It shall be unlawful for any vessel of over 250 tons net registered tonnage to enter the harbors or passes leading thereto without being piloted and under the direction of a licensed pilot, and all vessels shall be subject to compulsory pilotage except American vessels laden with coast-wise cargo not destined for foreign ports.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-1-41
Compulsory pilotage
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case In Re Gulfport Pilots Ass'n, Inc. (2010)
Most recently applied in In Re Gulfport Pilots Ass'n, Inc. (April 2010)
Codes, 1930, § 4858; 1942, § 7555.
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