§ 59-21-87. Regulation of water skiing, aquaplaning, etc.
No person shall operate a motorboat on any waters of this state while towing a person on water skis, or on an aquaplane or similar device, without an observer in the boat in addition to the operator. Such observer shall be above ten years of age. The provisions of the first paragraph of this section […]
§ 59-21-89. Use of oscillating or rotating blue lights on vessels
It is unlawful for any person, other than a law enforcement officer on duty, to use or display oscillating or rotating blue lights on a vessel operating on the public waters of this state. Upon the approach of an authorized law enforcement vessel operating a strobe, rotating or oscillating blue light or giving audible signal […]
§ 59-21-111. Assumption of duties and responsibilities of Boat and Water Safety Commission
The Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks shall be the Mississippi Boat and Water Safety Commission, and shall exercise the duties and responsibilities of the Mississippi Boat and Water Safety Commission through the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, insofar as practicable under the provisions of Chapter 4 of Title 49, Mississippi Code […]
§ 59-21-113 and 59-21-115. . Repealed
Repealed by Laws, 1978, ch. 484, § 30, eff from and after July 1, 1979. 59-21-113. [Codes, 1942, § 8496-22; Laws, 1960, ch. 165, § 22; 1964, ch. 468,§ 8; 1968, ch. 266, § 1] 59-21-115. [Codes, 1942, § 8496-23; Laws, 1960, ch. 165, § 23; 1964, ch. 468, § 9; 1968, ch. 265, § […]
§ 59-21-17. Contents of certificate of number; duties of commission; release of information on vessels; fees and charges for copying, certifying or searching records
The certificate of number shall include the following: Name and address of owner. Date of birth of owner. Present citizenship of owner (county, state, country). County in which vessel is principally used. Present number (if any). Hull material (wood, steel, aluminum, plastic, other). Type of propulsion (outboard, inboard, other). Type of fuel (gas, diesel, other). […]
§ 59-21-19. Size of certificate of number; temporary certificates; expiration dates; livery boat certificates; manufacturers’ and dealers’ certificates and numbers
The certificate of number shall be pocket-size, approximately two and one-half inches (2-1/2″) by three and one-half inches (3-1/2″), and water resistant. Pending the issuance of the original certificate of number, the owner of the vessel may be furnished a temporary certificate of number valid for sixty (60) days from the date of issue. This […]
§ 59-21-21. Surrender of certificate of number; notification of change of owner’s address or loss, destruction, abandonment or transfer of vessel; application for number by new owner of vessel
When the owner of a numbered vessel removes his residence to another state, or the numbered vessel is not usually moored, docked, housed or garaged within this state, the owner shall, within ninety (90) days thereafter, surrender the certificate of number to the commission. When the owner of a numbered vessel changes his address from […]
§ 59-21-23. Cancellation or voiding of certificate of number
Certificates of number may be cancelled or voided under the following circumstances: Surrender of certificate for cancellation; Issuance of a new number for the same vessel; Issuance of a marine document by the Bureau of Customs for the same vessel; False or fraudulent certification in an application for number; Willful mutilation, defacing, or altering of […]
§ 59-21-25. Fees for certificates of number; disposition of proceeds
Fees for the award of certificates of number for original, transfer, renewal, livery, dealer and duplicate shall be as follows: Less than 16 feet. . . . .$ 7.50 16 feet but less than 26 feet. . . . .$22.50 26 feet but less than 40 feet. . . . .$45.00 40 feet and over. […]
§ 59-21-27. Additional certificates of numbers for livery boats; fees; renewals
An owner of more than one livery boat shall be entitled to be awarded certificates of number for all such vessels on the payment of fees provided in Section 59-21-25. Each vessel shall have a separate and distinct number and shall be issued a separate certificate of number. Certificates of number under this section may […]