On-Bottom Molluscan Shellfish Lease Application

Price
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Please complete this application form and submit per the instructions at dmr.ms.gov
Ensure that all information is accurate and complete.

 

1. Application Fee

A non-refundable application fee of $50 must be paid at the time of submission. If you were provided a coupon code because you submitted an application last year, enter the code on the payment page to waive the $50 fee.

2. Applicant Information

Address
3. Are you a resident of the State of Mississippi?
4. Are you organized under the state laws and registered with the Secretary of State's Office?
Is your company owned by a Mississippi resident?

Experience in Reef Development

5. Has the applicant previously held a valid Private Oyster Lease in Mississippi or any other state? If so, please indicate the length of time the private lease has been held?
Upload the supporting documentation items: On-Bottom Lease Agreement for any state
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50 MB limit.
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6. How many years of relevant experience does the applicant have related to cultch planting and reef development?
Upload the supporting documentation items: State Contracts, Receipts, Permits, Relevant experience
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50 MB limit.
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Experience in Oyster Cultivation & Harvesting

7. How many years experience do you have harvesting oysters?
Upload the supporting documentation items: Trip tickets with associated Harvest Licenses
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50 MB limit.
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8. Over the past ten years, how many cubic yards have you planted for a lease/contract?
Upload the supporting documentation items: Material purchase receipts, Barge receipts
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50 MB limit.
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9. What is the total length of time that the applicant has been registered on the US FDA ICSSL for Mississippi?

Lease Acreage

10. In which Zone is the application lease area located?

12. The MDMR will review and calculate the amount of acreage to be leased by considering both the proposed acreage per zone and the total proposed acreage from all applications, including any currently leased acreage.

Scoring Rubric: Total Acreage of lease applications and current leases (in MS) divided by 10 Points in 125 acre increments

To identify the coordinates, Click here to access the MDMR Oyster Lease Application Map
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Financial Stability

As part of the overall application process, you will be required to upload proof of financial stability into a separate secure portal.

After submitting this application, you will receive an email with instructions on how and where to upload the required financial documentation.

Failure to provide this additional information within the allotted time period will result in your application being rejected.

The Financial Stability portion of the application is worth a maximum of 20 points.

  • I understand prior to signing the lease agreement, it is my responsibility to read and comply with all terms and conditions of the lease agreement.
  • I certify that I am a resident of the State of Mississippi, or if a firm or corporation, such firm or corporation shall be organized under the laws of the State of Mississippi.
  • I understand that I will be responsible to install and maintain lease markers. All leases shall be marked by appropriate poles, stakes or buoys of such material as will not injure watercraft, at the expense of the leaseholder.
  • An application fee of $50.00 is required to be submitted with the lease application.

 

I hereby declare that the information provided in this application is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge. I understand that any false statements or misrepresentations may result in the rejection of my application.

By submitting, I certify that I have read and understand all regulations of Title 22 – Mississippi Department of Marine Resources Part 1 Rules and Regulations for Molluscan Shellfish Related Activities and agree to abide by the terms as stated.