Miss. Code Ann. § 69-8-15 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 8-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-8-15
Status: in_force

(1) Any collecting person, who fails to file a report or pay any assessment within the time required by the commissioner, shall remit to the council a penalty of five percent (5%) of the assessment determined to be due, plus one percent (1%) for each month of delay, or fraction thereof, beginning the first month after the report was required to be filed or the assessment became due.

(2) Any collecting person who makes a false claim shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) payable to the council.

(3) Any collecting person required to pay an assessment as provided by this chapter, who refuses to allow full inspection of their records by the council, or who shall hinder or in any way delay or prevent the inspection of their records is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-45-5 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / Section 45-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-45-5
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

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

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

(c) “ Person ” means an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, business, trust, legal representative or any other business unit.

(d) “ Reproduce ” means to stencil, emboss, print, engrave, impress, imprint, lithograph or duplicate in any manner or to cause any such acts to be done.

(e) “ Agricultural product ” means any product that is at least fifty-one percent (51%) grown, processed or manufactured in the State of Mississippi.

(f) “ Division ” means the Division of Market Development within the Department of Agriculture and Commerce.

The words “logo” and “program,” whenever used in this chapter, shall include the plural as well as the singular.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-53-5 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / Section 53-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-53-5
Status: in_force

(1) Every agritourism professional must post and maintain signs that contain the warning notice specified in this section. The sign must be placed in a clearly visible location at the entrance to the agritourism location and at the site of the agritourism activity. The warning notice must consist of a sign in black letters, with each letter to be a minimum of one (1) inch in height. Every written contract entered into by an agritourism professional for the providing of professional services, instruction or the rental of equipment to a participant, whether or not the contract involves agritourism activities on or off the location or at the site of the agritourism activity, must contain in clearly readable print the warning notice specified in subsection (2) of this section.

(2) The signs and contracts must contain the following notice of warning:

“WARNING

Under Mississippi law, there is no liability for an injury to or death of a participant in an agritourism activity conducted at this agritourism location if the injury or death results from the inherent risks of the agritourism activity. Inherent risks of agritourism activities include, among others, risks of injury inherent to land, equipment and animals, as well as the potential for you or another participant to act in a negligent manner that may contribute to your injury or death. You are assuming the risk of participating in this agritourism activity.”

(3) Failure to comply with the requirements concerning warning signs and notices provided in this section will prevent an agritourism professional from invoking the privileges of immunity provided by this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-25-213 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 9 / Section 25-213
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-25-213
Status: in_force

(1) Upon a determination by the commissioner or the commissioner's designee, the following may constitute negligent violations:

(a) Failing to provide a legal description of land on which the grower produces hemp;

(b) Failing to obtain a license or other required authorization from the department;

(c) Failing to register with the department;

(d) Producing Cannabis sativa L. with a delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of more than five-tenths percent (0.5%) on a dry weight basis; or

(e) Any other violation of the State Plan, including any rules and regulations set forth by the department.

(2) Corrective action plan. (a) A hemp grower shall comply with a plan established by the commissioner or the commissioner's designee to correct the negligent violation, including:

(i) A reasonable date by which the hemp grower shall correct the negligent violation; and

(ii) A requirement that the hemp grower shall periodically report to the commissioner or the commissioner's designee regarding the compliance with the corrective plan for a period of not less than the next two (2) calendar years.

(b) The department shall notify the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics of all corrective action plans implemented by the commissioner or the commissioner's designee.

(3) Result of negligent violation. A hemp grower that negligently violates the State Plan shall not, as a result of that violation, be subject to any criminal enforcement action by a state, county or local government entity.

(4) Repeat violations. A hemp grower that negligently violates the State Plan three (3) times in a five-year period shall be ineligible to produce hemp for a period of five (5) years beginning on the date of the third violation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-29-109 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / Section 29-109
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-29-109
Status: in_force

All brands or marks of cattle and other livestock, upon being registered with the department shall be reregistered once every five (5) years thereafter. Those brands or marks which have been filed and recorded in the Office of the Secretary of State after January 1, 1946, give the owner priority to the use of such brand or mark, and in event of duplication, the brand or mark first filed with the Secretary of State shall have priority over any same or similar brand or mark filed with the Secretary of State thereafter.

