Mississippi Code Title 77. Public Utilities and Carriers § 77-7-119. Receipt of registration;  rules and regulations

(1) It shall be unlawful for any holder of a certificate of public convenience and necessity or permit, issued in accordance with this chapter, to operate over the highways of this state unless there shall be accompanying each vehicle so operated a receipt which shall have been procured from the Public Service Commission as herein required.  The receipts shall bear necessary numbers and identification markings which, in the opinion of the Public Service Commission, are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.  The receipts required hereby shall be obtained by each operator liable therefor for each vehicle used in the conduct of his business in this state.  The Public Service Commission shall collect a fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00) for each receipt issued by the commission, and the Ten Dollar ($10.00) fee shall not be prorated monthly.

(2) It shall be unlawful for any holder of authority from the Interstate Commerce Commission to operate over the highways of this state unless such carrier has paid a fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00) for each vehicle operated in or through the State of Mississippi pursuant to the Interstate Commerce Commission's single state insurance registration.

(3) The Public Service Commission is authorized to promulgate all rules and regulations necessary to enable this state to participate in the single state insurance registration system for motor carriers authorized by Section 4005 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, P.L. No. 102-240, 105 Stat. 1914 (1991), codified at 49 U.S.C.A. Section 11506 (West Supp. 1992), and by applicable rules and regulations of the Interstate Commerce Commission and any amendments thereto.