Mississippi Code — 17
Browse 299 sections in division 17 of the Mississippi code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 17-1-1. Definitions.
- § 17-1-3. General powers; reasonable accommodation of amateur radio communications.
- § 17-1-5. Manner of exercise of powers conferred.
- § 17-1-7. Zones.
- § 17-1-9. Purposes in view.
- § 17-1-11. Official plan; local planning commission.
- § 17-1-13. Utilization of services of planning commissions, engineering departments or advisory committee.
- § 17-1-15. Procedure for establishing, amending, etc., of regulations, zone boundaries, etc.; notice and hearing.
- § 17-1-17. Changes.
- § 17-1-19. Remedies of local governing authorities.
- § 17-1-21. When local regulations to govern; regulations restricting agricultural operation, forestry activity or traditional farm practices on agricultural land prohibited by municipalities; exceptions.
- § 17-1-23. Subdivision regulation.
- § 17-1-25. Acceptance for maintenance of subdivision street before subdivision completed.
- § 17-1-27. Penalties for violations.
- § 17-1-29. Regional planning commissions; membership.
- § 17-1-31. Term of office of members; filling of vacancies; compensation.
- § 17-1-33. Regional planning commission to advise local municipalities and counties in planning matters.
- § 17-1-35. Authority and powers of regional planning commissions.
- § 17-1-37. Financing provisions.
- § 17-1-39. Zoning ordinances relating to factory manufactured movable homes authorized.
- § 17-1-51. Establishing a mandatory, minimum living wage rate, minimum number of vacation or sick days that would regulate how private employer pays employees prohibited; legislative findings.
- § 17-1-53. Relation to Sections 17-21-1, 17-21-5 and 17-21-7.
- § 17-1-55. Construction of Sections 17-1-51 through 17-1-55.
- § 17-1-73. Limitations on authority of local governments to regulate the use, disposition or sale of, or prohibit, restrict, or impose fee, charge or tax on certain auxiliary containers.
- § 17-1-75. Construction of Section 17-1-73.
- § 17-2-1. Certain counties required to enforce wind and flood mitigation requirements of nationally recognized codes and standards; counties and municipalities within the counties may choose not to be subject to the code requirements under certain circumstances.
- § 17-2-3. Creation of Mississippi Building Codes Council; reconstitution of council; membership; appointment and terms; vacancies; meetings; quorum; adoption and amendment of discretionary statewide minimum codes; date of adoption of initial code; recommendations for mandatory statewide minimum codes.
- § 17-2-4. State Uniform Construction Code; exemptions.
- § 17-2-5. Adoption of minimum codes by county board of supervisors or municipal governing authority; agreements for enforcement of codes.
- § 17-2-7. Farm structures exempt from provisions of this chapter.
- § 17-2-9. Certain other buildings, facilities and manufactured housing exempt from provisions of this chapter.
- § 17-3-1. Counties and municipalities may advertise resources.
- § 17-3-3. Advertising, kind included, excluded.
- § 17-3-5. Boards may cooperate with statewide movement.
- § 17-3-7. Municipalities and counties authorized to make appropriations in aid of fairs.
- § 17-3-9. Definitions for Sections 17-3-9 through 17-3-19.
- § 17-3-11. Acquisition and use of land and other property for convention centers.
- § 17-3-13. Powers and immunities of municipalities acting under Sections 17-3-9 through 17-3-19.
- § 17-3-15. Convention center bonds; general authority.
- § 17-3-17. Receipt and disbursement of funds under Sections 17-3-9 through 17-3-19.
- § 17-3-19. Action by municipality under Sections 17-3-9 through 17-3-19.
- § 17-3-21. Authorization to establish.
- § 17-3-23. Convention bureau boards.
- § 17-3-25. Bonds of board members.
- § 17-3-27. Board meetings and organization.
- § 17-3-29. Powers of convention bureaus.
- § 17-3-31. Special tax levy.
- § 17-3-33. Certain local convention bureaus, tourism commissions and similar entities required to contract with private certified public accounting firm for annual audit.
- § 17-5-1. Joint construction, maintenance, and use of jail.
- § 17-5-3. Counties and municipalities with military camps, etc., authorized to construct waterworks and sewage disposal systems.
