Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-317 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 10 / Section 13-317
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-317
Status: in_force

The owner of all estrays appraised at more than fifty dollars shall be allowed three months; the owners of estrays appraised at twenty dollars and not exceeding fifty dollars, shall be allowed two months; and the owner of estrays valued at less than twenty dollars shall be allowed one month from the date of the certificate of appraisement to claim and prove property to the same.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-11-13 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 11-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-11-13
Status: in_force

In addition to other quarantine powers now authorized by law, the commissioner, the state veterinarian, or any authorized employee of the state board of animal health are hereby authorized and empowered to quarantine any premises, area or enclosure on which swine are fed with garbage and no person shall move or allow to be moved any swine from any quarantined premises or areas except under conditions and requirements prescribed under rules and regulations promulgated by the commissioner. Quarantine notices and orders shall be served upon owners or persons having possession of swine in the manner now provided by law for quarantining premises on which diseased livestock are kept.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-2 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 2 / Section 15-2
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-2
Status: in_force

(1) The Mississippi Board of Animal Health is to be composed of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, the Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine and the heads of the Animal and Dairy Science and Poultry Science Departments at Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science and one (1) person appointed by the President of Alcorn State University from its land grant staff as five (5) ex officio members with full voting rights, and ten (10) other members of the board to be appointed by the Governor as hereinafter provided. The board shall select annually a chairman and vice chairman from any members of the board.

(2) The Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint eleven (11) other members from the following groups or associations from a written list of recommendations from such groups or associations:

One (1) licensed and practicing veterinarian who holds a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Degree, from a written list of three (3) recommendations submitted by the Mississippi State Veterinary Medical Association;

One (1) general farmer from a written list of three (3) recommendations submitted by the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation;

One (1) poultry breeder and producer from a written list of three (3) recommendations submitted by the Mississippi Poultry Association;

One (1) small ruminant breeder and producer from a written list of three (3) recommendations, one (1) recommendation submitted by each of the following: the Mississippi Sheep Producers' Association, the Mississippi Club Goat Association, and the Mississippi Goat Association. If an association fails to timely submit its recommendation, the Governor may appoint the member from the list of recommendations submitted by the other associations;

One (1) beef cattle breeder and producer from a written list of three (3) recommendations submitted by the Mississippi Cattlemen's Association;

One (1) swine breeder and producer from a written list of three (3) recommendations submitted by the Mississippi Pork Producers' Association;

One (1) dairy breeder and producer from a written list of three (3) recommendations submitted by the American Dairy Association of Mississippi;

One (1) horse breeder and producer from a written list of four (4) recommendations, one (1) recommendation submitted by each of the following: the Mississippi Quarter Horse Association, Tennessee Walking Horse Association, Mississippi Cutting Horse Association and Mississippi State Equine Association. If an association fails to timely submit its recommendation, the Governor may appoint the member from the list of recommendations submitted by the other associations;

One (1) catfish breeder and producer from a written list of three (3) recommendations submitted by the Mississippi Catfish Association;

One (1) member of the Mississippi Livestock Auction Association from a written list of three (3) recommendations submitted by the Mississippi Livestock Auction Association.

All members shall take and subscribe to the general oath of office as provided in Section 268, Mississippi Constitution of 1890 , and file the same with the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce.

(3) Effective August 1, 1968, the dairy producer member shall be appointed for a one-year term; the Livestock Auction Association member shall be appointed for a two-year term; and the meat packer member shall be appointed for a three-year term; the catfish producer member shall be appointed for a four-year term; and the horse producer member shall be appointed for a five-year term.

Effective August 1, 1969, the poultry producer member shall be appointed for a two-year term; on August 1, 1970, the sheep producer member shall be appointed for a three-year term; on August 1, 1971, the swine producing member shall be appointed for a four-year term; on August 1, 1972, the general farmer member shall be appointed for a five-year term; on August 1, 1973, the veterinarian member shall be appointed for a six-year term; and on August 1, 1974, the beef cattle producer member shall be appointed for a seven-year term.

All subsequent appointments shall be for four-year terms, except for appointments to fill vacancies which shall be for the unexpired term only.

(4)(a) “ Commissioner ” means the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce.

(b) “ Department ” means the Department of Agriculture and Commerce.

(5) On or before July 1, 1998, the board shall appoint, from a written list of not less than three (3) licensed veterinarians submitted by the commissioner, the State Veterinarian.

(6) There is created an advisory council to advise the Board of Animal Health on matters concerning the board. The council shall be composed of the Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, the Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, and one (1) appointee of the Lieutenant Governor and one (1) appointee of the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The members of the advisory council shall serve in an advisory capacity only. For attending meetings of the council, such legislators shall receive per diem and expenses which shall be paid from the contingent expense funds of their respective houses in the same amounts provided for committee meetings when the Legislature is not in session; however, no per diem or expenses for attending meetings of the council shall be paid while the Legislature is in session. No per diem and expenses shall be paid except for attending meetings of the council without prior approval of the proper committee in their respective houses.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-10-11 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-10-11
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of any laws or parts of laws in conflict herewith, the provisions of this chapter shall be controlling to the extent of the conflict.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-37-1 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 37-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-37-1
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Mississippi Boll Weevil Management Act.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-8-9 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / Section 8-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-8-9
Status: in_force

(1) Each collecting person shall collect and remit the assessments levied by this section in accordance with Section 69-8-7 .

(2) Each collecting person shall remit all assessments to the council with the required report no later than the fifteenth day of the month following the close of the reporting period.

(a) Assessments collected by the council are not state funds and will not be required to be deposited in the State Treasury.

(b) Each calendar month shall be a reporting period. The reporting period shall end at the close of business on the last day of the month.

(c) Required report information and forms shall be determined and provided by the council.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-307 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 27-307
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-307
Status: in_force

The commission shall adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations as necessary for the implementation of the Mississippi Soil and Water Cost-Share Program. The commission is authorized to conduct public hearings or otherwise seek the advice, counsel and recommendations of interested owners, associations, industrialists or other persons or groups. Adequate notice of any public hearing must be provided within the general area of the site of the hearing. The commission shall publish such rules and regulations and shall make the same available upon request.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-5-25 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-5-25
Status: in_force

Revenue bonds may be issued without any other proceedings or the happening of any other conditions or things than those proceedings, conditions, and things which are specified or required by Sections 69-5-13 to 69-5-25 . The bonds authorized under the authority of said sections shall be validated in the chancery court of Hinds County, Mississippi, in the manner and with the force and effect provided now or hereafter by Sections 31-13-1 to 31-13-11, Mississippi Code of 1972 , for the validation of county, municipal, school district, and other bonds. The necessary papers for such validation proceedings shall be transmitted to the State Bond Attorney by the secretary of the State Bond Commission, and the required notice shall be published in a newspaper in the City of Jackson, having a general circulation within the State of Mississippi. Any resolution providing for the issuance of revenue bonds under the provisions of Sections 69-5-13 to 69-5-25 shall become effective immediately upon its adoption by the State Building Commission and need not be published or posted, and any such resolution may be adopted at any regular, special, or adjourned meeting of the State Building Commission by a majority of its members.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-53 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 15-53
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-53
Status: in_force

(1) When any allegation or charge has been made against a person for violating the rules and regulations of the Board of Animal Health or the law relating to the prevention and eradication of diseases in animals and livestock, the Board of Animal Health shall direct the State Veterinarian to act as the reviewing officer. The reviewing officer shall (a) cause the complaint to be in writing and signed by the person making the charge; (b) insure that the complaint is filed in the office of the Board of Animal Health; and (c) send a copy of the complaint and any supporting documents to the person accused along with a request for the accused to respond to the allegations within thirty (30) days. Such notification shall be accomplished by any of the methods provided for in Rule 4 of the Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure . Upon receipt of the response and any supporting documents from the accused, the reviewing officer shall screen all information on file to determine the merit of the complaint or lack thereof.

(2) If the reviewing officer determines that the complaint lacks merit, he may dismiss the complaint.

(3) If the reviewing officer determines that there are reasonable grounds to indicate that a violation has occurred or the accused admits to the truth of the allegations upon which the complaint is based, the reviewing officer may levy a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for each violation.

(4) If the accused requests a hearing, in writing, within thirty (30) days, the reviewing officer shall notify the Board of Animal Health and a hearing shall be scheduled. The actions of the State Veterinarian with respect to subsections (2) and (3) above shall be reviewable at such hearing, if so requested. The party requesting a hearing shall file a fee of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) along with the request for hearing to cover the cost of a court reporter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-205 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / Section 13-205
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-205
Status: in_force

The respective boards of supervisors of the several counties of the state, in their discretion, are authorized and directed to erect, construct and maintain suitable fences and cattlegaps along the right of ways of United States Highways and state designated highways to prevent livestock from running at large as provided hereinafter. However, nothing in this article shall apply in any county coming under the state stock law.

The board of supervisors in any county having voted to come within the provisions of the statewide stock law, may maintain any fence or fences constructed under the authority of this article from any funds not public funds, donated by any person, firm or corporation for said purposes and further, may receive and accept funds from the Mississippi State Highway Commission for the relocation of said fence or fences required by said commission. In its discretion and in the alternative, said board may authorize any person, firm or corporation to maintain said fence or fences.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-25-23 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / Section 25-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-25-23
Status: in_force

Whenever the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce finds that there exists outside of this state any destructive or nuisance insect pest, disease or noxious weed, the commissioner may give public notice thereof, specifying the locations, the plants and the plant products infested, infected or declared noxious and which are likely to become infested or infected therewith. In order to safeguard the environment, agricultural and horticultural production, plants and plant products, the movement of such plants or plant products or other things or substances into this state from the infected or infested locality shall thereafter be prohibited until the commissioner determines that the danger of the introduction into this state of such insect pests, diseases or noxious weeds from such locality has ceased to exist.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-7-653 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 7-653
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-7-653
Status: in_force

This article shall be administered by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-31-1 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / Section 31-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-31-1
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:

(a) “Agricultural products” means any product of agriculture which is tested for moisture content when offered for sale, processing or storage.

(b) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce.

(c) “Department” means the department of agriculture and commerce.

(d) “Moisture-measuring devices” means any device or instrument used by any person in proving or ascertaining the moisture content of agricultural products.

(e) “Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, cooperative association, or two (2) or more persons having a joint or common interest in the same venture.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-46-3 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 46-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-46-3
Status: in_force

(1) There is created the Mississippi Land, Water and Timber Resources Board, hereinafter referred to as “the board,” for the purpose of assisting Mississippi agricultural industry in the development, marketing and distribution of agricultural products.

(2) The board shall be composed of the following members:

(a) The Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, or a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee designated by the chairman, as a nonvoting member;

(b) The Chairman of the House of Representatives Agriculture Committee or a member of the House of Representatives Agriculture Committee designated by the chairman, as a nonvoting member;

(c) The Chairman of the Senate Forestry Committee, or a member of the Senate Forestry Committee designated by the chairman, as a nonvoting member;

(d) The Executive Director of the Mississippi Development Authority, or his designee;

(e) The Commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce, or his designee;

(f) The President of the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation, or his designee;

(g) The Director of the Cooperative Extension Service at Mississippi State University, or his designee;

(h) The Executive Director of the Agribusiness and Natural Resource Development Center at Alcorn State University, or his designee;

(i) The Director of the Agricultural Finance Division of the Mississippi Development Authority, or his designee;

(j) The Director of the Agriculture Marketing Division of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce, or his designee;

(k) The Executive Director of the Mississippi Forestry Commission, or his designee; and

(l) Three (3) individuals appointed by the Governor who are active producers of Mississippi land, water or timber commodities. The Governor shall appoint one (1) such person from each Supreme Court district.

(3) The Executive Director of the Mississippi Development Authority and the Commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce shall serve as cochairmen of the board.

(4) The board shall meet at least once each calendar quarter at the call of the cochairmen. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum at all meetings. An affirmative vote of a majority of the members present and voting is required in the adoption of any actions taken by the board. All members must be notified, in writing, of all regular and special meetings of the board, which notices must be mailed at least ten (10) days before the dates of the meetings. All meetings shall take place at the State Capitol in Jackson, Mississippi, or at a location to be determined by the cochairmen. The board shall provide a copy of the minutes of each of its meetings to the Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee and the Chairman of the House of Representatives Agriculture Committee.

(5) Members of the board shall not receive compensation. However, each member may be paid travel expenses and meals and lodging expenses as provided in Section 25-3-41 , for such expenses incurred in furtherance of their duties. Travel expenses and meals and lodging expenses and other necessary expenses incurred by the board shall be paid out of funds appropriated to the Mississippi Development Authority.

(6) In carrying out the provisions of the Mississippi Land, Water and Timber Resources Act, the board may utilize the services, facilities and personnel of all departments, agencies, offices and institutions of the state, and all such departments, agencies, offices and institutions shall cooperate with the board in carrying out the provisions of such act.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-55-3 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 8 / Section 55-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-55-3
Status: in_force

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce shall establish and administer the following grant programs:

(a) The Poultry Farmer Stabilization Grant Program for the purpose of assisting Mississippi poultry farmers who have experienced a loss of at least one (1) full flock of production due to the COVID-19 pandemic;

(b) The Mississippi Supplemental CFAP Grant Program for the purpose of assisting commodity producers who qualified for the USDA's Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP); and

(c) The Sweet Potato Farm Sustainment Grant Program for the purpose of providing grants to sweet potato farmers to cover expenses due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-25-57 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 10 / Section 25-57
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-25-57
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce shall have jurisdiction over all persons and property necessary to administer and enforce the provisions of this article and he may adopt rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this article.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-7-321 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 7-321
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-7-321
Status: in_force

Producers selling eggs of their own production, when offered on their own premises, or selling less than six (6) dozen eggs per week, are exempt from the provisions of this article.

All eggs, egg products, egg handlers and egg producers which are exempt under the provisions of U. S. Public Law 91-597 , commonly referred to as the “Egg Products Inspection Act”, or the regulations pertaining thereto, shall likewise be exempt from the provisions of this article to the same extent that such eggs, egg products, egg handlers, and egg producers are exempt from said Public Law 91-597 and the regulations pertaining thereto.

The name and address of the producer, packer or distributor shall appear on the container.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-25-27 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 10 / Section 25-27
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-25-27
Status: in_force

By virtue of the powers conferred herein and for the purpose of protecting the environment, agricultural and horticultural production, the plant life and plant products of this state, the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce may prevent and prohibit the introduction into the state for the purpose of transportation through the state of any such plants and plant products or other things or substance hereinbefore mentioned to the same extent and for the same purpose and with the same authority that is provided above with reference to the introduction of the same into the state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-37-37 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 2 / Section 37-37
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-37-37
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be extended to include all other cotton pest species upon recommendation of the corporation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-11-15 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / Section 11-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-11-15
Status: in_force

Whoever violates this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction in a court of competent jurisdiction shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00), and within the discretion of the court may also be imprisoned for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days. Any party violating the provisions of this law shall not be entitled to indemnity under the Cholera Indemnity Law of the State of Mississippi for any swine that have been found to have died from cholera during the period of such violation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-203 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 8 / Section 13-203
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-203
Status: in_force

It is the intent of this article to vest the boards of supervisors of the several counties of the state with broad discretion and power of determining the location and types of fences and cattlegaps on the highways referred to in Section 69-13-205 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-10-1 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 10 / Section 10-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-10-1
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to promote the growth and development of the rice industry in Mississippi by research, advertisement promotions and education and market development, thereby promoting the general welfare of the people of this state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-9-3 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / Section 9-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-9-3
Status: in_force

(1) The Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board is hereby created, to be composed of twelve (12) members to be appointed by the Governor to serve terms of three (3) years, as hereinafter provided. All of the twelve (12) members of the board shall be producers of soybeans in the State of Mississippi. Within ten (10) days following the effective date of this chapter, each of the following organizations, namely, Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation, Inc., Mississippi Feed and Grain Association, Mississippi Soybean Association and Delta Council shall submit the names of six (6) soybean producers to the Governor, and he shall appoint three (3) members from the nominees of each organization to serve on the board on rotating three-year terms. The original board shall be appointed with members of each of the aforenamed organizations appointed as follows: one (1) for one (1) year, one (1) for two (2) years, and one (1) for three (3) years. Each year thereafter, not less than thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the terms of expiring board members, the aforenamed organizations shall submit the names of three (3) nominees to the Governor and succeeding boards shall be appointed by the Governor in the same manner, giving equal representation to each organization. Vacancies which occur shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments were made.

