MS HB152

Amends Mississippi Code Section 61-19-1 to extend aviation safety marking requirements to telecommunications towers and antennas, in addition to existing anemometer tower requirements.

Requires telecommunications towers and antennas that are 50 feet or higher in height and located outside municipality boundaries to be marked for daylight visibility unless appearance is mandated by state or federal law.

Telecommunications towers and antennas erected before July 1, 2015, must be marked within one year; those erected on or after July 1, 2015, must be marked at the time of erection.

Marking requirements include painting the top one-third in alternating orange and white bands, attaching two marker balls to guy wires, contrasting ground anchor points with seven-foot safety sleeves, and fencing anchor areas if adjacent land is grazed.

Violations constitute a misdemeanor; the statute automatically repeals on July 1, 2017.