Mississippi Code

Miss. Code Ann. § 41-67-15 (2026)

[Repealed Effective 7/1/2028] Authority of municipalities and boards of supervisors to adopt more restrictive ordinances not impaired; Department of Health prohibited from approving system that does not comply with more restrictive ordinances

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Nothing in this chapter shall limit the authority of a municipality or board of supervisors to adopt similar ordinances which may be, in whole or in part, more restrictive than this chapter, and in those cases the more restrictive ordinances will govern. The department shall not approve any system that does not comply with an ordinance adopted by a municipality or board of supervisors under the authority of this section.

Laws, 1996, ch. 516, § 13; reenacted without change, Laws, 2001, ch. 578, § 13; reenacted without change, Laws, 2002, ch. 493, § 13; reenacted without change, Laws, 2003, ch. 525, § 13; reenacted without change, Laws, 2005, ch. 545, § 13; reenacted without change, Laws, 2006, ch. 391, § 12; reenacted and amended, Laws, 2008, ch. 563, § 12; reenacted without change, Laws, 2011, ch. 544, § 12, eff. 4/26/2011.

Reenacted by Laws, 2023, ch. 401, HB 522,§ 12, eff. 7/1/2023.

Repealed by the terms of § 41-67-31, as amended by Laws, 2013, ch. 513, HB 719, 25, eff. 7/1/2013.

Reenacted without change by Laws, 2013, ch. 513, HB 719, 12, eff. 7/1/2013.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 2003–2005 · leading case: Green v. Cleary Water, Sewer & Fire Dist., 910 So. 2d 1 (Miss. Ct. App. 2004).

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Green v. Cleary Water, Sewer & Fire Dist., 910 So. 2d 1 (Miss. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “See Miss. Code Ann. § 41-67-15 (Rev.2001) [3] .”

Green v. Cleary Water, Sewer & Fire Dist., 910 So. 2d 1022 (Miss. 2005). “Plaintiffs do recognize an exception to the health department's exclusive authority to regulate individual waste disposal systems in Miss.Code Ann. § 41-67-15, which states: [n]othing in this chapter shall limit the authority of a municipality or board of supervisors to adopt…”

Harold Green v. Cleary Water, Sewer & Fire Dist. (Miss. 2003). “Plaintiffs do recognize an exception to the health department’s exclusive authority to regulate individual waste disposal systems in Miss. Code Ann. § 41-67-15 , which states: [n]othing in this chapter shall limit the authority of a municipality or board of supervisors to adopt…”

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