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Miss. Code Ann. § 29-15-3 (2026)

Declaration of public policy and purpose

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Laws, 1989, ch. 495, § 3, eff. 3/31/1989.

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Cited in 12 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2001–2023 · leading case: Bayview Land, Ltd. v. State Ex Rel. Clark, 950 So. 2d 966 (Miss. 2006).
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Bayview Land, Ltd. v. State Ex Rel. Clark, 950 So. 2d 966 (Miss. 2006). · cites it 8× “Section 29-15-3 provides: Declaration of public policy and purpose (1) It is declared to be the public policy of this state to favor the preservation of the natural state of the public trust tidelands and their ecosystems and to prevent the despoliation and destruction of them,…”
COLUMBIA LAND DEVEL., LLC v. Sec'y of State, 868 So. 2d 1006 (Miss. 2004). · cites it 6× “The public policy of the State of Mississippi regarding that trust has been stated by the Legislature as the: [p]reservation of the natural state of the public trust tidelands and their ecosystems and to prevent the despoliation and destruction of them, except where a specific…”
C. Delbert Hosemann, Jr. v. D. Neil Harris, Sr., 163 So. 3d 263 (Miss. 2015). · cites it 2× “9 Miss.Code Ann. § 29-15-3(2) (Rev.2010). The Tidelands Act reaffirmed that tidelands are held in trust by the State of Mississippi for the use of all the people.”
Stewart v. Hoover, 815 So. 2d 1157 (Miss. 2002). · cites it 2× “" Miss.Code Ann. § 29-15-3(2). The Legislature declared that such a resolution was a "higher public purpose" of the State and the public tidelands.”
Sec'y of State of the State of Mississippi v. Gunn, 75 So. 3d 1015 (Miss. 2011). · cites it 2× “See Miss.Code Ann. § 29-15-3(2) (Rev. 2010) (declaring the Legislature’s aim "to resolve the uncertainty and disputes which have arisen as to the location of the boundary between the state’s public trust tidelands and the upland property and to confirm the mean high water…”
State of Mississippi, by & through Michael Watson in his Off. Capacity as Sec'y of State & Tr. of the Pub. Tidelands Trust v. RW Dev., LLC, The City of Biloxi, Mississippi & Harrison Cnty., Mississippi (Miss. 2023). · cites it 3× “” Miss. Code Ann. § 29-15-3 (2) (Rev. 2020).”
Columbia Land Dev., LLC v. Sec'y of State (Miss. 2001). · cites it 5× “The public policy of the State of Mississippi regarding that trust has been stated by the Legislature as the: [p]reservation of the natural state of the public trust tidelands and their ecosystems and to prevent the despoliation and destruction of them, except where a specific…”
Bayview Land, Ltd. v. State of Mississippi (Miss. 2004). · cites it 4× “” Miss. Code Ann. § 29-15-3 (1). During the years of existence of the 29 oyster industry on this Back Bay location, the State maintained a program jointly with the oyster canneries to replant the oyster shells on reefs in the trust waters.”
David Neil Harris, Sr. v. State of Mississippi, 256 So. 3d 574 (Miss. 2018). · cites it 2× “" Miss. Code Ann. § 29-15-3 (2) (Rev. 2010).”
The State of Mississippi, by & through Michael Watson in his Off. Capacity as Sec'y of State as Tr. of Pub. Tidelands v. Long Beach Harbor Resort, LLC (Miss. 2022). · cites it 2× “]” Miss. Code Ann. § 29-15-3 (1), (2) (Rev. 2020).”
Lawrence S. Stewart v. H. James Hoover (Miss. 2001). · cites it 2× “" Miss. Code Ann. § 29-15-3 (2). The Legislature declared that such a resolution was a "higher public purpose" of the State and the public tidelands.”
Sec'y of State v. Clyde H. Gunn, III (Miss. 2010). · cites it 2× “6 See Miss. Code Ann. § 29-15-3 (2) (Rev. 2010) (declaring the Legislature’s aim “to resolve the uncertainty and disputes which have arisen as to the location of the boundary between the state's public trust tidelands and the upland property and to confirm the mean high water…”
Miss. Code Ann. § 29-15-3(1): 2 cases
COLUMBIA LAND DEVEL., LLC v. Sec'y of State, 868 So. 2d 1006 (Miss. 2004). “The public policy of the State of Mississippi regarding that trust has been stated by the Legislature as the: [p]reservation of the natural state of the public trust tidelands and their ecosystems and to prevent the despoliation and destruction of them, except where a specific…”
Bayview Land, Ltd. v. State Ex Rel. Clark, 950 So. 2d 966 (Miss. 2006). “Section 29-15-3 provides: Declaration of public policy and purpose (1) It is declared to be the public policy of this state to favor the preservation of the natural state of the public trust tidelands and their ecosystems and to prevent the despoliation and destruction of them,…”
Miss. Code Ann. § 29-15-3(2): 4 cases
C. Delbert Hosemann, Jr. v. D. Neil Harris, Sr., 163 So. 3d 263 (Miss. 2015). “9 Miss.Code Ann. § 29-15-3(2) (Rev.2010). The Tidelands Act reaffirmed that tidelands are held in trust by the State of Mississippi for the use of all the people.”
Stewart v. Hoover, 815 So. 2d 1157 (Miss. 2002). “" Miss.Code Ann. § 29-15-3(2). The Legislature declared that such a resolution was a "higher public purpose" of the State and the public tidelands.”
Bayview Land, Ltd. v. State Ex Rel. Clark, 950 So. 2d 966 (Miss. 2006). “Section 29-15-3 provides: Declaration of public policy and purpose (1) It is declared to be the public policy of this state to favor the preservation of the natural state of the public trust tidelands and their ecosystems and to prevent the despoliation and destruction of them,…”
Sec'y of State of the State of Mississippi v. Gunn, 75 So. 3d 1015 (Miss. 2011). “See Miss.Code Ann. § 29-15-3(2) (Rev. 2010) (declaring the Legislature’s aim "to resolve the uncertainty and disputes which have arisen as to the location of the boundary between the state’s public trust tidelands and the upland property and to confirm the mean high water…”
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