I'rocessing Agent. and can onl\ sell 1tl or cxchange Paddletish eggs and Bo\tin eggs
with a Paddlellsh Processor or a PaddleUsh I'rocessing Agent working lbr a Paddlcllsh
H. Penalt) for Violalions.

L Violation of any of the Mississippi slatc la\rs or this rulc (,10 Mississippi
Administrativc Code Pal1 3. Rule 1.2) pertaining !o l'addlellsh uill be considered a Class I
offense as specitied in !1rss. CloDri AN\. SSection ,19-7-90- and punishablc as pcr thc provisions
of Mlss. alDl, A\N. S,19-7-1'11.

a. The unlawful possession of any dark colored eggs, similar to that of

Paddlefish. including Bo\.,,{n eggs, shall be considered ro be paddlefish eggs, until proven by
violator as othrwise-

III violations.

b. Items in J3, K2 and K3 that do nor directly apply ro Paddlefish a.e Class

2. Failure to submit or the falsification of any rcquired Paddlefish information

submifted to the MDWFP as specified in 40 Miss. Admin. Code Part 3, Rule 3.5 (Paddlefish
Reporting) may result in the revocation of Paddlefish Harvester, Paddlefish Helper, Paddlefish
Processor and Paddlefish Processing Agent Permits.
I. Paddlefish Harvest During the Egg Harvest Season

Unlawful Acts

I . It shall be unlau{ul for any person without a resident Mississippi Commercial

Fishing License and a Paddlefish Haivester Permit to fish for, attempt to take, take, possess,
barter for, or sell Paddlefish, or to possess, receive, obtain or acquire Paddlefish eggs or Bowfin
eggs, except as provided for in section D.

2. It shall be unlawful for persons with Paddlefish Harvester and Paddlefish

Helper Permits to haflest, possess, sell, exchange, transport or ship Paddlefish flesh, Paddlefish
parts, Paddlefish eggs or Bowfin eggs to anyo[e who is not a Paddlefish Processor or Paddlefish
Processing Agent, except as provided for in section D.
3. It shall be unlawful for a Paddlefish Helper to fish for, take, aftempt to take, or
harvest or rcmove Paddlefish from nets when he/she is not in the immediate presence of a
Paddlefish Harvester (See K4).

4. tt shall be unlawful to fish fot hawest, or possess Paddlefish or Paddlefish

![g!egq!qq]Lu!i1

parts fiom any water and at any time not designated as a Paddlefish Harvest
Zene specified in 40 Mississippi Administrative Code Part 3 Rule 3.4.

5. It shall be unlawful to harvest, receive, acquire, or possess any Paddlefish from

any gear except for Paddlefish Nets specified in Section E10.

6. It shall be unlawful for anyone to fish for, attempt to take or take Paddlefish
from 30 minutes after sunset until thidy minutes before sunrise. However, unless otherwise
prohibited in Rule 3.4, Paddlefish nets miy remain in the water ovemight.
7. [t shall be unlawful to fail to check, run or leave a Paddlefish net unattended or
fail to remove Paddlefish from Paddlefish Nets at least once daily during daylight hours.

8. It shall be unlawful to harvest, take or possess Paddlefish less than 37 inches

eye to fork Iength (front of eye to curvature in fork of tail) with Paddlefish laid flat on a flat
board. The measuring device will be laid on a flat sudace and the Paddlefish shall be laid atop
the measuring device. Measurements made by stretching a measuring tape along the side ofthe
body, measuring in an arc are not valid measurements ofPaddlefish length.
Exception: On the Mississippi River Ha est Manasement Unit ZeEe it shall be
possess Paddlefish less than 35 inches eye to fork length.

unlawfulto harvest, take or

9. It shall be unlawful for anyone to knowingly

Paddlefi sh taken

unla\,fully.

possess, receile,

or

acquire

10. It shall be unlawful to haflest more Paddlefish than the established paddlefish
Harvest Quota as specified in 40 Mississippi Administrative Code part 3 Rule 3.4.

ll.

It shall be unlan{ul to fish for, attempt to take or take Paddlefish in any

Paddlefish Ha est Manaqement Unit Zone that has been closed by MDWFP after the Paddlefish
Harvest Quota has been (eached.
J. Paddlefish Tagging

Du

ng the Egg Harvest Season -- Unlawful Acts

1. It shall be unlawful -- once a Paddlefish has been removed from a net and
rctained --- to possess, obtain or receive a Paddlefish without a MDWFP issued Paddlefish tag
attached to the dorsal fin.
possessed

Exception: This tagging requirement does not apply to Paddlefish

by persons having Arkansas Egg Taker Permit fishing in reciprocal wate6 open to

Paddlefish harvest.

2. It shall be unlawful to remove a MDWFP Paddlefish tag from a Paddlefish

until the flesh is packaged for retail sale at which time the flesh shall be plainly marked and
labeled as specified in the Paddlefish Labeling definition.
3. It shall be unlawful for Paddlefish Harvesters to possess MDWFP Paddlefish
tags they have not purchased.

