Law Enforcement Officer I

Located on the Mississippi Gulf Coast in Biloxi, the MDMR manages all marine life, public trust wetlands, adjacent uplands and waterfront areas to provide optimal commercial, recreational, educational and economical uses of these resources that are consistent with environmental concerns and social changes. Our mission is to enhance, protect and conserve the state's marine interests.

This is entry-level work enforcing the laws, rules, regulations, and ordinances regarding the protection, propagation, preservation, and conservation of marine life in the saltwater of the State of Mississippi and coastal wetlands in the Mississippi Coastal Zone. Duties include patrolling in a boating vessel or vehicle the tidal coastal marsh and wetlands and in the Mississippi coastal waters to enforce laws related to commercial and recreational harvesting, processing, transporting, marketing, coastal wetlands permitting, marine litter, seafood sanitation, and boating and water safety. Incumbents are also responsible for the effective prosecution of violators through courts of law. Enforcement powers are conferred by State and Federal statute, and incumbents utilize these powers in the execution of their duties and responsibilities, as well as in assisting other state, federal, and local law enforcement and regulatory agencies. Incumbents are assigned to a geographic area, working 10-12 hours per day on a 28-day work cycle, working on holidays, weekends, and nights. The incumbent performs fieldwork under the close supervision of a more senior level officer, who has considerable latitude for exercising independent judgment over the incumbent's work.

Preferred Qualifications
Typically requires possession of a State of Mississippi Law Enforcement Professional Certification within six months of hire. By law, certain Cadets are classified as non-state service until certification is obtained. Applicant must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age at time of appointment; be thoroughly familiar with the seafood business; successfully complete the Mississippi Law Enforcement Training Officers' Training Academy within twelve (12) months of hire; have a valid Mississippi drivers' license; be required to attend additional advanced courses in law enforcement in order that they will be properly improved and trained in the modern, technical advances of law enforcement; meet any and all minimum standards of employment as set forth by the Board of Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Training; have neither a conviction nor a plea of guilty or nolo contendere for a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; have not been discharged under conditions other than honorable from any branch of the U.S. armed forces; receive a favorable background investigation report; upon appointment and on a scheduled basis, pass a physical examination conducted by a licensed physician and meet minimum physical qualification standards; and upon appointment and on a random selection basis, pass an alcohol/drug test conducted by a certified laboratory.