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Harrison County supervisors review process for farm-structure affidavits after owners seek electricity for barns
Summary
Owners of a horse-breeding operation in Harrison County asked the Board of Supervisors to expedite farm-structure affidavits so Coast Electric can energize three pole barns; county staff and attorneys discussed the statutory exemption in Mississippi Code §17-2-7 and whether the buildings qualify as "farm structures."
Owners of a horse-breeding operation told the Harrison County Board of Supervisors they have three pole barns on property in the Sosier area and are seeking a county affidavit so Coast Electric can turn on electrical service.
The applicants, Lucian Young and Adrian Mitchell, said the buildings shelter about 15 horses they breed and that affidavits required under state law have been submitted to county staff. Tom Carpenter, an attorney representing the owners, asked the board to give county staff clear direction so Kelly (county permitting staff) can sign the affidavit and the utility can issue an electrical permit.
The discussion centered on Mississippi’s farm-structure exemption codified at Mississippi Code Annotated §17-2-7, which exempts certain "farm structures" from…
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