K. Paddlefish Handling During the Egg Harvest Season -- Unlawful Acts

1. lt shall be unlawful to possess, exchange, sell or attempt to sell a Paddlefish
that does not remain whole alter capture with the eggs remaining entirely within the body cavity
of the Paddlefish until the Paddlefish are exchanged with a Paddlefish Processor or a Paddlefish
Processing Agent. This regulation also applies to nonresident commercial fishermen in reciprccal

2. Ir shall be unlawf'ul to possess exposed Bowfin eggs while on thc u,arer-

l. lt shall be unlawfi]l aftcr landing--- to possess exposed Bo\rfin eggs until

thc Bo$tln has been docurnented b) a I'addlefish Processc,r or a Paddlcfish Processing Agenr.
This includes all nonrcsident commercial fishermen in reciprocal waters.
It shall be unlarvful for all persons to possess hat1ested undocumcnted
Paddlctish in a boat on the water unless thel all have either a Paddlcllsh I larvester Permit or a
Paddlefish Helper Permit $,irh at lcasl one person in the boat having a Paddlefish flanester
Pennit.
,1.

5. It shall be unlawful to cut or mutilate Paddlefish or expose Paddlefish eggs,

while on the water or on land until the Paddlefish has been documented at a Paddlefish
Processing facility.

Lxceptions:
a.

A I2 gauge ncedle insefled into

the side

ofa

Paddlctlsh ad.jacent to the

ovaries mav be used to detcrminc the presence ol'eggs.

b- Thc snour

foruard ofrhe ere mav be remored ibr transpo( (blocked).

c. The gill rakcrs inside the mouth can be cur ro bleed rhe fish_

6- It shall bc unlawt'ul fbr a person to recei\,c. ncquire- or possess paddlcfish eggs

that have been rcmoved from Paddlefish. unlcss as legallv permitted herein.

I-. Paddlcllsh lransport. lixchange- Documentation and Sale During thc Lgg Harvest
fil A.ts

Scason -- I lnlau

l.

Il is unlawfirl tbr.rn\one ro nrr\\c!\. hu). s.ll. .rtt(mpr ro scll. transpon.

exchange, barter. and,/or ship or transpori aeross rhc Missis.ippi srore lin. P],ldlefish. paddl;fish
parts. Paddleflsh eggs. or Boufin e..tgs \\,ilhout a Paddlcflsh Processor pcmi! and u.ithour a
documcnled Paddletlsh Transaction Irolm r,rirh rhe nrodrct
Dxceprions:

a.

Persons who have purchased

Paddletjsh tlcsh

or

processcd and

packaged Paddlelish eggs fbr consumption.

b. Restaurants, grocery stores, hotels, retail fish markets, and wholesale

food suppliers selling Paddlefish eggs or Paddlefish parts fully processed, packaged and ready

for.etail

sale in sealed container.

c. Commercial shipping firms or authorized agents may possess legally

taken Paddlefish and/or Paddlefish eggs or flesh shipped by pemons having a Mississippi
Paddlefi sh Processor Permit-

d. Persons with a Paddlefish Harvester Permit or a Paddlefish Helper

Pemit can transport and exchange legally harvested and tagged whole Paddlefish to a person
with either a Paddlefish Processor Pemit or a Paddlefish Processing Agent Permit for
documentation oftheir catch. The exchange must take place within the State of Mississippi.
e. Persons permitted in another state to haryest Paddlefish accessing
reciprocal border waters from their respective border state may transport their catch into and
th.ough Mississippi but no other rights are glanted to them that are not specified in this Rule.
2. tt is unlalaful ---once on shore---, for Paddlefish Harvesters and Paddlefish
a Paddlefish Processor
or Paddlefish Processing Agent, unless the Paddlefish are accompanied by a Paddlefish
Transaction Form containing all of rhe following informalion: the hanister's piinred name, the
Helpers to transport or exchange or attempt to exchange Paddlefish with

number of neE used. the date of han est. the capture locations. the lag numbers lor lhe possessed

Paddlefish, and the signature

of

the Mississippi Paddlefish Harvester to document

the

Paddlefish.

3. [t is unlawful for Paddlefish Harvesters to fail to document their Paddlefish

catch before transporting it on land to a Paddlefish Processor or Paddlefish Processing Agent.

4. [t is unlawful ----except for the transport specified in L2- for

Paddlefish

Helpers to exchange, sell, resell, or ship for sale Paddlefish or Paddlefish parts.

5. It is unla\&fiI for

anyone except Paddlefish Harvesters and Paddlefish

Processors to ship andlor transport across the Mississippi state line any Paddlefish flesh which is

not ready for human consumption. A documented Paddlefish Transaction Form Paddlefish must
accompany the product.

M. Paddlefish Processing, Storage and Disposal During the Egg Haryest Season
Unlawful Acts
1.

It shall be unlawful to process Paddlefish at any location that does not comply

wiLh Federaland Srate Health Regulalions.

2. It shall be unlawful for anyone to process Paddlefish unless they have a

Paddlefish Processor Permit or a Paddlefish Processing Agent Permit (see E8 for definition of
processing).