(2) The members of the board shall meet and organize immediately after their appointment, and shall elect a chairman, vice-chairman and secretary-treasurer from the membership of the board, whose duties shall be those customarily exercised by such officers or specifically designated by the board. The chairman, vice-chairman and secretary-treasurer shall be bonded in an amount not less than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00). The cost of said bonds shall be paid from the funds received under the provisions of this chapter. Such bond shall be a security for any illegal act of such member of the board and recovery thereon may be had by the state for any injury by such illegal act of such member. The board may establish rules and regulations for its own government and the administration of the affairs of the board.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-35-23 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 35-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-35-23
Status: in_force

The state ADA and extension service shall likewise prepare and distribute in advance of such referendum all necessary ballots for the purposes thereof, and shall, under rules and regulations promulgated, arrange for the necessary poll holders for conducting the said referendum; and following such referendum and within ten (10) days thereafter shall canvas and publicly declare the result of such referendum.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-48-9 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 8 / Section 48-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-48-9
Status: in_force

(1) Any purchaser who fails to file a report or to pay any assessment within the time required by the department shall forfeit to the department a penalty of five percent (5%) of the assessment determined to be due, plus one percent (1%) of the amount for each month of delay or fraction thereof after the first month after the report was required to be filed or the assessment became due. The penalty shall be paid to the department and shall be disposed of by it in the same manner as funds derived from the payment of the assessment imposed herein.

(2) The department shall collect the penalties levied herein, together with the delinquent assessment, by any or all of the following methods:

(a) By voluntary payment by the person liable.

(b) By legal proceedings instituted in a court of competent jurisdiction.

(3) Any person required to pay the assessment provided for in this chapter who fails to remit same or who refuses to allow full inspection of the premises, or the books, records or other documents relating to the liability of the person for the assessment herein imposed, or who shall hinder or in any way delay or prevent the inspection, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment not to exceed one (1) year, or both.

(4) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any person who purchases two thousand (2,000) pounds (one (1) ton) gross weight, or less in any calendar year, provided he is not regularly engaged in the purchase of peanuts.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-24-1 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 10 / Section 24-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-24-1
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known as the “Mississippi Soil and Plant Amendment Law of 1978”.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-23-109 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 10 / Section 23-109
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-23-109
Status: in_force

(1) The commissioner may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of Sections 69-23-1 through 69-23-135 .

(2) In adopting regulations, the commissioner shall give consideration to pertinent research findings and recommendations of other agencies of this state or federal government. The commissioner shall report to the Legislature on or before February 1 of each year any regulation promulgated under this section which is more restrictive than applicable federal regulations.

(3) Regulations promulgated by the commissioner under Sections 69-23-1 through 69-23-135 shall not be effective until approved by the advisory board created under Section 69-25-3 .

(4) In order to eliminate inequitable application or establishment of opposing regulations, the authority to regulate any matter pertaining to the registration, sale, handling, distribution, notification of use, application and use of pesticides shall vest solely in the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, except where other state agencies, including the Agricultural Aviation Board, exercise such regulatory authority under state law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-11-1 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / Section 11-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-11-1
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to eradicate and prevent the spread of contagious and infectious diseases of swine in the State of Mississippi through preventative methods based upon recommendations of leading veterinary medical authorities and animal disease research scientists to the effect that raw garbage keeps causative virus alive and the feeding of such garbage causes the spread of several contagious, infectious and deadly diseases of swine. Chief among these is hog cholera which is known to be spread among swine through the feeding of raw garbage. Trichinella infection in human population, foot and mouth disease, swine erysipelas, African swine fever, tuberculosis, brucellosis and other human and animal diseases have been associated with the feeding of garbage to swine. Since the production of swine is of great economic importance not only to the farmers of Mississippi but to the general economy of the state, it is deemed for the best interest and advancement of the agricultural economy and the general welfare of the State of Mississippi to prohibit the commercial feeding of garbage to swine from and after July 1, 1972.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-25-13 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 9 / Section 25-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-25-13
Status: in_force

For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this article, the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce may employ, prescribe the duties of, and fix the compensation of, such inspectors and other employees as he may require and incur such expenses as may be necessary, within the limits of appropriations made by law. He shall cooperate with other departments, boards and officers of this state and of the United States as far as practicable.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-107 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / Section 27-107
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-107
Status: in_force

In carrying out the provisions of each plan submitted pursuant to Section 69-27-103 , and accepted by the Secretary of Agriculture, the university shall have power: to employ such agents or agencies, and to establish such agencies, as it may find to be necessary; to cooperate with local and state agencies and with agencies of other states and of the federal government; to conduct research and educational activities in connection with the formulation and operation of such plan; to enter into agreements with producers, and to provide by other voluntary methods, for adjustments in the utilization of land and in farming practices, and for payments in connection therewith in amounts which the university determines to be fair and reasonable.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-31-11 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / Section 31-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-31-11
Status: in_force

Every moisture-measuring device offered for sale, processing or storage shall be used in a location visible to the general public and the detailed procedure for operating a moisture-measuring device shall be displayed in a conspicuous place proximate to the moisture-measuring device.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-21-105 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / Section 21-105
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-21-105
Status: in_force

As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings hereinafter ascribed to them:

(a) “ Aerial application ” means the practice of engaging in agricultural aircraft operations.

(b) “ Agricultural aircraft operation ” means:

(i) Dispensing any pesticide, seed, poison, chemical or fertilizer by aircraft;

(ii) Dispensing any other substance intended for plant nourishment, soil treatment, propagation of plant life or pest control by aircraft; or

(iii) Engaging in dispensing activities directly affecting agriculture, horticulture or forest preservation by aircraft.

(c) “ Agricultural substance ” means any seed, fertilizer or pesticide that is used, applied, sprayed or administered in an agricultural, horticultural or forestry setting.

(d) “ Aircraft ” means any contrivance now known or hereafter invented that is used or designed for navigation of or flight in the air over land and water, and that is designed for or adaptable for use in agricultural aircraft operation.

(e) “ Applicator ” means any person, as defined in this section, who is licensed under this article to engage in the business of agricultural aircraft operations; who may or may not be a pilot.

(f) “ Commissioner ” means the Commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce.

(g) “ Defoliant ” means any substance or mixture of substances intended for causing the leaves or foliage to drop from a plant, with or without causing abscission.

(h) “ Department ” means the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce.

(i) “ Desiccant ” means any substances or mixtures of substances intended for artificially accelerating the drying of plant tissues.

(j) “ Insect ” means any of the numerous small invertebrate animals generally having the body more or less obviously segmented, for the most part belonging to the Class Insecta, comprising six-legged, usually winged forms, as for example, beetles, bugs and flies; and to other classes of arthropods whose members are wingless and usually have more than six (6) legs, as for example, spiders, mites, ticks, centipedes and wood lice.

(k) “ Person ” shall mean any individual, corporation, firm, partnership, company, trust, association or other legal entity.

(l) “ Pesticide ” means any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, mitigating or attracting any pests; and shall also include adjuvants intended to enhance the effectiveness of pesticides; and any substance or mixture of substances intended for use as a plant regulator, defoliant or desiccant.

(m) “ Pilot ” means the operator of an aircraft used in agricultural aircraft operation; however, a pilot may also be a person who is licensed as an applicator under the provisions of this article.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-5 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / Section 15-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-5
Status: in_force

The members of the Board of Animal Health who are not full-time public officers or public employees shall be entitled to a per diem as is provided by Section 25-3-69, Mississippi Code of 1972 , not to exceed twenty (20) days in any fiscal year. All members shall be entitled to mileage and actual and necessary expenses in attending such regular or special meetings, as provided by Section 25-3-41 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-46-9 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 46-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-46-9
Status: in_force

There is created in the State Treasury a special fund to be designated as the “2022 MS Land, Water and Timber Resources Fund,” which shall consist of funds made available by the Legislature in any manner and funds from any other source designated for deposit into such fund. The fund shall be maintained by the State Treasurer as a separate and special fund, separate and apart from the General Fund of the state. Unexpended amounts remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any investment earnings or interest earned on amounts in the fund shall be deposited to the credit of the fund. Monies in the fund shall be used by the Mississippi Land, Water and Timber Resources Board, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the purposes provided in Section 69-46-7 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-19-9 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 9 / Section 19-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-19-9
Status: in_force

(1) Any person desiring to engage in professional services or work as herein defined shall obtain from the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce a license to engage in such professional work, and the application for such license shall be in writing and on such blank forms as may be required. No fee shall be required for the license. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce shall require applicants to submit statements as to training and experience in professional practice and may further require applicants to pass such tests or examinations as the commissioner may prescribe. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce may require an applicant to furnish a surety bond satisfactory to him and conditioned so that the principal therein named shall conduct honestly such business in accordance with the laws and regulations of this state and shall faithfully perform all his professional service contracts. In no case shall a bond exceeding Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) be required. A copy of the bond, duly certified by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce or his agent, the State Entomologist, shall be received as evidence in all of the courts of this state without further proof. Any bond issued before the effective date of this chapter shall be deemed to be effective until the expiration date stated thereon. Any person having a right of action against such person may bring suit against the principal and sureties of such bond. Should the surety furnished become unsatisfactory, such person shall execute a new bond, and should he fail to do so, it shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce or his agent, the State Entomologist, to cancel his license and give him notice of such fact, and it shall be unlawful thereafter for such person to engage in such business without obtaining a new license.

(2) In addition to the requirements of subsection (1) of this section, the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, with the approval of the Advisory Board to the Bureau of Plant Industry, may require persons providing professional services as defined in this chapter to provide satisfactory proof of insurance for personal injury and property damage incurred as a result of the negligent or careless provision of such services, including coverage for errors and omissions. Such insurance shall be in an amount determined by the advisory board, but shall not exceed Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00). Such insurance shall be in effect before a person may offer such professional services to the general public. Notice of cancellation or failure to renew such insurance shall be provided to the advisory board by the persons offering such professional services. The license to engage in such professional work shall be revoked if proof of insurance is not provided to the advisory board by the licensee within thirty (30) days of the notice of cancellation or failure to renew such insurance.

(3) For horticultural and floricultural work and soil classifying work, as defined in Section 69-19-5 , such surety bond which may be required shall be in an amount not to exceed One Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($1,250.00) and such insurance which may be required shall be in an amount not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00).

(4) No such bond and insurance shall be required from any person providing professional services as defined in this chapter if the Commissioner of Insurance certifies that such bond and insurance is not available to such person.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-5-119 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-119
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-5-119
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors of all counties in this state, composing the Mississippi Delta Livestock Fair Association as provided in Section 69-5-115 is authorized and empowered, in its discretion to levy annually a special tax of not exceeding one-fourth of a mill on the dollar, on all of the taxable property of the county, for the purpose of deriving sufficient funds for the purpose of maintaining and supporting the Mississippi Delta Livestock Fair Association, and to aid in the payment of premiums and awards given by livestock shows conducted by said association in said district, and to help defray the expenses of such livestock shows of said district. All revenue derived from such tax levy, shall be covered in a special fund of the county to be known as, “Mississippi Delta Livestock Fair Association Fund,” and shall be used exclusively for the purpose herein mentioned. However, the levy made under the terms of this section shall not be considered in making disbursements under Sections 27-33-1 to 27-33-65, Mississippi Code of 1972 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-23-127 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / Section 23-127
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-23-127
Status: in_force

The commissioner may obtain an injunction to enjoin the violation of Sections 69-23-101 through 69-23-135 or any regulations issued under those sections in the chancery court of the county in which the violation occurs.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-219 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / Section 27-219
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-219
Status: in_force

No contract shall be approved by the soil erosion committee of any of said counties designated in Section 69-27-201 , concerning any lands whereon there is any lien of any character whatever, except lien for current taxes, unless the holder of such lien shall have first approved such contract, and such approval shall operate as a waiver of such lien in favor of and in subordination to any subsequent special assessment made in accordance herewith.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-67 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 2 / Section 15-67
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-67
Status: in_force

(1) Any penalty assessed by the Board of Animal Health shall be due and payable within forty-five (45) days of the notification of the board's decision.

(2) In the event that the judgment is not paid within the forty-five (45) days, or within such additional time as the board may allow, the Board of Animal Health through its designated representative may file suit in the circuit court of the county where the defendant resides or in the case of a nonresident defendant in the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County or any other court with appropriate jurisdiction to enforce the decision of the board and recover reasonable attorney's fees and all court costs.

(3) A copy of the notification sent by the board to the violator shall be sufficient proof as to the judgment of the board.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-23-11 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 8 / Section 23-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-23-11
Status: in_force

(1) The commissioner or his employees, with proper identification and during normal working hours, shall have free access to all places of business, factories, buildings, carriages, cars, stores, warehouses and other places where pesticides are offered for sale or kept for sale or distribution or use and application, and shall have authority to inspect or open any container of pesticide and to take a sample for the purpose of examination and analysis. It shall be the duty of the commissioner to take such samples and deliver them to the State Chemist for examination and analysis.

(2) It shall be the duty of the State Chemist to cause as many analyses to be made of samples delivered to him by the commissioner as may be necessary to properly carry into effect the intent of this chapter. He shall make reports of such analysis to the commissioner and to the manufacturer, firm or person responsible for placing on the market the pesticide represented by the samples.

(3) If it appears that any pesticide fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter, or if provisions of this chapter are violated, the commissioner may proceed with appropriate action as provided in this chapter or under the administrative hearing procedures provided in Section 69-25-51 et seq. If, in the opinion of the commissioner, it appears that the provisions of the chapter have been violated, the commissioner may refer the facts to the county attorney, district attorney or Attorney General.

(4) It shall be the duty of each county attorney, district attorney or Attorney General to whom any such violation is reported to cause appropriate proceedings to be instituted and prosecuted in the appropriate court without delay.

(5) The commissioner shall, by publication in such manner as he may prescribe, give notice of all judgments entered in actions instituted under the authority of this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-25-47 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 10 / Section 25-47
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-25-47
Status: in_force

(1) Any person who shall violate any provisions or requirements of this article, or of the rules and regulations made or of any notice given pursuant thereto or shall forge, counterfeit, deface, destroy or wrongfully use any certificate provided for herein or in the rules and regulations made pursuant thereto, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months or by both such fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the court having jurisdiction.

(2) In addition to the criminal penalty imposed under subsection (1) of this section, each violation of this article or the applicable rules and regulations established by the commissioner pertaining hereto shall subject the violator to administrative action as provided in Sections 69-25-51 through 69-25-63 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-23-107 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 9 / Section 23-107
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-23-107
Status: in_force

When used in the context of Sections 69-23-101 through 69-23-135 , the following terms shall be ascribed the following meanings:

(a) “ Commissioner ” means the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce of the State of Mississippi.

(b) “ Certification ” means the recognition by a state that a person is competent and thus authorized to use or supervise the use of restricted use pesticides.

(c) “ Certified applicator ” means any person who is certified to use or supervise the use of any restricted use pesticide covered by this certification.

(d) “ Commercial applicator ” means a certified applicator (whether or not he is a private applicator with respect to some uses) who uses or supervises the use of any pesticide that is classified for restricted use for any purpose or on any property other than as provided by the definition of “private applicator.”

(e) “ Division ” means the Bureau of Plant Industry within the Regulatory Office of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce.

(f) “ Division of Plant Industry ” means the Bureau of Plant Industry within the Regulatory Office of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce.

(g) “ EPA ” means the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

(h) “ FIFRA ” means the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, as amended.

(i) “ License ” means a license, certificate or permit.

(j) “ Person ” means any individual, partnership, association, corporation or organized group of persons, whether incorporated or not.

(k) “ Pest ” means:

(i) Any insects, rodents, nematodes, fungi, weeds; and

(ii) Other forms of terrestrial or aquatic plant or animal life or virus, bacteria, or other microorganism (except viruses, bacteria or other microorganism on or in living man or other living animals) that the commissioner declares to be a pest.

(l) “ Pesticide ” means any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, mitigating or attracting any pests; and shall also include adjuvants intended to enhance the effectiveness of pesticides; and any substance or mixture of substances intended for use as a plant regulator, defoliant or desiccant.

(m) “ Private applicator ” means a certified applicator who uses or supervises the use of any pesticide that is classified for restricted use for purposes of producing any agricultural commodity on property owned, rented or controlled by him or his employer or, if applied without compensation other than trading of personal services between producers of agricultural commodities, on the property of another person, subject to regulations adopted under authority granted by Sections 69-23-101 through 69-23-135 .

(n) “ Public applicator ” means any individual who applies restricted use pesticides as an employee of a state agency, municipal corporation, public utility, or other governmental agency. This term does not include employees who work under direct “on-the-job” supervision of a public applicator.

(o) “ Restricted use pesticide ” means any pesticide classified for restricted use by EPA or by the commissioner.

(p) “ State restricted pesticide use ” means any pesticide use which, when used as directed or in accordance with a widespread and commonly recognized practice, the commissioner determines subsequent to a hearing, requires additional restrictions for that use to protect the environment including man, lands, beneficial insects, animals, crops and wildlife, other than pests.

