Section 49-15-78 - Prohibition against using gill net, trammel net, entanglement net, or like contrivance for taking finfish within half a mile of the shoreline; prohibition against using haul seine net for taking fish within half a mile of Cat Island; punishment(1)(a) It is unlawful for a person to use a gill net, trammel net, entanglement net, or like contrivances for the taking of finfish in marine waters within one-half (1/2) mile of the shoreline.(b) For the purposes of this section, the phrase "like contrivances" means any net that is similar in form, function, purpose or use to a gill net, trammel net or entanglement net.(c) It is unlawful for a person to use a haul seine net for the taking of fish in marine waters within one-half (1/2) mile of the shoreline of Cat Island.(d) The provisions of this section shall not apply to hand seines, cast nets or brill nets.(2) A violation of this section is punishable by the penalties provided in Section 49-15-100. Laws, 1997, ch. 379, § 4; Laws, 2000, ch. 416, § 1, eff. 7/1/2000.Amended by Laws, 2020, ch. 410, SB 2720,§ 1, eff. 6/29/2020.