3. It is unla$dll to dispose of Paddlefish or Paddlefish pafis in violation of the

applicable waste disposal regulations established by the Mississippi Department of
Environmental Quality. A copy ofthe Paddlefish Transaction FoIm that documents the harvest
shall accompany Paddlefish transported for waste disposal.

4. tt shall be unlawful to receive, acquire, possess,

wholesale or bulk contajners that do not contain Paddlefish Labeling.

or store any fish eggs in

5. It shall be unlawful to possess processed Paddlefish flesh and processed

Paddlefish eggs without a Paddlefish Transaction Form signed by the Paddlefish Harvester and
the Paddlefish Processor or Paddlefish Processing Agent which identifies the Paddlefish products
to each Paddlefish by Paddlefish TagNumber, and by lot number.
6. It shall be unlawful for any person to possess, buy, sell, exchange or ship across
the Mississippi state line whole Paddlefish, Paddlefish parts, and./or Paddlefish eggs without the
proper Paddlefish permits and a Documented Paddlefish Transaction Form with the product.

7. It shall be unlau4.rl for any person, business, pafinership, firm, or cooperation

to make or submit any false record, account, or label fot or any false identification of Paddlefish
or Bowfin and their parts which has been or is intended to be impoded, exported, tansported,
sold, purchased, or bartered in intrastate or interstate commerce.
N- Inspections.

l. l\ll)\\fP ncr\onncl \hall bc aurhorized ro inspect without warrant- paddlefish

lr.*rsd(Lton -.
l-,'rn.. .,lh(r rfqLired l'orm,. procc..i.rE tacil ric,. iran.pun rchii.e. and hr,.rr_ rnJ
nd) r<(ord bt,,lnd,\rl Lidtrl-n har\(:tcd PaJdlctl.h.
O. Paddletish I lesh Salcs

l. Paddlefish tlesh documented on a Paddlellsh fransaction Fonn b\ a paddJefish

Processor_ma\ be retained b\ an)one fbr sale. bartcr. consumption. donalion. or di\fj,\al. A !(rp)
ol the Paddlcfish -[ransacrion [:orm that documenrs !hc hdr\;sr shall acuomDrn\ tlie pacidlefii6.
Ihe Mississippi Paddletish -teg must remcin 6n rhc tl:h unril ir is sold to a consumer or until thc
tlcsh is packaged tbr retail sale.
2. lt is unlar,,lul to sell P.rddlr'ilsh tl(\h Nithour compl\ins \\irh thc l;censing
r(qJiremrnr\ in \4 \\. ( ',r, \\\ lLo.1q.
P. l'addletish Summer Harvcsl Season.

I. Paddiefish Summer Harvesl Scason is the months

Paddlctlsh eggs are not generally acccptable lor producing ca!iar.

ol

MaY through August \!hen

2. ft shall be unlauiirl li)r anv person to receive. acquire. or possess ccgs from
Paddletish hartested during rhc Paddlefish Summcr Ilar!est Season.

3. It shall be unlarvlirl lbr any person to tllempt to takc or take a paddlellsh

during thc Paddleiish Summer Harvesi Scnson \\ithout haring a valid Mississippi Residenr
Commercial Fishing l-icense in his/her immediatc posscssion.
.1. It shall also be

unla$f'ul for an1 person to harvcst. receile. acquire, or possess a

Paddlefish during the Summer Ilar\est Season unlcss it is tagged \!irh r Mississippi Summer
I'addlctish Harvest Iag. issued by MDWITP.

5. Paddlefish ragging requiremenis appl) to Iraddlefish taken durins rhe

Paddlellsh Summcr Harlest Season. Summer Paddlefish rags musr remain on all padd'icll.h
including blocked Paddlelish unril rhe tlcsh is placed lor rcrail sale. at \r,hich lime the packaged
flesh must be labeling according 10 the Paddlclish t-abeling definirion.
6. The signaturc ol the l,addlefish Proccssor is not rcquired on a paddlelish
Transaction Form lor Paddlcflsh taken durirrg thc Paddlefish Summcr L{arvest Season.

7. During the Paddlclish Summer Harr,csr Season. it shall be unla\rf'ul to takc

Paddlefish f'rom any \\,aters not open to commercial lishing as listed in current rersion of Rule
l. I and hxr\,est tiom thc lbllowing rlaters is also unlarl t'ul:
R.\ rr or

a. \n) rarers pan of. or tribuBries to the

th( lcnncs'cc- I ,,mhiroce \\ orcrsar
U.

,tny ,r:r,... p"n

ol

l_enncsscc

River. Iombicbcc

nr lriburaries in the pascagoula River $atcrshed.

8. I he immedialc rclease ofdead Paddlellsh does not constirute take.

9. It shall be unla\lt'ul during the l,addletlsh Summer Harvest Scason 1o take or
dal.

possess more than five (5) Paddlefish per pcrson per

istoty: Reviscd Aueust 20 l6 Assr-:O+'.

Source: VIrss. Cor)rr

A\\.

{S49- l-29. 49-4-il. and 49-7 90.

