Mississippi · Mississippi Code of 1972 — full code (public domain; via Open US Law, CC BY 4.0)
Miss. Code § 49-15-38: Miss. Code Ann. § 49-15-38
What this law says, in plain English
Oysters harvested from state reefs must be culled and meet minimum size requirements; undersized oysters and dead shells must be returned to the reef. Purchasing, selling, or possessing unculled or undersized oysters is unlawful. Failure to pay required shell retention fees is a misdemeanor punishable by fine up to $100 per sack.
Facing this? Know exactly what happens next.
MOFRD turns this code section into your situation: the deadlines that apply to you, the forms your county uses, and the resolution paths people in your position actually take. Free for 3 days — no card required.
This page is legal information, not legal advice. Code text is sourced from official publications and may lag amendments — always confirm at the official source linked above. Plain-English summaries and relationship data are AI-derived and reviewed on an ongoing basis; verify with a licensed attorney before acting.