Live bait camps must be open from May 31 through December 1, a minimum of five (5) days per week. There must be someone available to sell or dispense bait to customers on a regular basis during at least eight (8) of the daylight hours. Operating hours for the period from May 31 to December 1 must be designated in writing at the time of license issuance. On any day that a live bait camp's live bait catcher boat operates, the live bait camp must open the following day and remain open as provided in its designated hours of operation, or for a minimum of eight (8) hours. The Executive Director must be notified in writing by each live bait dealer when they are unable to keep their live bait camps open for a period of five (5) or more consecutive days, and also be notified prior to the camp's reopening. Live bait dealers who fail to keep their live bait camps open during their designated times, and do not notify the Executive Director in writing of such closure, will not be permitted to renew their live bait licenses for the following year.
22 Miss. Code. R. 6-05-5.12