- § 17-5-5. Powers in regard to such systems.
- § 17-5-7. Bonds authorized.
- § 17-5-9. Rights of bondholders.
- § 17-5-11. Sections 17-5-3 through 17-5-11 supplemental.
- § 17-5-13. Power of county or municipality to apply for, receive and expend funds from federal government for railroad crossing improvements.
- § 17-5-15. Power of county or municipality to lend or lease equipment.
- § 17-7-1. Removal of sites of government in emergency resulting from natural disaster, enemy attacks, etc.
- § 17-7-3. Exercise of governmental powers at temporary location.
- § 17-7-5. Provisions effective notwithstanding conflict with other laws.
- § 17-9-1. Powers of governing authorities of counties and municipalities.
- § 17-9-3. Bonus consideration, delay drilling rentals, term, and royalties; rights of lessees.
- § 17-9-5. Terms permissible in mineral lease.
- § 17-9-7. Payment of bonus consideration, delay drilling rentals and royalties.
- § 17-9-9. Chapter inapplicable to sixteenth section or in lieu lands.
- § 17-11-1. Short title.
- § 17-11-3. Definitions.
- § 17-11-5. Declaration of purpose.
- § 17-11-7. Composition of governing body of district; terms of office.
- § 17-11-9. Oath of office.
- § 17-11-11. Association by county or city with the district.
- § 17-11-13. Withdrawal by county or city from the district.
- § 17-11-15. Interim organization of district.
- § 17-11-17. Official organization of district.
- § 17-11-19. Budget; administrative support of district.
- § 17-11-21. General powers of district.
- § 17-11-23. Duties and responsibilities of district.
- § 17-11-25. Implementation of regional projects.
- § 17-11-27. Feasibility studies.
- § 17-11-29. Approval of projects.
- § 17-11-31. Planning functions.
- § 17-11-33. Acquisition of property.
- § 17-11-35. Expenditure of public funds, issuance of bonds, and mortgaging of property authorized.
- § 17-11-37. Resolution declaring intention to issue bonds; election.
- § 17-11-39. Details of revenue bonds.
- § 17-11-41. Details of general obligation bonds.
- § 17-11-43. Execution of bonds.
- § 17-11-45. Sale of bonds.
- § 17-11-47. Disposition of proceeds; additional bonds.
- § 17-11-49. Interim certificates authorized.
- § 17-11-51. Validation of bonds; hearing of objections to issuance and sale; negotiability.
- § 17-11-53. District is a state agency and instrumentality.
- § 17-11-55. Suits involving district and associated members.
- § 17-11-57. Appeals.
- § 17-11-59. Limitations.
- § 17-11-61. Amendments to chapter.
- § 17-13-1. Short title.
- § 17-13-3. Purpose.
- § 17-13-5. Definitions.
- § 17-13-7. Joint exercise of powers and responsibilities; agreements generally.
- § 17-13-9. Specifications of agreements.
- § 17-13-11. Approval and filing of agreements.
- § 17-13-13. Funds, goods and services.
- § 17-13-15. General limitation of authority.
- § 17-13-17. Specific restriction of powers.
- § 17-15-1. Creation; declaration of intent.
- § 17-15-3. Governing boards.
- § 17-15-5. Powers of governing board in general; appointment of executive director; bond.
- § 17-15-7. General authority of human resource agency.
- § 17-15-9. Audits.
- § 17-15-11. Administrative expenses.
- § 17-17-1. Short title.
- § 17-17-2. Administration and enforcement transferred to Commission on Environmental Quality and Department of Environmental Quality.
- § 17-17-3. Definitions.
- § 17-17-5. Local governing bodies to provide for collection and disposal of garbage and rubbish; contracts; regulation of sanitary landfills; annexation.
- § 17-17-7. Garbage disposal.
- § 17-17-9. Burning of garbage, etc.
- § 17-17-11. Hauling of solid waste.
- § 17-17-13. Exemption.
- § 17-17-15. Disposal of hazardous wastes.
- § 17-17-17. Unauthorized dumps as public nuisance per se.
- § 17-17-19. Vermin control.
- § 17-17-21-17-17-25. Repealed.
- § 17-17-27. Enforcement of chapter; adoption of rules and regulations; revocation of permit; variances; renewals or extensions; public availability of information; application of Trade Secrets Act.