(q) “ Under the direct supervision of a certified applicator ” means, unless otherwise prescribed by its labeling, a pesticide that is to be applied by a competent person acting under the instructions and control of a certified applicator who is available if and when needed, even though that certified applicator is not physically present at the time and place the pesticide is applied.

(r) “ Unreasonable adverse effects on the environment ” means any unreasonable risk to man or the environment, taking into account the economic, social and environmental costs and benefits of the use of any pesticide.

(s) Words and terms as defined in Sections 69-19-1 through 69-19-15 , 69-21-101 through 69-21-128 and 69-23-1 through 69-23-29 , when used in Sections 69-23-101 through 69-23-135 shall have the same meaning ascribed therein.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-33-1 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 2 / Section 33-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-33-1
Status: in_force

For the purpose of this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context shall prescribe otherwise:

(a) “ Owner ” means the person, firm or corporation owning the land on which pecan trees are growing or the person, firm or corporation having legal possession of such land.

(b) “ Harvesting season ” means that portion of each calendar year beginning on September 1 and ending January 31.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-315 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 9 / Section 15-315
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-315
Status: in_force

If the board of supervisors shall fail, refuse or neglect to comply with the provisions of this article, the state veterinarian or an authorized agent of the State Veterinarian, shall apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for a writ of mandamus or shall institute such other proceedings as may be necessary and proper to compel such county boards of supervisors to comply with the provisions of this article applying to them.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-17 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 10 / Section 27-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-17
Status: in_force

Within sixty (60) days after a petition pursuant to Section 69-27-15 has been filed with the State Soil and Water Conservation Committee, it shall cause due notice to be given of a proposed hearing upon the question of the desirability and necessity in the interest of public health, safety, and welfare, of the creation of such district, upon the question of the appropriate boundaries to be assigned to such district, upon the propriety of the petition and other proceedings taken under this article, and upon all questions relevant to such inquiries. All owners and all operators of land within the limits of the territory described in the petition, and of lands within any territory considered for addition to such described territory, and all other interested parties, shall have the right to attend such hearings and to be heard. If it shall appear upon the hearing that it may be desirable to include within the proposed district territory outside of the area within which due notice of the hearing has been given, the hearing shall be adjourned and due notice of further hearing shall be given throughout the entire area considered for inclusion in the district, and such further hearing held. After such hearing, if the committee shall determine, upon the facts presented at such hearing and upon such other relevant facts and information as may be available, that there is need, in the interest of the public health, safety, and welfare, for a soil and water conservation district to function in the territory considered at the hearing, it shall make and record such determination, and shall define, by metes and bounds or by legal subdivisions, the boundaries of such district. In making such determination and in defining such boundaries, the committee shall give due weight and consideration to the topography of the area considered and of the state, the composition of soils therein, the distribution of erosion, the prevailing water and land use practices, the desirability and necessity of including within the boundaries the particular lands under consideration and the benefit such lands may receive from being included within such boundaries, the relation of the proposed area to existing watersheds and agricultural regions, and to other soil and water conservation districts already organized or proposed for organization under the provisions of this article, and such other physical, geographical, and economic factors as are relevant, having due regard to the legislative determinations set forth in Section 69-27-3 . The territory to be included within such boundaries need not be contiguous. If the committee shall determine after such hearing, after due consideration of the said relevant facts, that there is no need for a soil and water conservation district to function in the territory considered at the hearing, it shall make and record such determination and shall deny the petition. After twelve (12) months shall have expired from the date of the denial of any such petition, subsequent petitions covering the same or substantially the same territory may be filed as aforesaid and new hearings held and determinations made thereon. If it be determined that there is no need for such soil and water conservation district, then in no event shall any expense or part thereof, incurred in connection with the hearing or other proceedings had to determine such question, be assessed against any landowner or other party except those landowners signing the original petition.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-27 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 27-27
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-27
Status: in_force

Petitions for including additional territory within an existing district may be filed with the State Soil and Water Conservation Committee, and the proceedings herein provided for in the case of petitions to organize a district shall be observed in the case of petitions for such inclusion. The committee shall prescribe the form for such petitions, which shall be as nearly as may be in the form prescribed in this article for petitions to organize a district. Where the total number of landowners in the area proposed for inclusion shall be less than twenty-five (25), the petition may be filed when signed by a majority of the owners of such area, and in such cases no referendum need be held. In referendums upon petitions for such inclusion, only owners of land lying within the proposed additional area shall be eligible to vote.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-207 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 8 / Section 13-207
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-207
Status: in_force

The boards of supervisors in said counties are hereby authorized and empowered in their discretion to levy a tax on the taxable property in said counties lying outside municipalities not exceeding two mills per annum thereon for the purpose of paying the cost of construction and maintenance of such fences and cattlegaps. In order to raise additional revenue for the purpose of paying the cost of construction and maintaining such fences and cattlegaps, the board of supervisors in those counties which have heretofore elected not to come under the statewide livestock law may in their discretion levy a tax against the owners of cattle permitted to roam at large in the amount of twenty-five cents (25¢) per head for cattle located in the respective counties in which an election has carried.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-205 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / Section 15-205
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-205
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors of any county in the State of Mississippi may, by order entered on the minutes of said board, express their intention to engage in the eradication of tuberculosis, in livestock under the area plan in cooperation with the board of animal health, and the United States Bureau of Animal Industry. Such order so entered upon the minutes of said board shall be published for thirty days in a newspaper published in said county and having a general circulation therein, and at the expiration of said thirty days if twenty per cent or more of the qualified electors of said county shall not file with said board a petition protesting against said order, the board shall enter an order upon their minutes to so engage in said eradication provided for in the previous order; but should twenty per cent or more of the qualified electors of said county file with said board a petition protesting against said order, then the board of supervisors shall call an election, after having given the notice required by law, and if a majority of the qualified electors of said county voting at said election in favor of engaging in such eradication, then the board shall enter upon its minutes an order to that effect; should a majority of the qualified electors of said county voting fail to vote in favor of engaging in such eradication, then said board shall enter an order upon its minutes refusing to engage in such eradication.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-51-1 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 8 / Section 51-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-51-1
Status: in_force

It is the goal of this state to encourage ethanol production plants in the state to utilize Mississippi-produced corn and other agriculture and forest resource commodities.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-31-15 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / Section 31-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-31-15
Status: in_force

Any person who uses or causes to be used a moisture-measuring device in commerce with the knowledge that such device has not been inspected and approved by the department, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-3 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 15-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-3
Status: in_force

The Department of Finance and Administration shall provide office space at the seat of the government, as it deems necessary and requisite for the Board of Animal Health. The board shall adopt rules and regulations as it deems proper to carry out its statutory powers and duties. The rules and regulations shall also prescribe the dates and hours of meetings to be held once a quarter and provide that special meetings shall be called by the chairman at the request of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, on three (3) days' written notice or by a majority vote of the entire board on three (3) days' written notice.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-23 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 8 / Section 27-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-23
Status: in_force

(1) If the committee shall determine that the operation of the proposed district within the defined boundaries is administratively practicable and feasible, it shall appoint two (2) commissioners to act, with the three (3) commissioners elected as provided hereinafter, as the governing body of the district. Such district shall be a governmental subdivision of this state and a public body, corporate and politic, upon the taking of the following proceedings:

The two (2) appointed commissioners shall present to the Secretary of State an application signed by them, which shall set forth (and such application need contain no detail other than the mere recitals): (a) that a petition for the creation of the district was filed with the State Soil and Water Conservation Committee pursuant to the provisions of this article, and that the proceedings specified in this article were taken pursuant to such petition; that the application is being filed in order to complete the organization of the district as a governmental subdivision and a public body, corporate and politic, under this article; and that the committee has appointed them as commissioners; (b) the name and official residence of each of the commissioners, together with a certified copy of the appointments evidencing their right to office; (c) the term of office of each of the commissioners; (d) the name which is proposed for the district; and (e) the location of the principal office of the commissioners of the district. The application shall be subscribed and sworn to by each of the said commissioners before an officer authorized by the laws of this state to take and certify oaths, who shall certify upon the application that he personally knows the commissioners and knows them to be the officers as affirmed in the application, and that each has subscribed thereto in the officer's presence. The application shall be accompanied by a statement by the State Soil and Water Conservation Committee, which shall certify (and such statement need contain no detail other than the mere recitals) that a petition was filed, notice issued, and hearing held as aforesaid; that the committee did duly determine that there is need, in the interest of the public health, safety, and welfare, for a soil and water conservation district to function in the proposed territory and did define the boundaries thereof; that notice was given and a referendum held on the question of the creation of such district, and that the result of such referendum showed a majority of the votes cast in such referendum to be in favor of the creation of the district; that thereafter the committee did duly determine that the operation of the proposed district is administratively practicable and feasible. The said statement shall set forth the boundaries of the district as they have been defined by the committee.

The Secretary of State shall examine the application and statement, and, if he finds that the name proposed for the district is not identical with that of any other soil and water conservation district of this state or so nearly similar as to lead to confusion or uncertainty, he shall receive and file them and shall record them in an appropriate book of record in his office. If the Secretary of State shall find that the name proposed for the district is identical with that of any other soil and water conservation district of this state, or so nearly similar as to lead to confusion and uncertainty, he shall certify such fact to the State Soil and Water Conservation Committee, which shall thereupon submit to the Secretary of State a new name for said district, which shall not be subject to such defects. Upon receipt of such new name, free of such defects, the Secretary of State shall record the application and statement, with the name so modified, in an appropriate book of record in his office. When the application and statement have been made, filed and recorded, as herein provided, the district shall constitute a governmental subdivision of this state and a public body, corporate and politic. The Secretary of State shall make and issue to the said commissioners a certificate, under the seal of the state, of the due organization of the said district, and shall record such certificate with the application and statement. The boundaries of such district shall include the territory as determined by the State Soil and Water Conservation Committee as aforesaid, but in no event shall they include any area included within the boundaries of another soil and water conservation district organized under the provisions of this article.

(2) In any suit, action, or proceeding involving the validity or enforcement of, or relating to, any contract, proceeding, or action of the district, the district shall be deemed to have been established in accordance with the provisions of the aforesaid sections upon proof of the issuance of the aforesaid certificate by the Secretary of State. A copy of such certificate duly certified by the Secretary of State shall be admissible in evidence in any such action or proceeding and shall be proof of the filing and contents thereof. However, the procedural steps required for the issuance of a certificate by the Secretary of State may be attacked in any suit or proceeding involving the validity or enforcement of or relating to any contract, proceeding, or action of the district.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-35-29 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / Section 35-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-35-29
Status: in_force

In the event such referendum is carried in the affirmative and the assessment is levied and collected as provided herein and under the regulations to be promulgated by the state ADA, any bulk tank unit upon and against whom such assessments shall have been levied and collected under the provisions of this act, if a bulk tank unit is dissatisfied with said assessment and the result thereof, such unit shall have the right to demand that the treasurer of the state ADA refund such assessment so collected from such bulk tank unit, provided such demand for refund is made in writing within thirty (30) days from the date on which said assessment is collected or due to be collected, whichever is earlier, from such bulk tank unit under the rules and regulations of the state ADA. Pursuant to the Dairy Promotion Stabilization Act of 1983, 7 U.S.C. Section 4510 et seq., any such funds shall be transferred to the National Dairy Board by the treasurer of the state ADA.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-28-1 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 9 / Section 28-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-28-1
Status: in_force

It is the intent and purpose of the Legislature to encourage the conservation, protection and responsible utilization of lands that are managed for purposes of agricultural production. It is recognized that such lands are finite, fragile and valuable resources that contribute economically and socially to the well-being of the State of Mississippi. It is also recognized that these lands are subject to change and conversion from agricultural production as a result of urban expansion, transportation projects, water impoundments, utility expansion and similar land development measures. It is the policy of the Legislature to provide a process for the recognition of lands dedicated to agricultural production and to assure an accurate understanding of the impacts of public policy decisions that might otherwise alter the capability of those lands to remain in agricultural production.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-39-5 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 9 / Section 39-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-39-5
Status: in_force

(1) All agricultural liming materials sold, offered or exposed for sale to any person in this state shall have affixed to each package in a conspicuous manner on the outside thereof, a plainly printed, stamped or otherwise marked label, tag or statement or in the case of bulk sales, a final invoice or bill of sale, setting forth at least the following information:

(a) The name and principal office address of the manufacturer or distributor;

(b) The brand or trade name of the material;

(c) The identification of the product as to the type of the agricultural liming material;

(d) The net weight of the agricultural liming material;

(e) The minimum percentage of calcium oxide and magnesium oxide and/or calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate;

(f) The minimum guaranteed content of elemental magnesium (Mg) if claimed;

(g) The minimum guaranteed content of available potassium (K2O) and/or phosphorous (P2O5) if claimed;

(h) Calcium carbonate equivalent as determined by methods prescribed by the Association of Official Analytical Chemists. Minimum calcium carbonate equivalents shall be as prescribed by regulation;

(i) The minimum percent by weight passing through U.S. Standard sieves as prescribed by regulations.

(2) In the case where agricultural liming materials are sold by a distributor or retailer, the manufacturer (mining company) of such material shall be responsible for furnishing the distributor or retailer with the information or statement required in this section in order for such distributor or retailer to forward the information or statement to the customer.

(3) No information or statement shall appear on any package label, delivery slip or advertising matter that is false or misleading to the purchaser as to the quality, analysis type or composition of the agricultural liming material.

(4) In the case of any material that has been adulterated subsequent to packaging, labeling or loading thereof and before delivery to the consumer, a plainly marked notice to that effect shall be affixed by the vendor to the package or delivery slip to identify the kind and degree of such adulteration therein.

(5) At every site from which agricultural liming materials are delivered in bulk and at every place where consumer orders for bulk deliveries are placed, there shall be conspicuously posted a copy of the statement required by this section for each brand of material.

(6) When the commissioner determines that the requirement for expressing the calcium and magnesium in elemental form would not impose an economic hardship on distributors and users of agricultural liming materials by reason of conflicting label requirements among the states, he may require by regulation thereafter that the minimum percentage of calcium oxide and magnesium oxide and/or calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate shall be expressed in the following form:

Total Calcium (Ca)․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․

․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․_______ percent

Total Magnesium (Mg)․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․

․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․_______ percent

Provided, however, that the effective date of said regulation shall be not less than six (6) months following the issuance thereof.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-10-7 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / Section 10-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-10-7
Status: in_force

(1) Any purchaser who fails to file a report or to pay any assessment within the time required by the department shall forfeit to the department a penalty of five percent (5%) of the assessment determined to be due, plus one percent (1%) of such amount for each month of delay or fraction thereof after the first month after such report was required to be filed or such assessment became due. The penalty shall be paid to the department and shall be disposed of by it in the same manner as funds derived from the payment of the assessment imposed herein.

(2) The department shall collect the penalties levied herein, together with the delinquent assessment, by any or all of the following methods:

(a) By voluntary payment by the person liable.

(b) By legal proceedings instituted in a court of competent jurisdiction.

(3) Any person required to collect the assessment provided for in this chapter who fails to remit same or who refuses to allow full inspection of the premises, or such books, records or other documents relating to the liability of such person for the assessment herein imposed, or who shall hinder or in any way delay or prevent such inspection, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment not to exceed one (1) year, or both.

(4) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any person who purchases one thousand (1,000) or less bushels of rice in any calendar year, provided he is not regularly engaged in the purchase of rice.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-7-615 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 7-615
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-7-615
Status: in_force

The commissioner may cooperate with and enter into agreements with governmental agencies of this state, agencies of the federal government, and private associations in order to carry out the purpose and provisions of this article.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-5-31 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-31
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-5-31
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Agriculture and Commerce is authorized to hire and designate area law enforcement officers on a contractual basis to provide security and to enforce all laws of the State of Mississippi on the Mississippi State Fairgrounds Complex. All officers must have attended and satisfactorily completed the training course required for law enforcement officers at the Law Enforcement Officer's Training Academy or an equivalent facility. All officers must be current with this certification. A complete record of all law enforcement training of each employee will be maintained in each employee's record of employment. Furthermore, the Department of Agriculture and Commerce may enter into a contract with any certified law enforcement officer to provide security to the Department of Agriculture and Commerce with jurisdiction to enforce all laws of the State of Mississippi on property known as the “Mississippi State Fairgrounds Complex” and any and all of its outlying buildings and property.

(2)(a) All officers while in performance of their duty on the premises or at any of the facilities at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds Complex under the direction or control of the Department of Agriculture and Commerce and public property immediately adjacent to such facilities shall:

(i) Be required to dress in uniforms prescribed by the respective law enforcement agency by which he or she is employed; and

(ii) Be authorized to carry weapons.

(b) Employees designated as officers shall be duly sworn and vested with authority to bear arms and make arrests, and shall exercise primarily the responsibilities of the prevention and detection of crime, the apprehension of criminals, and the enforcement of the ordinances and policies of the Department of Agriculture and Commerce, a political subdivision of the State of Mississippi. Employees designated as such officers shall be considered law enforcement officers within the meaning of Section 45-6-3 .

