{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-65-41-3","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 65-41-3","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 65-41-3","body":"As used in this chapter, the following terms have the meanings ascribed to them in this section unless the context clearly requires otherwise:\n\n(a) “ Corridor ” means a highway, road or street right-of-way and the adjacent area that is visible from and extends along the highway, road or street;\n\n(b) “ Department ” means the Mississippi Department of Transportation;\n\n(c) “Intrinsic qualities,” as related to scenic byways, include:\n\n(i) Scenic: Beauty, whether natural or man-made. The quality of the feature is measured by how memorable, distinctive, unique, uninterrupted and unified a scenic byway is;\n\n(ii) Natural: Minimal disturbance of the natural ecological features that are associated with the region;\n\n(iii) Historic: Landscapes, buildings, structures or other visual evidence of the past other than just a site;\n\n(iv) Cultural: Visual evidence of the unique customs, traditions, folklore or rituals of a currently existing human group;\n\n(v) Archeological: Visual evidence of the unique customs, traditions, folklores or rituals of a no longer existing human group;\n\n(vi) Recreational: Use of a scenic byway or its corridor for recreational activities like jogging, biking, roadside picnics or for direct access to recreational sites like campgrounds, lakes, etc.;\n\n(d) “ Program ” means the Mississippi Scenic Byways Program created under the provisions of this chapter;\n\n(e) “ Scenic byway ” means a public highway, road or street, including the corridor through which it passes, that has been designated as a scenic byway in order to develop, promote and maintain its intrinsic qualities.","path":["MS Code","Title 65"],"source_url":"https://legislature.ms.gov/","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:17Z","sha256":"39b30735e84dda8a50e85d402caa1c13ccf23c4cc931d6610e2346f417dbc26f","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-65-41-13","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-65-41-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}