Unauthorized dumps as public nuisance per se

Miss. Code Ann. § 17-17-17, under Solid Wastes Disposal.

Miss. Code Ann. § 17-17-17

The formation of unauthorized dumps is hereby declared to be a public nuisance per se, menacing public health and unlawful, and any person who forms an unauthorized dump shall be punished as provided in Section 17-17-29. Existing dumps shall be eliminated by removal or on-site burial.