It is declared to be the public policy of this state to favor the preservation of the natural state of the coastal wetlands and their ecosystems and to prevent the despoliation and destruction of them, except where a specific alteration of specific coastal wetlands would serve a higher public interest in compliance with the public purposes of the public trust in which coastal wetlands are held.
Miss. Code Ann. § 49-27-3
Public policy declared
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case 491 So. 2d 508 - Cinque Bambini Partnership v. State (1986)
Most recently applied in 163 So. 3d 263 - C. Delbert Hosemann, Jr. v. D. Neil Harris, Sr. (April 2015)
Laws, 1973, ch. 385, § 2, eff from and after July 1, 1973.
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