After the effective date of this article it shall be necessary for all such owners of brands or marks who have filed and recorded brands or marks in the Office of the Secretary of State after January 1, 1946, to reregister any and all such brands or marks with the department, and pay the necessary registration fee. Brands or marks recorded in the Office of the Secretary of State before January 1, 1946, are not recognized for the purpose of priority, because of the confused state of the records. After the registration of such brands or marks with the department, they must be reregistered not later than five (5) years thereafter, or ownership thereto will be lost.

All brands or marks registered after the effective date of this article shall be reregistered on or before five (5) years after the date of registration. Upon the transfer of any such brand or mark, notice of such transfer shall be furnished the department by the transferor, and the department shall keep a record of all such transfers.

At least ninety (90) days before the renewal date for all brands or marks, the department shall notify all persons having brands or marks registered of the date on which such brand or mark must be renewed. On or before the renewal date of all brands or marks the registered owner thereof shall pay to the department a renewal fee of Five Dollars ($5.00) and shall furnish such additional information as the department may require on forms to be furnished by the department. If any cattle owner fails to renew any brand or mark registered in his name, such brand or mark shall be forfeited and shall be available to any other applicant.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-7-251 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / Section 7-251
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-7-251
Status: in_force

As used in this article, the terms defined in this section shall have the meanings herein given to them, except where the context expressly indicates otherwise:

(a) “Board” means the Mississippi Egg Marketing Board.

(b) “Person” means every person, partnership, firm, company, association, corporation or legal entity engaged in the production or sale of eggs in the state.

(c) “Eggs” means pullet and hen eggs only.

(d) “Handler” and “dealer” means any person engaged within the state as a wholesale distributor in the business of distributing eggs in Mississippi regardless of where the eggs are produced.

(e) “Producer” means any person engaged in the business of producing eggs in Mississippi, either as an owner or as an officer or stockholder of a business engaged in producing eggs in Mississippi, or any person deriving a profit from such a business.

(f) “Ship” or “shipping” means to move or cause to move eggs in intrastate or interstate or foreign commerce by rail, truck, boat, airplane or any other means.

(g) “Shipper” means any person engaged in shipping or causing to be shipped eggs in intrastate or interstate or foreign commerce, whether owner, agent or otherwise.

(h) “Case” means a standard case of thirty (30) dozen eggs.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-25-37 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 10 / 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. § 69-23-107 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 2 / 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. § 69-25-3 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / Section 25-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-25-3
Status: in_force

The State Plant Board is abolished and its duties are transferred to the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, and it shall henceforth be known as the Bureau of Plant Industry.

There is created an Advisory Board to the Bureau of Plant Industry, composed of the following: the State Chemist; the head of the Entomology and Plant Pathology Department, Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science; the head of the Plant and Soil Science Department, Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science; Alcorn State University Director of Agriculture and Applied Sciences; and, for a period of two (2) years, the following: one (1) soil conservation district commissioner appointed by the commissioner; two (2) residents of Mississippi who engage in the production of any crop, appointed by the commissioner; one (1) resident of the State of Mississippi who is a commercial applicator holding a license issued under the rules and regulations of the Bureau of Plant Industry, appointed by the commissioner; one (1) resident of the State of Mississippi who is a restricted use pesticide registrant or an employee of such person, appointed by the commissioner; one (1) resident of the State of Mississippi who is either a wholesale or retail horticulturist, appointed by the commissioner, and one (1) resident of the State of Mississippi who is a licensed landscape contractor, appointed by the commissioner, who shall serve with no compensation and whose duties are to advise the commissioner on all matters regarding the Bureau of Plant Industry. The commissioner shall meet annually with the advisory board and the Director of the Bureau of Plant Industry. It is the intent and purpose of this section to maintain the domicile of this division of the Department of Agriculture and Commerce at Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science, Mississippi State, Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-361 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / 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. § 69-7-101 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / Section 7-101
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-7-101
Status: in_force

The Mississippi Central Market Board is hereby abolished, and all of the powers, duties, property, contractual rights and obligations, and unexpended funds of that commission shall be transferred to the Department of Agriculture and Commerce on July 1, 2021. Wherever the term “ Central Market Board ” appears in any laws or regulation, the same shall mean the Department of Agriculture and Commerce, hereinafter referred to as “the department.” The transfer of personnel shall be commensurate with the number and classification of positions allocated to the commission.

