2 Miss. Code. R. 101-2-07-101
No dead swine, carcasses, offal or any parts of any dead swine shall be disposed of by throwing or leaving along public roads, in fields or woods or in any place; but must be properly disposed of in an approved incinerator or compost system within 24 hours of death, or by transportation to an approved rendering facility or permitted land fill.
1. The premises of each person growing swine
for himself or others, is hereby quarantined upon the placing of any dead swine
carcass in other than a, incinerator, compost unit approved by the Mississippi
Board of Animal Health, or properly transported to a rendering facility or
properly permitted landfill. Such quarantine shall not be applicable to any
person growing swine who provides and maintains a method of disposal of dead
swine carcasses that has been approved by the Mississippi Board of Animal
Health as satisfactory to him to prevent the spread of disease.
2. To aid in the enforcement of the laws of
this State, and these regulations, the Mississippi Board of Animal Health shall
issue to each person growing swine, for himself or others, a certificate of
compliance with the provisions of the laws relating to disease prevention and
these Regulations.
3. The
Mississippi Board of Animal Health shall determine the form and contents of the
certificate issued to the producer. The certificate shall be numbered and shall
be valid until cancelled or revoked by the Mississippi Board of Animal Health.
The violation of any of these Regulations shall be sufficient grounds for the
revocation, cancellation, or suspension of the certificate provided therein,
after notice and hearing.
4.
Incinerators, or compost units shall be designed constructed and maintained in
a manner capable of providing a method of disposal of dead swine carcasses in a
manner to prevent the spread of disease. Each such unit shall be utilized in
such a manner as to dispose of the contents thereof effectively. Disposal units
shall be of a design, and constructed in a manner, approved by the Mississippi
Board of Animal Health. Further that the composter or incinerator unit be
located at least 150 feet from the property line or 600 feet from the nearest
dwelling.
5. In cases of
catastrophic loss, emergency permits for disposal can be granted by contacting
the Mississippi Board of Animal Health.
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