- § 17-17-29. Penalties; injunction; recovery of cost of remedial action; disposition of fines.
- § 17-17-31. Provisions supplemental.
- § 17-17-33. Participation in regional solid waste disposal, recycling, and recovery systems authorized.
- § 17-17-35. Entry and inspection of generating, treating, storage, transportation and disposal equipment, facilities, etc.
- § 17-17-37. Property rights in solid wastes.
- § 17-17-39. Construction or operation of authorized solid waste disposal systems or facilities not impaired.
- § 17-17-41. Construction or operation of recycling plants or sale or gift of solid wastes not prohibited.
- § 17-17-43. Procedures applicable to hearings before commission and permit board.
- § 17-17-45. Appeal to chancery court.
- § 17-17-47. Exclusive authority of State Oil and Gas Board as to regulation of oil field waste products.
- § 17-17-48. Legislative intent as to regulation of radioactive waste disposal facilities.
- § 17-17-49. Use of salt domes or other geologic structures for disposal of radioactive waste; penalties; enforcement; authorization.
- § 17-17-51. Facilities licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
- § 17-17-53. Commercial hazardous and nonhazardous waste facilities to file annual reports and pay disposal fees; fee calculation; disposition of proceeds.
- § 17-17-54. Uncontrolled Site Evaluation Trust Fund.
- § 17-17-55. Hazardous Waste Facility Site Revolving Fund; purpose of fund; rules and regulations.
- § 17-17-57. Immunity of persons rendering aid in accidents involving discharge of hazardous materials.
- § 17-17-59. Moratorium on new or expanded nonhazardous solid waste facilities.
- § 17-17-61. Repealed.
- § 17-17-63. Mississippi Nonhazardous Solid Waste Corrective Action Trust Fund.
- § 17-17-65. Local Governments Solid Waste Assistance Fund.
- § 17-17-67. Environmental felony for purposeful or reckless disposition of hazardous waste; penalties.
- § 17-17-101. Legislative intent as to promotion of projects for treatment of solid and hazardous wastes; certificate of public convenience and necessity; approval by Department of Environmental Quality and Mississippi Development Authority required for certain projects.
- § 17-17-103. Definitions.
- § 17-17-105. Powers as to establishment of projects.
- § 17-17-107. Resolution for issuance of revenue bonds; notice of resolution; protest and election.
- § 17-17-109. Notice of election.
- § 17-17-111. Conduct of election.
- § 17-17-113. Determination of election results; time of issuance of bonds.
- § 17-17-115. Bond terms and specifications; validation.
- § 17-17-117. Security for bonds.
- § 17-17-119. Refunding bonds.
- § 17-17-121. Contracting for projects.
- § 17-17-123. Finding of necessity required before project is financed.
- § 17-17-125. Covenants required of industries involved in construction or operation of waste treatment projects.
- § 17-17-127. Lease/sale agreements between municipalities and industries.
- § 17-17-129. Use of bond proceeds; cost of project.
- § 17-17-131. Exemption from taxation.
- § 17-17-133. Petition prior to issuance of bonds; approval of petition; relationship with other provisions.
- § 17-17-135. Rules and regulations.
- § 17-17-151. Demonstration of need by applicants for permits to operate commercial hazardous waste management facilities; factors considered by Permit Board in evaluating need for facilities; denial of permits; adoption of criteria and standards for location and permitting of facilities.
- § 17-17-153. Legislative findings and declaration of policy as to siting and permitting of hazardous waste management facilities.
- § 17-17-201. Short title.
- § 17-17-203. Legislative findings and intent.
- § 17-17-205. Definitions.
- § 17-17-207. Molding or imprinting of plastic bottles or containers with symbols indicating plastic resin used in producing bottle or container; specification of symbols; maintenance and distribution of list of symbols.
- § 17-17-209. Imposition of bans, deposits or taxes on plastic bottles and containers by municipalities, etc.
- § 17-17-211. Penalties for violations of § 17-17-207; injunctions.
- § 17-17-213. Rules and regulations.
- § 17-17-215. Disposition of compost not conforming to criteria prescribed by Commission.
- § 17-17-217. Environmental Protection Trust Fund.
