Rule 40-5-2.2 - REGULATIONS REGARDING TURTLES AND TORTOISESA. The taking, possessing, transporting, exporting processing, selling, offering for sale, or shipping of the eggs of any species of turtle or tortoise is prohibited unless specifically authorized by a valid scientific collecting permit.B. The introduction of gasoline, kerosene, or any other chemical into the burrows dug by a gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus), whether or not those burrows are occupied by gopher tortoises or have been abandoned, is prohibited.C. The captive propagation of the alligator snapping turtle (Malaclemys temminckii) is prohibited unless specifically authorized by a valid captive propagation permit.Miss. Code Ann. §§ 49-1-29, 49-1-41, 49-4-4, and 49-5-113.