(3) The identities and personal information of the officers under the authority of this section are confidential and shall not be publicly disclosed by the department. The Department of Agriculture and Commerce shall redact the identities and personal information of officers contracted to serve on the Mississippi State Fairground Complex, from all contracts disclosed as public records in compliance with the Mississippi Public Records Act, prescribed under Section 25-61-1 et seq. ; and such law enforcement contracts shall not be posted on the Department of Finance and Administration's searchable website, as required by the Mississippi Accountability and Transparency Act, prescribed under Section 27-104-151 et seq.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-51 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 2 / Section 15-51
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-51
Status: in_force

It is the purpose of Sections 69-15-51 through 69-15-69 to establish an administrative hearing procedure under the Board of Animal Health to enforce the rules and regulations of the Board of Animal Health and the statutes and laws of the State of Mississippi pertaining to the control and eradication of tuberculosis, anthrax, hog cholera, Texas and splenic fever and the fever-carrying tick (Margaropus annulatus), cattle brucellosis, anaplasmosis, infectious bovine rhinotracheitis, muscosal disease, cattle viral diarrhea, cattle scabies, sheep scabies, swine erysipelas, swine brucellosis, equine encephalomyelitis, rabies, vesicular diseases, salmonella group, newcastle disease, infectious laryngotracheitis, ornithosis-psittacosis, mycoplasma group, equine infectious anemia and any suspected new and/or foreign diseases of livestock and poultry, and all other diseases of animals in this state, currently in effect or hereafter made and promulgated.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-3-9 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-3-9
Status: in_force

(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, offer for sale or expose for sale any agricultural seed, mixtures of agricultural seed, vegetable seed, flower seed, or tree and shrub seed, as defined in this article, for seeding purposes within this state:

(a) Unless a permit has been obtained in accordance with provisions of this article.

(b) Unless the test to determine the percentage of germination required by Section 69-3-5 shall have been completed within the period specified in the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the provisions of this article.

(c) Not labeled in accordance with the provisions of this article, or having a false or misleading labeling or claim.

(d) Pertaining to which there has been a false or misleading advertisement.

(e) Consisting of, or containing, prohibited noxious weed seeds.

(f) Containing restricted noxious weed seeds, except as prescribed by regulations promulgated under this article.

(g) Containing weed seeds, including those of noxious weeds, in excess of limits set forth in the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the provisions of this article.

(h) That have been treated with a poisonous material and not labeled in accordance with provisions of this article and regulations promulgated thereunder.

(i) To which there are affixed names or terms that create a misleading impression as to the kind, kind and variety, history, productivity, quality or origin of the seeds.

(j) Having tags or labels attached to the containers of seed bearing thereon a liability or nonwarranty clause disclaiming responsibility for the information on the label required by Section 69-3-5 .

(k) Unless it conforms to the definition of a “seed lot” or “lot of seed” as defined in this article.

(2) It shall be unlawful for any person within this state:

(a) To detach, alter, deface or destroy any label provided for in this article or the regulations promulgated thereunder, or to alter or substitute seed in any manner that may defeat the purpose or provisions of this article.

(b) To disseminate false or misleading advertisements in any manner concerning agricultural, vegetable, flower, or tree and shrub seeds.

(c) To sell, distribute, offer for sale or expose for sale any agricultural, vegetable, flower, or tree and shrub seeds labeled “certified seed,” “registered seed” or “foundation seed” unless it has been produced and labeled in accordance with the procedures and in compliance with the rules and regulations of an official certifying agency as defined in this article.

(d) To sell seed represented to be a hybrid unless such seed conforms to the definition of a hybrid as defined in this article.

(e) To hinder or obstruct in any manner the commissioner or an authorized agent of the commissioner in the performance of his duties.

(f) To fail to comply with a stop sale order or seizure order, or to dispose of any seed suspended from sale or use without proper release.

(g) To use the name of the department of agriculture, or the results of tests and inspections made by the department, for advertising purposes.

(h) To label and offer for sale seed under the scope of this article without keeping complete records as specified in Section 69-3-7 .

(i) To use the words “type” or “trace” in lieu of information required by Section 69-3-5 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-319 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 2 / Section 15-319
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-319
Status: in_force

Quarantines and dipping notices for cattle, horses, jacks, jennets and mules, the owner or owners of which cannot be found, shall be served by posting copy of such notice in not less than three public places within the county in community where stock were found, one of which shall be placed at the county court house. Such posting shall be due and legal notice.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-5-105 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 5-105
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-5-105
Status: in_force

(1) There shall be held at the place named in each district a livestock show once each year at a time to be fixed by the directors, and under the supervision and rules and regulations promulgated by said directors at which the owners of livestock within the district where the livestock show is held may exhibit and compete for prizes or awards offered by the directors of such livestock shows or for prizes or awards offered by any person or corporation, through the directors, upon complying with the regulations governing such livestock show.

(2) If the building for holding the livestock show in the place designated in Section 69-5-103 is damaged or destroyed by fire, storm or other disaster, then the directors are authorized to allow for holding the show at another place in the district until building in the designated place be repaired or reconstructed.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-5 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 27-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-5
Status: in_force

None of the provisions of this article shall apply to any county which is in whole or in part within a levee district bordering on the Mississippi River, unless an order has been passed by the board of supervisors of such county after thirty (30) days notice by publication of its intention so to do.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-26-7 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 2 / Section 26-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-26-7
Status: in_force

As used in this Compact, with reference to this state, the term “ executive head ” shall mean the Governor.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-3 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 2 / Section 15-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-3
Status: in_force

The Department of Finance and Administration shall provide office space at the seat of the government, as it deems necessary and requisite for the Board of Animal Health. The board shall adopt rules and regulations as it deems proper to carry out its statutory powers and duties. The rules and regulations shall also prescribe the dates and hours of meetings to be held once a quarter and provide that special meetings shall be called by the chairman at the request of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, on three (3) days' written notice or by a majority vote of the entire board on three (3) days' written notice.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-7-205 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / Section 7-205
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-7-205
Status: in_force

The commissioner of agriculture and commerce is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to promulgate proper rules and regulations for the issuance of the license and for the renewal thereof, and for the preparation of the proper forms to be used, and the commissioner shall, to the best of his ability, inquire into the financial responsibility of every applicant for license and shall diligently endeavor to determine such applicants' business reputation. Should the investigation made by the commissioner indicate insolvency of the applicant and such applicant is unable to establish the proof of his financial responsibility by furnishing proper credit references and financial statements, he may furnish to the commissioner copies of any contracts he may have with other allied and related businesses that would justify the commissioner in issuing the license. Otherwise, the commissioner shall not issue the license to any person who cannot reasonably establish his financial responsibility to carry out any contract he may propose to enter into.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-3-22 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-22
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-3-22
Status: in_force

(1) As a prerequisite to filing a cause of action in court against a seedsman, a consumer who is damaged by the failure of agricultural, vegetable, flower or forest tree seed to properly produce or perform, as represented by the label or labeling whether related to specific representations on the label, other information on the seed container or conditions attributed to the quality of the seed, shall make a sworn complaint against such seedsman alleging damages sustained. The complaint shall be accompanied by documentation from a recognized professional verifying that there is a connection between the seed and the performance or production problem. The complaint shall be filed with the department and the department shall send a copy of the complaint to the seedsman by certified mail, within such time as to permit inspection of the crops, plants or trees by the seed arbitration council or its representatives and by the seedsman from whom the seed was purchased.

(2) Language setting forth the requirement for filing and serving the complaint shall be legibly typed or printed on the seed packages or the analysis label attached to the package containing such seed at the time of purchase by the consumer as follows:

“NOTICE: As a prerequisite to maintaining a legal action based upon the failure of seed to which this label is attached to properly produce or perform, as represented by the label or labeling, a consumer shall file a sworn complaint with the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce within such time as to permit inspection of the crops, plants or trees.”

If language setting forth the requirement is not so placed on the seed package or analysis label, the filing and serving of a complaint under this section is not required.

(3) A filing fee of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) shall be paid to the department with each complaint filed. The fee shall be recovered from the dealer upon the recommendation of the arbitration council.

(4) Within fifteen (15) days after receipt of a copy of the complaint, the seedsman shall file with the department his answer to the complaint and serve a copy of the answer on the consumer by certified mail.

(5) The department shall refer the complaint and the answer to the council for investigation, findings and recommendations on the matters set out in the complaint. Upon receipt of the findings and recommendations of the council, the department shall transmit them to the consumer by certified mail.

(6) The consumer and seedsman shall give written notice to the department of the acceptance or rejection of the council's recommended terms of settlement within thirty (30) calendar days from the date the recommended terms of settlement are issued by the arbitration council.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-7-755 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 7-755
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-7-755
Status: in_force

The Department of Agriculture and Commerce shall hire not more than seven (7) marketing managers. The qualifications and salaries for the marketing managers shall be established by the State Personnel Board. Marketing managers shall be employed from a list of applicants approved by the State Personnel Board and recommended by the Director of the Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service, the Executive Director of the Agribusiness Council and the Commissioner of Agriculture, or their designees. Marketing managers shall be assigned to one or more of the marketing sheds at Booneville, Louisville, Wiggins, Bassfield, Taylorsville, Newton, Kemper County and Leakesville. Each of these marketing sheds shall be provided with a digital weighing scale to ensure accurate weight/grade. Each marketing shed shall establish a Producer Advisory Board consisting of four (4) local farmer producers of nuts, fruits or vegetables and three (3) produce industry representatives.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-3-121 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-121
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-3-121
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, every person, firm, association or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this article pertaining to certification shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in any sum not less than $25.00, nor exceeding $500.00, for each offense, and be denied the right to apply for further certification within such period as the court may determine, not exceeding 1 year.

(2) Any person who, with the intent to injure, defraud or mislead, shall alter, erase, raise, obliterate, destroy, forge, substitute, disfigure in any manner, or remove from the package, container, wrappings or bale to which it is attached, any certificate, specification, or certification of any seed improvement association organized under the laws of this state, disclosing or in any manner pertaining to the grade, quality, quantity, or condition of any agricultural field seed or seeds or any cotton or cotton lint, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00), nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), or imprisoned in the county jail for not more than twelve months, or both.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-23-101 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / Section 23-101
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-23-101
Status: in_force

Sections 69-23-101 through 69-23-135 may be known as the “Mississippi Pesticide Application Law of 1975.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-303 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 8 / Section 13-303
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-303
Status: in_force

On receiving notice of the taking up of an estray, the ranger or justice of the peace shall issue his summons to two disinterested and competent persons of the neighborhood who, first having been sworn to value and appraise the same truly, shall value and appraise such animal and certify the valuation under their hands, together with a particular description of the kind, marks, brand, stature, color, and age, which certificate shall be returned or transmitted to the ranger within ten days to be registered.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-3-101 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-101
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-3-101
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, the president of Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science, and the director of the agricultural and forestry experimental station of Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science are hereby vested with the full authority to designate a seed improvement association as the official state seed certifying agency for the State of Mississippi. Said officials are hereby further authorized, if they shall be satisfied at any time that the association acting as the official state seed certifying agency is not functioning in a manner conducive to the best interest of agriculture in this state, to terminate the appointment of such association, and to designate another seed improvement association as the official state seed certifying agency.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-3 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 13-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-3
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors shall provide for the holding of elections under the provisions of this article in the same manner as now provided by law for holding special elections in the county and the ballots for such election shall have written or printed upon them the following:

“For State-Wide Stock Law ___

Against State-Wide Stock Law ___”

But the result of said election in any county shall in no wise affect the operation of the state-wide stock law in so far as it relates to hogs. When an election has been held in any county, then no other election shall be held in that county within twelve months.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-3 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 9 / Section 15-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-3
Status: in_force

The Department of Finance and Administration shall provide office space at the seat of the government, as it deems necessary and requisite for the Board of Animal Health. The board shall adopt rules and regulations as it deems proper to carry out its statutory powers and duties. The rules and regulations shall also prescribe the dates and hours of meetings to be held once a quarter and provide that special meetings shall be called by the chairman at the request of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, on three (3) days' written notice or by a majority vote of the entire board on three (3) days' written notice.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-37-7 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 37-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-37-7
Status: in_force

The commissioner, with the approval of the corporation, is authorized to carry out programs to suppress or eradicate the boll weevil in this state through suppression, pre-eradication, post-eradication, or containment/maintenance programs. The commissioner is authorized to cooperate with any agency of any state or the federal government, any other agency in this state, any person engaged in growing, processing, marketing, or handling cotton, or any group of those persons in this state in programs to effectuate the purposes of this chapter and may enter into written agreements to effectuate those purposes. The agreements may provide for cost sharing and for division of duties and responsibilities under this chapter and may include other provisions generally to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-8-11 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-8-11
Status: in_force

(1) The council may accept monetary gifts, donations and grants from public as well as private sources.

(2) By July 31 of each year the council shall submit to the commissioner a complete report of all revenues and expenditures that were generated by the administration of this program in a format that has been approved by the commissioner.

(3) Of the monies collected under this program, an amount not to exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the total revenues per year shall be expended on the administrative costs of the program.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-1-3 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-1-3
Status: in_force

The term of office of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce shall be four years, and any vacancy occurring shall be filled by appointment by the Governor as provided by law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-27 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 10 / Section 13-27
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-27
Status: in_force

The owner of the animal, or person entitled to the custody, may, after suit is brought and before final judgment, replevy the animal by giving bond, with sufficient sureties, to be approved by the justice of the peace, clerk, constable, or sheriff, in double the value thereof; and thereafter the suit shall proceed and the bond be in the place of the animal, and judgment may be rendered against the obligors therein.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-21 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 10 / Section 15-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-21
Status: in_force

(1) The Animal Disease Response Fund is created as a special fund in the State Treasury. The response fund shall consist of any funds appropriated or otherwise made available by the Legislature for animal disease outbreaks, any income from investment of the funds in the response fund, and federal reimbursement for expenditures made from the response fund.

(2) Monies in the response fund shall be expended by the Mississippi Board of Animal Health only upon appropriation by the Legislature or by escalation of the board's budget as authorized in the appropriation bill for the board. Unexpended amounts remaining in the response fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any interest earned on amounts in the response fund shall be deposited to the credit of the response fund.

(3) The response fund shall be used only for payment of expenses incurred by the Board of Animal Health in responding to animal disease outbreaks, including, but not limited to, purchasing commodities, hiring temporary employees and/or engaging the contractual services of companies that can provide trained emergency response personnel.

(4) Before the Board of Animal Health expends funds from the response fund to respond to an animal disease outbreak, the State Veterinarian shall notify the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the respective Chairmen of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Senate Agriculture Committee, the House Appropriations Committee and the House Agriculture Committee, and the Legislative Budget Office, of the proposed expenditure of the funds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-7-503 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / Section 7-503
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-7-503
Status: in_force

This article shall not be construed to permit the sale of any fish prohibited from being sold by law, but shall be supplementary thereto.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-2-25 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-2-25
Status: in_force

No bond issued under Sections 69-2-19 through 69-2-39 of this chapter shall bear more than one (1) rate of interest; each bond shall bear interest from its date to its stated maturity date at the interest rate specified on the bonds; and all bonds of the same maturity shall bear the same rate of interest from date to maturity. All interest accruing on bonds shall be payable semiannually or annually, except the first interest coupon attached to any bond may be for any period not exceeding one (1) year. If bonds are issued in coupon form, no interest payment shall be evidenced by more than one (1) coupon, and neither cancelled nor supplemental coupons shall be permitted. If serial bonds, such bonds shall mature annually, and the first maturity date thereof shall not be more than five (5) years from the date of such bonds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-37-9 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 9 / Section 37-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-37-9
Status: in_force

The commissioner and the corporation or their authorized agent(s), after first notifying the owner, shall have authority to enter cotton fields, cotton processing facilities and other premises in order to carry out survey, suppression or eradication activities, including treatment with pesticides and monitoring of growing cotton or other host plants as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. The commissioner and the corporation or their authorized agent(s) shall have authority to make inspection of any fields or premises in this state and any property located therein for the purpose of determining whether such property is infested with the boll weevil and for determining the extent of infestation. Such inspection and other activities may be conducted in a reasonable manner without a warrant at any reasonable time. Any judge of this state may, within his or her jurisdiction and upon proper cause shown, issue a warrant giving the commissioner the right of entry to any premises for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section or other activities authorized by this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-47-25 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / Section 47-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-47-25
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall establish a fee schedule for application, inspection and annual certification fees. The fee schedule shall be provided to all persons inquiring about the application process.