For the purpose of aiding, establishing and providing proper facilities for the efficient handling of farm and other food products in the interest of farmer, consumer, the general public and the State of Mississippi, and to assist in the disposal and sale of such products, there is hereby created a Mississippi Farmers Market, hereinafter referred to as the “market” at 929 High Street in Jackson.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-35-7 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / Section 35-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-35-7
Status: in_force

No association, meeting or activity undertaken pursuant to the provisions of this act and intended to benefit all of the producers and handlers of milk and dairy products in Mississippi shall be deemed or considered illegal or in restraint of trade.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-8-5 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / Section 8-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-8-5
Status: in_force

(1) The Mississippi Beef Industry Council is created and shall be composed of eighteen (18) members as follows:

(a) Seven (7) members appointed by the Mississippi Cattlemen's Association, of whom one (1) shall be a meat scientist or a meat packer;

(b) One (1) member appointed by the Mississippi Cattlewomen's Association;

(c) Five (5) members appointed by the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation, of whom one (1) shall be a dairy farmer and one (1) shall be a beef retailer;

(d) Five (5) members appointed by the Mississippi Livestock Marketing Association.

(2) Within thirty (30) days after the levy of the national beef promotion and research program established by the “Beef Promotion and Research Act of 1985” is finally adjudicated unconstitutional, each organization shall select its members to serve on the council. The members of the council shall meet and organize after their appointment and shall select a chairman, vice chairman and secretary-treasurer from the membership of the council. The council may establish rules and regulations for the administration of the duties of the council. The minutes of the council shall reflect the votes taken by the council concerning any contracts for projects of research, education, advertisement or promotion of the beef industry.

(3) 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 this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-31-5 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 31-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-31-5
Status: in_force

The department shall inspect or cause to be inspected at least annually every moisture-measuring device used in commerce in this state, except those belonging to the United States or the state, or any subdivision of either, except as may be requested. The department may inspect or cause to be inspected at the convenience of the department any moisture-measuring device upon a request in writing from the owner.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-8-3 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / Section 8-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-8-3
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them herein unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(a) “ Producer ” means any person who owns or acquires ownership of cattle, except that a person shall not be considered to be a producer if that person's only share in the proceeds of a sale of cattle or beef is a sales commission, handling fee or other service fee.

(b) “ Collecting person ” means any livestock dealer licensed under the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921, as amended, who makes payment to a producer for cattle purchased in Mississippi.

(c) “ Council ” means the “Mississippi Beef Industry Council.”

(d) “ Commissioner ” means the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce for the State of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-7-263 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 2 / Section 7-263
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-7-263
Status: in_force

There is hereby imposed and levied an assessment at a rate not to exceed Three Cents (3¢) per case on all eggs produced in Mississippi wherever distributed or marketed and on all eggs marketed in Mississippi wherever distributed or produced. The rate of assessment shall be determined by the board. At the time of the sale, the egg producer shall provide evidence that all assessments provided herein have been paid. However, if the first sale of the eggs is made to a dealer or distributor, the producer shall pay to the dealer or the distributor the amount of the assessment owed; whereupon the dealer or distributor to whom such payment is made shall remit the assessment to the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce in accordance with the rules and regulations established and promulgated by the board. The board or the commissioner shall have the power to cause any duly authorized agent or representative to enter upon the premises of any dealer or handler of eggs and examine, or cause to be examined by such agent, any books, papers and records which deal in any way with respect to the payment of the assessment or enforcement of the provisions of this article.

All costs incurred by the board or the commissioner in examining or causing the examination of such books, papers and records shall be taxed against the dealer or handler. Cost shall be assessed at the rate of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per day or fraction thereof for each agent conducting the examination. Travel expenses shall be assessed in the manner and amount specified in Section 25-3-41 , and other expenses shall be assessed at actual cost. All costs taxed against a dealer or handler for the examination of books, papers and records shall be paid within fifteen (15) days from the date such notice of cost is mailed to the dealer or handler.

