Title 45, Public Safety and Good Order

In any and all tort claims against any person which arise while that person is rendering assistance during an emergency (1) at the request of any authorized representative of the agency or (2) pursuant to an agreement for mutual state radiological assistance as provided for in Se…

(1) The agency is authorized to require each person who possesses or uses a source of radiation: (a) to maintain appropriate records relating to its receipt, storage, use, transfer or disposal and maintain such other records as the agency may require, subject to such exemptions a…

(1) The agency may refuse to grant a license or registration as provided in Sections 45-14-11 and 45-14-13 to any applicant or registrant who does not possess the requirements or qualifications which the agency may prescribe in rules and regulations, or who has been refused issua…

(1) Authorized representatives of the agency shall have the authority in the event of an emergency to impound or order the impounding of sources of radiation in the possession of any person who is not equipped to observe or fails to observe the provisions of this chapter or any r…

(1) The agency is authorized to adopt, promulgate, amend and repeal rules and regulations governing the transportation of radioactive materials in Mississippi, which, in the judgment of the council, shall promote the public health, safety or welfare and protect the environment.(a…

(1) Upon completion of any project or activity regarding emergency response to and coordination of decontamination of radiation accidents or perpetual maintenance and custody of radioactive materials, each agency of the state that has participated by furnishing personnel, equipme…

(a) No person shall use, manufacture, produce, transport, transfer, receive, acquire, own or possess radioactive materials until that person shall have procured and filed with the agency such bond, insurance or other security as the agency may by regulation require. Such bond, in…

(a) It is the policy of the State of Mississippi in furtherance of its responsibility to protect the public health and safety:(a) To institute and maintain a program to permit development and utilization of sources of radiation for purposes consistent with the health and safety o…

(1) All initial application and registration fees and annual fees due under this section shall be paid directly to the agency for deposit into the Radiological Health Operations Fund in the State Treasury. The Mississippi State Board of Health shall submit its separate budget for…

It shall be unlawful for any person to use, manufacture, produce, transport, transfer, receive, acquire, own or possess any source of radiation unless licensed, registered or exempted by the agency in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the rules and regulations ad…

Ordinances, resolutions or regulations, now or hereafter in effect, of the governing body of a municipality or county or the political entity relating to sources of radiation shall not be superseded by this chapter; provided, that such ordinances or regulations are and continue t…

Any person who willfully and knowingly violates any provisions of this chapter or rules and regulations promulgated hereunder, or who hinders, obstructs or otherwise interferes with any authorized representative of the agency in the discharge of his official duties in making insp…

When the agency determines that any waters contain any radioactive materials, the agency shall submit a report so advising the Mississippi Air and Water Pollution Control Commission.

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to confer jurisdiction to the State of Mississippi over the construction, operation or maintenance of nuclear powered steam electric generating plants licensed and regulated by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission or any succe…

(a) The following terms as used in this chapter shall have the meanings hereinafter ascribed to them, unless a different meaning is required by the context:(a) “Act” shall mean the Mississippi Radiation Protection Law of 1976;(b) “Agency” shall mean the Mississippi State Board of…

Sections 45-14-51 through 45-14-69 shall be known and may be cited as the “Mississippi Radioactive Waste Transportation Act.”

The Legislature finds that the transportation of radioactive waste poses a potential threat to the health and safety of the people of Mississippi. The protection of public health and safety in the event of a transportation accident involving radioactive waste requires the prepara…

(a) The following terms shall have the meaning ascribed herein unless the context shall otherwise require:(a) “Agency” shall mean the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.(b) “Radioactive waste” shall mean irradiated nuclear reactor fuel, and any other material which emits rad…

(1) No person shall transport radioactive waste in Mississippi except in accordance with a permit issued by the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. (2) The provisions of this section shall apply to all shippers, carriers and persons transporting radioactive waste in this sta…

(a) At least thirty (30) days prior to the date upon which a shipper intends to begin the movement of radioactive waste into or within this state, the shipper shall apply to the agency for an annual permit for such shipments. Before any radioactive wastes may be transported into …

Upon the approval by the agency of an application for a permit to transport radioactive waste, the shipper shall pay a permit fee based on a schedule of fees established by the agency in consultation with the state board of health. The fee shall reflect the relative hazard and po…

The shipper shall provide to the director of the agency the advance notification of shipment required by and specified in the regulations promulgated by the Mississippi State Board of Health at the time of shipment. The agency will provide notification of shipment to appropriate …

The agency, in conjunction with the state board of health, shall develop as soon as practicable a training program for public safety officials which shall include instruction on emergency response to transportation accidents involving radioactive waste.

The Mississippi State Board of Health is hereby authorized and directed to promulgate regulations deemed necessary to implement the provisions of Sections 45-14-51 through 45-14-69.

Any person who willfully violates any provision of Sections 45-14-51 through 45-14-67 or any regulation or order issued hereunder may, upon conviction therefor, be punished by a fine of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or by imprisonment for five (5) years, or both.

(1) The state board of health is hereby designated as the state agency to administer a statewide radiation protection program consistent with the provisions of this chapter. (2) There is hereby created and established the Mississippi Radiation Advisory Council as a separate divis…

(1) The council shall consist of the director of radiological health within the state board of health, who shall serve ex officio as secretary, and six (6) members appointed by the state board of health as follows:(a) One (1) member from the Mississippi Medical Association for a …