LICENSES FOR GROWING AND HARVESTING OYSTERS
License | Fee | Permit Required | MS Harvester Education Required | Drivers License/Boat Registration Required | Lease Agreements Required | Notes |
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5 – Recreational Tonging | $10 | N/A | Yes | Yes / Yes | N/A | MS Code: 49-15-46 Follow MDMR Opening/Closing and Harvesting Regulations |
Harvest not allowed.
License | Fee | Permit Required | MS Harvester Education Required | Drivers License/Boat Registration Required | Lease Agreements Required | Notes |
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Out of State Oyster Tonging | $120 | Molluscan Shellfish Commerical Permit – On Bottom | Yes | Yes / Yes | Lease Agreement for Oyster Production | |
Out of State Oyster Dredging | $230 | Molluscan Shellfish Commerical Permit – On Bottom | Yes | Yes / Yes | Lease Agreement for Oyster Production |
License | Fee | Permit Required | MS Harvester Education Required | Drivers License/Boat Registration Required | Lease Agreements Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Out of State Oyster Tonging | $1,445 | Molluscan Shellfish Commerical Permit – On Bottom | Yes | Yes / Yes | Lease Agreement for Oyster Production | |
Out of State Oyster Dredging | $1,435 | Molluscan Shellfish Commerical Permit – On Bottom | Yes | Yes / Yes | Lease Agreement for Oyster Production |
License | Fee | Permit Required | MS Harvester Education Required | Drivers License/Boat Registration Required | Lease Agreements Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | N/A | Molluscan Shellfish Commerical Permit – On Bottom | Yes | Yes / Yes | Lease Agreement for Oyster Production |
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License | Fee | Permit Required | MS Harvester Education Required | Drivers License/Boat Registration Required | Lease Agreements Required | Notes |
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98 – Off-Bottom Oyster Aquaculture License | $50 | Molluscan Shellfish Commerical Aquaculture Permit | Yes | Yes / Yes | Public Trust Tidelands Sub Lease |
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License | Fee | Permit Required | MS Harvester Education Required | Drivers License/Boat Registration Required | Lease Agreements Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | N/A | Molluscan Shellfish Commerical Aquaculture Permit | No | Yes / Yes | No | Online permit application required |
License | Fee | Permit Required | MS Harvester Education Required | Drivers License/Boat Registration Required | Lease Agreements Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 – Tonging OR 7 – Dredging AND 13- Interstate Commerce License AND All required licenses from the state of harvest | $50 for Tonging license / $100 for Dredging license / $20 for Interstate Commerce License | MDMR Commerical Molluscan Shellstock Transport Permit AND All required permits from the state of harvest | Yes | Yes / Yes | Yes, if shellstock is being deployed on a MS lease |
License | Fee | Permit Required | MS Harvester Education Required | Drivers License/Boat Registration Required | Lease Agreements Required | Notes |
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50 – Seafood Transport License AND All required licenses from the state of harvest | $100 | MDMR Commerical Molluscan Shellstock Transport Permit AND All required permits from the state of harvest | N/A | Yes / Yes (Only accepts the drivers license of the boat owner) | Yes, if shellstock is being deployed on a MS lease |
License | Fee | Permit Required | MS Harvester Education Required | Drivers License / Boat Registration Required | Lease Agreements Required | Notes | |
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Within Mississippi waters, | 6 – Tonging OR 7 – Dredging OR 98 – Off-Bottom Oyster Aquaculture License AND Commerical Lease Holder | $50 for Tonging license / $100 for Dredging license / $50 for Off Bottom Aquaculture license | Molluscan Shellfish Commerical Aquaculture Permit OR Molluscan Shellfish Commerical Permit – On Bottom | Yes | Yes / Yes | Public Trust Tidelands Sub Lease OR Lease Agreement for Oyster Production | |
Import to Mississippi, | 98 – Off Bottom Oyster Aquaculture License OR Commerical Lease Holder AND All necessary transport licenses | $50 for Off Bottom Aquaculture license | Molluscan Shellfish Commerical Aquaculture Permit OR Molluscan Shellfish Commerical Permit – On Bottom | Yes | Yes / Yes | Public Trust Tidelands Sub Lease OR Lease Agreement for Oyster Production |
License | Fee | Permit Required | MS Harvester Education Required | Drivers License/Boat Registration Required | Lease Agreements Required | Notes |
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On Bottom Commerical Lease Holder | N/A | MDMR Mississippi Oyster Lease Cultch Permit | Yes | Yes / Yes | Lease Agreement for Oyster Production | MS Code: 49-15-27 |
