49-15-16 - Limited entry fisheries management program. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 49-15-16. Limited entry fisheries management program.
 

The commission may develop a limited entry fisheries management program for all resource groups. The commission may require a license for each resource group and shall establish the fees for such licenses. The commission may establish a means test or any other criteria to determine eligibility for licenses under the limited entry program. The commission may impose a moratorium on the issuance of licenses for a fishery resource. 
 

Sources: Laws,  1996, ch. 499, § 2; Laws, 1999, ch. 558, § 2, eff from and after passage (approved Apr. 21, 1999.)