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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023)
Title 45 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD ORDER (§§ 45-NEW-NEW — 45-51-NEW-006)
Chapter 14 - RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAM (§§ 45-14-1 — 45-14-69)
MISSISSIPPI RADIATION PROTECTION LAW OF 1976 (§§ 45-14-1 — 45-14-41)
Section 45-14-3 - Legislative declaration of policy
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MS Code § 45-14-3 (2023)
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It is the policy of the State of Mississippi in furtherance of its responsibility to protect the public health and safety:
- (a) To institute and maintain a program to permit development and utilization of sources of radiation for purposes consistent with the health and safety of the public, and
- (b) To prevent and/or reduce associated harmful effects of radiation upon the public through the institution and maintenance of a regulatory program for all sources of radiation; providing for:
- (1) a single, effective system of regulation within the state;
- (2) a system consonant insofar as possible with those of other states, and
- (3) compatibility with the standards and regulatory programs of the federal government for by-product, source, special nuclear materials, other radioactive materials and other sources of radiation.
Laws, 1976, ch. 469, § 2, eff. 5/25/1976.
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