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MS Code § 17-17-347 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 17 - Local Government; Provisions Common to Counties and Municipalities|Chapter 17 - Solid Wastes Disposal|Mississippi Regional Solid Waste Management Authority Act|§ 17-17-347. Determination by local governments of costs for solid waste management within governmental service areas; establishment of systems for informing users of costs for solid waste management services; use of enterprise funds

  At the conclusion of each fiscal year, beginning with Fiscal Year 1992, each unit of local government shall determine during its regular audit the full and complete cost for solid waste management within the service area of the unit of local government for the previous fiscal year, and shall update the full and complete cost every year thereafter. The Department of Audit shall establish the method for units of local government to use in calculating full and complete cost for the preceding fiscal year to be included as a part of the regular audit of the operations of the unit of local government.     Each unit of local government shall establish a system to inform, no less than once a year, residential and nonresidential users of municipal solid waste management services within its service area of the user's share, on an average or individual basis, of the full cost for municipal solid waste management as determined pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.   Counties and municipalities are encouraged to operate their municipal solid waste management systems through use of an enterprise fund.     For purposes of this section, "service area" means the area in which the unit of local government provides, directly or by contract, municipal solid waste management services. This section shall not be construed to require a person operating under a franchise agreement to manage municipal solid waste within the service area of a unit of local government to make the calculations or to establish a system to provide information required under this section, unless such person agrees to do so as part of such franchise agreement.
MS Code § 17-17-348 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 17 - Local Government; Provisions Common to Counties and Municipalities|Chapter 17 - Solid Wastes Disposal|Mississippi Regional Solid Waste Management Authority Act|§ 17-17-348. Counties and municipalities to publish detailed report of revenues and costs incurred in operating garbage or rubbish collection or disposal systems

  In addition to any notice requirements otherwise provided by law, the board of supervisors of each county and the governing authorities of each municipality, before the first day of the fiscal year, shall publish in a newspaper having a general circulation in the county, a detailed, itemized report of all revenues, costs and expenses incurred by the county or municipality during the immediately preceding county or municipal fiscal year in operating the garbage or rubbish collection or disposal system. The report shall disclose:   The total dollar amount of revenues received or dedicated by the county or municipality during the immediately preceding fiscal year for operation of the garbage or rubbish collection or disposal system;   The identity of each source of funding and the dollar amount received from each source of funding during the immediately preceding fiscal year for operation of the garbage or rubbish collection or disposal system, including ad valorem taxes, fees and other sources; and   The total dollar amount expended by the county or municipality to operate the garbage or rubbish collection or disposal system, along with the names and addresses of all businesses and persons with whom the county or municipality has contracted to perform or provide garbage or rubbish collection or disposal, the dollar amount of expenditures made under each contract and an itemized list of all other expenditures of county or municipal funds to operate and administer the garbage or rubbish collection or disposal system.     The notice required under subsection (1) of this section shall be no less than one-eighth (1/8) page in size and the type used shall be no smaller than ten (10) point and surrounded by a one-fourth-inch (1/4) solid black border. The notice may not be placed in that portion of the newspaper where legal notices and classified advertisements appear. The notice must appear in a newspaper that is published at least five (5) days a week, unless the only newspaper in the county is published less than five (5) days a week. The newspaper selected must be one of general interest and readership in the community, and not one of limited subject matter. The notice must be published at least once.
MS Code § 17-17-349 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 17 - Local Government; Provisions Common to Counties and Municipalities|Chapter 17 - Solid Wastes Disposal|Mississippi Regional Solid Waste Management Authority Act|§ 17-17-349. Derivation of pecuniary benefit by elected or appointed officials

 No elected or appointed official shall derive any pecuniary benefit, directly or indirectly, as a result of such elected or appointed official's duties under Sections 17-17-301 through 17-17-349.
MS Code § 17-17-401 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 17 - Local Government; Provisions Common to Counties and Municipalities|Chapter 17 - Solid Wastes Disposal|Disposal of Waste Tires and Lead Acid Batteries; Right-Way-To-Throw-Away Program|§ 17-17-401. Legislative findings

