{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-49-15-78","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 49-15-78","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 49-15-78","body":"(1)(a) It is unlawful for a person to use a gill net, trammel net, entanglement net, or like contrivances for the taking of finfish in marine waters within one-half ( 1 / 2 ) mile of the shoreline.\n\n(b) For the purposes of this section, the phrase “ like contrivances ” means any net that is similar in form, function, purpose or use to a gill net, trammel net or entanglement net.\n\n(c) It is unlawful for a person to use a haul seine net for the taking of fish in marine waters within one-half ( 1 / 2 ) mile of the shoreline of Cat Island.\n\n(d) The provisions of this section shall not apply to hand seines, cast nets or brill nets.\n\n(2) A violation of this section is punishable by the penalties provided in Section 49-15-100 .","path":["MS Code","Title 49"],"source_url":"https://legislature.ms.gov/","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:17Z","sha256":"dc7d8fa902a72be7c119ade7af3ad5a20e19aedb994e6c02b83c8cf11636b70a","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-49-15-77","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-49-15-79"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}