MISSISSIPPI COMMISSION ON WILDLIFE, FISHERIES, AND PARKS

MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, FISHERIES, AND PARKS

Title 40: Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks

Part

3:

Fisheries

Part 3, Chapter

3i

Regulations regarding commercial fishing.

RULE 3.4 REGULATIONS REGARDING PADDLEFISH HARVEST II,T,ANAGEMENT WITS

}44+*4GE\4ENLZENES, OPEN HARVEST PERIODS AND HARVEST QUOTAS FOR THE
COMMERCUL HARVEST OF PADDLEFISH

A. This rule delineates the waters of the state into Haflest Manaeement Units (HMU)
managemn+-z+es for the conservation of Paddlefish and defines the period when the Haxvest
Manaeement Units znes arc open to the commercial harvest of Paddlefish. Paddlefish Harvest
Management Units (HMU) are manaqed usinq a basin wide manaqement aDB@agL Semezenes
.

Harvest quotas are established for each Paddlefish

E!!U

me*egement-zene.

B. Any resirictions listed in this Rule do not pertain to persons engaged in sport fishing.

C. The gear and hours that are legal to harvest Paddlefish are defined in 40 MISS. ADMIN.
CoDE, Part 3, Rule 3.2 (see Elo, 16, I7).
D- The hawest of Paddlefish from streams not part of a public waterway or from lakes
without public access i!t_e!y!p9LE!l!l shall require that the harvester obtain ftom a riparian or
adjacent landowner w tten pemission to cross their property for access to that body of water.

E, The following Harvest Manasement Units me"egemeu+=el1es shall be open to the

commercial harvest of Paddlefish only during the dates listed or until the quota for that E![U
zone is reached:

l,

eeldrvater

3, lr{een

Zene:

teke:

Zene:
5. N{inter eity euteff:
6, Paddlelish Summer Hanest:
1. Yazoo River Basin HMU:
River

l' 2016 Fol.uarl'2l;2016

February 22r

4, Tellahethie River

2. Mississippi

Febflaary

!94[!![!:

JanHar, 1;
JenBery
N'tay

2016

February 26; 2016

2916 Jansarr'3li

25

2916

Ja.}uarr' 29; 201 6

3lr 2gl5
^$gEst

.lanuarYl -

2017

Februrr! 28.2017

November 20,2!].q December 3l,2qlli

and March
April10,$l

1,$l-

HVU: \O IIARVUS] ALLOWeD

:1. Biq Black River H\4U:
NO IIARVES f ALLO\\'E[)
t Paddlcilsh Summer Harvest: Mal l AugustIl.21lll
3. \4ississippi Rirer

F.

South

Thc fbllo$,ing Paddlcish HMtr ;4sre Quoras are established fbr the Har\est

\,lanaqemcnt []nit t1]nnBglfln{-zetre dates listed abo!c:

Zene:
++ississ'?pi R;\'er /oner
.1, \166n take:
'1, Tallahetehie Rirer Zene:
5, i\{inter e iB l 1elf:
1, e]d}\eter

6,

Paddlefish

l.
'.

Yazoo Ri!er Basin

1.10

no h
J00

l.l0
loe

Smme

Vi.sis.innl Rircr

HVIII:

\rnh IIVI :

800

nu l-arrr-r qrrotr

II\4tJ: \O HARVEST ALLO\\]ttt)

,1. tsis Ulack River IIMU:
NO IIARVESI ALLOWED
5. Padd'cll-l- Summrr HJrrt.r:
r.u h:rrresr quorr
3. \,lississippi River

South

C. I he harvest of Paddlellsh $ ill be prohibitcd in each HMU iiaateie+i.lle once the

IIMU z(}ne quola has been reached and nolillcation of such has bccn made to all Paddlctlsh

permittees.
I

L Dcscriplions of Paddlefish I Iarvesl Manaqemenr LInirs Zr+1i:

L Yazoo Ri\,cr Basin HNIUi the public warers ol the Yazoo Rivcr Basin. \\hich
include Bear Creck. the Sunflo!,"er. Coldwater. lallahatchie. and Yezoo Ri\ers" e\cept tbr rhL'
lollo\!inq \\aters: lipoo Bavou. Six \4ile Lake (Leflore Co.). Moon [.ake (Coahoma Co.). ltur
MIile Lake fl Iumphre!s Co.). \\olfLakc. Broad l.ake. Roebuck Lakc. Sardis. l-tnid. Grenada. and
Arkebutla Reser\oirs. and all Raters closed to the usc of commercial sears as soccillcd in ,10
VIISS.AI)MI\.CODE.Pa l.Rulel.l. l6ldj,teter Zene: the publi ,ttarersefJuniea eoul}ti
.

2. lVlississippi Ri\'er North HMU Zeae: rhe border \r.rters wilh Arkansas along
the Mississippi Rivcr as del;neated in the r'cciprocal agreement with Arkans$ o include:
Mlississippi River lrom the lenncssee-Mississippi state linc south to a point duc \!cst ol the
Corregidor Light near Mile markcr 507. includinS all warcrs $,iLhin rhe mainlinc lcvccs ol lhe
Mississippi Ri,rcr in Desoto. Tunica- Coalloma. Bolivar and Washinqton Counries.

