Title 17, Local Government; Provisions Common to Counties and Municipalities

(1) An established sport-shooting range that is not in violation of a state law or an ordinance of a unit of local government prior to the enactment of a new ordinance of a unit of local government affecting the range may continue in operation even if, at or after the time of the…

(1) As used in this section, “project” means a major steel rebar micro-mill for use in the manufacture of steel rebar with an initial capital investment from private sources of not less than One Hundred Million Dollars ($100,000,000.00) which will create at least one hundred (100…

(1) (a) Neither the board of supervisors of any county nor the governing authority of any municipality shall adopt, enact or enforce any ordinance authorizing the use of automated recording equipment or system to enforce compliance with traffic signals, traffic speeds or other tr…

The board of supervisors of any county, in its discretion, and the governing authority of any municipality, in its discretion, may proceed under Section 19-3-41(2), in the case of a county, or under Section 21-17-1(6), in the case of a municipality, to contract with a private att…

(1) As used in this section:(a) “Enterprise” means an approved business enterprise as defined in Section 57-1-221.(b) “Project” means a project as defined in Section 57-1-221 with a minimum capital investment in this state of not less than One Hundred Million Dollars ($100,000,00…

(1) General. The governing authority of a county or municipality may sell or dispose of any personal property or real property belonging to the governing authority when the property has ceased to be used for public purposes or when, in the authority’s judgment, a sale thereof wou…

(1) (a) As used in this subsection (1), “economic development project” means (i) any project in which the State of Mississippi has committed state or federal program funds to incentivize a company to locate or expand a business in the state and create or maintain jobs within the …

In addition to the rights prescribed in Section 79-11-177, a member of a member-owned rural water association or system, incorporated under Chapter 11, Title 79, Mississippi Code of 1972, shall have the right to attend regularly scheduled board meetings of the association or syst…

(1) The governing body of any county or municipality, in its discretion, may sell, lease or convey, with or without consideration and upon such terms and conditions as the parties may agree, any land, buildings, fixtures, equipment or other real or personal property belonging to …

Upon approval of the governing authority of the municipality or county, a member of any municipal or county fire protection department who retires or the spouse of a fireman who is killed in the line of duty may be allowed to purchase the helmet and badge that were issued to the …

(1) No county, board of supervisors of a county, municipality, governing authority of a municipality or any other political subdivision shall adopt or maintain in effect any law, ordinance, or rule that creates requirements, regulations, processes or prohibitions that in any way …

(1) No political subdivision of this state may adopt an ordinance, resolution, regulation, code or policy that prohibits, or has the effect of prohibiting the expansion, utilization, connection or reconnection of a service based upon the type or source of energy to be delivered t…

(a) The governing authority of any municipality and the board of supervisors of any county may, in its discretion, adopt a policy to continue to pay all or a portion of the regular compensation and related benefits of any law enforcement officer, firefighter or other employee tha…

(1) For purposes of this section:(a) “Local government” means the board of supervisors of any county or the governing authorities of any municipality.(b) “Person” means any individual, corporation or any other legal entity. (a) “Local government” means the board of supervisors of…

(1) Each county and municipal law enforcement agency shall provide Mental Health First Aid training that is evidence-based and approved by the Department of Mental Health to all law enforcement officers who are employed or contracted by the agency by July 1, 2031. (2) On or befor…

(1) Any contract between the board of supervisors of a county or the governing authorities of a municipality and a private provider of ambulance services for the contracting provider to be the exclusive provider of ambulance services in the county or municipality, as the case may…

A local government unit, including municipalities and county boards of supervisors, may enter into intergovernmental support agreements with a branch of the armed forces of the United States under the National Defense Authorization Act, 10 USC § 2679, to provide installation-supp…

(1) Every municipality and county of the State of Mississippi shall grant competency examination reciprocity to any contractor, including, but not limited to, any electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning, water and sewer, roofing or mechanical contractor, who is license…

No county, municipality or other political subdivision shall enact any ordinance restricting a woman’s right to breast-feed her child until such time as the state may authorize a county, municipality or other political subdivision to enact such an ordinance.

A mother may breast-feed her child in any location, public or private, where the mother is otherwise authorized to be, without respect to whether the mother’s breast or any part of it is covered during or incidental to the breast-feeding.