- § 17-17-219. Filing by owners or operators of commercial facilities managing municipal solid wastes of annual statements of waste received and managed; per-ton fees imposed on management of waste; daily record of waste delivered to facilities; annual aggregate report of wastes received at facilities.
- § 17-17-221. Development and administration of state nonhazardous solid waste management plan; goals and contents; updating of plan.
- § 17-17-223. Development of planning guidance and forms for local nonhazardous solid waste management plans.
- § 17-17-225. Establishment of criteria for evaluation of local nonhazardous solid waste management plans.
- § 17-17-227. County adoption of local nonhazardous solid waste management plan; contents; municipality participation; interlocal agreements; notice, ratification, review and implementation; alternative procedure for modifications; department to maintain copies; noncompliance with publication requirements.
- § 17-17-229. Facility permits for nonhazardous solid waste management; application requirements and criteria.
- § 17-17-231. Adoption of rules and regulations governing municipal sanitary landfills.
- § 17-17-233. Establishment, collection and disposition of fees, surcharges, etc., to produce resources for closure of landfills and post-closure monitoring and remediation.
- § 17-17-235. Proof of financial responsibility by owner or operator of sanitary landfill in lieu of requirements of § 17-17-233.
- § 17-17-301. Short title.
- § 17-17-303. Legislative findings.
- § 17-17-305. Definitions.
- § 17-17-307. Creation of authority.
- § 17-17-309. Incorporation of authority.
- § 17-17-311. Amendment of incorporation agreement; withdrawal of member from authority; effect of withdrawal.
- § 17-17-313. Board of commissioners of authority; employees; budget.
- § 17-17-315. Administrative office; contracts for provision of staff support, administrative and operational services; preparation, development and review of solid waste management plan.
- § 17-17-317. Powers of authority generally.
- § 17-17-319. Promulgation of rules and regulations relating to construction, operation and maintenance of facility owned or operated by authority; requirement of flow of municipal solid waste to particular designated facilities; disposal of waste at previously established projects.
- § 17-17-321. Contracts between public agencies and authority for provision of solid waste management services by authority; payments for services and contributions by public agencies.
- § 17-17-323. Rates and fees charged by public agencies for services provided by authority.
- § 17-17-325. Submission of local nonhazardous solid waste management plan by authority; designation of geographic area for collection, storage, processing and disposal of solid waste; approval of permit application for facility.
- § 17-17-327. Bonds of authority.
- § 17-17-329. Issuance by counties of general obligation bonds for solid waste management facilities.
- § 17-17-331. Temporary borrowing by authority.
- § 17-17-333. Refunding bonds of authority.
- § 17-17-335. Issuance by municipalities or counties of bonds for payment of costs for closure, post-closure maintenance or corrective action for solid waste management facilities.
- § 17-17-337. Validation of bonds.
- § 17-17-339. Terms and conditions of bonds of authority generally.
- § 17-17-341. Appointment of trustee or receiver for enforcement or protection of rights of bondholders.
- § 17-17-343. Exemption from taxation.
- § 17-17-345. Powers of counties, municipalities or other political subdivisions and agencies and instrumentalities thereof as to assistance and cooperation with authorities.
- § 17-17-347. Determination by local governments of costs for solid waste management within governmental service areas; establishment of systems for informing users of costs for solid waste management services; use of enterprise funds.
- § 17-17-348. Counties and municipalities to publish detailed report of revenues and costs incurred in operating garbage or rubbish collection or disposal systems.
- § 17-17-349. Derivation of pecuniary benefit by elected or appointed officials.
- § 17-17-401. Legislative findings.
- § 17-17-403. Definitions.
- § 17-17-405. Provision to department of information regarding waste tire collection sites; maintenance of unauthorized waste tire collection or disposal sites; disposal of waste tires at unauthorized sites; closure of sites upon cessation of operations.
- § 17-17-407. Promulgation and enforcement of rules and regulations.
- § 17-17-409. Powers and duties of counties, regional solid waste management authorities or municipalities regarding waste tire collection, processing and disposal.
- § 17-17-411. Registration of waste tire haulers; issuance and use of hauler identification numbers.
- § 17-17-413. Execution and disposition of certification form relating to waste tires collected and shipped for storage, processing or disposal.
