Mississippi Code
In General
§ 41-3-17. Power to make and publish rules and regulations

The State Board of Health is authorized to make and publish all reasonable rules and regulations necessary to enable it to discharge its duties and powers and to carry out the purposes and objectives of its creation. It is further authorized to make reasonable sanitary rules and regulations, to be enforced in the several counties by the county health officer under the supervision and control of the State Board of Health. The State Board of Health shall not make or enforce any rule or regulation that prohibits consumers from providing their own containers for the purpose of purchasing or accepting water from any vending machine or device which filters or treats water that has already been tested and determined to meet or exceed the minimum health protection standards prescribed for drinking water under the Mississippi Safe Drinking Water Law, if that vending machine or device meets or exceeds United States Environmental Protection Agency or national automatic merchandising standards.

Structure Mississippi Code

Mississippi Code

Title 41 - Public Health

Chapter 3 - State Board of Health; Local Health Boards and Officers

In General

§ 41-3-1.1. Reconstitution of State Board of Health; qualifications, appointment, and terms of members; statement of economic interest; recusal from participation in certain matters

§ 41-3-3. Oath of members

§ 41-3-5.1. Executive officer; qualifications; term of office; removal

§ 41-3-6. State Board of Health to review existing legislation pertaining to public health and to submit new legislation

§ 41-3-16. Local governments and rural water systems improvements revolving loan and grant program

§ 41-3-17. Power to make and publish rules and regulations

§ 41-3-18. Assessment of fees

§ 41-3-19. Report to the Governor

§ 41-3-20. Repeal of Sections 41-3-1.1 through 41-3-19

§ 41-3-22. Mississippi State Public Health Laboratory named the Dr. F.E. "Ed" Thompson, Jr., Mississippi State Public Health Laboratory

§ 41-3-37. Appointment of county health officer

§ 41-3-41. Duties of county health officer

§ 41-3-45. Term of office of director; removal

§ 41-3-49. Powers and duties of director

§ 41-3-51. Records and reports of director

§ 41-3-53. Maintenance of county department of health

§ 41-3-57. Municipal regulation of health

§ 41-3-59. Violation of health rules

§ 41-3-63. "Mary D. Osborne Building" renamed the "Dr. Alton B. Cobb - Mary D. Osborne State Public Health Building."

§ 41-3-65. Increase of fees for services or issuance and renewal of licenses and registrations