The proceeds of the assessment levied under this article shall be collected by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce in such manner and method as shall be prescribed by him in accordance with the provisions of this article. The funds derived from the assessment shall be paid into the State Treasury on or before the fifteenth day of each month and shall be deposited in a special fund in the State Treasury, which shall be established by the State Treasurer to the credit of the Mississippi Egg Marketing Board, and such funds shall be used by the board solely for the administration of this article. All costs, expenses and obligations incurred by the board for its operation and carrying out the purposes of this article shall be paid out of the special fund herein provided for after expenditures thereof shall have been authorized by the Legislature. Provided further, that the Mississippi Egg Marketing Board shall render to the Mississippi Legislature a detailed annual report of all collections and expenditures of the moneys collected under the provisions of this article. Any egg producer may request and receive a refund of the amount of assessment paid for the previous reporting period, provided he makes a written application with the Mississippi Egg Marketing Board within sixty (60) days from date of payment supported by bona fide copy of payment voucher and copy of canceled check. The application forms shall be prepared by the board and shall be available at the request of the producer. All such applications shall be processed and refunds paid within sixty (60) days after the funds have been received by the board.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-10-11 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 9 / 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. § 69-28-7 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 8 / 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. § 69-13-23 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / Section 13-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-23
Status: in_force

The party against whom judgment may be given in a case to enforce a lien pursuant to Section 69-13-21 may appeal to the circuit court as other cases.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-48-7 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / 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. § 69-25-53 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 10 / Section 25-53
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-25-53
Status: in_force

(1) Within a reasonable time after the accused's request for a hearing, the hearing committee shall conduct an evidentiary hearing. For good cause shown, the hearing committee may grant a continuance of the hearing. Written notice of the date, time and place of such hearing shall be delivered to the accused not less than fifteen (15) days prior to the hearing.

(2) A court reporter shall be in attendance and shall record the proceedings. The hearing committee shall have the right and duty to impose reasonable restrictions as it may deem necessary or appropriate to insure an orderly, expeditious and impartial proceeding. The parties may offer oral testimony through witnesses and shall have the right of cross-examination. The rules of evidence shall be relaxed.

(3) At the hearing, the hearing committee may administer oaths and receive evidence, either oral or documentary. Upon the request of either party, the Department of Agriculture and Commerce may issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses or the production of books, papers, records or other documentary evidence. If a person fails to comply with a subpoena issued by the department, either party may invoke the aid of any court of general jurisdiction of this state. The court may order such person to comply with the requirements of the subpoena. Failure to comply with the order of the court may be treated as contempt.

(4) At the conclusion of the hearing, the hearing committee shall render a written decision incorporating the findings of facts, conclusions of law and penalty, if any. The hearing committee may impose any penalty authorized under Section 69-25-51 . A copy of the decision of the hearing committee shall be delivered to the accused by certified mail.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-335 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 9 / 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. § 69-27-308 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 8 / Section 27-308
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-308
Status: in_force

For a district commissioner to participate in any water quality cost-share project funded directly or indirectly by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the district board of which the commissioner is a member shall not participate in the proposal, development, planning, advisory or implementation phases of the project. The Mississippi Soil and Water Conservation Commission shall make all decisions without the involvement of the district board.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-2-11 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 2-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-2-11
Status: in_force

Emerging crop designations shall include, but not be limited to:

(a) Blueberries;

(b) Muscadines;

(c) Christmas trees;

(d) Aquaculture, including any species from the Gulf of Mexico and its tributaries;

(e) Horticulture;

(f) Rabbit farming and processing; and

(g) Others designated by the Mississippi Development Authority or Legislature.

Emerging crop designations shall not include medical cannabis establishments as defined in the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-105 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 9 / Section 15-105
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-105
Status: in_force

(1) The boards of supervisors in the various counties are hereby authorized and empowered, in their discretion, to put into effect the provisions of this section by order of said respective boards spread upon the minutes of such board when petitioned by a majority of livestock owners in any county or affected district.