(2) Producers and processors participating in the department's organic certification program will be charged an inspection fee and an annual certification fee. Retailers and distributors shall be charged an application fee for the initial inspection conducted by the department in accordance with this chapter and the regulations.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-37-9 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 37-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-37-9
Status: in_force

The commissioner and the corporation or their authorized agent(s), after first notifying the owner, shall have authority to enter cotton fields, cotton processing facilities and other premises in order to carry out survey, suppression or eradication activities, including treatment with pesticides and monitoring of growing cotton or other host plants as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. The commissioner and the corporation or their authorized agent(s) shall have authority to make inspection of any fields or premises in this state and any property located therein for the purpose of determining whether such property is infested with the boll weevil and for determining the extent of infestation. Such inspection and other activities may be conducted in a reasonable manner without a warrant at any reasonable time. Any judge of this state may, within his or her jurisdiction and upon proper cause shown, issue a warrant giving the commissioner the right of entry to any premises for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section or other activities authorized by this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-44-5 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 2 / Section 44-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-44-5
Status: in_force

(1) After July 1, 2006, there is imposed and levied an assessment at the rate of One Cent (1¢) per bushel on all corn grown within the State of Mississippi, and the assessment shall be deducted by the purchaser from the amount paid the producer at the first point of sale, whether within or without the state. If a producer pledges corn grown by that producer as collateral for a loan issued by the Commodity Credit Corporation and if that producer forfeits the corn in lieu of loan repayment, the Commodity Credit Corporation shall at the time of the loan settlement, collect the assessment from the producer.

(2) The assessment imposed and levied by this section shall be payable to and collected by the department from the purchaser of the corn at the first point of sale or from the Commodity Credit Corporation as provided in subsection (1) of this section. The proceeds of the assessment collected by the department shall be deposited with the State Treasurer in a special fund to be established as the “ Mississippi Corn Promotion Fund ,” and promptly remitted to a foundation under the terms and conditions as the board deems necessary to ensure that the assessments are used properly in carrying out the purposes of this chapter.

(3) The department shall submit to the board a budget detailing and justifying the administrative costs of the department in administering the provisions of this chapter. The budget must be approved by the board by April 1 of each year. The department shall pay over to the Mississippi Corn Promotion Fund the funds collected, less three and one-half percent (3- 1 / 2 %) of the gross amount collected. The amount withheld by the department must be approved by the board by July 1 of each year.

(4) Each purchaser or the Commodity Credit Corporation shall keep a complete and accurate record of all corn handled by him and shall furnish each producer with a signed sales slip showing the number of bushels purchased from him and the amount deducted by him for the Mississippi Corn Promotion Fund. The records shall be in the form and contain any other information as the department shall by rule or regulation prescribe. The records shall be preserved by the purchaser for a period of two (2) years and shall be offered for inspection at any time upon oral or written demand by the department or any duly authorized agent or representative thereof. Every purchaser or the Commodity Credit Corporation, at such time or times as the department may require, shall submit reports or other documentary information deemed necessary for the efficient and equitable collection of the assessment imposed in this chapter. The department shall have the power to cause any duly authorized agent or representative to enter upon the premises of any purchaser of corn and examine or cause to be examined by the agent only books, papers and records which deal in any way with the payment of the assessment or enforcement of the provisions of this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-14 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 10 / Section 27-14
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-14
Status: in_force

(1) There is hereby created in the State Treasury a fund designated as the Wildflower Seed Revolving Fund to be used by the Mississippi Soil and Water Conservation Commission to contract for the purchase of wildflower seeds from public or private providers, for resale to local conservation districts or other governmental entities for planting programs.

(2) The Wildflower Revolving Fund shall be funded by monies received from the sale of seeds to the local conservation districts or other governmental entities. Monies collected from the sales shall be deposited into the Wildflower Revolving Fund. The State Treasurer shall make disbursements for payment of purchase of wildflower seeds upon requisition by the Soil and Water Conservation Commission and upon the issuance of warrants by the Department of Finance and Administration.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-26-4 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / Section 26-4
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-26-4
Status: in_force

The Compact administrator for this state shall be Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce. The duties of the Compact administrator shall be deemed a regular part of the duties of this office.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-339 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 9 / Section 13-339
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-339
Status: in_force

(1) The Mississippi Military Department, acting through the training site supervisor at Camp Shelby, is hereby authorized and empowered to take up and impound in a proper enclosure all livestock found roaming at large upon any state-owned or leased lands comprising the state military reservation in Forrest and contiguous counties, in violation of the statewide stock law statutes.

(2) The training site supervisor shall provide a safe and secure enclosure in which such livestock shall be impounded, and will insure that such animals are cared for in a humane manner until removed for such enclosure as hereinafter provided. It shall be unlawful for any owner of livestock or any other person to remove such livestock without the authority of the training site supervisor, and such offense shall be deemed a misdemeanor.

(3) There is hereby created a statutory lien in the amount of the cost of impounding each animal, not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00), against each head of cattle, horse or mule, and all other livestock so found upon and impounded upon the state military reservation; and in addition a lien of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per day shall accrue for the feeding and care of each animal so impounded. No animal shall be removed by its owner until the full lien is paid in cash to the training site supervisor, who shall give a receipt for such money paid and account for the same in the manner to be established by the military department. All funds collected under this section shall be forwarded to the adjutant general on or before the fifth day of each month, and such funds shall be expended under his supervision in carrying out the provisions of this section and in making improvements to the military reservation.

(4) The training site supervisor shall publish a monthly notice in one (1) newspaper having general circulation in Forrest County, the general description of the livestock impounded and held on the end of the preceding month, and said notice shall offer the lawful owners the opportunity to claim their livestock by a day and hour certain, but not less than ten (10) days, after paying the full statutory lien imposed. All animals not claimed by the designated date and hour may be sold as a herd to the highest bidder for cash within ten (10) days and a proper receipt shall be given the purchaser and the funds accounted for as provided for in the preceding subsection.

(5) This section is declared to be remedial legislation and is enacted for the purposes of protecting the personal and real property of the state military reservation known as Camp Shelby from livestock illegally thereon, and enhancing the safety of members of the National Guard and other reserve military forces of Mississippi and other states which train and conduct military exercises and maneuvers on said lands; and neither the training site supervisor, nor any other public employee, shall be liable in any civil or criminal court in carrying out the provisions of this section. The purchasers of livestock under the provisions of this section shall receive a valid title, and such purchaser shall not be liable in a civil or criminal court to any person for any purchase made under this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-23-123 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 9 / Section 23-123
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-23-123
Status: in_force

The commissioner may cooperate with or enter into formal cooperative agreements with any public or private agency or educational institution of this state or any other state or federal agency for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of Sections 69-23-101 through 69-23-135 , to encourage training of certified applicators and securing uniformity of regulations.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-5 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 2 / Section 15-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-5
Status: in_force

The members of the Board of Animal Health who are not full-time public officers or public employees shall be entitled to a per diem as is provided by Section 25-3-69, Mississippi Code of 1972 , not to exceed twenty (20) days in any fiscal year. All members shall be entitled to mileage and actual and necessary expenses in attending such regular or special meetings, as provided by Section 25-3-41 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-5 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 8 / Section 13-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-5
Status: in_force

The provisions of this article as to holding elections as provided in Section 69-13-1 , shall not apply in any county where or in which more than one-fourth of the total number of acres of land in such county, according to the federal farm census of 1930, are in actual cultivation, that is to say that in all counties in the state in which one-fourth of the land is in cultivation, according to the federal farm census of 1930, the provisions of the state-wide stock law shall be and remain in full force and effect.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-7 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 9 / Section 15-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-7
Status: in_force

The State Veterinarian is authorized and empowered to employ the necessary professional, technical and clerical personnel as he deems necessary to carry out the powers and duties of the board, and to fix their compensation. The board shall appoint from a written list of not less than three (3) licensed veterinarians submitted by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, a duly licensed and practicing veterinarian as the State Veterinarian, who shall hold a Degree of Veterinary Medicine from a recognized college or university and shall have been engaged in the practice of veterinary science for not less than ten (10) years prior to his appointment. The State Veterinarian shall serve at the will and pleasure of the board and shall enter into a surety bond for the faithful performance of his duties, and the premium therefor shall be paid by the board. The board shall also be authorized to employ an attorney as authorized in Section 69-1-14, Mississippi Code of 1972 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-17-7 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / Section 17-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-17-7
Status: in_force

Any biologics, drugs, remedies, tonics, medicine or other preparation hereinabove referred to which are licensed or which are authorized to be sold under and in accordance with the Public Health Service Act of July 1, 1944 (58 Stat. 682; 42 U.S.C. Supp.V. 201 et seq.) or under the animal virus-serum-toxin law of March 4, 1913 (37 Stat. 832; 21 U.S.C. 151 et seq. ) shall be exempt from the provisions of this article.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-7-503 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 7-503
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-7-503
Status: in_force

This article shall not be construed to permit the sale of any fish prohibited from being sold by law, but shall be supplementary thereto.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-335 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 2 / Section 27-335
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-335
Status: in_force

Each soil and water conservation district which receives or uses the machinery or equipment referred to in Section 69-27-331 shall maintain its public records to show for each piece of machinery or equipment: (a) the amounts collected from each job in each district; (b) the expense of repairing, moving, manning and other usual cost of operation; and (c) the amount paid by each district for the purpose of amortizing the commission's investment in such machinery or equipment. Each of such districts shall send a duplicate copy of those records to the commission, which shall retain such copies in its files for public inspection. In addition thereto, the commission shall at all times maintain an account showing each piece of machinery or equipment the title to which is vested in it, the amount paid thereon by any soil and water conservation district, and the amount remaining to be amortized; and the commission shall also maintain a current inventory of all such equipment, shall have such equipment marked and identified as being the property of the commission, and shall promulgate rules and regulations which shall ensure that the use of such equipment within each district is on an equitable basis.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-11-5 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 9 / Section 11-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-11-5
Status: in_force

(1) It shall be unlawful for any person, municipality, county, political subdivision, governmental agency or department, institution, individual, partnership, corporation, association, other entity or organization to feed garbage to swine, except as permitted under subsection (2) of this section.

(2) This chapter shall not apply to any person who feeds only household garbage to swine for household consumption only.

(3) This chapter shall not apply to the Mississippi Department of Corrections. The department is authorized to feed to swine cooked garbage and vegetable refuse. The Mississippi Department of Corrections shall follow applicable state rules, regulations and guidelines that are equal to or exceed federal rules and regulations for cooking and feeding cooked garbage to swine. The Mississippi Department of Corrections may market and use for consumption swine that has been fed garbage.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-25-215 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / Section 25-215
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-25-215
Status: in_force

If a hemp grower violates the State Plan, including growing hemp containing a delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentration that exceeds three-tenths percent (0.3%) on a dry mass basis or a tolerance range as specified by USDA, with a culpable mental state greater than negligence as determined by the department, the commissioner shall immediately report the violation and the hemp grower to the United States Attorney General, the Mississippi Attorney General and the Mississippi Public Safety Commissioner. Such violations shall also be referred to the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics for investigation. The Bureau of Narcotics may detain, seize and/or destroy the crop and may initiate a criminal case for any violation of this article or the Mississippi Uniform Controlled Substances Law. The Mississippi Attorney General shall, in person or by his or her designee, prosecute all criminal actions related to violations arising under this chapter relating to hemp, on behalf of the State. Violations of the State Plan that involve culpability greater than negligence must be reported to the United States Attorney General and the Mississippi Attorney General. The provisions of Section 69-25-213 shall not apply to nonnegligent violations.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-23-123 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 23-123
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-23-123
Status: in_force

The commissioner may cooperate with or enter into formal cooperative agreements with any public or private agency or educational institution of this state or any other state or federal agency for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of Sections 69-23-101 through 69-23-135 , to encourage training of certified applicators and securing uniformity of regulations.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-24-9 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 8 / Section 24-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-24-9
Status: in_force

(1) Each separately identified product shall be registered before being distributed in this state. The application for registration shall be submitted to the commissioner and state chemist on the form furnished or approved by the commissioner and shall be accompanied by a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per product. Upon approval by the commissioner and State Chemist, a copy of the registration shall be furnished to the applicant. All registrations expire on June 30, following registration. Each manufacturer shall submit to the commissioner and State Chemist copies of labels and advertising literature with the registration request for each soil or plant amendment.

(2) A distributor shall not be required to register any brand of soil or plant amendment which is already registered under this chapter by another person, providing the label and labeling do not differ in any respect.

(3) Before registering any soil or plant amendment, the commissioner and State Chemist may require evidence to substantiate the claims made for the soil or plant amendment and proof of the value and usefulness of the soil or plant amendment as in Section 69-24-7(3) , (4) .

(4) The commissioner and State Chemist may, by regulation, set the minimum amount of any soil or plant amending ingredients that must be present before a soil or plant amendment can be registered and sold.

(5) If the application for renewal of the soil or plant amendment registration provided for in this section is not filed prior to July 1 of any one year, a penalty of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be assessed and added to the original fee and shall be paid by the applicant before the renewal soil or plant amendment registration shall be issued; provided, however, that such penalty shall not apply if the applicant furnishes an affidavit that he has not distributed this soil or plant amendment subsequent to the expiration of his prior registration.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-17 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 2 / Section 27-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-17
Status: in_force

Within sixty (60) days after a petition pursuant to Section 69-27-15 has been filed with the State Soil and Water Conservation Committee, it shall cause due notice to be given of a proposed hearing upon the question of the desirability and necessity in the interest of public health, safety, and welfare, of the creation of such district, upon the question of the appropriate boundaries to be assigned to such district, upon the propriety of the petition and other proceedings taken under this article, and upon all questions relevant to such inquiries. All owners and all operators of land within the limits of the territory described in the petition, and of lands within any territory considered for addition to such described territory, and all other interested parties, shall have the right to attend such hearings and to be heard. If it shall appear upon the hearing that it may be desirable to include within the proposed district territory outside of the area within which due notice of the hearing has been given, the hearing shall be adjourned and due notice of further hearing shall be given throughout the entire area considered for inclusion in the district, and such further hearing held. After such hearing, if the committee shall determine, upon the facts presented at such hearing and upon such other relevant facts and information as may be available, that there is need, in the interest of the public health, safety, and welfare, for a soil and water conservation district to function in the territory considered at the hearing, it shall make and record such determination, and shall define, by metes and bounds or by legal subdivisions, the boundaries of such district. In making such determination and in defining such boundaries, the committee shall give due weight and consideration to the topography of the area considered and of the state, the composition of soils therein, the distribution of erosion, the prevailing water and land use practices, the desirability and necessity of including within the boundaries the particular lands under consideration and the benefit such lands may receive from being included within such boundaries, the relation of the proposed area to existing watersheds and agricultural regions, and to other soil and water conservation districts already organized or proposed for organization under the provisions of this article, and such other physical, geographical, and economic factors as are relevant, having due regard to the legislative determinations set forth in Section 69-27-3 . The territory to be included within such boundaries need not be contiguous. If the committee shall determine after such hearing, after due consideration of the said relevant facts, that there is no need for a soil and water conservation district to function in the territory considered at the hearing, it shall make and record such determination and shall deny the petition. After twelve (12) months shall have expired from the date of the denial of any such petition, subsequent petitions covering the same or substantially the same territory may be filed as aforesaid and new hearings held and determinations made thereon. If it be determined that there is no need for such soil and water conservation district, then in no event shall any expense or part thereof, incurred in connection with the hearing or other proceedings had to determine such question, be assessed against any landowner or other party except those landowners signing the original petition.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-48-7 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / Section 48-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-48-7
Status: in_force

The department is authorized to collect the assessment created by the Peanut Promotion, Research and Consumer Information Act administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on behalf of the board.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-19 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 27-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-19
Status: in_force

(1) After the committee has made and recorded a determination that there is need, in the interest of public health, safety, and welfare, for the organization of a district in a particular territory and has defined the boundaries thereof, it shall consider the question whether the operation of a district within such boundaries with the powers conferred upon soil and water conservation districts in this article is administratively practicable and feasible. To assist the committee in the determination of such administrative practicability and feasibility, it shall be the duty of the committee, within a reasonable time after entry of the finding that there is need for the organization of the proposed district and the determination of the boundaries thereof, to hold a referendum within the proposed district upon the proposition of the creation of the district, and to cause due notice of such referendum to be given. The question shall be submitted by ballots upon which the words “for creation of a soil and water conservation district of the lands below described and lying in the county(ies) of __________ and __________,” and “against creation of a soil and water conservation district of the lands below described and lying in the county(ies) of __________ and __________,” shall appear, with a square before each proposition and a direction to insert an X mark in the square before one or the other of said propositions as the voter may favor or oppose creation of such district. The ballot shall set forth the boundaries of such proposed district as determined by the committee. All owners of lands lying within the boundaries of the territory, as determined by the state soil and water conservation committee, shall be eligible to vote in such referendum. Only such landowners shall be eligible to vote.

