Rule 33-204-4.5 - Commercial Privilege License(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to operate or offer for rental or hire any commercial vessel in, along, upon or around the Reservoir unless such person, firm or corporation shall have obtained from the Board of the District a nonexclusive commercial privilege license for such commercial vessel. The application for such privilege license shall be accompanied by evidence of compliance with the Rules and Regulations regarding commercial vessels for the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District, together with a current commercial Operator's or Commercial Passenger Carry License as required by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks.(b) Such privilege license may be granted upon the payment to the District of an annual fee of Ten Dollars ($10,00) per head of safe-carrying capacity of the commercial vessel as stated in the vessel's Certificate of Inspection, but in no case less than Two Hundred Fifty and No/100 Dollars ($250.00).(c) Such privilege license shall be valid for a period of one (1) year from the date of issuance or such shorter period as the Board of the District may specify; provided that such license may be revoked prior to the expiration thereof whenever inspection reveals any matter which would have resulted in denial of a license and such license shall be considered automatically terminated in the event of any violation of the Rules and Regulations of the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District. By accepting a license, the licensee shall be deemed to have consented to inspection of the commercial vessel by employees or agents of the District at such reasonable times during the term of said license as they may see fit.(d) Application for a privilege license shall be accompanied by an application for public liability insurance to be issued by an insurance company doing business in the State of Mississippi with an acceptable Best's rating, with limits of not less than $1,000,000 for all damages arising out of bodily injury to or death of one or more persons and property in any one accident, resulting from or in connection with the operation of the commercial vessel. A certificate for such insurance, including the District as an additional insured, together with a paid receipt, shall be on file in the office of the District prior to operation of the commercial vessel for rental or hire in, along, upon or around the Reservoir.(e) Each violation of this Regulation shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by fine of not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or imprisonment in the County Jail not to exceed fifteen (15) days, or both such fine and imprisonment as determined by the Court. For purposes of this Regulation, a violation hereof shall constitute a separate offense. Nothing contained herein shall limit the penalty for violation of the Rules and Regulations of the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District.33 Miss. Code. R. 204-4.5
Miss. Code Ann. § 51-9-127 (Rev. 2000).