The provisions of this chapter shall be administered by the State Tax Commission, which shall administer them for the protection of the public and in the public interest in accordance with the policy of this state. The operator of any cruise vessel or vessel operating within the territorial jurisdiction of the State of Mississippi shall […]
Each applicant for a privilege license for a cruise vessel shall pay an application fee of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00). Each licensee shall pay a license fee of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00). Each cruise vessel licensed hereunder shall pay a boarding fee of Three Dollars and Fifty Cents ($3.50) per passenger to the commission. Of […]
Any person who violates any provision of Sections 27-109-1 through 27-109-11 shall be punished: For any offense, by imprisonment in the state penitentiary for not more than ten (10) years, or by a fine of not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), or by both fine and imprisonment. For a second or subsequent offense, the […]
From and after the time that the State Tax Commission certifies to the Governor that it is exercising the duties granted to it under the Mississippi Gaming Control Act, the licensing and regulation of cruise vessels and vessels as provided for in this chapter shall terminate under the provisions hereof and shall thenceforth be implemented […]
The State Tax Commission shall, from time to time, adopt, amend or repeal such regulations, consistent with the policy, objects and purposes of this chapter as it may deem necessary or desirable in the public interest in carrying out the policy and provisions of this chapter. These regulations shall, without limiting the general powers herein […]
Any person who the tax commission determines is qualified to receive a license or is found suitable under the provisions of this chapter, having due consideration for the proper protection of the health, safety, morals, good order and general welfare of the inhabitants of the State of Mississippi and the declared policy of this state, […]
The State Tax Commission shall evaluate and consider any application for a license to operate a cruise vessel or vessel in a two-step process. First, the commission shall determine whether the applicant satisfies the requirements of Section 27-109-5. Secondly, the commission shall determine whether any cruise vessel or vessel which may be operated by the […]
If satisfied that an applicant is eligible to receive a state privilege license for the operation of a cruise vessel or vessel, and upon tender of all license fees as required by law and regulation of the State Tax Commission and tender of such bond as required by Section 27-109-7 for the payment of license […]
