I remember a friend who grew up on the banks of the Pascagoula River, just about the Gulf, telling me that golden shiners were illegal down there and a local warden could hear one being dropped in the water a 1/2 mile away. I check the regulation and found nothing about the use of shiner in the Magnolia State back then. I know people will get very upset with you if you have a few left over and dump them in their lake or pond thinking the bass will have a good snack. A few always survive and create a problem later on.