Mississippi Code
Solid Wastes Disposal
§ 17-17-9. Burning of garbage, etc.

No garbage, or rubbish containing garbage or other putrescible materials, or hazardous wastes shall be burned except in approved incinerators meeting the necessary temperature requirements and air pollution controls as now established or may later be established. The open burning of rubbish shall be permitted only under controlled circumstances where sanitary landfill and landfill is not feasible, and not in proximity to sanitary landfill or landfill operations where spread of fire to these operations may be a hazard in the opinion of the controlling agency.

Structure Mississippi Code

Mississippi Code

Title 17 - Local Government; Provisions Common to Counties and Municipalities

Chapter 17 - Solid Wastes Disposal

Solid Wastes Disposal

§ 17-17-1. Short title

§ 17-17-2. Administration and enforcement transferred to Commission on Environmental Quality and Department of Environmental Quality

§ 17-17-3. Definitions

§ 17-17-7. Garbage disposal

§ 17-17-9. Burning of garbage, etc.

§ 17-17-11. Hauling of solid waste

§ 17-17-13. Exemption

§ 17-17-17. Unauthorized dumps as public nuisance per se

§ 17-17-19. Vermin control

§ 17-17-27. Enforcement of chapter; adoption of rules and regulations; revocation of permit; variances; renewals or extensions; public availability of information; application of Trade Secrets Act

§ 17-17-29. Penalties; injunction; recovery of cost of remedial action; disposition of fines

§ 17-17-31. Provisions supplemental

§ 17-17-33. Participation in regional solid waste disposal, recycling, and recovery systems authorized

§ 17-17-35. Entry and inspection of generating, treating, storage, transportation and disposal equipment, facilities, etc.

§ 17-17-37. Property rights in solid wastes

§ 17-17-39. Construction or operation of authorized solid waste disposal systems or facilities not impaired

§ 17-17-41. Construction or operation of recycling plants or sale or gift of solid wastes not prohibited

§ 17-17-43. Procedures applicable to hearings before commission and permit board

§ 17-17-45. Appeal to chancery court

§ 17-17-48. Legislative intent as to regulation of radioactive waste disposal facilities

§ 17-17-51. Facilities licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

§ 17-17-55. Hazardous Waste Facility Site Revolving Fund; purpose of fund; rules and regulations