3. Mi
ississippi River
MississiDDi River from
mainline levees
as well as Dubli

of

o7

wil

Missis

Ami

-,

kti

T,tee+teke

Ne msre therr t0 P^dd

lish

MHerYertermB\.fi

)'

@
e, \ll aeess te tl.e l&ke and landing of Paddlellsh must !6l(e plaee al the
Mofl+ake+ndjflg"ublb$oa++*aF
iver HMU: the
in. which
includes public *aGrs in Warre
Monlogomery. and Choclow Counties. exceDt lbr all waters closed to the use of commercial
Part

le

3.1

Hanest

b, Due te the neffo\r width f the lrlinter itv Ht etr hannel. e

;ked-f-Bor-mo+e-thon

re+{f4#ilidrrol+add+ef,sh net+
e,

,\ll

aeess to the

I4iB{+iqi++4iu?ubli+oar+eFift

lale. end land;nE ef P^ddlflshr must t&ke plaee ^t the

!6. Paddlefish Summer HMU }ler+esrZene: an)

fishing a. li.led in Rule 3.1. ercept lbr the following u arers:

arers open

to commercial

a. Any waters part of, or tributaries to the Tennessee River. Tombigbee

River or the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway.
b. Any waters pan of, or tributaries in the Pascagoula River watershed.

I. Penalty lor Violations

l. Violation of any of the Mississippi state laws or state regulations penaining to

the take of paddlefish will be considered a Class I offense as specified in Mtss. CoDl; A\N.
$Section 49-7-90, and punishable as per the provisions of MISS. CoDE ANlr. $49-7-141.
2. Failure to submit or the falsification of any required paddlefish information to
the MDWFP on the specified fo.ms by the specified time or date will result in the revocation of
Paddlefish Harvester, Paddlefish Buyer/Exponer and Paddlefish Processor Permits.

History:

Rev ised August 20 I 6

Ad,tusr2e]s.

Source: MIss. CoDE ANN. $$49- 1-29, 49-4-4, and 49-7-90.

MISSISSIPPI COMMISSION ON WILDLIFE, FISHERIES, AND PARKS

MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, FlSHERIES, AND PARKS

Title 40: Wildlifq fisheries, and Parks

Part

3:

Fisheries

Part 3, Chapter

3: Regulations regarding commercial fishing.

RULE 3,5 PROCEDURES FOR OBTAII{ING PADDLEFISH PERMITS FOR

THE
COMMERCUL IARYEST OF PADDLEFISH AND PADDLEFISH EGGS: AND REP)RTING
REQUIREMENTS FOR PADDLEFISH HARVEST.

A.

This rule outlines the requirements and procedures for obtaining pemits required for the
commercial harvest ofPaddlefish (spoonbill catfish) and possession of any paddlefish or
Paddlefish eggs and the repoding ofthese activities.

B.

This rule also outlines the requirements and procedures for obtaining the permits to
acquire Paddlefish for processing and distribution.

C.

Definitions:

l. Paddlefish Harvester Mississippi resident as set forth in MS Code Section 497-9 and incorporating the provisions of 49-7-3(2), who possesses a valid Paddlefish Harvester
Pemit that allows such person to fish for, attempt to take, possess, and transport paddlefish to a
Paddlefish Processor for documentation ofharvest, after which the sale and processing including
the removal ofeggs may take place.
2. Paddlefish Helper - Mississippi resident as ser forth in MS Code Section 49-79 and incorporating the provisions of49-7-3(2), who possesses a valid Paddlefish Helper permit
who assists a pe$on with a Paddlefish Harvester Permit with the fishing for, attempting to take,
and taking of Paddlefish. A Paddlefish Harvester permit can substitute for a paddlefish Helper
permit when assisting a Paddlefish Harvester.

3. Paddlefish Processor - Persons who

possess a valid Paddlefish processor

Permit which allows them to purchase, attempt to purchase, barter for, process, sell, ship, import,
and expoft Paddlefish, Bowfin, Paddlefish eggs or Bowfin eggs. The Paddlefish processor shall
document the Paddlefish harvest of the Paddlefish Hanr'ester fiom whom he/she receives.
acquires. and or purchases Paddlefish.

4.

Paddlefish Processing

Agent

Persons who possess

a valid

paddlefish

Processor Agent Permit to assist a Paddlefish Processor. The Paddlefish Processing Agent can
document the Paddlefish harvest of Paddlefish Halaesters from whom the Paddlefish processins
Agent receives Paddlefish for transport to a processing facility

5. Paddlefish Egg Harvest Season September I'i through April 30'h of each
calendar year when paddlefish have eggs suitable fot producing caviar. Paddlefish harvest for
eggs is only legal on Paddlefish Harvest llalegqlqllllJqils Zoaes as specified in 40 Mississippi
Administrative Code Paft 3 Rule 3.4.
6. Paddlefish Summer Harvest

Season

calendar year.

