{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-51-4-3","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 51-4-3","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 51-4-3","body":"Except as otherwise required by the context:\n\n(a) “ Department ” means the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.\n\n(b) “ Stream ” means any free-flowing stream or segment of stream that is a public waterway under Section 51-1-4, Mississippi Code of 1972 , and has not been channelized within the last five (5) years.","path":["MS Code","Title 51"],"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":"9a2a714aa3cafd7d2e9d3558075b52562a41c555f235340be4c5055d3aef16aa","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-51-4-23.9","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-51-4-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}