(2) The committee shall pay expenses for the issuance of such notices and the conduct of such hearings and referendums as hereinabove provided for and shall supervise the conduct of such hearings and referendums. It shall issue appropriate regulations governing the conduct of such hearings and referendums, and providing for the registration prior to the date of the referendum of all eligible voters, or prescribing some other appropriate procedure for the determination of those eligible as voters in such referendum. No informalities in the conduct of such referendum or in any matters relating thereto shall invalidate said referendum or the results thereof if notice thereof shall have been given substantially as herein provided and said referendum shall have been fairly conducted.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-201 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 8 / Section 13-201
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-201
Status: in_force

This article shall be known as the “Highway Fencing Law.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-53 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / Section 15-53
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-53
Status: in_force

(1) When any allegation or charge has been made against a person for violating the rules and regulations of the Board of Animal Health or the law relating to the prevention and eradication of diseases in animals and livestock, the Board of Animal Health shall direct the State Veterinarian to act as the reviewing officer. The reviewing officer shall (a) cause the complaint to be in writing and signed by the person making the charge; (b) insure that the complaint is filed in the office of the Board of Animal Health; and (c) send a copy of the complaint and any supporting documents to the person accused along with a request for the accused to respond to the allegations within thirty (30) days. Such notification shall be accomplished by any of the methods provided for in Rule 4 of the Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure . Upon receipt of the response and any supporting documents from the accused, the reviewing officer shall screen all information on file to determine the merit of the complaint or lack thereof.

(2) If the reviewing officer determines that the complaint lacks merit, he may dismiss the complaint.

(3) If the reviewing officer determines that there are reasonable grounds to indicate that a violation has occurred or the accused admits to the truth of the allegations upon which the complaint is based, the reviewing officer may levy a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for each violation.

(4) If the accused requests a hearing, in writing, within thirty (30) days, the reviewing officer shall notify the Board of Animal Health and a hearing shall be scheduled. The actions of the State Veterinarian with respect to subsections (2) and (3) above shall be reviewable at such hearing, if so requested. The party requesting a hearing shall file a fee of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) along with the request for hearing to cover the cost of a court reporter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-2-1 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 2-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-2-1
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Mississippi Farm Reform Act of 1987.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-28-7 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 2 / Section 28-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-28-7
Status: in_force

(a) Upon review of a petition, the local soil and water conservation district commissioners may approve designation of an agricultural district. A designated agricultural district shall be established for a period of five (5) years and reviewed for redesignation every five (5) years thereafter. However, the soil and water conservation district may review the status of designation at any time upon the written request and justification of the respective county board of supervisors, city board of aldermen, city council, city selectmen, city commissioners, city manager or mayor or upon a decision of the district commissioners that such a review is appropriate. The soil and water conservation district commissioners may sustain or repeal designation of an agricultural district based upon the following:

(i) The continued viability of the agricultural district. An agricultural district may become reduced in acreage based upon the voluntary withdrawal of any of the ownerships. However, the agricultural district shall cease to exist if the total acreage drops below twenty (20) acres;

(ii) The impacts and consequences of proposed land development; and

(iii) Other factors that the district commissioners may find relevant.

(b) Any ownership, or any successor heir of the ownership, within an agricultural district may withdraw from the agricultural district upon notifying the local soil and water conservation district in writing.

(c) Landowners may submit or resubmit petitions for designation or redesignation at any time to the local soil and water conservation district.

(d) If a petition is rejected or the local soil and water conservation district commissioners repeal designation of an agricultural district, the ownerships within the agricultural district may appeal the decision of the district commissioners to the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission. Based upon a review of all relevant information and following a public hearing, the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission may either sustain or overturn the decision of the local soil and water conservation district.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-5-13 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 2 / Section 5-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-5-13
Status: in_force

The Department of Agriculture and Commerce is hereby authorized and empowered, in its discretion, to declare by resolution the number and type buildings which need to be constructed and the type improvements that need to be made on the state fairgrounds, and file a certified copy of said resolution with the State Building Commission. If the State Building Commission believes such construction and improvements to be in the best public interest, and that receipts from admission to the State Fair reasonably shall be expected to produce sufficient revenues over a period not to exceed twenty (20) years to retire bonds issued to pay the cost of such improvements as well as the interest thereon, it may, in its discretion, approve the request of the Department of Agriculture and Commerce.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-25-37 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / Section 25-37
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-25-37
Status: in_force

Any person affected by any rule or regulations made, or notice given, pursuant to this article, may have a review thereof by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce for the purpose of having such rule, regulation or notice modified, suspended or withdrawn. Such review shall be allowed and considered and the cost thereof fixed, assessed, collected and paid in such manner and in accordance with such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the commissioner.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-25-33 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 25-33
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-25-33
Status: in_force

The boards of supervisors in the various counties of the state and the governing bodies in the various municipalities of the state are hereby authorized and empowered, in their discretion, to appropriate money out of the general funds of the counties and municipalities to be used for the purpose of cooperating with the Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Commerce in eradicating serious insect pests, rodents, plant parasites, plant diseases and noxious weeds and in protecting the counties and municipalities from serious insect pests, rodents, plant parasites, plant diseases and noxious weeds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-25-63 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 9 / Section 25-63
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-25-63
Status: in_force

When any penalty assessed by the hearing officer or committee is not paid, the department may file suit in a court of competent jurisdiction for the purpose of reducing the order of the hearing officer or committee to judgment, and if successful on the merits, the department shall be entitled to an award for reasonable attorney's fees and court costs.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-55-7 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 2 / Section 55-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-55-7
Status: in_force

(1)(a) There is created a special fund in the State Treasury, to be known as the “Poultry Farmer Stabilization Grant Program Fund,” from which the grants authorized under the Poultry Farmer Stabilization Grant Program shall be disbursed by the Department of Agriculture and Commerce;

(b) There is created a special fund in the State Treasury, to be known as the “Mississippi Supplemental CFAP Grant Program Fund,” from which the grants authorized under the Mississippi Supplemental CFAP Grant Program shall be disbursed by the Department of Agriculture and Commerce; and

(c) There is created a special fund in the State Treasury, to be known as the “Sweet Potato Farm Sustainment Grant Program Fund,” from which the grants authorized under the Sweet Potato Farm Sustainment Grant Program shall be disbursed by the Department of Agriculture and Commerce.

(2)(a) All monies shall be disbursed from the funds created in subsection (1) of this section in compliance with the guidelines, guidance, rules, regulations or other criteria, as may be amended from time to time, of the United States Department of the Treasury regarding the use of monies from the Coronavirus Relief Fund established by the CARES Act. However, unexpended amounts of any monies unrelated to the Coronavirus Relief Fund, whether appropriated by the Legislature or donated by any public or private entity, remaining in the funds at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the Budget Contingency Fund or the State General Fund, and any investment earnings or interest earned on amounts in the grant program funds shall be deposited to the credit of the respective grant program fund; and

(b) If on December 15, 2020, there are unexpended Coronavirus Relief Fund monies remaining in any fund created in this section, those funds shall be transferred by the State Fiscal Officer into the Unemployment Compensation Fund no later than December 30, 2020.

(3) The use of funds allocated under these programs shall be subject to audit by the United States Department of the Treasury's Office of Inspector General and the Mississippi Office of the State Auditor. Each person receiving funds under these programs found to be fully or partially noncompliant with the requirements in this chapter shall return to the state all or a portion of the funds received.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-44-15 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / Section 44-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-44-15
Status: in_force

(1) The commissioner may conduct an audit of the board to verify compliance with any rules and regulations promulgated for the efficient enforcement of this chapter.

(2) Under this section, the audited board shall provide information to the commissioner that verifies the amounts received and expended from the fees assessed and collected by the department and remitted to the board. Records maintained in the course of the normal conduct of business by the board may serve as verification.

(3) The commissioner may apply for and the court may grant a temporary or permanent injunction on disbursements made to the board from violating or continuing to violate any of the provisions of this chapter or any rule or regulation promulgated under this chapter, notwithstanding the existence of other remedies at law. The injunction shall be issued without bond.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-13 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 10 / Section 15-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-13
Status: in_force

The State Veterinarian is vested with authority to appoint and commission, without salary from the state, as its inspectors, representatives of the United States Department of Agriculture, and to accept from the United States Government such assistance, financial and otherwise, for carrying out the purpose of this statute, as may be available from time to time.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-15 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 10 / Section 13-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-15
Status: in_force

Any livestock as referred to in Section 69-13-1 , found running at large upon the lands of any other person than the owner or custodian of such stock, may be taken up by any sheriff, constable, marshal, or other peace officer of the state within his territorial jurisdiction, and confined within a safe enclosure. If such animal, or animals, taken up be infested with, or exposed to Texas fever tick, they may be dipped by such officers, or persons, having such animal, or animals, so confined, until said livestock are free from infestation, and said dipping shall be under the rules and regulations prescribed by the board of animal health as near as possible. And the charges for so taking up and confining, together with any damage done by said stock, if any, shall be a special, first and paramount lien upon said livestock, and unless same are paid by the owner, or persons having such livestock under his control, when so notified, such livestock shall be sold as estrays, and the cost of taking up and confining, and damages, if any, together with other costs and expenses, shall first be deducted, and the balance, if any, shall be paid to the owner, or person having such livestock under his control, and the officer, or person, taking up such livestock, in addition to all other charges as now allowed by law, shall receive 50 cents per head for each dipping of each animal infested with or exposed to fever tick.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-29-121 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 2 / Section 29-121
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-29-121
Status: in_force

Any person who violates any of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00), nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment for a term of not more than six months, or both, in the discretion of the court.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-5-23 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 5-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-5-23
Status: in_force

All bonds issued under the provisions of Sections 69-5-15 and 69-5-19 shall constitute negotiable instruments within the meaning of the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-5-117 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-117
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-5-117
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors of any of the counties composing the Mississippi Delta Livestock Fair Association, as provided by Section 69-5-115 , is authorized and empowered within its discretion to appropriate not exceeding fifteen hundred dollars per annum out of the general funds of such counties or as hereinafter provided for the purpose of maintaining and supporting the said Mississippi Delta Livestock Fair Association, and to aid in payment of premiums and awards given by livestock shows held by said association in said livestock district, and to help defray the expenses of such livestock shows; and any funds appropriated for the purpose herein provided may be appropriated by the board direct for the purpose herein mentioned, or the board may pay such funds direct to the directors of said livestock fair association, and said funds shall be used exclusively for the purpose herein mentioned; and if said funds are paid to the directors of said livestock fair association, then said funds shall be used exclusively by the directors of the livestock fair association for the purpose of maintaining and supporting the livestock fair association, and to aid in the payment of premiums and awards given by livestock shows held by said association in said district; and in the event said funds are appropriated and paid over to the directors of said association, it shall be the duty of said directors to keep a strict account of how such funds are used for that association, and they are hereby required to render to the board an itemized statement annually of all expenditures made by it under this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-21-113 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 2 / Section 21-113
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-21-113
Status: in_force

(1) There shall be a license for an applicator and a separate and distinct license for a pilot. It is unlawful for any person to act, operate or do business as an applicator or pilot, or to engage in agricultural aircraft operations, unless that person has the appropriate applicator's or pilot's license issued by the department. Applicator's or pilot's licenses shall only be issued upon application to the department, payment of application fees and meeting any other requirements set by regulation or law. The application shall contain information regarding the applicant's qualifications and proposed operations, and any other information as may be specified by the department. All applicants for a pilot's license must have appropriate Federal Aviation Administration certification.

(2) Applicator's and pilot's licenses are not transferable. Licenses shall be effective for the period prescribed by regulation of the department. Any licensee wishing to have a license renewed must submit an application for renewal with the department at least thirty (30) days before the expiration of the license. If the applicant submits a timely and complete application for renewal, and the department, through no fault of the applicant, fails to reissue the license on or before the expiration date of the existing license, the existing license shall remain in effect until final action on the renewal application is taken by the department. Licenses are subject to modification, revocation or suspension for cause at any time during the effective dates of the license, subject to constitutional requirements.

(3) Any person seeking to obtain a license as an applicator in this state shall submit with his application proof of payment of all ad valorem and other taxes that may be applicable on the applicant's aircraft and other equipment.

(4) All persons licensed under this article shall be known as registered applicators or pilots, and shall be issued a certificate by the department as proof of registration.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-23-115 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 9 / Section 23-115
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-23-115
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for a person to:

(a) Make false or fraudulent claims through any media misrepresenting the effect of materials or methods to be used;

(b) Conduct pest control operations in a faulty, careless or negligent manner or to operate faulty or unsafe pest control equipment;

(c) Fail to comply with the provisions of Sections 69-23-101 through 69-23-135 , or the regulations adopted hereunder;

(d) Fail to keep and maintain records required by Sections 69-23-101 through 69-23-135 or to make reports when required;

(e) Make false or fraudulent records, invoices or reports;

(f) Use fraud or misrepresentation in making application for a license or renewal for a license;

(g) Aid or abet any person in evading the provisions of Sections 69-23-101 through 69-23-135 , or allow one's license to be used by another person;

(h) Impersonate any state or federal official;

(i) Commit a violation under FIFRA;

(j) Use any restricted use pesticide in a manner which is inconsistent with its labeling; or

(k) Commit any other act or omission specified in the regulations adopted under Sections 69-23-101 through 69-23-135 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-17-13 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / Section 17-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-17-13
Status: in_force

The said Board of Animal Health and its authorized representatives shall have the right to inspect, investigate, sample and seize in accordance with lawful procedure any product covered by this article.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-24 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / Section 27-24
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-24
Status: in_force

(1) The governing authorities of an incorporated municipality within this state are authorized and empowered, in their discretion, to make contributions to the various soil conservation districts either now or hereafter located entirely or partially within the county in which the municipality is situated.

(2) This section is intended to be cumulative and not to repeal or limit or abridge any laws in this state which provide for assistance to soil conservation districts.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-29-313 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 8 / Section 29-313
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-29-313
Status: in_force

This article does not apply to, affect or otherwise prohibit actions taken by the Department of Agriculture and Commerce, any other federal, state or local department or agency or an official or employee of these entities while in the exercise or performance of a power of duty imposed by law or regulation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-7-265 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 7-265
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-7-265
Status: in_force

Every dealer or handler shall keep a complete and accurate record of all eggs handled by him. Such records shall be in such form and contain such other information as the board shall, by rule or regulation, prescribe. The records shall be preserved by said dealers or handlers for a period of one (1) year and shall be offered for inspection at any time upon oral or written demand by the board, the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, or any duly authorized agent or representative of either.

Every dealer or handler, at such time or times as the board or the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce may require, shall submit reports or other documentary information deemed necessary for the efficient and equitable collection of the assessment imposed under this article.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-21-113 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 10 / Section 21-113
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-21-113
Status: in_force

(1) There shall be a license for an applicator and a separate and distinct license for a pilot. It is unlawful for any person to act, operate or do business as an applicator or pilot, or to engage in agricultural aircraft operations, unless that person has the appropriate applicator's or pilot's license issued by the department. Applicator's or pilot's licenses shall only be issued upon application to the department, payment of application fees and meeting any other requirements set by regulation or law. The application shall contain information regarding the applicant's qualifications and proposed operations, and any other information as may be specified by the department. All applicants for a pilot's license must have appropriate Federal Aviation Administration certification.

(2) Applicator's and pilot's licenses are not transferable. Licenses shall be effective for the period prescribed by regulation of the department. Any licensee wishing to have a license renewed must submit an application for renewal with the department at least thirty (30) days before the expiration of the license. If the applicant submits a timely and complete application for renewal, and the department, through no fault of the applicant, fails to reissue the license on or before the expiration date of the existing license, the existing license shall remain in effect until final action on the renewal application is taken by the department. Licenses are subject to modification, revocation or suspension for cause at any time during the effective dates of the license, subject to constitutional requirements.

(3) Any person seeking to obtain a license as an applicator in this state shall submit with his application proof of payment of all ad valorem and other taxes that may be applicable on the applicant's aircraft and other equipment.

(4) All persons licensed under this article shall be known as registered applicators or pilots, and shall be issued a certificate by the department as proof of registration.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-361 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 27-361
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-361
Status: in_force

Bonds issued under Sections 69-27-345 through 69-27-365 shall be legal investments for commercial banks, trust companies, savings and loan associations and insurance companies organized under the laws of this state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-29-103 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 29-103
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-29-103
Status: in_force

The following words, or similar words, when used in this article shall have the following meaning unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(a) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce of the State of Mississippi, under whose supervision this article is placed.

(b) “Bureau” means the Mississippi Agricultural and Livestock Theft Bureau, or its successor, in the Department of Agriculture and Commerce, under the administration of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce for the apprehending of cattle and other livestock thieves.

(c) “Brand” means any recorded identification mark applied to any position on the hide of a live animal by means of heat, acid or chemical.