 The Legislature finds that:   Uncontrolled disposal of waste tires may create a public health and safety problem because tire piles act as breeding sites for mosquitoes and other disease-transmitting vectors, pose substantial fire hazards and present a difficult disposal problem for landfills.   A significant number of waste tires are illegally dumped in Mississippi.   It is in the state's best interest to encourage efforts to recycle or recover resources from waste tires.   It is desirable to discourage the landfilling of whole waste tires.
MS Code § 17-17-405 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 17 - Local Government; Provisions Common to Counties and Municipalities|Chapter 17 - Solid Wastes Disposal|Disposal of Waste Tires and Lead Acid Batteries; Right-Way-To-Throw-Away Program|§ 17-17-405. Provision to department of information regarding waste tire collection sites; maintenance of unauthorized waste tire collection or disposal sites; disposal of waste tires at unauthorized sites; closure of sites upon cessation of operations

  Owners and operators of any waste tire collection site shall provide the department with information concerning the site's location, size and approximate number of waste tires that have been accumulated at the site. The department shall promptly provide that information to the chancery clerk of the county in which the site is located.   It is unlawful for any person to maintain a waste tire collection site or a waste tire disposal site unless the site is authorized by the department or permitted by the permit board. It is unlawful for any person to dispose of waste tires in the state unless the waste tires are disposed at an authorized waste tire collection site, a waste tire collection center, waste tire processing site or a waste tire disposal site.   Each operator of a waste tire collection site in operation or accepting waste tires after January 1, 1991, shall ensure that the area is properly closed upon cessation of operations. The department may require that a closure plan be submitted with the application for authorization. The closure plan, as approved by the department, shall include at least the following:   A description of how and when the area will be closed; and   The method of final disposition of any waste tires remaining on the site at the time notice of closure is given to the department.     The operator shall notify the department at least ninety (90) days before the date the operator expects closure to begin. No waste tires may be received by the waste tire collection site after the date closure is to begin.   If the operator of a waste tire collection site fails to properly implement the closure plan, the commission shall order the operator to implement that plan, and take other steps under Section 17-17-29 to assure the proper closure of the site.
MS Code § 17-17-407 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 17 - Local Government; Provisions Common to Counties and Municipalities|Chapter 17 - Solid Wastes Disposal|Disposal of Waste Tires and Lead Acid Batteries; Right-Way-To-Throw-Away Program|§ 17-17-407. Promulgation and enforcement of rules and regulations

 The commission may promulgate and enforce rules and regulations pertaining to collection, transportation, storage, processing and disposal of waste tires and may modify, repeal, make exceptions to and grant exemptions and variances from the rules and regulations. The rules and regulations shall include:   Methods of collection, storage, processing and disposal of waste tires. The following are permissible methods of waste tire processing and disposal:   Controlling soil erosion, when whole tires are not used;   Grinding into crumbs for use in road asphalt, tire derived fuel and as raw materials for other products;   Pyrolizing or other physico-chemical processing;   Incineration;   Landfilling split, ground, chopped, sliced or shredded waste tires until July 1, 2000. Beginning July 1, 2000, the landfilling of waste tires in any form, including, but not limited to, split, ground, chopped, sliced, shredded or whole waste tires is prohibited, unless the commission grants an exception. In determining whether to grant an exception, the commission shall consider the following factors: A. Whether sufficient end-use or recycling markets have developed in all or parts of the state, B. whether the condition of the waste tire or waste tire derived material prevents recycling, C. whether the prohibition on landfilling waste tires will place a financial burden on local governments, or D. other factors the commission deems relevant. It is the intent of the Legislature that the commission shall, to the extent practicable, grant exceptions in areas of the state where the prohibition against landfilling waste tires will pose a demonstrated, unfunded financial burden on local governments.   Other methods as approved by the commission.   Procedures for authorization or permitting for waste tire collection sites, waste tire processing facilities, waste tire haulers and waste tire disposal sites, including a review of the applicant's performance history;   Requirements for location of facilities at which waste tires are collected, stored, processed or disposed, with regards to property boundaries and buildings, pest control, accessibility by fire fighting equipment and other considerations as they relate to protection of public health and safety and the environment; and   Requirements for any financial assurance for waste tire haulers, waste tire collection sites, waste tire processing facilities and waste tire disposal facilities.
MS Code § 17-17-409 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 17 - Local Government; Provisions Common to Counties and Municipalities|Chapter 17 - Solid Wastes Disposal|Disposal of Waste Tires and Lead Acid Batteries; Right-Way-To-Throw-Away Program|§ 17-17-409. Powers and duties of counties, regional solid waste management authorities or municipalities regarding waste tire collection, processing and disposal

