Recreational Offshore Landing Permit

Recreational Offshore Landing Permit. Any person, except those persons currently exempt from purchasing a fishing license (those under 16 or disabled as described in MS. Code 49-15-69), possessing any one of the following fish species or species groups on board a vessel taken from within or outside of Mississippi territorial waters shall be required to have obtained and have in their immediate possession a recreational offshore landing endorsement. Any person on a trip aboard a charter vessel, who pays a fee for that trip, is not required to have this permit, but the permit is required for the owner of the licensed charter vessel. Permits may be obtained at no cost from the Department, or authorized method, by persons who hold any valid license authorizing the taking and possessing of saltwater species of fish. Permits shall be valid for the duration of the calendar year in which they were purchased, regardless of the duration of the valid recreational fishing license. The recreational offshore landing permit shall be available for inspection by a duly authorized agent of the department: A. Reef fish species: a. any species of snapper, excluding Mangrove Snapper harvested within a line formed by the Intercoastal Waterway; b. any species of amberjack; c. any species of grouper or hind; d. Gray Triggerfish; B. Pelagics: a. Cobia; MISS. CODE ANN. §§49-15-1 et seq., NAO 216-100, 5 U.S.C. 552, 50 CFR 229.10, 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. CHAPTER 09 UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURES