Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES
Part 6 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LIVE-BAIT RELATED ACTIVITIES
Chapter 02 - DEFINITIONS
Rule 22-6-02-2.1 - Definitions

A. BAIT SHRIMP - Saltwater shrimp that count one hundred (100) or fewer shrimp per pound and are intended solely for use as bait to be sold or dispensed alive or dead with heads attached to recreational fishermen, or licensed live bait dealers as permitted within the State of Mississippi.

B. BULK SALES - Any sale, barter, trade, exchange or otherwise dispensing of dead shrimp consisting of more than five (5) pounds per person per day; or any sale, barter, trade, exchange or otherwise dispensing of live shrimp of more than five hundred (500) live bait shrimp per person per day.

C. CAST NET - Any cast net or brille net or any circular or conical weighted net designed to be thrown downward by hand and withdrawn by lines attached to its margin.

D. CHUM - Fish or invertebrates (excluding all species of marine shrimp and crabs) which are intended solely for use as a fish attractant to be sold or dispensed to recreational fishermen within the State of Mississippi.

E. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - The Executive Director of Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) or his designee.

F. FINAL DESTINATION - A place on the mainland or barrier island, not including piers or jetties, where the fishermen finally lands their catch and does not further transport the fish by boat.

G. FOOTROPE - Leadline, footline, groundrope or that lower part of the trawl that the webbing is first attached, that also provides for the weighing down of the trawl by means of lead weights, chain or other means.

H. HEADROPE - Corkline, headline, floatline or that upper part of the trawl that the webbing is first attached, that also provides flotation by means of corks, floats or other means.

I. INTEREST IN COMMERCIAL SHRIMP OPERATION - Having any direct or indirect pecuniary or financial interest in any commercial shrimp vessel, shrimp processing facility or sale of shrimp for human consumption.

J. INTEREST IN LIVE BAIT OPERATIONS - Having any direct or indirect pecuniary or financial interest in any live bait catcher boat, live bait shrimp transport vehicle or live bait camp.

K. LIVE BAIT CAMP - Any business of a live bait dealer that deals in the selling of live and dead shrimp to recreational fishermen within the State of Mississippi for bait use and has been duly inspected and permitted as a "live bait camp" by the MDMR.

L. LIVE BAIT CATCHER BOAT - Any watercraft having suitable equipment aboard to properly harvest and retain aboard, in a live condition, shrimp which are intended solely for use as live bait to be sold or dispensed to recreational fishermen within the State of Mississippi and said boat having been duly inspected, permitted and licensed by the MCMR as a "live bait catcher boat" to a particular live bait camp.

M. LIVE BAIT DEALER - "Live shrimp dealer" or any person, firm or corporation who engages in the sale, exchange, barter or dispensing of shrimp, in a live condition or dead with heads attached, solely as bait only to recreational fishermen within the State of Mississippi, or other licensed live bait dealers as permitted; and has been duly inspected and permitted as a "licensed live bait dealer" by the MDMR. Said dealer must also actively pursue the business of supplying the needs of sports fishermen in the State of Mississippi with bait, tackle and other recreational fishing needs.

N. LIVE BAIT SHRIMP TRANSPORT VEHICLE - Any motorized vehicle having suitable equipment to properly transport, in a live condition, shrimp which are intended solely for use as live bait to be sold or dispensed to recreational fishermen and said vehicle having been duly inspected and permitted as a "live bait shrimp transport vehicle" by the MDMR.

O. SALTWATER MINNOW - Any species within the Cyprinodontidae, Fundulidae, and Poeciliidae families.

P. SALTWATER MINNOW DEALER - "Saltwater minnow fisherman" and any person, firm or corporation who engages in the sale, exchange, barter or dispensing of saltwater minnows, in a live condition, solely as bait only to recreational fishermen, or to licensed live bait dealers as permitted.

Q. SALTWATER MINNOW TRANSPORT VEHICLE - Any motorized vehicle having suitable equipment to properly transport, in a live condition, saltwater minnows which are intended solely for use as live bait to be sold or dispensed to a recreational fisherman and said vehicle having been duly permitted as a "saltwater minnow transport vehicle" by the MDMR.