 Each county, regional solid waste management authority or municipality, as the case may be, shall, as part of its local nonhazardous solid waste management plan as required by law, plan and provide an adequate number of waste tire collection sites within its jurisdiction, for the deposit of waste tires from small quantity waste tire generators and shall ensure the delivery of these tires on an adequate frequency to an authorized waste tire processing/disposal facility operated by the county, regional solid waste authority or private entity. Counties may establish, own and/or operate a waste tire collection site or sites or may enter into leases or other contractual arrangements with other counties or private entities for the operation of waste tire collection sites for small quantity generators. Nothing in this section shall prevent a county or regional solid waste authority from providing a more expansive waste tire management service.
MS Code § 17-17-411 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 17 - Local Government; Provisions Common to Counties and Municipalities|Chapter 17 - Solid Wastes Disposal|Disposal of Waste Tires and Lead Acid Batteries; Right-Way-To-Throw-Away Program|§ 17-17-411. Registration of waste tire haulers; issuance and use of hauler identification numbers

  Any waste tire hauler transporting waste tires within or into the state must register with the department. Following submission of a completed application, the department shall issue to the waste tire hauler a waste tire hauling identification number.   Each waste tire hauler shall furnish its waste tire hauler identification number on all certification forms required under Sections 17-17-401 through 17-17-427 or regulations promulgated under those sections.
MS Code § 17-17-413 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 17 - Local Government; Provisions Common to Counties and Municipalities|Chapter 17 - Solid Wastes Disposal|Disposal of Waste Tires and Lead Acid Batteries; Right-Way-To-Throw-Away Program|§ 17-17-413. Execution and disposition of certification form relating to waste tires collected and shipped for storage, processing or disposal

  Every tire retailer or other person providing waste tires for transportation to a facility for storage, processing or disposal shall complete and sign a certification form, as prescribed by the department certifying the number of waste tires shipped for processing or disposal, the county and state in which the tires were collected and the name and address of the waste tire processing, storage and/or disposal facility for which the waste tires are destined. The form shall be completed and signed by the waste tire hauler, certifying receipt of such waste tires from the tire retailer or other person providing waste tires for transportation to a facility for storage, processing or disposal. The waste tire hauler shall present the certification form to the owner or operator of a waste tire collection facility, waste tire processing facility or a waste tire disposal facility at the time of delivery of waste tires for collection, processing or disposal. The tire retailer or other person providing the waste tires for transportation shall retain a copy of the certification signed by such person and the waste tire hauler. The waste tire hauler and the owner or operator of the facility receiving the waste tires shall each retain a copy of the certification containing all signatures. Copies of these certification forms shall be retained for a minimum of three (3) years after the date of delivery of the waste tires.   The provisions of this section shall not apply to tires that are provided for disposal in quantities of five (5) or less by a person other than a waste tire collector, waste tire processor or waste tire hauler.
MS Code § 17-17-415 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 17 - Local Government; Provisions Common to Counties and Municipalities|Chapter 17 - Solid Wastes Disposal|Disposal of Waste Tires and Lead Acid Batteries; Right-Way-To-Throw-Away Program|§ 17-17-415. Tire retailers required to accept used or waste tires from customer at time of purchase; fee for accepting used or waste tire for disposal; limits and restrictions on holding of waste tires by retailers or wholesalers, motor vehicle dismantlers and salvage dealers

