§ 59-21-85. Age restrictions on operation of motorboats
No motorboat required to be numbered under this chapter shall be operated by any person who is under the age of twelve (12) years, unless he possesses a certificate as required under this section and is also accompanied by a parent, guardian or other person who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age and […]
§ 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 […]
§ 59-21-23. 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 […]
§ 59-21-29. Registration of serial numbers of outboard motors
Each person registering a boat or boats under this chapter may at the same time register with the commission the serial numbers of all outboard motors owned by said person.
§ 59-21-31. Alteration of identification numbers or marks on vessels, outboard motors, boats or boat trailers; purchase, sale or possession of vessels, outboard motors, boats or boat trailers with altered identifications; examinations and reports
No person shall remove, change or in any manner mutilate or deface any number awarded a vessel, or any motor number or other stamped, cast, or forged numbers or letters or other marks upon any vessel, outboard motor, boat or boat trailer, or assist in so doing, or, having knowledge of such change, fail to […]
§ 59-21-33. Seizure and forfeiture of vessels, outboard motors, boats and trailers with altered identification numbers or marks
All vessels, outboard motors, boats and trailers having awarded numbers or identification numbers or marks which have been removed, changed, mutilated or defaced contrary to this chapter are subject to forfeiture. Any such property shall be seized by any conservation officer or enforcement officer of the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, or other officer […]