MBAH Regulations
Organization of the Board of Animal Health
Chapter 01
Public Records Request Procedure
Chapter 02
Procedure for Oral Proceedings on Rule-Making
Chapter 03
Procedure for Issuing Declaratory Opinion
Chapter 04
Animal Care Fund
Chapter 05
Anthrax
Chapter 06
Chronic Wasting Disease
Chapter 07
Disposition of Dead Animals
Chapter 08
Livestock Dealers
Chapter 09
Livestock Sales
Chapter 10
Equine Infectious Anemia
Chapter 11
Exotic Livestock
Chapter 12
Entry Requirements
Chapter 13
Poultry
Chapter 14
Psittacosis Control
Chapter 15
Reportable Diseases
Chapter 16
Scrapie Eradication
Chapter 17
Swine
Chapter 18
Animal Rabies Control
Chapter 19
Bovine Trichomoniasis Control
Chapter 20
Approved Veterinarians
Chapter 21
Quarantine and Stand-still Orders
Regulations – Chapter 07 – Disposition of Dead Animals
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Proper disposal of one (1) or more carcasses and offal of all livestock except poultry and swine reared in confined swine operations.
- Carcass(es) must be properly disposed of at a depth sufficient to prevent offensive odors, fly breeding, and unearthing by other animals, and shall be covered under at least two (2) feet of compacted earth and after each settles, more dirt shall be placed over surface to prevent ponding effect.
- Carcass(es) shall be properly disposed of on the owner’s property, or on another’s property with specific approval of the owner, or in permitted landfills. The carcass(es) shall be properly disposed of at least 150 feet from adjoining landowners property, at least 300 feet from an inhabited dwelling, or on land not in cultivation. All carcasses shall be properly disposed of before the end of the work day unless weather or environmental conditions absolutely prohibit.
- Information regarding proper disposal techniques is available on the Board of Animal Health Website or may be obtained by calling the State Veterinarian’s office at 601-359-1170.
- In case of the disposal of large numbers of animal carcasses due to catastrophe or disease, it will be necessary to contact the Board of Animal Health for approval of the disposal site. A trench or pit shall be constructed in such a manner not to allow rainwater to drain and must be approved by the state veterinarian.
- Offal from processing facilities need a disposal permit from the State Veterinarians Office.
Amended: November 15, 2021
Source: Miss. Code Ann . §69-15-3.
Disposal of Dead Swine in a Confined Swine Feeding Operation
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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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- In cases of catastrophic loss, emergency permits for disposal can be granted by contacting the Mississippi Board of Animal Health.
Source: Miss. Code Ann . §69-15-3.
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Disposal of Poultry is covered in sections 105 and 106 of Chapter 13 of this Subpart.
Source: Miss. Code Ann . §69-15-3.