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MS SB3067

Bill

Status

Failed

2/2/2010

Primary Sponsor

Tommy Dickerson

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Origin

Senate

2010 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Removes the prohibition against possession of female sponge crabs in Mississippi Code Section 49-15-84
  • Authorizes the Commission on Marine Resources to promulgate regulations for taking blue crabs and allied species, including provisions for size limits and condition requirements (eggs present or molting stage)
  • Establishes legal standards for harvest size of peeler crabs and soft-shell crabs, as well as cultivating and capturing these species
  • Requires the Commission to coordinate with the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory in monitoring blue crab populations and developing crab regulations
  • Takes effect July 1, 2010

Legislative Description

Crabs; remove prohibition on possessing female sponge crabs and authorize Commission on Marine Resources to regulate taking of crabs.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/2/2010

Full Bill Text

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