45-14-3 - Legislative declaration of policy. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 45-14-3. Legislative declaration of policy.
 

It is the policy of the state of Mississippi in furtherance of its responsibility to protect the public health and safety: 
 

(a) To institute and maintain a program to permit development and utilization of sources of radiation for purposes consistent with the health and safety of the public, and 

(b) To prevent and/or reduce associated harmful effects of radiation upon the public through the institution and maintenance of a regulatory program for all sources of radiation; providing for: (1) a single, effective system of regulation within the state; (2) a system consonant insofar as possible with those of other states, and (3) compatibility with the standards and regulatory programs of the federal government for by-product, source, special nuclear materials, other radioactive materials and other sources of radiation. 
 

Sources: Laws,  1976, ch. 469, § 2, eff from and after passage (approved May 25, 1976).