Mississippi Legislature

2000 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2953

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Bill Text

History of Actions

Background

Title

Description: Environmental protection; require integrators of swine cafo's to be co-permittee and jointly an severally liable.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

102/21/00(S)Referred To Environment Prot, Cons and Water Res;Agriculture
203/07/00(S)Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective datePassage
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
3/5ths vote requiredNo

Senate Committees:

Principal Author: Dawkins

Code Section: A 049-0017-0029

Title: AN ACT TO CONFORM TO THE UNIFIED NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS PROPOSED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; TO AMEND SECTION 49-17-29, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT PERSONS WHO EXERCISE SUBSTANTIAL CONTROL OVER A SWINE CONCENTRATED FEEDING OPERATION MUST BE A CO-PERMITTEE; TO DEFINE "SUBSTANTIAL CONTROL"; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH PERSONS SHALL BE JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY LIABLE FOR VIOLATIONS AND POLLUTION FROM SUCH OPERATION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 03/07/00 at 17:41.



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