Mississippi Legislature

2000 Regular Session

Senate Bill 3060

Description: Environmental protection; reinstate moratorium on hog farm permits until DEQ complies with health dept. recommendations.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1	02/21/00	(S)		Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res;Agriculture
2	03/07/00	(S)		Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective date		Passage
Disposition		Dead
Deadline		General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
Revenue		No
3/5ths vote required		No

Senate Committees:

• Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res
• Agriculture

Principal Author: Dawkins

Code Section: A 049-0017-0029

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 49-17-29, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REINSTATE THE MORATORIUM ON PERMITS FOR NEW SWINE CONCENTRATED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS AND FOR EXPANSION OF EXISTING SWINE CONCENTRATED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TO COMPLY WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH REGARDING SWINE FARMS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE MORATORIUM SHALL END UPON COMPLIANCE WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 03/07/00 at 17:42.

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