77-7-41 - Certificates of public convenience and necessity required.
§ 77-7-41. Certificates of public convenience and necessity required.
No common carrier by motor vehicle not exempted in this chapter shall engage in intrastate operation on any highway within the state unless there is in force with respect to such carrier, a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the commission authorizing such operation.
All certificates of public convenience and necessity issued under this chapter shall be exempt from ad valorem taxation.
Sources: Codes, 1942, §§ 7639, 7663; Laws, 1938, ch. 142; Laws, 1995, ch. 338, § 4, eff from and after passage (approved March 10, 1995).