Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 28 - Ports and Airports
Part 1 - TARIFF NO.7 SCHEDULE OF CHARGES, RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR PORT TERMINAL SERVICES
Chapter 02 - General Rules and Regulations
Section 28-1-02-142 - EQUIPMENT, CARGO HANDLING

Stevedores shall be responsible for the removal, storing and stacking of all cargo handling equipment, or other materials left on piers, wharves, docks, apron, warehouse, open areas or other space by vessels to spaces designated by the Port Authority or space leased or rented by the stevedore. Such removals, stacking and/or storing shall be done to the satisfaction of the Port Authority promptly upon the completion of each loading or unloading of vessels. All expenses in connection with such cargo handling equipment shall be for account of the stevedore working such vessels.

The storage, keeping or use of gasoline, distillate, liquid petroleum gas or other petroleum products, storage batteries, or other dangerous, hazardous or explosive articles on Port Authority property is strictly prohibited except at such localities as may be specifically designated by the Port Authority.

The above restriction also applies to gasoline, distillates, liquefied petroleum gas or other petroleum products, storage batteries or other propellants used in automotive equipment of all kinds, including the machines, tractors, trucks or vehicles in which such articles are kept, used or stored.

No licensee or other party may bring onto Port Authority property any machinery, vehicle, tractor equipment, supplies, material or any other article, unless and until authorized to do so by the Port Authority. Any authorized party bringing any such equipment or material onto Port Authority property shall do so at its own risk, and the Port Authority assumes no responsibility therefor nor for any liability the owner or other party may become subject to as a result thereof.

It shall be the duty of stevedores and all other persons performing loading, unloading, transfer, handling, storage or other services on Port Authority facilities for cargoes to or from rail cars, trucks, vessels, barges or other conveyances to keep clean and maintain in good repair all of their cargo handling equipment and machinery so as to prevent damages to or contamination of cargo, port terminal facilities or transportation equipment.

Stevedore's tools, appliances, equipment, vehicles or any other material or object for the handling of cargoes should not remain overnight on aprons, in sheds, or on any roadway. If such obstruction is not moved immediately upon notification by the Port Authority, it may be removed, stored, or sold by the Port Authority, and the owner will be charged with the expense incurred. The Port Authority, at its discretion, may allow storage of such equipment and appliances in specified places or wharves or in sheds or warehouses or space may be rented or leased for such purposes from the Port Authority.