Miss. Code Ann. § 49-15-323
Commission to have jurisdiction over certain violations of marine resources law or regulations committed in the Gulf of Mexico outside state’s territorial waters
Redline — December 13, 2018 → current.View current text →
Current — October 8, 2019
As of December 13, 2018
If any violation of any marine resources law or regulation is alleged to have been committed in the Gulf of Mexico outside of the state’s territorial waters where the state has jurisdiction over the recreational or commercial fishing vessel, under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, 16 USCS Section 1856, or any other provision of federal law, the Commission on Marine Resources shall have jurisdiction of the offense and may commence administrative enforcement action against alleged violators in accordance with the administrative procedures provisions of M.C.A. Section 49-15-401, et seq.
If any violation of any marine resources law or regulation is alleged to have been committed in the Gulf of Mexico outside of the state’s territorial waters where the state has jurisdiction over the recreational or commercial fishing vessel, under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, 16 USCS Section 1856, or any other provision of federal law, the Commission on Marine Resources shall have jurisdiction of the offense and may commence administrative enforcement action against alleged violators in accordance with the administrative procedures provisions of Section 49-15-401 et seq.
Current official text: Mississippi Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Mississippi statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.