May l"tthrough August 31't of

each

f). Pelmils and Tag Ices.

l. An individual can purchase more than one r_r,pe of Mississippi paddlefish

pclmit. Only Vl;ssissippi Paddlcllsh Harvesrers can purchase MDWFp paddleflsh 1ags.
2. The permits required to parricipate in rhc Paddlefish egg harvest s.-.tsoll, as pcr
thc dellnitions presented and har!es1 rules delincated in ,10 \,1iss. Admin. Code. parl J. Rule j.2
arc listed below Nilh the permii l'ccs. A valid Frcshwater Commcrcial Fishing License is needed
!o purchasc the permits.

Paddlefish/Roe Permits and Tags

Paddlefi sh Harvester

Cost*

Pemit

$1.000

Paddlefi sh Helper Pe.mit

s200

Paddlefish tags (for each paddlefish harvested)

$3 per bundle of20 tags

Resident Paddlefi sh Processor Permit

$1,000

Non-resident Paddlefi sh Processor Permit

$2.000

Paddlefish Processing Agent Permit

*Prices lisled do not includc processing or agcnt lces.

s200

3. During the Paddlefish Summer Hanr'est Season a Freshwater Commercial

Fishing License and Paddlefish summer harvest tags are needed to possess paddlefish per rules
in 40 Miss. Admin. Code, Pan 3, Rule.l.2.
E.

Application lor I'ermits.

l. Appl;canls musr be ar least l6 vears ol age. domiciled in Mississippi. and

valid Mississippi Resident FrcshVraler Commercial Irishing License to apply for a
Paddlefish Harvcstcr Permit or a Paddlefish Helper Pcrmir. Applicanrs tbr a Vtississippi
Paddletlsh Processor permit must be ar least l6 )cars ofase and possess a valid Mississippi
posscss a

Residenl or Non-resident Irrcshr,ater (lommercial I.ishing License_

2. Applications lor l,addlefish Ilarvesler t)ermirs will bc accepred fiom Ocrobcr I

to October l5 lor lhe upcoming Paddlefish Egg flarvest Season. Onl), appl;calions receivcd
during this period will be elieible.

3. Applications fo. any Paddlefish permit must be submitted

electronically

through the MDWFP website at wwu.md\ ,fp.com (not through license system as in past).

4. The MDWFP reserves the right to limit the number of Mississippi Paddlefish
Harvester Permits to 16 people. When rcquests exceed available permits, selection ofapplicants
will be by random drawing.
5, Selected applicants must validate their intentions by notifying the MDWFP by
November I tha! they intend to purchase a Paddlefish Harvester Permit.

6.

Persons failing

to validate by November

I will be replaced with substitute

applicants.

7. Validation instructions will be included in the notification sent to all selected

applicants.
8. Those applicants that intend to purchase a Paddlefish Harvester Permit and/or a
Paddletish Processor Permit must attend a mandatory meeting to be held at the North Mississippi
Fish Hatchery in Enid Mississippi on a date specified in the mailing notification. Failure to
attend the mandatory meeting will render a person ineligible to purchase those Paddlefish
permits.

9. Applications for Paddlefish Helper Permits, Paddlefish Processor Permits, and

Paddlefish Processing Agent Permits will be accepted online from October I until April 10, or by
calling the MDWFP Fishedes Office in Jackson, Mississippi, 601-432-2200.

Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks has the right to

issue the number of Mississippi Paddlefish Harvester and Mississippi Paddlefish Processor
Permits as it deems necessary and advantageous for the state.
10. The

l. All

applicants will be notified by mail whether or not they are approved to

purchase Mississippi Paddlefish permits.
I

12. The purchase of any Paddlefish permit is contingent on the condition that
permit applicants have not been convicted, within the last three (3) yeaIs, of any violations of
any state or ledcral fish and wildlife laws or regulations pertaining to the management of
Paddlefish nor have a fish/wildlife violation equivalent to a Class I Mississippi violation.
13. Mississippi Paddlefish Haryester Permits and Mississippi Paddlefish Helper
10, 20U 2016. Mississippi Paddlefish Processor and Paddlefish
Processing Agent Permits expire on October 30,?011?4+6.

Permits

will expire April

F. Paddlefish Processor Selection Process

1. The MDWFP may grant a statewide Mississippi Paddleflsh Egg Processor(s)

concession for the paddlefish egg harvest season. If so, the selection process
competitive process ofsoliciting and evaluating proposals lrom qualified applicants.

will

be

c.

\,1iss;ssippi Paddlefi sh Processor Requiremcnis

l.

Person(s) selected

to be a Paddletjsh

Proccssor musr purchase

pa<idlelish

Processor Pcrmit-

2. The l'addlefish Processor agrees to compl) llith all stare and fedcral la\\,s" rules
and regulations regarding the har!est and proccssing of Paddlefish.

Harvcsters

l. A11 Paddlefish flesh and Paddlefish cggs harvested in Mississippi b) paddlefish

\'ill bc processed (and Paddlefish eggs \lill be screened) a1 a paddlelish processing

la.ilitr ioccteJ :n the,rrrc nt \li.si..ipn,.

