Current through December 10, 2024
It is unlawful to harvest or attempt to harvest or possess any crabs between January 1 and March 31 of each year within the area bounded by the following line:
A. beginning at a point on the Louisiana-Mississippi border due south of the "Intracoastal Waterway Grand Island Channel light 1" (30.178026, -89.303372),B. thence running due north to said "Light 1" (30.179862, -89.303372),C. thence running northeasterly along the "Intracoastal Waterway Marianne Channel" through "Buoy 22", "Light 18", "Buoy 12", to "Light 8" (30.190048, -89.288085),D. thence running northeasterly along the most direct line to "Lighted Buoy 7" (30.214984, -89.245477),E. thence running northeasterly along the most direct line to "Lighted Buoy 4" (30.223545, -89.231492),F. thence running northeasterly along the most direct line to the northeastern corner of the crab sanctuary to "Lighted Buoy 5" (30.237595, -89.208236),G. thence running southeasterly along the most direct line to "Cat Island West End Channel Light" (30.228679, -87.19686),H. thence running southwesterly along the most direct line to "Cat Island Channel Buoy E" (30.204731, -89.208826),I. thence running due south to a point on the Louisiana-Mississippi border (30.202153, -89.208799),J. thence running westerly along the Louisiana-Mississippi border to the point due south of the "Intracoastal Waterway Grand Island Channel Light 1" (30.178026, -89.303372).22 Miss. Code. R. 4-08-8.1
MISS. CODE ANN. § 49-15-11, 49-15-15