(d) “Person” means any individual, partnership, association or corporation.

(e) “Livestock” means horses, cattle, swine, sheep, poultry and other domestic or exotic animals, birds or fish produced for profit.

(f) “Livestock market” means any place at which a person assembles livestock either for public or private sale by him, such services to be compensated for by the owner on a commission basis or otherwise, or where such person purchases livestock for resale, except:

(i) Any place other than at a permanently established livestock market used solely for the dispersal sale of the livestock of a farmer, dairyman, livestock breeder or feeder who is discontinuing said business and no other livestock is there sold or offered for sale;

(ii) Any farm, ranch, or place where livestock either raised or kept thereon for the grazing season or for fattening is sold, and no other livestock is brought there for sale or offered for sale;

(iii) The premises of any person engaged in the raising of livestock for breeding purposes only, who limits his or its sale to animals of his or its own production;

(iv) Any place where a breeder or an association of breeders of livestock of any class assemble and offer for sale and sell under his or their own management any livestock, when such breeder or association of breeders shall assume all responsibility of such sale and the title of livestock sold.

(g) “Mark” means a distinct marking or device placed on a live animal sufficient to distinguish the animal readily if it becomes intermixed with other animals, and includes a tattoo.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-15 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 8 / Section 13-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-15
Status: in_force

Any livestock as referred to in Section 69-13-1 , found running at large upon the lands of any other person than the owner or custodian of such stock, may be taken up by any sheriff, constable, marshal, or other peace officer of the state within his territorial jurisdiction, and confined within a safe enclosure. If such animal, or animals, taken up be infested with, or exposed to Texas fever tick, they may be dipped by such officers, or persons, having such animal, or animals, so confined, until said livestock are free from infestation, and said dipping shall be under the rules and regulations prescribed by the board of animal health as near as possible. And the charges for so taking up and confining, together with any damage done by said stock, if any, shall be a special, first and paramount lien upon said livestock, and unless same are paid by the owner, or persons having such livestock under his control, when so notified, such livestock shall be sold as estrays, and the cost of taking up and confining, and damages, if any, together with other costs and expenses, shall first be deducted, and the balance, if any, shall be paid to the owner, or person having such livestock under his control, and the officer, or person, taking up such livestock, in addition to all other charges as now allowed by law, shall receive 50 cents per head for each dipping of each animal infested with or exposed to fever tick.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-25-51 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / Section 25-51
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-25-51
Status: in_force

(1) When any administrative allegation or charge is made against a person for violating the rules and regulations of the Bureau of Plant Industry of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce or the laws under Sections 69-3-1 through 69-3-29 , Sections 69-19-1 through 69-19-15 , Sections 69-21-101 through 69-21-128 , Sections 69-23-1 through 69-23-135 , Sections 69-25-1 through 69-25-47 , Sections 69-25-101 through 69-25-109 , or Sections 69-25-201 through 69-25-221 , the Director of the Bureau of Plant Industry, or his designee, shall act as the reviewing officer. The complaint must be in writing, signed by the person making the charge, and filed in the Office of the Bureau of Plant Industry. The department shall send a copy of the complaint and any supporting documents to the person accused along with a summons requiring the accused to respond to the allegations within thirty (30) days. The notification shall be accomplished by any of the methods provided for in Rule 4 of the Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure or by certified mail. If the accused does not respond within the thirty-day period, he shall be considered to be in default. Upon receipt of the response and any supporting documents from the accused, the reviewing officer shall determine the merits of the complaint. The reviewing officer may meet informally with the accused and discuss the alleged violation with him.

(2) If the reviewing officer determines that the complaint lacks merit, he may dismiss the complaint.

(3) If the reviewing officer determines that there is substantial evidence that a violation has occurred or if the accused admits to the truth of the allegations upon which the complaint is based, the reviewing officer may impose an appropriate penalty on the accused, which may be any or all of the following:

(a) Issue a warning letter.

(b) Suspend, modify, deny, cancel or revoke any license or permit granted by the department to the accused.

(c) Issue a stop sale order with regard to any pesticide, plant or other material regulated by the department that is mislabeled or otherwise not in compliance with applicable law or regulations.

(d) Require the accused to relabel any pesticide, plant or other material regulated by the department that is mislabeled.

(e) Seize any pesticide, plant or other material regulated by the department and sell, destroy or otherwise dispose of the material and apply the proceeds of the sale to the state's expenses and any fees or penalties levied under this article.

(f) Refuse to register, cancel or suspend the registration of a pesticide, plant or other material that is not in compliance with any applicable law or regulation.

(g) Levy a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for each violation.

In determining the amount of the penalty, the reviewing officer shall consider the appropriateness of the penalty for the particular violation, the effect of the penalty on the person's ability to continue in business and the gravity of the violation.

(4) If the accused requests a hearing with the department, in writing, within thirty (30) days from receipt of the decision of the reviewing officer, the commissioner shall appoint three (3) members of the advisory board to the Bureau of Plant Industry to act as a hearing committee and a hearing shall be scheduled. If the accused fails to request a hearing within the thirty-day period, the decision of the reviewing officer is final.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-23-1 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 23-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-23-1
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and cited as the Mississippi Pesticide Law of 1975.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-35-13 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 9 / Section 35-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-35-13
Status: in_force

The arrangements for, management and supervision of any referendum conducted under the provisions of this act shall be under the direction of the state ADA in cooperation with the county extension agent of each county in the state, and any and all expenses in connection therewith shall be borne by the state ADA.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-23-27 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 2 / Section 23-27
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-23-27
Status: in_force

(1) It is unlawful for any person to act as a licensed pesticide dealer without being licensed by the commissioner. A license shall be required for each location or outlet located within this state from which such pesticides are distributed. Any dealer who has no pesticide outlet licensed within this state and who distributes such pesticides directly into this state shall obtain a pesticide dealer license for his principal out-of-state location or outlet.

(2) Application for a license shall be submitted on a form prescribed by the commissioner, and shall include the name and address of the applicant, the name of the pesticide dealer manager, the address of each outlet, the name of the resident agent if the dealer is not a resident of this state, and any other information required by the commissioner.

(3) This section shall not apply to (a) a licensed pesticide applicator who sells pesticides only as an integral part of his pesticide application service where such pesticides are applied by the commercial applicator; or (b) any federal, state, county or municipal agency which provides pesticides only for its own programs.

(4) The commissioner may set standards and qualifications for licensing of pesticide dealers and dealer managers to determine their competency.

(5) Licenses for pesticide dealers will expire on December 31 of each year and must be renewed annually.

(6) The commissioner may prescribe rules and regulations pertaining to licensing of pesticide dealers, including but not limited to record keeping, and may at any time cancel, suspend or revoke a pesticide dealer license when he finds there has been a failure or refusal to comply with the provisions of this chapter or regulations adopted hereunder. The regulatory action authorized in this subsection shall be governed by Sections 69-25-51 through 69-25-63 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-19-7 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / Section 19-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-19-7
Status: in_force

For the purpose of this chapter the word “person” shall be construed to mean an individual, a partnership, or a corporation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-10-2 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 10-2
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-10-2
Status: in_force

(1) The Mississippi Rice Promotion Board is created, to be composed of twelve (12) members to be appointed by the Governor to serve terms of four (4) years, as hereinafter provided. All of the twelve (12) members of the board shall be producers of rice in the State of Mississippi. Within ten (10) days following March 9, 1995, the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation, Inc., the Mississippi Rice Council for Market Development and the Delta Council shall each submit the names of six (6) rice producers to the Governor, and he shall appoint four (4) members from the nominees of each organization to serve on the board on rotating four-year terms. The original board shall be appointed with members of each of the aforenamed organizations appointed as follows: one (1) for one (1) year, one (1) for two (2) years, one (1) for three (3) years and one (1) for four (4) years. Each year thereafter, not less than thirty (30) days before the expiration of the terms of expiring board members, the aforenamed organizations shall submit the names of four (4) nominees to the Governor and succeeding boards shall be appointed by the Governor in the same manner, giving equal representation to each organization. Vacancies which occur shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments were made.

(2) The members of the board shall meet and organize immediately after their appointment, and shall elect a chairman, vice chairman and secretary-treasurer from the membership of the board, whose duties shall be those customarily exercised by such officers or specifically designated by the board. The chairman, vice chairman and secretary-treasurer shall be bonded in an amount not less than Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00). The cost of the bonds shall be paid from the funds received under the provisions of Section 69-10-1 et seq. Such bond shall be a security for any illegal act of such member of the board and recovery thereon may be had by the state for any injury by such illegal act of such member. The board may establish rules and regulations for its own government and the administration of the affairs of the board.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-19 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / Section 27-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-19
Status: in_force

(1) After the committee has made and recorded a determination that there is need, in the interest of public health, safety, and welfare, for the organization of a district in a particular territory and has defined the boundaries thereof, it shall consider the question whether the operation of a district within such boundaries with the powers conferred upon soil and water conservation districts in this article is administratively practicable and feasible. To assist the committee in the determination of such administrative practicability and feasibility, it shall be the duty of the committee, within a reasonable time after entry of the finding that there is need for the organization of the proposed district and the determination of the boundaries thereof, to hold a referendum within the proposed district upon the proposition of the creation of the district, and to cause due notice of such referendum to be given. The question shall be submitted by ballots upon which the words “for creation of a soil and water conservation district of the lands below described and lying in the county(ies) of __________ and __________,” and “against creation of a soil and water conservation district of the lands below described and lying in the county(ies) of __________ and __________,” shall appear, with a square before each proposition and a direction to insert an X mark in the square before one or the other of said propositions as the voter may favor or oppose creation of such district. The ballot shall set forth the boundaries of such proposed district as determined by the committee. All owners of lands lying within the boundaries of the territory, as determined by the state soil and water conservation committee, shall be eligible to vote in such referendum. Only such landowners shall be eligible to vote.

(2) The committee shall pay expenses for the issuance of such notices and the conduct of such hearings and referendums as hereinabove provided for and shall supervise the conduct of such hearings and referendums. It shall issue appropriate regulations governing the conduct of such hearings and referendums, and providing for the registration prior to the date of the referendum of all eligible voters, or prescribing some other appropriate procedure for the determination of those eligible as voters in such referendum. No informalities in the conduct of such referendum or in any matters relating thereto shall invalidate said referendum or the results thereof if notice thereof shall have been given substantially as herein provided and said referendum shall have been fairly conducted.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-3-119 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-119
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-3-119
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce of Mississippi is hereby vested with the responsibility for enforcing the provisions of this article.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-1-353 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-353
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-1-353
Status: in_force

For purposes of Sections 69-1-351 and 69-1-353 , the following terms shall have the meanings herein ascribed unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(a) “ Council ” means the Interagency Farm to School Council created in Section 69-1-351 .

(b) “ Farm to school program ” means any commercial relationship where a school purchases locally grown or locally raised agricultural products to serve in school meals and can include educational programs for students on local agriculture and nutrition;

(c) “ Locally grown or locally raised agricultural products ” means any food products grown on Mississippi farms or gardens, and includes, but is not limited to, fruits, vegetables, and nuts grown in Mississippi, meat, poultry, eggs, dairy, fish, seafood and other aquatic products produced in Mississippi; and products processed into value-added products that are grown or produced in Mississippi;

(d) “ School ” means any K-12 accredited public or private institution for learning and also includes public and private preschools.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-23-9 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 9 / Section 23-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-23-9
Status: in_force

(1) The commissioner is authorized:

(a) To declare as a pest any form of plant or animal life or virus which is injurious to plants, man, domestic animals, articles or substances;

(b) To determine whether pesticides registered under authority of Section 24(c) of FIFRA are highly toxic to man as described in federal regulations;

(c) To determine standards of coloring or discoloring for pesticides and to subject pesticides to the requirements of Section 69-23-5(1) .

(2) The commissioner may adopt, amend or repeal rules and regulations for carrying out the provisions of this chapter, including, but not limited to, rules and regulations providing for the collection and examination of samples; the safe handling, transportation, storage, display, distribution and disposal of pesticides and their containers; protecting the environment; labeling and adopting state restricted pesticide uses.

(3) In order to avoid confusion endangering the public health resulting from diverse requirements, particularly as to the labeling and coloring of pesticides, and to avoid increased costs to the people of this state due to the necessity of complying with such diverse requirements in the manufacture and sale of such pesticides, it is desirable that there should be uniformity between the requirements of the several states and the federal government relating to such pesticides. To this end the commissioner is authorized to adopt such regulations, applicable to and in conformity with the primary standards established by this chapter, as have been or may be prescribed by the United States government for pesticides.

(4) No action taken by the commissioner under this section shall be effective unless and until such action is approved by the advisory board created under Section 69-25-3, Mississippi Code of 1972 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-21 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 8 / Section 15-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-21
Status: in_force

(1) The Animal Disease Response Fund is created as a special fund in the State Treasury. The response fund shall consist of any funds appropriated or otherwise made available by the Legislature for animal disease outbreaks, any income from investment of the funds in the response fund, and federal reimbursement for expenditures made from the response fund.

(2) Monies in the response fund shall be expended by the Mississippi Board of Animal Health only upon appropriation by the Legislature or by escalation of the board's budget as authorized in the appropriation bill for the board. Unexpended amounts remaining in the response fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any interest earned on amounts in the response fund shall be deposited to the credit of the response fund.

(3) The response fund shall be used only for payment of expenses incurred by the Board of Animal Health in responding to animal disease outbreaks, including, but not limited to, purchasing commodities, hiring temporary employees and/or engaging the contractual services of companies that can provide trained emergency response personnel.

(4) Before the Board of Animal Health expends funds from the response fund to respond to an animal disease outbreak, the State Veterinarian shall notify the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the respective Chairmen of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Senate Agriculture Committee, the House Appropriations Committee and the House Agriculture Committee, and the Legislative Budget Office, of the proposed expenditure of the funds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-2-51 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-51
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-2-51
Status: repealed

Sections 69-2-43 through 69-2-49 of this chapter, which create a Farm Mediation Office in the Department of Agriculture and Commerce and which provide for the mediation of certain agricultural debts, shall stand repealed from and after July 1, 1992.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-11-13 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 8 / Section 11-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-11-13
Status: in_force

In addition to other quarantine powers now authorized by law, the commissioner, the state veterinarian, or any authorized employee of the state board of animal health are hereby authorized and empowered to quarantine any premises, area or enclosure on which swine are fed with garbage and no person shall move or allow to be moved any swine from any quarantined premises or areas except under conditions and requirements prescribed under rules and regulations promulgated by the commissioner. Quarantine notices and orders shall be served upon owners or persons having possession of swine in the manner now provided by law for quarantining premises on which diseased livestock are kept.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-21-109 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / Section 21-109
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-21-109
Status: in_force

(1) The department may adopt any rules and regulations as may be necessary or desirable to implement the provisions of this article, to control and regulate the aerial application of agricultural substances in this state, and to restrict the use of any agricultural substances that create hazards to the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Mississippi. The department shall establish by regulation professional standards for applicators and pilots in the interest of the safety, welfare and general well-being of the citizens of Mississippi and for the protection of the state's fish and wildlife, air, water and soil. No rule or regulation adopted under the terms of this article shall be effective unless it has first been submitted to and approved by the Advisory Board of the Bureau of Plant Industry, a division of the department, established in Section 69-25-3 .

(2) The department is authorized to procure samples of agricultural substances before and after they are mixed for testing purposes.

(3) The department is authorized to maintain an office and employ necessary personnel within its budget to carry out the purposes of this article.

(4) It shall be the duty of the department, and the department shall have the authority, to enforce this article and all rules and regulations made and adopted in compliance with this article. The department shall not have jurisdiction to determine liability between private parties.

(5) The department's representatives shall have the authority to enter into any premises where there is reason to believe that an agricultural substance is being or has been applied by a pilot or any applicator's office or place of operations or where he is preparing to apply any of the materials herein stated, for the purpose of enforcement of this article. The department shall have authority to inspect all aircraft and equipment found on the premises, to take samples of any agricultural substances and to inspect and copy any records found on the premises.

(6) The department may cooperate with or enter into formal cooperative agreements with any public or private agency or educational institution of this state or any other state or federal agency for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this article.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-7-339 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / Section 7-339
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-7-339
Status: in_force

Every person, firm, corporation or organization who by himself or itself, or by his or its agents or employees violates any of the provisions of this article, or the regulations made under this article for carrying out its provisions, or who fails or refuses to comply with any of the requirements of this article, or who willfully interferes with the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, his employees or agents in the carrying out of his duties prescribed in this article, shall for each offense be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor less than five dollars ($5.00) for the first offense, not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00) nor less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for the second, nor exceeding two hundred dollars ($200.00) nor less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for the third and all following offenses, and all costs for each and every offense.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-23-135 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 2 / Section 23-135
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-23-135
Status: in_force

(1)(a) Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter or the rules and regulations issued under this chapter at a minimum is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year or by both such fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the court having jurisdiction.

