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Miss. Code Ann. § 49-27-3 (2026)

Public policy declared

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It is declared to be the public policy of this state to favor the preservation of the natural state of the coastal wetlands and their ecosystems and to prevent the despoliation and destruction of them, except where a specific alteration of specific coastal wetlands would serve a higher public interest in compliance with the public purposes of the public trust in which coastal wetlands are held.

Laws, 1973, ch. 385, § 2, eff. 7/1/1973.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases, 1986–2015 · leading case: C. Delbert Hosemann, Jr. v. D. Neil Harris, Sr., 163 So. 3d 263 (Miss. 2015).
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C. Delbert Hosemann, Jr. v. D. Neil Harris, Sr., 163 So. 3d 263 (Miss. 2015). · cites it 4× “Miss.Code Ann. § 49-27-3 (Rev.2012). 9 . The Act is codified in Sections 29-15-1 through 29-15-23 of the Mississippi Code.”
Cinque Bambini P'ship v. State, 491 So. 2d 508 (Miss. 1986). · cites it 2× “1967); environmental protection and preservation, Miss. Code Ann. §§ 49-27-3 and -5(a) (Supp.”
Sec'y of State v. Wiesenberg, 633 So. 2d 983 (Miss. 1994). · cites it 2× “1967); environmental protection and preservation, Miss. Code Ann. §§ 49-27-3 and -5(a) (Supp.”
Bayview Land, Ltd. v. State Ex Rel. Clark, 950 So. 2d 966 (Miss. 2006). · cites it 2× “" Miss.Code Ann. § 49-27-3. [14] We held that "fee simple title to all lands naturally subject to tidal influence, inland to today's mean high water mark, is held by the State of Mississippi in trust.”
Concerned Citizens v. MISS. GAMING COM'N, 735 So. 2d 368 (Miss. 1999). · cites it 2× “Miss.Code Ann. §§ 49-27-3 (1990) and 57-15-6(1)(a).”
Mississippi Dep't of Marine Resources v. Brown, 903 So. 2d 675 (Miss. 2005). “The letter stated that “[bjased upon the findings, the DMR found that this project would severely impact coastal resources and alteration of coastal wetlands at this site would be permanent and would not serve a higher public interest as required by Mississippi Code § 49-27-3.”…”
Mississippi Dep't of Marine Resources v. Brown, 905 So. 2d 649 (Miss. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 3× “The letter stated that “[biased upon the findings, the DMR found that this project would severely impact coastal resources and alteration of coastal wetlands at this site would be permanent and would not serve a higher public interest as required by Mississippi Code § 49-27-3.”…”
Bayview Land, Ltd. v. State of Mississippi (Miss. 2004). · cites it 2× “” Miss. Code Ann. § 49-27-3 . 19 Id. The notice delivered by certified mail is to include an explanation of the procedures available to the affected landowners to resolve these disputes.”
Concerned Citizens to Protect the Isles & Point v. Mississippi Gaming Comm'n (Miss. 1997). · cites it 2× “Miss. Code Ann. §§ 49-27-3 (1990) and 57-15-6(1)(a).”
Mississippi Dep't of Marine Resources v. Sydney Brown (Miss. 2002). “The letter stated that “[b]ased upon the findings, the DMR found that this project would severely impact coastal resources and alteration of coastal wetlands at this site would be permanent and would not serve a higher public interest as required by Mississippi Code § 49-27-3.”…”
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