- § 17-17-415. Tire retailers required to accept used or waste tires from customer at time of purchase; fee for accepting used or waste tire for disposal; limits and restrictions on holding of waste tires by retailers or wholesalers, motor vehicle dismantlers and salvage dealers.
- § 17-17-417. Use of waste tires for soil erosion abatement, drainage and agricultural purposes.
- § 17-17-419. Abatement of unauthorized waste tire dump or stockpile.
- § 17-17-421. Repealed.
- § 17-17-423. Imposition, administration, collection, enforcement and disposition of waste tire fee.
- § 17-17-425. Utilization of monies allocated to environmental protection trust fund from waste tire fees.
- § 17-17-427. Hauling or disposal of waste tires in violation of §§ 17-17-401 through 17-17-427.
- § 17-17-429. Disposal of lead acid batteries.
- § 17-17-431. Duties of retail sellers of lead acid batteries.
- § 17-17-433. Preparation and distribution of notices required by § 17-17-431; inspection of premises and issuance of warnings; penalty for failure to post notice after receipt of warning.
- § 17-17-435. Duty of wholesale sellers of lead acid batteries; removal of batteries accepted in transfer from battery retailers.
- § 17-17-437. Promulgation, etc., of rules and regulations for implementation of §§ 17-17-429 through 17-17-445; penalties for violations.
- § 17-17-439. Creation of “Right-Way-To-Throw-Away Program.”
- § 17-17-441. Development and administration of program; promulgation of rules and regulations for administration of funds for grants for establishment of household hazardous waste collection and management programs.
- § 17-17-443. Registration and approval of programs for collection and management of household hazardous wastes; maintenance and submission of records.
- § 17-17-445. Powers and duties regarding administration of program.
- § 17-17-501. Definitions.
- § 17-17-503. Filing of disclosure statements by applicants for issuance, reissuance or transfer of permits pertaining to waste management facilities; contents; updating of statements.
- § 17-17-505. Grounds for refusal of issuance, reissuance or transfer of permits pertaining to waste management facilities; factors considered where applicants have engaged in unlawful activities.
- § 17-17-507. Consideration of performance history of public agencies applying for permits.
- § 17-18-1. Short title.
- § 17-18-3. Legislative intent.
- § 17-18-5. Definitions.
- § 17-18-7. Hazardous Waste Facility Siting Authority.
- § 17-18-9. Powers and duties of authority.
- § 17-18-11. Hazardous Waste Technical Siting Committee.
- § 17-18-13. Powers and duties of committee.
- § 17-18-15. Committee to develop site-selection criteria and methodology; considerations; public hearing.
- § 17-18-17. Volunteer host community for hazardous waste management facility; procedures for volunteering.
- § 17-18-19. Committee to recommend sites for facility.
- § 17-18-21. Authority to designate site for facility.
- § 17-18-23. Acquisition of selected site.
- § 17-18-25. Contracts for design, construction and operation of facility; failure to execute contracts.
- § 17-18-27. Sale of site property.
- § 17-18-29. Site closure plan; post-closure monitoring; maintenance and remedial actions.
- § 17-18-31. Perpetual Care Fund; purposes of fund; funding.
- § 17-18-33. Fees generally; contracts for operation of facilities; cost considerations in establishing and revising fee schedules; use of excess funds.
- § 17-18-35. Designated site local advisory committee; membership; powers; one-time local application fee for permit to operate facility.
- § 17-18-37. Grant for volunteer host community which is designated site; host community authorized to obtain loan from hazardous waste facility site revolving loan fund; negotiations between governing body of host community and department for percentage of gross receipts from facility.
- § 17-18-39. Local governmental unit may negotiate with department; issues excluded; arbitration.
- § 17-18-41. Immunity from personal liability; Attorney General as legal representative of authority and committee.
- § 17-18-43. Report to Legislature.
- § 17-18-45. Elected or appointed officials not to derive any pecuniary benefit.
- § 17-18-47. Governor authorized to suspend siting process; grounds; rescinding suspension.
- § 17-19-1. Appropriations to planning and development districts.
- § 17-21-1. Exemption from ad valorem taxes for real property of nonprofit industrial or economic development organizations.
