Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES
Part 8 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR OFFICIAL STANDARDS OF MEASURE AND DEFINITIONS FOR MARINE FISHERIES IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
Chapter 04 - Definitions
Section 22-8-04-119
Current through March 14, 2024
FIELD TEST - Shall mean (1) a test used to determine whether materials used in a gill or trammel net meet the definition of approved degradable material or are manufactured of cotton or linen, or (2) a test accepted by the MDMR as a scientifically valid test of degradability, devised by manufacturers of degradable gill or trammel net materials. Where the MDMR has accepted a manufacturer's test and results thereon with regard to degradable materials, the MDMR must receive from any such manufacturer a certification by the manufacturer that the material constructed by it meets the definition of an approved degradable materials as well as a copy of the manufacturers test. Any gill or trammel net to be used in the marine waters of the State of Mississippi, manufactured from any approved degradable material or cotton or linen shall be certified by the MDMR where:
119.01 The material used in the net has been shown to be constructed of such materials by either form of field test described herein and that the MCMR has previously approved the material; and
119.02 The net and a certificate by the net manufacturer demonstrating that the materials were used in the manufacture or construction of the net were of those approved by the MCMR are presented to the MDMR for inspection.
Upon such proof, the MDMR shall permanently affix an identifying placard or other marker of the net.
