Except as otherwise provided in Section 77-3-6, any public utility as defined in paragraph (d) of Section 77-3-3, owned or operated by a municipality shall not be subject to the provisions of this article, except as to extension of utilities greater than one (1) mile outside corporate boundaries after March 29, 1956.
Miss. Code Ann. § 77-3-1
Application of article to municipal public utilities
Applied in 20 court decisions — leading case South Cent. Bell v. Epps (1987)
Most recently applied in Mississippi Rural Water Association, Inc v. Mississippi Public Service Commission (June 2017)
Codes, 1942, § 7716-01; Laws, 1956, ch. 372, § 1; Laws, 1968, ch 502, § 1; Laws, 1990, ch. 455, § 2, eff from and after July 1, 1990.
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