Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES
Part 1 - rules and regulations for molluscan shellfish related activities
Chapter 10 - Molluscan Shellfish Leases
Rule 22-1-10.1
Current through March 14, 2024
All Molluscan Shellfish Leases must adhere to the following boundary markings:
A. Appropriate poles, stakes, or buoys, constructed of such material as will not be injurious to watercraft, must mark all leases at the expense of the leaseholder.
B. Each leaseholder must mark at least the four (4) corners of each lease with an appropriate marker and must maintain all markers.
C. Each marker must list the lease number and marker position (i.e., southeast (SE) corner).
D. Each off -bottom lessee must file a "Private Aids to Navigation" application with and receive permit approval from the U.S. Coast Guard, for the lease markers, and provide a copy of the permit approval to the MDMR Director of Marine Fisheries prior to final granting of the lease and placement of the markers.
Miss. Code Ann. §§ 49-15-15, 49-15-27, 49-15-303, 49-15-304; NSSP Model Ordinance §§ II-VIII, II-X