(2) The board of supervisors of any county, when petitioned, electing to come under the provisions of this section shall be authorized to appropriate money from the general fund or fix the levy annually of an ad valorem tax, not to exceed two (2) mills, upon the assessed valuation of all real and personal property within the area petitioned for and/or fix a fee not to exceed Twenty-five Cents (25¢) per head on livestock annually, based on cost estimates for a program of controlling or eradicating ticks, flies, and other nuisance insects by dipping livestock or by other appropriate methods.

(3) The board of supervisors of any county, upon designating an area where the program shall be operated, shall request the technical assistance of the Board of Animal Health. The Board of Animal Health shall cooperate in general planning, technical supervision, furnish specifications for vats, and other equipment, select approved chemical agents and test same for effectiveness.

(4) The board of supervisors of any county is authorized to construct dipping vats in suitable locations, purchase other equipment and supplies, and employ such personnel as necessary, including inspectors who shall be enforcement officers for the county board of supervisors.

It shall be the duty of each livestock owner within the area of program operations to cooperate with the board of supervisors and its representatives and comply with the provisions of this section.

(5) The board of supervisors of any county shall have the authority to require all owners when necessary to assemble all their livestock at a designated time and place and have same dipped or treated according to prescribed methods.

Owners who refuse or fail to comply after having been duly notified to have livestock assembled and dipped or treated as prescribed shall be in violation of the provisions of this section and shall be subject to the provisions of Sections 69-15-53 through 69-15-69 .

(6) The purpose of this section is to supplement and be in addition to Section 69-15-307, Mississippi Code of 1972 , and related statutes. Nothing in this section to the contrary shall replace or minimize existing statute concerning existing laws for the eradication of the cattle fever tick (Margaropus annulatus).
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-44-11 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 8 / Section 44-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-44-11
Status: in_force

The State Tax Commission shall provide any information necessary to assist the department in collecting the assessments provided for in this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-25-41 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / Section 25-41
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-25-41
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce or any of his inspectors or employees shall be a proper party in any court of equity to effectively carry out any of the provisions of this article when an injunction would be a proper remedy.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-29-109 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 9 / Section 29-109
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-29-109
Status: in_force

All brands or marks of cattle and other livestock, upon being registered with the department shall be reregistered once every five (5) years thereafter. Those brands or marks which have been filed and recorded in the Office of the Secretary of State after January 1, 1946, give the owner priority to the use of such brand or mark, and in event of duplication, the brand or mark first filed with the Secretary of State shall have priority over any same or similar brand or mark filed with the Secretary of State thereafter.

After the effective date of this article it shall be necessary for all such owners of brands or marks who have filed and recorded brands or marks in the Office of the Secretary of State after January 1, 1946, to reregister any and all such brands or marks with the department, and pay the necessary registration fee. Brands or marks recorded in the Office of the Secretary of State before January 1, 1946, are not recognized for the purpose of priority, because of the confused state of the records. After the registration of such brands or marks with the department, they must be reregistered not later than five (5) years thereafter, or ownership thereto will be lost.

All brands or marks registered after the effective date of this article shall be reregistered on or before five (5) years after the date of registration. Upon the transfer of any such brand or mark, notice of such transfer shall be furnished the department by the transferor, and the department shall keep a record of all such transfers.

At least ninety (90) days before the renewal date for all brands or marks, the department shall notify all persons having brands or marks registered of the date on which such brand or mark must be renewed. On or before the renewal date of all brands or marks the registered owner thereof shall pay to the department a renewal fee of Five Dollars ($5.00) and shall furnish such additional information as the department may require on forms to be furnished by the department. If any cattle owner fails to renew any brand or mark registered in his name, such brand or mark shall be forfeited and shall be available to any other applicant.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-7-213 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 2 / Section 7-213
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-7-213
Status: in_force

Any person who continues the operation of any of the businesses for which a license is required under the provisions of this article, without having complied with the provisions hereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine of not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00).
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-111 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 9 / Section 15-111
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-111
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, firm or corporation to drive, convey, transport or allow to drift from any state or territory, into this state any livestock except under the supervision and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Board of Animal Health. Steers may be moved into the state for feeding and grazing purposes under special permit issued by the State Veterinarian.

