{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-49-15-96","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 49-15-96","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 49-15-96","body":"Vessels licensed under Section 49-15-64.5 may keep in whole, for personal consumption only the following types of fish which are caught in the shrimp nets or trawls of the vessel: white trout; croaker, black drum, and ground mullet (Family Sciaenidae); sheepshead (Family Sparidae); gafftopsail catfish (Family Ariidae); and flounder (Family Bothidae and Family Pleuronectidae ). The cumulative total of fish shall not exceed twenty-five (25) pounds. In addition, a vessel may keep three (3) dozen blue crabs (portunidae family). This exemption for personal consumption does not apply to fish or crabs that are otherwise illegal to possess or catch.","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":"03edbe24a800000e4547f530625b6ed284483d4e75c111f784218464ced6a9b5","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-49-15-95","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-49-15-97"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}