Section 49-15-401 - Purpose; department not to seek both administrative and criminal penalties except under limited circumstances

It is the purpose of this article to establish an administrative hearing procedure for the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources to enforce the rules and regulations set forth in Title 22 of the Administrative Code and Sections 49-15-1 through 49-15-321, 49-27-1 through 49-27-71, 59-21-111, and such other statutes within the jurisdiction of the Department of Marine Resources. Unless specifically authorized, the department shall not seek both administrative and criminal penalties against violators of the statutes referred to herein for the same offense, except as provided in Section 49-15-63. Laws, 2005, ch. 422, § 1, eff. 7/1/2005.Amended by Laws, 2021, ch. 404, HB 1211,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2021.