Livestock shipped, trailed, driven or otherwise transported into this state from other states or territories shall be subject to examinations and tests approved by the Board of Animal Health for the purpose of determining if such animals are free of infectious abortion or bangs disease. Should such animals react to the tests, they shall immediately upon notice to the owner from the board or one (1) of the board's inspectors or veterinarians be returned to the state from which they came, or slaughtered under the supervision and direction of the board. The Board of Animal Health is authorized and empowered to require livestock owners or persons having livestock in charge, affected with, or exposed to infectious abortion, upon notice to assemble or have assembled such livestock at a place and time designated by an inspector or veterinarian of the Board of Animal Health or of the United States Bureau of Animal Industry in order that the proper and necessary tests and examinations can be made. All animals which react to the test for infectious abortion or show marked diagnostic symptoms of infectious abortion shall be quarantined, segregated, isolated or otherwise disposed of under the direction of the Board of Animal Health.

Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this section or any of the rules and regulations of the Board of Animal Health shall be deemed in violation of the provisions of this section and shall be subject to the provisions of Sections 69-15-53 through 69-15-69 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-35-19 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / Section 35-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-35-19
Status: in_force

In the event such referendum so to be conducted as herein provided shall not be supported by a majority of those eligible for participation and voting therein, then the state ADA and extension service conducting the said referendum shall have the full power and authority to call another referendum for the purposes herein set forth in the next succeeding year, on the question of an annual assessment for five (5) years.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-329 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 9 / 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. § 69-15-65 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 8 / Section 15-65
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-65
Status: in_force

(1) Each violation of the rules and regulations of the Board of Animal Health or violations of any other of the laws governing the eradication of contagious diseases in animals and livestock shall be subject to the imposition of a civil penalty up to One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).

(2) When one or more animals are involved and are the subject of the violation each animal shall constitute a separate violation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-23-119 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 9 / Section 23-119
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-23-119
Status: in_force

(1) Any person duly licensed and certified under Section 69-19-1 through 69-19-15 or 69-21-101 through 69-21-128 , is exempted from the licensing provisions of Sections 69-23-101 through 69-23-135 .

(2) The commissioner may exempt any other persons as may be exempted by federal regulations.

(3) The commissioner may exempt public applicators from the requirements of Sections 69-23-113 and 69-23-117 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-101 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / Section 27-101
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-101
Status: in_force

In order to carry out the purposes of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act enacted by the Congress of the United States, the Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science (hereinafter referred to as the “university”) is hereby designated as the agency of the State of Mississippi to administer any state plan authorized by this article which shall be approved by the secretary of agriculture of the United States (hereinafter referred to as the “secretary of agriculture”) for the State of Mississippi pursuant to the provisions of said Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-2-17 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-2-17
Status: in_force

(1) Repayment of the interest loan from the fund shall be deferred for a period of time not more than five (5) years or the time when the emerging crop should reach maturity. The schedule for repayment of the interest loan shall be a period of time equal to two (2) times the period that interest is paid on the loan for that emerging crop from the fund. No interest shall be charged on interest loans from the fund, and only the amount actually loaned from the fund shall be required to be repaid.

(2) Repayment of interest loans from the fund shall be made to the lender, which shall remit the amounts collected to the department for deposit into the fund. However, if the repayment period for an interest loan exceeds the time for repayment of the principal loan amount to the lender, when the final principal payment is made to the lender all subsequent interest loan payments shall be made by the farmer, directly to the department to be deposited into the fund.

(3) The lender shall notify the department, as soon as possible, of any change in the principal loan status, release of collateral or any other matter that may adversely affect the security of the state's loan.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-319 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / Section 13-319
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-319
Status: in_force

The owner of any animal sold as an estray, may apply to the board of supervisors of the county within three years, and, upon proof of title, the said board shall order the net proceeds of the sale thereof to be refunded to him out of the county treasury.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-21 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / 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. § 69-26-4 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / 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. § 69-27-331 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 27-331
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-331
Status: in_force

(1)(a) The State Soil and Water Conservation Commission, subject to the restrictions provided in Sections 69-27-331 through 69-27-341 , is authorized to acquire and to make available, or to assist in acquiring or making available to soil and water conservation districts, heavy or specialized machinery or equipment deemed necessary for installation and implementation of soil and water conservation practices or measures.

