22 Miss. Code. R. 7-09-101

Current through October 31, 2024
Section 22-7-09-101

It shall be unlawful for commercial fishermen to possess any of the following species of sharks:

101.01 Sand Tiger (Odontaspis taurus)
101.02 Bigeye Sand Tiger (Odontaspis noronhai)
101.03 Whale (Rhincodon typus)
101.04 Basking (Cetorhinus maximus)
101.05 White (Carcharodon carcharias)
101.06 Dusky (Carcharhinus obscurus)
101.07 Bignose (Carcharhinus altimus)
101.08 Galapagos (Carcharhinus galapagensis)
101.09 Night (Carcharhinus signatus)
101.10 Caribbean Reef (Carcharhinus perezi)
101.11 Narrowtooth (Carcharhinus brachyurus)
101.12 Caribbean Sharpnose (Rhizorionodon porosus)
101.13 Smalltail (Carcharhinus porosus)
101.14 Atlantic Angel (Squatina dumerili)
101.15 Longfin Mako (Isurus paucus)
101.16 Bigeye Thresher (Alopias superciliousus)
101.17 Sevengill (Heptranchias perlo)
101.18 Sixgill (Hexanchus griseus)
101.19 Bigeye Sixgill (Hexanchus vitulus)
101.20 Sandbar (Carcharhinus plumbeus) sharks may only be possessed by fishermen possessing a research fishery permit issued by the National Marine Fisheries Service.
101.21 Silky (Carcharhinus falciformis)

22 Miss. Code. R. 7-09-101

Amended 10/1/2015
Amended 8/22/2016
Amended 1/16/2017
Amended 6/16/2017
Amended 4/20/2018
Amended 5/18/2018
Amended7/21/2018
Amended 10/22/2018
Amended 11/17/2018
Amended 5/17/2019
Amended 11/15/2019
Amended 12/21/2019
Amended 2/21/2020
Amended 6/19/2020