(b) Each violation and each day's violation for continuing acts shall constitute a separate offense.

(c) Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter or the rules and regulations issued under this chapter in such a way that causes harm or poses a threat to man, animals or the environment is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) or by imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for a term of not more than twenty (20) years or by both such fine and imprisonment for each violation.

(2) Each violation of this chapter or the rules and regulations issued under this chapter shall subject the violator to administrative action as provided for in Sections 69-25-51 through 69-25-63 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-7-327 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / Section 7-327
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-7-327
Status: in_force

Any container or subcontainer in which eggs are marketed to consumers shall bear on the outside portion of the container, but shall not be limited to, the following:

(a) The applicable consumer grade provided for in this article.

(b) The applicable size or weight class provided for in this article.

(c) The word “eggs.”

(d) The numerical count of the contents.

(e) The name and address of the producer, packer or distributor.

(f) The date the eggs were graded applied legibly to the carton or on the tape used to seal the carton. Such date shall be expressed as the consecutive day of the year.

(g) The words “keep refrigerated” or words of similar meaning.

Words and numerals used to designate the grade and size shall be in clearly legible bold-faced type at least three-eighths ( 3 / 8 ) inch in height.

Any person intending to reuse a carton shall obscure any inappropriate labeling thereon and relabel the carton in accordance with this section prior to refilling the carton with eggs.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-44-5 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / Section 44-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-44-5
Status: in_force

(1) After July 1, 2006, there is imposed and levied an assessment at the rate of One Cent (1¢) per bushel on all corn grown within the State of Mississippi, and the assessment shall be deducted by the purchaser from the amount paid the producer at the first point of sale, whether within or without the state. If a producer pledges corn grown by that producer as collateral for a loan issued by the Commodity Credit Corporation and if that producer forfeits the corn in lieu of loan repayment, the Commodity Credit Corporation shall at the time of the loan settlement, collect the assessment from the producer.

(2) The assessment imposed and levied by this section shall be payable to and collected by the department from the purchaser of the corn at the first point of sale or from the Commodity Credit Corporation as provided in subsection (1) of this section. The proceeds of the assessment collected by the department shall be deposited with the State Treasurer in a special fund to be established as the “ Mississippi Corn Promotion Fund ,” and promptly remitted to a foundation under the terms and conditions as the board deems necessary to ensure that the assessments are used properly in carrying out the purposes of this chapter.

(3) The department shall submit to the board a budget detailing and justifying the administrative costs of the department in administering the provisions of this chapter. The budget must be approved by the board by April 1 of each year. The department shall pay over to the Mississippi Corn Promotion Fund the funds collected, less three and one-half percent (3- 1 / 2 %) of the gross amount collected. The amount withheld by the department must be approved by the board by July 1 of each year.

(4) Each purchaser or the Commodity Credit Corporation shall keep a complete and accurate record of all corn handled by him and shall furnish each producer with a signed sales slip showing the number of bushels purchased from him and the amount deducted by him for the Mississippi Corn Promotion Fund. The records shall be in the form and contain any other information as the department shall by rule or regulation prescribe. The records shall be preserved by the purchaser for a period of two (2) years and shall be offered for inspection at any time upon oral or written demand by the department or any duly authorized agent or representative thereof. Every purchaser or the Commodity Credit Corporation, at such time or times as the department may require, shall submit reports or other documentary information deemed necessary for the efficient and equitable collection of the assessment imposed in this chapter. The department shall have the power to cause any duly authorized agent or representative to enter upon the premises of any purchaser of corn and examine or cause to be examined by the agent only books, papers and records which deal in any way with the payment of the assessment or enforcement of the provisions of this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-39-5 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 8 / Section 39-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-39-5
Status: in_force

(1) All agricultural liming materials sold, offered or exposed for sale to any person in this state shall have affixed to each package in a conspicuous manner on the outside thereof, a plainly printed, stamped or otherwise marked label, tag or statement or in the case of bulk sales, a final invoice or bill of sale, setting forth at least the following information:

(a) The name and principal office address of the manufacturer or distributor;

(b) The brand or trade name of the material;

(c) The identification of the product as to the type of the agricultural liming material;

(d) The net weight of the agricultural liming material;

(e) The minimum percentage of calcium oxide and magnesium oxide and/or calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate;

(f) The minimum guaranteed content of elemental magnesium (Mg) if claimed;

(g) The minimum guaranteed content of available potassium (K2O) and/or phosphorous (P2O5) if claimed;

(h) Calcium carbonate equivalent as determined by methods prescribed by the Association of Official Analytical Chemists. Minimum calcium carbonate equivalents shall be as prescribed by regulation;

(i) The minimum percent by weight passing through U.S. Standard sieves as prescribed by regulations.

(2) In the case where agricultural liming materials are sold by a distributor or retailer, the manufacturer (mining company) of such material shall be responsible for furnishing the distributor or retailer with the information or statement required in this section in order for such distributor or retailer to forward the information or statement to the customer.

(3) No information or statement shall appear on any package label, delivery slip or advertising matter that is false or misleading to the purchaser as to the quality, analysis type or composition of the agricultural liming material.

(4) In the case of any material that has been adulterated subsequent to packaging, labeling or loading thereof and before delivery to the consumer, a plainly marked notice to that effect shall be affixed by the vendor to the package or delivery slip to identify the kind and degree of such adulteration therein.

(5) At every site from which agricultural liming materials are delivered in bulk and at every place where consumer orders for bulk deliveries are placed, there shall be conspicuously posted a copy of the statement required by this section for each brand of material.

(6) When the commissioner determines that the requirement for expressing the calcium and magnesium in elemental form would not impose an economic hardship on distributors and users of agricultural liming materials by reason of conflicting label requirements among the states, he may require by regulation thereafter that the minimum percentage of calcium oxide and magnesium oxide and/or calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate shall be expressed in the following form:

Total Calcium (Ca)․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․

․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․_______ percent

Total Magnesium (Mg)․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․

․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․_______ percent

Provided, however, that the effective date of said regulation shall be not less than six (6) months following the issuance thereof.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-53-1 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 53-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-53-1
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed, unless the context requires otherwise:

(a) “ Agritourism ” means the travel or visit by the general public to, or the practice of inviting or allowing the general public to travel to or visit a working farm, ranch, or other commercial agricultural, aquacultural, horticultural, or forestry operation for the purpose of enjoyment, education, or participation in the activities of the farm, ranch, or other agricultural, aquacultural, horticultural, or forestry operation.

(b) “ Agritourism activity ” means any activity which allows members of the general public, for recreational, entertainment or educational purposes, to view or enjoy rural activities, including, but not limited to, farming activities, ranching activities or historic or cultural or natural attractions.

(c) “ Agritourism professional ” means any person, partnership, corporation, or the employees or authorized agents, who offer or conduct one or more agritourism activities, whether or not for compensation.

(d) “ Inherent risks of agritourism activity ” means those dangers or conditions that are an integral part of an agritourism activity, including, but not limited to, certain hazards involving surface and subsurface conditions, natural conditions of land, vegetation and waters, the behavior of wild or domestic animals, and ordinary dangers of structures or equipment ordinarily used in farming, ranching, or other commercial agricultural, aquacultural, horticultural or forestry operation. Inherent risks of agritourism activity also include the potential of a participant to act in a negligent manner that may contribute to injury to the participant or others, including failing to follow instructions given by the agritourism professional or failing to exercise reasonable caution while engaging in the agritourism activity.

(e) “ Participant ” means any person, other than the agritourism professional, who engages in an agritourism activity.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-23-107 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 8 / Section 23-107
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-23-107
Status: in_force

When used in the context of Sections 69-23-101 through 69-23-135 , the following terms shall be ascribed the following meanings:

(a) “ Commissioner ” means the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce of the State of Mississippi.

(b) “ Certification ” means the recognition by a state that a person is competent and thus authorized to use or supervise the use of restricted use pesticides.

(c) “ Certified applicator ” means any person who is certified to use or supervise the use of any restricted use pesticide covered by this certification.

(d) “ Commercial applicator ” means a certified applicator (whether or not he is a private applicator with respect to some uses) who uses or supervises the use of any pesticide that is classified for restricted use for any purpose or on any property other than as provided by the definition of “private applicator.”

(e) “ Division ” means the Bureau of Plant Industry within the Regulatory Office of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce.

(f) “ Division of Plant Industry ” means the Bureau of Plant Industry within the Regulatory Office of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce.

(g) “ EPA ” means the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

(h) “ FIFRA ” means the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, as amended.

(i) “ License ” means a license, certificate or permit.

(j) “ Person ” means any individual, partnership, association, corporation or organized group of persons, whether incorporated or not.

(k) “ Pest ” means:

(i) Any insects, rodents, nematodes, fungi, weeds; and

(ii) Other forms of terrestrial or aquatic plant or animal life or virus, bacteria, or other microorganism (except viruses, bacteria or other microorganism on or in living man or other living animals) that the commissioner declares to be a pest.

(l) “ Pesticide ” means any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, mitigating or attracting any pests; and shall also include adjuvants intended to enhance the effectiveness of pesticides; and any substance or mixture of substances intended for use as a plant regulator, defoliant or desiccant.

(m) “ Private applicator ” means a certified applicator who uses or supervises the use of any pesticide that is classified for restricted use for purposes of producing any agricultural commodity on property owned, rented or controlled by him or his employer or, if applied without compensation other than trading of personal services between producers of agricultural commodities, on the property of another person, subject to regulations adopted under authority granted by Sections 69-23-101 through 69-23-135 .

(n) “ Public applicator ” means any individual who applies restricted use pesticides as an employee of a state agency, municipal corporation, public utility, or other governmental agency. This term does not include employees who work under direct “on-the-job” supervision of a public applicator.

(o) “ Restricted use pesticide ” means any pesticide classified for restricted use by EPA or by the commissioner.

(p) “ State restricted pesticide use ” means any pesticide use which, when used as directed or in accordance with a widespread and commonly recognized practice, the commissioner determines subsequent to a hearing, requires additional restrictions for that use to protect the environment including man, lands, beneficial insects, animals, crops and wildlife, other than pests.

(q) “ Under the direct supervision of a certified applicator ” means, unless otherwise prescribed by its labeling, a pesticide that is to be applied by a competent person acting under the instructions and control of a certified applicator who is available if and when needed, even though that certified applicator is not physically present at the time and place the pesticide is applied.

(r) “ Unreasonable adverse effects on the environment ” means any unreasonable risk to man or the environment, taking into account the economic, social and environmental costs and benefits of the use of any pesticide.

(s) Words and terms as defined in Sections 69-19-1 through 69-19-15 , 69-21-101 through 69-21-128 and 69-23-1 through 69-23-29 , when used in Sections 69-23-101 through 69-23-135 shall have the same meaning ascribed therein.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-209 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / Section 27-209
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-209
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors of a county as designated in Section 69-27-201 may, on the recommendation of the soil erosion committee, or shall, if so required by the election hereinafter provided for, advertise for bids as in other cases and purchase the proper terracing and/or ditching machinery, either for the county as a whole or for any one or more supervisors districts thereof as a soil erosion district, and provide the necessary labor for the operation thereof, and the necessary supplies and maintenance to properly operate the same, subject, however, to the approval of the soil erosion committee herein otherwise provided. In event the board of supervisors shall fail or refuse to advertise for bids for the purchase of any machinery recommended by said soil erosion committee within sixty (60) days after receipt of such recommendation, it shall, on the filing with it of a petition signed by ten percent (10%) or more of the qualified electors of the county as a whole, or of one or more supervisors districts as the petition may provide, call and hold as in other cases a special election in said county, or in such one or more supervisors districts, within sixty (60) days after the filing of the petition, in which election the question shall be, for or against the purchase of terracing and/or ditching machinery for the county, or for one or more supervisors districts as the case may be; and if a majority of the votes cast in said election be in favor of the purchase of such machinery, then said board shall, at its next meeting, advertise for bids for the purchase thereof, and thereafter further perform the duties required of it hereunder with respect to soil erosion work. Such advertisement for bids shall constitute notice to the public of the intention of the board to make such purchase and the board may proceed accordingly unless on or before the first day of the meeting at which said bids are to be opened a petition, signed by twenty percent (20%) or more of the qualified electors of the county, exclusive of those who pay poll tax only, or if the soil erosion district is composed of one or more supervisors districts then of twenty percent (20%) or more of such soil erosion district, shall be filed with the clerk of the board protesting against such purchase, in which event such purchase shall not be made unless approved in an election called and held for the purpose in the manner provided for the calling and holding of elections on the question of the issuance of tax anticipation note or notes. Said board shall have full supervision of all soil erosion work, the machinery, labor, supplies, contracts, and the funds arising from work performed, from taxation, if any, or otherwise, except to the extent herein otherwise specifically provided; and in administering the soil erosion fund the board shall take into consideration the repairs and replacements incident to the operation of the character of machinery in use in order that the work may continue without undue interruption as long as may be necessary. In event machinery be purchased hereunder for soil erosion districts composed of one or more supervisors districts, but less than the whole county, then the soil erosion fund shall be administered in one or more subdivisions as may be necessary, so as to keep separate the operations of the several soil erosion districts of the county, and the taxes levied, if any, shall likewise be levied upon said separate soil erosion districts, in the same manner as for separate road districts; and for these purposes such separate soil erosion districts may be designated by name or number, to be declared by the board. All acts and proceedings of the board with respect to soil erosion work and the funds thereof shall be by order upon its minutes, as in other cases. Contracts for terracing and/or ditching shall be performed as nearly as possible in the order of their dates, any deviation therefrom by reason of necessity, public convenience, causes beyond the control of the committee, or agreement with the landowners, to be under the direction of the soil erosion committee. Only one (1) committee shall be appointed in said county, regardless of the number of soil erosion districts in operation therein.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-9-13 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 8 / Section 9-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-9-13
Status: in_force

The State Tax Commission shall provide any information necessary to assist the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce in collecting the assessments provided for in this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-7-667 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / Section 7-667
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-7-667
Status: in_force

(1) The commissioner is hereby authorized to apply for and the court to grant a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating or continuing to violate any of the provisions of this article or any rule or regulation promulgated under this article, notwithstanding the existence of other remedies at law. Said injunction shall be issued without bond.

(2) Any person adversely affected by an act, order or ruling made by the commissioner pursuant to the provisions of this article may, within forty-five (45) days thereafter, bring action in the Hinds County Circuit Court, First Judicial District, for judicial review of such actions. The form of the proceeding shall be any which may be provided by statutes of this state to review decisions of administrative agencies, or in the absence or inadequacy thereof any applicable form of legal action, including actions for declaratory judgments or writs of prohibitory or mandatory injunctions.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-29-101 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 29-101
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-29-101
Status: in_force

The purpose of this article is to provide a place for registration of brands or marks of cattle and other livestock in an appropriate bureau, which may be called the Mississippi Agricultural and Livestock Theft Bureau, in the Department of Agriculture and Commerce under the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce of the State of Mississippi, in order to avoid confusion as to brands or marks of cattle and other livestock, and to protect the owners against theft, and to aid the agricultural and livestock theft investigators in the Department of Agriculture and Commerce in tracing such cattle and other livestock when stolen, apprehending such thieves and returning the cattle and other livestock to the owner thereof.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-329 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 8 / Section 15-329
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-329
Status: in_force

Any person or persons who shall wilfully damage or destroy by any means, any vat erected, or in the process of being erected, as herein provided for tick eradication purposes, shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction shall be imprisoned not less than six months, or more than five years in the state prison.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-25-23 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 25-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-25-23
Status: in_force

Whenever the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce finds that there exists outside of this state any destructive or nuisance insect pest, disease or noxious weed, the commissioner may give public notice thereof, specifying the locations, the plants and the plant products infested, infected or declared noxious and which are likely to become infested or infected therewith. In order to safeguard the environment, agricultural and horticultural production, plants and plant products, the movement of such plants or plant products or other things or substances into this state from the infected or infested locality shall thereafter be prohibited until the commissioner determines that the danger of the introduction into this state of such insect pests, diseases or noxious weeds from such locality has ceased to exist.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-23-105 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / Section 23-105
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-23-105
Status: in_force

The purpose of Sections 69-23-101 through 69-23-135 is to provide a means for the state certification of applicators of restricted use pesticides required under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, and to regulate in the public interest the use and application of restricted use pesticides, except as the application of restricted use pesticides is regulated under Sections 69-19-1 through 69-19-15 or 69-21-101 through 69-21-128 , and to designate the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce as the agency responsible for administering a plan for certification of applicators of restricted use pesticides and to cooperate with the United States Environmental Protection Agency as provided for in the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, and for other purposes.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-45-1 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 45-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-45-1
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Mississippi Agricultural Promotions Program Act.”