Issuance of permits for taking of game fish for brood stock; promulgation of regulations; issuance of cultivation and marketing permits; inspections.

Miss. Code Ann. § 79-22-15

in effect

The Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks may issue permits to obtain game fish for use as brood stock in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. In promulgating these regulations for game fish used for brood stock, the Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks may specify that a permittee: Obtain a temporary variance permit from the department; Provide compensation for each fish taken for brood stock as established by the department and outlined in the permit; and Shall not sell or transport out of the state brood fish taken from state waters. The Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks shall not permit the collecting of wild brood stock in any waters where the wildlife department determines that the collection is not in the long-term best interest of the resource. The Department of Marine Resources may issue permits to obtain estuarine and marine brood stock. The commission may promulgate regulations for such permits and may require a permittee to meet any requirements listed in subsection (2). The Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks and the Commission on Marine Resources may promulgate regulations which specify design criteria to protect the resources within their jurisdiction and to prevent the release of undesirable species from an aquaculture facility into the environment. The Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks and the Department of Marine Resources may advise the Department of Agriculture and Commerce in issuing cultivation and marketing permits. The permits shall be issued in accordance with the applicable regulations. The Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, the Department of Marine Resources or the Department of Agriculture and Commerce may inspect operations licensed by cultivation and marketing permits. Any violations of the regulations promulgated by the Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks or the Commission on Marine Resources shall be punishable as provided in Section 79-22-29.

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