  Any person selling new or reusable tires at retail shall accept from a customer at the point of transfer, used or waste tires in a quantity at least equal to the number of new or reusable tires purchased, if offered by the customer. The retailer may assess a disposal fee on each tire sold. If the retailer imposes a disposal fee, the retailer is prohibited from imposing a disposal fee on the customer in excess of the actual per tire disposal costs incurred by the retailer and is also prohibited from waiving the disposal fee if the customer keeps the used or waste tire. In addition, if a retailer is required to remit the waste tire fee in Section 17-17-423 directly to the State Tax Commission, the fee shall be considered a part of his actual disposal costs.   Any tire retailer, tire wholesaler, motor vehicle dismantler and salvage dealer may hold not more than five hundred (500) waste tires for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days without being authorized as a waste tire collection site, if such tires are stored in a manner which protects human health and the environment pursuant to regulations adopted by the commission.
MS Code § 17-17-417 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 17 - Local Government; Provisions Common to Counties and Municipalities|Chapter 17 - Solid Wastes Disposal|Disposal of Waste Tires and Lead Acid Batteries; Right-Way-To-Throw-Away Program|§ 17-17-417. Use of waste tires for soil erosion abatement, drainage and agricultural purposes

 A person who leases or owns real property may use waste tires for soil erosion abatement and drainage purposes in accordance with procedures approved by the commission, or to secure covers over silage, hay, straw or agricultural products.
MS Code § 17-17-423 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 17 - Local Government; Provisions Common to Counties and Municipalities|Chapter 17 - Solid Wastes Disposal|Disposal of Waste Tires and Lead Acid Batteries; Right-Way-To-Throw-Away Program|§ 17-17-423. Imposition, administration, collection, enforcement and disposition of waste tire fee

  There is imposed a waste tire fee upon the sale of each new tire sold at wholesale. The fee shall be imposed on any person engaging in the business of making wholesale sales of new tires within this state. The fee shall be imposed at the rate of One Dollar ($1.00) for each new tire sold with a rim diameter of less than twenty-four (24) inches and Two Dollars ($2.00) for each new tire sold with a rim diameter of twenty-four (24) inches or greater. The fee shall be added to the total cost to the purchaser at wholesale; however, a person engaged in the business of making retail sales of tires in this state who purchases tires from a wholesaler or manufacturer outside this state upon which the waste tire fee is not imposed, shall be responsible for remitting the waste tire fee directly to the State Tax Commission in lieu of payment of the tax to the wholesaler or manufacturer. The fee imposed, less five percent (5%) of fees collected, which shall be retained by the tire wholesaler or retailer as collection costs, shall be paid to the State Tax Commission in the form and manner required by the State Tax Commission and shall include a statement showing the total number of new tires sold during the preceding month. The State Tax Commission shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to administer the fee collection and enforcement.   The State Tax Commission shall administer, collect and enforce the fee authorized under this section under the same procedures used in the administration, collection and enforcement of the state sales tax imposed under Chapter 65, Title 27, Mississippi Code of 1972, except as provided in this section. The proceeds of the waste tire fee, less five percent (5%) of the proceeds, which shall be retained by the State Tax Commission as collection costs, shall be transferred by the State Tax Commission into the waste tire account of the Environmental Protection Trust Fund.
MS Code § 17-17-427 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 17 - Local Government; Provisions Common to Counties and Municipalities|Chapter 17 - Solid Wastes Disposal|Disposal of Waste Tires and Lead Acid Batteries; Right-Way-To-Throw-Away Program|§ 17-17-427. Hauling or disposal of waste tires in violation of §§ 17-17-401 through 17-17-427