(b) The heavy or specialized machinery or equipment purchased under this section may be either new or used. The commission may purchase used equipment through a duly licensed and authorized public auction of agricultural, heavy or specialized equipment as authorized under Section 31-7-13 .

(2) When the commission acquires or makes available to any district the machinery or equipment referred to in subsection (1) of this section, it shall require the district to fully amortize to the commission any amount so expended by the commission for such assistance. The amount and method of amortization for each piece of heavy or specialized machinery or equipment shall be determined by the commission in conjunction with the soil and water conservation district. In making this determination, the following shall be considered: (a) full amortization to the commission of the capital outlay for the machinery or equipment over the period of its reasonably anticipated full usefulness; and, when necessary (b) (i) cover the cost of operation, maintenance and repairs; (ii) pay the usual cost of providing an operator; (iii) compensate the district for the usual costs of transportation from one (1) job to another.

(3) In giving effect to all of the foregoing, the commission shall estimate the amount of time such machinery or equipment would ordinarily be idle.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-2-30 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-30
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-2-30
Status: in_force

(1) In lieu of the issuance of bonds pursuant to the authority granted in Section 69-2-19, Mississippi Code of 1972 , the State Bond Commission is authorized and empowered, if more economically feasible, to borrow funds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the amount specified in Section 69-2-19, Mississippi Code of 1972 . The Bond Commission, to evidence such loan, may issue and sell the negotiable coupon notes of the State of Mississippi, which notes may be issued in series, from time to time, as the proceeds thereof are needed. The notes shall be in such form and shall have such details as may be provided by the commission, except that the notes of each series shall be issued with final maturity not more than five (5) years from the date of such series. For the prompt payment of such notes at maturity, both principal and interest, the same pledges may be made as are authorized for the repayment of bonds in Section 69-2-21, Mississippi Code of 1972 .

(2) The notes herein authorized shall be sold from time to time by the Bond Commission as the need for the proceeds thereof may arise, and the Bond Commission shall advertise and accept bids therefor and issue and sell such notes at a price which will result in the lowest interest rate on the best terms obtainable for the state.

(3) The Bond Commission in providing for the issuance of the notes herein authorized shall have discretion in fixing the terms and details thereof and may provide for the issuance of such notes in such form, executed in such manner, and payable at such place or places, and containing such terms, covenants and provisions as the Bond Commission may provide.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-13 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 9 / Section 27-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-13
Status: in_force

The State Soil and Water Conservation Commission shall have the following duties and powers:

(a) To offer any assistance as may be appropriate to the commissioners of soil and water conservation districts in the carrying out of their powers and programs.

(b) To keep the commissioners of each of the districts informed of the activities and experience of all other districts, and to facilitate cooperation between districts.

(c) To coordinate the programs of the soil and water conservation districts.

(d) To secure the cooperation and assistance of the United States and any of its agencies and of agencies of this state in the work of the districts.

(e) To disseminate information concerning the activities and programs of the soil and water conservation districts, and to encourage the formation of districts.

(f) To seek and receive grants of monies, and other assets, from any source to carry out this article.

(g) To distribute any appropriated or other funds or assets under its control, from state, federal or other governmental agencies or political subdivisions, or from private grants, including matching funds to districts.

(h) To establish and administer qualification standards for district commissioners and officers.

(i) To give guidance and overall supervision to districts when assistance is requested, or acceptable.

(j) To study, classify and evaluate land use needs and problems in the State of Mississippi; to make recommendations leading to adoption of land use policy and broad guidelines for meeting the needs and problems so identified.

(k) To demonstrate to landowners and operators within the state, equipment that will demonstrate energy and soil and water conservation.

