Adopted
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO 1 PROPOSED TO
Senate Bill No. 2720
BY: Committee
Amend by striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
SECTION 1. Section 49-15-78, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
49-15-78. (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 * * *.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Further, amend by striking the title in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 49-15-78, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF A HAUL SEINE NET FOR THE TAKING OF FISH IN MARINE WATERS WITHIN ONE-HALF MILE OF THE SHORELINE OF CAT ISLAND; TO PROVIDE THE DEFINITION FOR THE PHRASE "LIKE CONTRIVANCES"; TO EXEMPT CAST NETS, BRILL NETS AND HAND SEINES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.