,1- Ihe Paddlelish Processor

$ill

lacility will be rcgis.ered \\irh USITDA and

have an approved HACCp plan. the proccssing

possess dn\ requircd lederal and stalc health

regulation permit(s) prior to thc opening of rhcir Paddletish proccssinc t'acilir). Thc l,addletjsh
processing lacil;ty can bc a mobile unit. Copies of lideral and state heahh regulation pcrmits
must be pro!ided to the \4DWl- P prior to the purchase of paddlefish proccssor permits.

5. The l)addlefish Processor musl inlorm the N4DWFp olrhe physicdl locarion of
their Paddlelish processing lacilir\ prior ro an) processing oI paddlefish. Ihe notitjcation musl
be madc to the MD\\'l,P Fisheries Bureau berween 8a1n-5pm. Monda)-Frida),. This reporrine
requirement is irr addition to any HACCP processinc laciliry reporting rcquirements Thc
MDWFP must be noliiicd each rime rhc paddlefish proccssing lacilitl is mo\ed ro a dillerent
location.
6. An] violation ol these laws. rules and regulat;ons ma\ result in termination bl
thc Mt)WFP ofthc right to be a Paddlefish Processor.

7. Ihe Paddleflsh Processor agrees to allo\! emplovees ol ihe \,lDWIp. at anf

timc- 1() inspect their Paddletish processing t'acilit) and to revie$ paddlefish transt(liun record;.
Thc inspection can involve thc rccording of biological inlormation on any paddlellsh received at
the proccssing t'ac ilit)
H. Repon;ng Requiremcnts [or Harvcst

L Thc har!esr ol a Paddlellsh shall bc

I-

documented on a paddlefish Transaction

orm,

a. Stage l: _the lbllo$ing inlormation must bc recorded prior lo

transpo(ing the llsh on land to the l,addlclish Processor: The har\ester's printed name.
Paddletish tag number(s), number of ncls used. date ol-harvest. and capture location_ Ihe
Paddlctlsh Harvestcr 1\ill sign lhe Paddlcllsh fransaction Form.
b. Stage 2: Upon exchange wilh rhe paddlefish processor. or a paddlelish
Processing Agent. a Paddlcfish Transaction l-orm \\ill ha\,c the lollowins rccorded: paddlcfish

harvester's name, Paddlefish tag number(s), Paddlefish eye to lbrk length(s) in inches, rar,'egg
weight, number of nets used, date of harvest. capturc location. and time ofexchange. Both the
Paddtefish Harvester and the Paddlefish Processor. or Paddlefish Processing Agenq will sign the
Paddlcfish Transact;on Fonr. If the exchange is done in the field. the raw egg weight will be
added immediatell after the removal ofeggs at the processing facility.

weight

will be

c. Stagc Ji After the final screening of Paddlefish eggs, the screened egg
recorded on the Paddlefish Transaction Form along with the distribution

destination for flesh and eggs.

2. Any distribution o. export of Paddlefish, Paddlefish parts, Paddlefish eggs.

Paddlefish caviar. or Bowfin eggs, or Bowfin cavi& must be accompanied by a Paddlefish
Transaction Form that contains the signature ofthe Paddlefish Processor.
3. The Paddlefish Harvester and Paddlefish Processor shall retain a copy of each
Paddlefish Transaction Form, and the Paddlefish Harvester shall submit the original. either Stage
2 or Stage 3, to the MDWFP on a monthly basis by the l5'h of each month following the month
ofharvest- Ifno Paddlefish werc harvested or handled in a month. a Paddlefish Transaction Form
shall be submitted indicating such. Paddlefish Transaction Forms for the month ofApril will be
submitted by April 25.
4. The Paddlefish Processor shall, within 24 hours ofa receipt ofa Paddlefish(s),
submit an electronic copy of the Shge 3 of the Paddlefish Transaction Form by intemet, email,
or fax to the designated person in the MDWFP Jackson Office. Ifno Paddlefish were harvested
or handled in a month, a Paddlefish Transaction Form shall still be submitted indicating such.
5. The sale of Bowfin eggs shall also be documented on a Paddlefish Tmnsaction
Form, on a separate form from any documentation of Paddlefish, with "Paddlefish" in the form
title crossed out and "Bowfin" written in its place. Total length shall be recorded in place ofeye

to tail fork length.

6. During the Summer Paddlefish Harvest Season, the harvest of Paddlefish shall
be recorded on forms supplied by MDWFP. These forms are to be submifted to MDWFP no
later than September l5'i.

7. The Paddlefish Processor shall submit Paddlefish Tmnsaction Forms to

MDWFP each month listing the pounds of eggs processed and distribution ofproducts.
a. The Monthly Processor Form and Paddlefish Transaction Forms will be
submitted by the Paddlefish Processor by the 15rh ofthe month following the month ofharvest.

History: Revised 4ss!stl20.!]t Acu*49+5.

Sourcer MISS. CoDE ANN. S S49- l -29, 49-4-4. and 49-7 -90.

