After twelve (12) months following the date of issuance of the rules and regulations by the board, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership or corporation to operate in this state or its territories a boiler or pressure vessel, except a boiler and/or pressure vessel covered by owner or user inspection service as provided for in Sections 45-23-43 and 45-23-45, without a valid inspection certificate. The operation of a boiler or pressure vessel without such inspection certificate, or at a pressure exceeding that specified in such inspection certificate, shall constitute a misdemeanor on the part of the owner, user or operator thereof and shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or imprisonment not to exceed six (6) months, or both. Each day of such unlawful operation shall be deemed a separate offense.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 45 - Public Safety and Good Order
Chapter 23 - Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety
§ 45-23-11. Prohibition against nonconforming installation or operation; special permit
§ 45-23-17. Chief inspector; qualifications
§ 45-23-19. Chief inspector; duties and powers
§ 45-23-21. Deputy inspectors; inspection service; special inspectors
§ 45-23-25. Suspension or revocation of inspector's license
§ 45-23-27. Replacement of lost or destroyed license
§ 45-23-31. Access to premises
§ 45-23-33. Inspection requirements
§ 45-23-35. Who may make required inspections
§ 45-23-39. Inspection during construction
§ 45-23-41. Procedure in general by companies employing special inspectors; exemption
§ 45-23-45. Statement by company covered by owner or user inspection service; filing fee
§ 45-23-47. Invalidation of inspection certificate upon termination of insurance
§ 45-23-49. Suspension of inspection certificate
§ 45-23-51. Violations; penalties
§ 45-23-53. Fees where inspection made by chief inspector or his deputy
§ 45-23-55. Boiler and pressure vessel safety fund
§ 45-23-59. Review of board action
§ 45-23-61. Legislative power of city, town, or other governmental subdivision