{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-49-9-7","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 49-9-7","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 49-9-7","body":"Any resident, except any company, commercial operation or farm which operates a mussel abatement program, desiring to catch, take or kill mussels in any of the fresh waters of this state except as provided for by subsection (2) of Section 49-9-5 , shall apply to the commission, and pay a fee in the sum of Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00). Any person desiring to purchase mussel shells as mussels in the shell shall apply to the commission accompanied by a fee of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00). A nonresident desiring to catch, take or kill mussels in any fresh water of this state except as provided by subsection (2) of Section 49-9-5 , shall apply to the commission, and pay a fee of not less than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00). A nonresident from a state which does not issue a nonresident mussel license shall be prohibited from obtaining a nonresident license from this state.","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":"b8873d31888dfa239ac58e6f876494c38d4fed889280907f1e5023c67e8a8539","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-49-9-5","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-49-9-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}