MISSISSPPI COMMISSION ON WILDLIFE, FISHERIES, AND PARKS

MISSISSPPI DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE, FISHERIES, AND PARKS

Title 40: Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks

Part

2: Wildlife

Part 2, Chapter

Wildlife Management Areas (WMA)

RULE 1.24 TW'IN OAKS II/MA REGUI.ATIONS.

A.

Regulations for Twin Oaks Wildlife Management Area in Sharkey County.

SPECIES

OPENING

I)A

TE

CLOSING
DATE

DEER

Archery
Permit Only
Youth Gun
Primitivc
Weapon Pcrrnit
Only
Special Primitive
Weapon
Pcnnit Onl),
Archer)
/ Youth (iun
YOUTH TURKEY
TURKEY PERMIT ONLY

COMMENTS
For deer hrmting regulations see
BAG LIMITS, DEER DATA
COLLECTION, DEER
HLTNTING PERMITS, LEGAL
BUCKS, SPECIAL BUCK TAGS,
and DOG RESTRICTIONS in
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS.
Antlerless deer and legal bucks.

Oct. 2

Nov.

Nov.5
Nov.2

Nov. 6
Dec. 13

Antlerless deer and legal bucks.

Antlerless deer and leoal bucks

Dec. 14
Dec,26

Dec. 18
Dec.30

Legal bucks only.

Dec.3l

Jan. 31

Legal bucks only.

April 2
April 4

April

YOUTH

Sept.

Sept. 24

SQUIRREL
SQUIRREL

Oct.

2,1

May

Oct. 8

TURKXY HLINTING
PERMITS in SPECIAL
INSTRUCTIONS.
See

Saturdays only.

SQUIRREL

&

Ocl. 15
No\,. 19
Dec. 3
Nov. 10
Nov.23
Dcc. 18
Dcc.31
May i5
Jul. I
Oct.7
Nov. 18
Nov.9
Nov. 22

RABBIT

SQUIRREL
RACCOON
RA.CCOON,
OPOSSUM &
BOBCAT

Dec. 2
Dec. l+ I 3

Oct:29
Nov. l9
Dec. 10
Nov. 12
Nov.26
Dec.25
Feb.28

Dail1.
Dail1.
Daily.

June I

Dail).

Sep.30

Friday and Saturday nights only.

Friday nights only.

Oct.28
Nov. 18
Nov. I I
Nov.25
Dec.9
Dec.24

Dcc. 3l
Feb. 28
Jan. I
Feb.28
See Federal Regulations.

TRAPPING

WATERfOWL
YOUTH

Open concurent with the

sratewide Youth Waterfowl

wA l 1-.RI]OWt_

Saturdays only.
Saturdays

onl).

Daill.

Dai11.

I)aily.
Friday nights only.

Daily.
Dailv.
WATERFOWL in SPIICIAL
INSTRI]C TIONS.
See WATEMOWL in SPECIAL
INSTRUCTIONS.
See

Season

POST SEASON

LIGHT GOOSE
CONSERVATION

Open a.fter waterfowl season. See

Federal Regulations.

ORDER

Nov.25

QUAIL

DOVE

Nov. 26
Dec.3
Dec. 10
Dec. 18
Dec. 25
Dec. 3l
Max. 5
See Federal Regulations.

wooDcocK

See Federal Regulations.

Daill'.
Saturdal s only.
Daily.
Daiiy.
See DOVE in SPECIAL
INSTRUCTIONS.
Woodcock htmting is allowed on
any small game hLurting day
du ng legal woodcock season.

B. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS:

l.

WMA USER PERMIT: All peNons using this wildlife management are4

except those exempt from purchasing an annual hunting or frshing license, must carry on their
person an atmual statewide Wildlife Ma[agement Area User permit. This permit is required in
addition to the daily visitor use pemit and any required license and may be purchased wherever
Iicenses are sold.

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LAW

ENFORCEMENT BUREAU RECOMMENDATION

.REINSTATEMENT OF HUNTING, FISHING. AND TRAPPING PRIV LEGES.

The below individualhas met the requirements to have his/her hunting, fishing, and
trapping privileges reinstated.

Name - Jonathan Massey

Address - 2735 Attala Road 5105, Ethel,MS
Date of Birth - 06i 10/86
Phone - (662)739-9586
Citation # - 3468'103
Date of Conviction - 01128115
Reinstatement Fee - $500.00

Colonel steve Adcock

chief of Law Enforcement

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Submitted to Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks

LAW

ENFORCEMENT BUREAU RECOMMENDATION

-REINSTATEMENT OF HUNTING. FISHING. AND IRAPPING PRIVILEGES-

The below individual ha6 met the requirements to have his/her hunting, fishing, and
lrapping privileges reinstated.

Name - Clayton Allen Jarrell

Address - 3100 Spruce, Pascagoula,MS
Date of Birth - 10/01/84
Phone - (228)990-2167
Citation # - 3560913
Date of Conviction - Ogl14l14
Reinstatement Fee - $500.00
APPROVED
DENIED
Colonel Steve Adcock
Chief of Law Enforcement

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