Statements or testimony shall be offered under oath and shall be recorded. The presiding officer shall open the hearing by identifying each of the parties thereto, describing the permit or matter that is the subject of the hearing, and, if appropriate, the prior action taken thereupon by the Commission. The presiding officer shall then inquire whether the parties wish to exclude witnesses that have not testified from the hearing. If witnesses that have not testified are excluded, no witnesses found improperly present in the hearing room during the proceeding may testify.
22 Miss. Code. R. 15-04-104.01