Broodstock for aquaculture facilities may be obtained as follows:
1. By legal sportfishing and commercial fishing harvest methods as allowed by existing regulations.2. By purchase of broodstock from a permitted aquaculture facility.3. Through use of an approved broodstock collection permit from the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. a. Broodstock collection permit may be issued on a case-by-case basis determined by the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks with assured levels of compensation.b. Harvest involves taking certain species from natural waters by temporarily approved methods not covered under existing regulations and limits.c. Collection under this permit requires compensation by: i. Stocking waters with a specified size and number of organisms at time(s) and place(s) specified by the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.ii. Providing a specified level of funds to the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks for production by the Department or its contractors of a specified number and size of organisms of a given species for stocking natural waters.d. Determination of the level of compensation, if any, that is required will be made by the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks on the basis of the probable impact on wildstocks.e. No broodstock taken from the state waters will be allowed for sale or transport out of the state, except state educational institutions and state and federal agencies may transport such broodstock out of the state.2 Miss. Code. R. 1-4-11-109
Miss. Code Ann. § 79-22-13.