 Any person who hauls or disposes of a waste tire in violation of Sections 17-17-401 through 17-17-427 or any rules and regulations promulgated under those sections may be assessed a civil penalty of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per violation. Each tire hauled or disposed of in violation of Sections 17-17-401 through 17-17-427 or any rules or regulations promulgated under those sections constitutes a separate violation.
MS Code § 17-17-429 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 17 - Local Government; Provisions Common to Counties and Municipalities|Chapter 17 - Solid Wastes Disposal|Disposal of Waste Tires and Lead Acid Batteries; Right-Way-To-Throw-Away Program|§ 17-17-429. Disposal of lead acid batteries

  No person may place a lead acid battery in mixed municipal solid waste, discard or otherwise dispose of a lead acid battery except by delivery to a battery retailer or wholesaler, or to a permitted secondary lead smelter, or to a collection or recycling facility authorized under the laws of this state.   No battery retailer shall dispose of a lead acid battery except by delivery to the agent of a battery wholesaler or a permitted secondary lead smelter, to a battery manufacturer for delivery to a permitted secondary lead smelter or to a collection or recycling facility authorized under the laws of this state.
MS Code § 17-17-431 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 17 - Local Government; Provisions Common to Counties and Municipalities|Chapter 17 - Solid Wastes Disposal|Disposal of Waste Tires and Lead Acid Batteries; Right-Way-To-Throw-Away Program|§ 17-17-431. Duties of retail sellers of lead acid batteries

 A person selling lead acid batteries at retail or offering lead acid batteries for retail sale in the state shall:   Accept from customers, at the point of transfer, used lead acid batteries in a quantity at least equal to the number of new batteries purchased, if offered by customers; and   Post written notice which must be at least eight and one-half inches (8-1/2") by eleven inches (11") in size and must contain the universal recycling symbol and the following language:   "IT IS ILLEGAL TO DISCARD A MOTOR VEHICLE BATTERY OR OTHER LEAD ACID BATTERY";   "RECYCLE YOUR USED BATTERIES"; and   "STATE LAW REQUIRES U.S. TO ACCEPT USED MOTOR VEHICLE BATTERIES OR OTHER LEAD ACID BATTERIES FOR RECYCLING IN EXCHANGE FOR NEW BATTERIES PURCHASED."
MS Code § 17-17-433 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 17 - Local Government; Provisions Common to Counties and Municipalities|Chapter 17 - Solid Wastes Disposal|Disposal of Waste Tires and Lead Acid Batteries; Right-Way-To-Throw-Away Program|§ 17-17-433. Preparation and distribution of notices required by § 17-17-431; inspection of premises and issuance of warnings; penalty for failure to post notice after receipt of warning

 The Department of Environmental Quality shall produce, print and distribute the notices required by Section 17-17-431 to all places where lead acid batteries are offered for sale at retail. In performing its duties under this section, the department may inspect any place, building or premise governed by Section 17-17-431. Authorized employees of the department may issue warnings to a person who fails to comply with the requirement of those sections. Any person who fails to post the required notice after receiving a warning may be subject to a fine of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per day.
MS Code § 17-17-435 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 17 - Local Government; Provisions Common to Counties and Municipalities|Chapter 17 - Solid Wastes Disposal|Disposal of Waste Tires and Lead Acid Batteries; Right-Way-To-Throw-Away Program|§ 17-17-435. Duty of wholesale sellers of lead acid batteries; removal of batteries accepted in transfer from battery retailers

 Any person selling new lead acid batteries at wholesale shall accept from customers at the point of transfer, used lead acid batteries in a quantity at least equal to the number of new batteries purchased, if offered by customers. A person accepting batteries in transfer from a battery retailer shall be allowed a period not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days to remove batteries from the retail point of collection.