- § 17-21-3. Termination of exemption; exemption inapplicable to real estate with building thereon.
- § 17-21-5. Exemption from municipal ad valorem tax for certain structures in central business districts, historic preservation districts, business improvement districts, urban renewal districts, redevelopment districts, or on historic landmarks; application for exemption.
- § 17-21-7. Exemption from county ad valorem taxes for certain central business district structures; application for exemption.
- § 17-21-51. Authority to incur debt; limitation on amount of debt.
- § 17-21-53. Procedures; rates of interest; full faith and credit of issuing entity.
- § 17-21-55. Use of proceeds.
- § 17-23-1. Establishment of Rural Fire Truck Acquisition Assistance Program; Rural Fire Truck Fund; eligibility of counties and municipalities for funds; applications for and expenditure of funds; duties of Department of Insurance with respect to program.
- § 17-23-11. Establishment of supplementary rural fire truck acquisition assistance program; Supplementary Rural Fire Truck Fund; eligibility of counties and municipalities for funds; applications for and expenditure of funds; duties of Department of Insurance with respect to program.
- § 17-25-1. County boards of supervisors and municipal governing authorities authorized to allow payment of taxes, fees and other accounts receivable and payment for retail merchandise sold by county or municipality by credit card, charge card, debit card, etc.
- § 17-25-3. Lease or conveyance of property to nonprofit primary health care clinic.
- § 17-25-5. Municipalities and counties to grant examination reciprocity to contractors licensed by another municipality or county; conditions for granting reciprocity.
- § 17-25-7. Prohibition against ordinance restricting woman’s right to breast-feed absent state authorization.
- § 17-25-9. Mother may breast-feed her child in any location she is otherwise authorized to be.
- § 17-25-11. County boards of supervisors and municipal governing authorities authorized to allow off-duty law enforcement officers to use public uniforms and weapons in performance of certain private security duties.
- § 17-25-13. Procedure to assist in collection of delinquent water sewer service bills by counties, municipalities and water sewer associations.
- § 17-25-15. Prohibition against enactment of certain new ordinances affecting existing qualified sport-shooting ranges; criteria for qualifying for ordinance exemptions.
- § 17-25-17. Reimbursement of steel rebar micro-mills for costs incurred for site preparation, real estate improvements, railroads, roads, utilities and infrastructure related to project.
- § 17-25-19. Prohibition against ordinance authorizing use of automated recording equipment to enforce compliance with or impose penalties for violation of traffic laws.
- § 17-25-21. Authorization to enter into collection agreements to collect cash appearance bonds from certain defendants.
- § 17-25-23. Authorization to enter into agreements with approved business enterprises under certain circumstances; authorization to enter into fee-in-lieu agreements.
- § 17-25-25. Uniform requirements for disposal of personal property belonging to county or municipality.
- § 17-25-27. Authorization to enter into certain agreements with economic development projects.
- § 17-25-29. Rights of members of member-owned water association or system to attend meetings; notice.
- § 17-25-31. Sale of badge and helmet to retiring firefighter or spouse of firefighter killed in line of duty authorized.
- § 17-25-33. Prohibition against law, rule, ordinance, etc. interfering with employer’s ability to be informed about employee or potential employee background.
- § 17-25-35. Continued payment of compensation and related benefits of county or municipality employees who protect public interest and are injured in the line of duty.
- § 17-27-1. Short title; purpose.
- § 17-27-3. Legislative findings.
- § 17-27-5. Municipal historical hamlet defined; powers.
- § 17-27-7. Petition for creation of municipal historical hamlet; requirements.
- § 17-27-9. Effective date of existence of municipal historical hamlet; prohibition against formation of municipal historical hamlet for certain purposes.
- § 17-27-11. Form of name of municipal historical hamlet.
- § 17-29-1. Short title.
- § 17-29-3. Definitions.
- § 17-29-5. Establishment of entertainment districts by governing authorities of municipalities and counties; application for approval of district to State Tax Commission.
- § 17-29-7. Use of accelerated state income tax depreciation deduction by qualifying business authorized; exceptions.
- § 17-29-9. Qualifying businesses electing to use accelerated depreciation deduction to impose ticket fee on entertainment services provided by the business; collection of fees; enforcement.