Section 97-47-3 - DefinitionsFor the purposes of this chapter, unless otherwise specified, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) "Correctional facility" means any: (i) Confinement facility operated or contracted by the Mississippi Department of Corrections;(ii) Confinement facility operated or contracted by the Federal Department of Prisons;(iii) Municipality or county jail;(iv) Confinement facility operated or contracted by the Federal Department of Prisons; or(v) Public or private youth detention facility.(b) "Critical infrastructure" means any of the following, whether public or private: (i) Petroleum refinery or petroleum tank farm;(ii) Electrical power generation facility which supports the Mississippi power grid system;(iii) Natural gas processing and terminal facility;(iv) Military installation owned by the federal or state government; or(v) Entity contracted by the Department of Defense or State Military Department to produce defense products.(c) "Unmanned aircraft" means an aircraft that is constructed or operated without the possibility of direct human intervention from within or on the aircraft, including every object that is on board or otherwise attached to the aircraft, or carried or operated during flight, regardless of weight. For purposes of this chapter, this term is synonymous with the term "drone."(d) "Unmanned aircraft system" means an unmanned aircraft and all associated elements, including, but not limited to, communication links, sensing devices, and components that control the unmanned aircraft.Added by Laws, 2021, ch. 403, HB 974,§ 16, eff. 7/1/2021.