Mississippi: Is it legal to pump your own gas?
Mississippi allows self-service gas; state law sets price-sign rules for self-service pumps at retail stations.
Mississippi law requires price signs at retail stations to say when a posted price is for self-service pumps, which shows self-service stations operate legally. The state also adopts the International Fire Code statewide (the 2024 edition, as of July 1, 2024). No Mississippi law found bars drivers from pumping their own gas. Cities and counties may adopt their own fire codes if they are at least as strict.
What the law says
All signs advertising the price per gallon of gasoline, alcohol blended fuel, diesel fuel or kerosene offered for sale through self-service operated pumps at retail service stations shall clearly indicate that the posted price per gallon and brand is offered for sale through self-service pumps.
Sources
- Miss. Code Ann. § 75-55-9 Mirror of official text · codes.findlaw.com
- Mississippi Insurance Department, State Fire Marshal: Fire Code Enforcement Official · mid.ms.gov
- 19 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 7, R. 7.02 (Mississippi Fire Prevention Code) Mirror of official text · law.cornell.edu
Confirm with the state
- Agency
- Mississippi Insurance Department, Office of the State Fire Marshal
- Phone
- 601-359-1061
- Website
- mid.ms.gov
How bordering states compare
- Alabama Self-serve allowedAlabama has no law against pumping your own gas; its state fire code is the model code that allows attended self-service stations.
- Arkansas Self-serve allowedArkansas has no ban on self-service gas; its statewide fire code regulates self-service pumps, including unattended ones.
- Louisiana Self-serve allowedLouisiana allows self-service gas. Fire marshal rules even permit unattended fuel dispensing systems that meet national fire standards.
- Tennessee Self-serve allowedTennessee allows self-service gas; the State Fire Marshal enforces the International Fire Code, which permits self-service stations.
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