This chapter shall be known as the “Solid Wastes Disposal Law of 1974.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 17-17-1
Short title
Known as the Solid Wastes Disposal Law
The act spans §§ 17–17 (126 sections).
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case 735 So. 2d 161 - Donald v. Amoco Production Co. (1999)
Most recently applied in In re Howard (July 2015)
Laws, 1974, ch. 573, § 1, eff from and after passage (approved April 24, 1974
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