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.
Miss. Code Ann. § 17-17-17
Unauthorized dumps as public nuisance per se
Known as the Solid Wastes Disposal Law
The act spans §§ 17–17 (126 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 735 So. 2d 161 - Donald v. Amoco Production Co. (1999)
Most recently applied in 735 So. 2d 161 - Donald v. Amoco Production Co. (March 1999)
Laws, 1974, ch. 573, § 4, eff from and after passage (approved April 24, 1974
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