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2016 Mississippi Code
Title 17 - Local Government; Provisions Common to Counties and Municipalities
Chapter 17 - Solid Wastes Disposal
Solid Wastes Disposal (§§ 17-17-1 - 17-17-67)
§ 17-17-17. Unauthorized dumps as public nuisance per se

MS Code § 17-17-17 (2016) What's This?

The formation of unauthorized dumps is hereby declared to be a public nuisance per se, menacing public health and unlawful, and any person who forms an unauthorized dump shall be punished as provided in Section 17-17-29. Existing dumps shall be eliminated by removal or on-site burial.

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