(l) To enter into and to authorize the executive director to execute with the approval of the commission, contracts, grants, cooperative agreements and memoranda of understanding with any federal or state agency or subdivision thereof, or any public or private institution location inside or outside the State of Mississippi, or any person, corporation or association in connection with carrying out the purposes of this article.

(m) To cooperate with the Commission on Environmental Quality in addressing agricultural nonpoint source pollution. Subject to Section 49-17-13, Mississippi Code of 1972 , the Commission on Environmental Quality and the commission shall enter into a memorandum of understanding which shall establish the commission's role in nonpoint source pollution issues.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-26-5 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 10 / Section 26-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-26-5
Status: in_force

Within the meaning of Article VI(b) or VIII(a), a request or application for assistance from the Insurance Fund may be made by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce or the Governor whenever in such official's judgment the conditions qualifying this state for such assistance exist and it would be in the best interest of this state to make such request.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-25 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 10 / Section 13-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-25
Status: in_force

If the amount claimed for the damages by animals trespassing exceed two hundred dollars, the plaintiff will proceed by petition in the circuit court, wherein the proceedings shall be according to the practice of that court; and the clerk shall perform the ministerial duties prescribed for justices of the peace in cases before them.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-3-109 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-109
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-3-109
Status: in_force

Every person, firm, association or corporation who shall issue, use or circulate any certificate, advertisement, tag, seal, poster, letterhead, marking circular, written or printed representation, or description of or pertaining to seeds, plants or plant parts or other farm products that may be defined by regulations intended for propagation or sale or sold or offered for sale wherein the words “Mississippi Certified,” or “Mississippi State Certified,” “State Certified,” or similar words or phrases are used or employed, or wherein are used or employed signs, symbols, maps, diagrams, pictures, words or phrases expressly or impliedly stating or representing that such seeds, plants or plant parts or other farm products comply with or conform to the certification standards or requirements as made by the approved state seed certifying agency of Mississippi, shall be subject to the provisions of this article, provided that this article shall not apply to the certification of plants or plant products for freedom from disease or insects which is now conducted under the authority of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce. Every issuance, use, or circulation of any certificate or any other instrument as in this section above described shall be deemed to be “certification” as this term is employed in this article.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-319 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 8 / Section 13-319
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-319
Status: in_force

The owner of any animal sold as an estray, may apply to the board of supervisors of the county within three years, and, upon proof of title, the said board shall order the net proceeds of the sale thereof to be refunded to him out of the county treasury.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-203 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / 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. § 69-3-113 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-113
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-3-113
Status: in_force

The duly approved state seed certifying agency is hereby vested with the full authority to establish, create and specify rules and regulations for the designation of seeds, plants and plant parts and other farm products as certified or Mississippi certified to be grown, harvested, offered for sale or distributed. Such rules and regulations shall be approved by the state seed board before becoming effective. No seeds, plants or plant parts or other farm products grown or to be grown in Mississippi shall be eligible for certification hereunder except by full compliance as to standards, requirements and forms of or for certification as may be made by the duly approved state seed certifying agency. No certification within the provisions of this article shall be made or authorized except through the approved state certifying agency as herein provided.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-369 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 2 / Section 27-369
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-369
Status: in_force

(1) The Soil and Water Conservation Commission is hereby authorized to retain all funds generated from the sale of equipment. Any funds made available from the sale of equipment shall be deposited into the special fund in the State Treasury to the credit of the Soil and Water Conservation Commission and shall be used solely for the purpose of purchasing equipment.

(2) Sales of equipment may be made by the Soil and Water Conservation Commission by any lawful method, including public auction. The Department of Audit shall adopt rules and regulations governing any sale conducted by public auction.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-339 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / Section 27-339
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-339
Status: in_force

Any two (2) or more soil and water conservation districts may combine with each other for the purpose of obtaining and using the machinery or equipment referred to in Section 69-27-331 , on the terms and conditions set forth in Sections 69-27-331 through 69-27-341 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-25-219 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 2 / Section 25-219
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-25-219
Status: in_force

(1) Any person convicted of a felony relating to a controlled substance under state or federal law before, on or after the date of enactment of this article [June 29, 2020], shall be ineligible, during the ten-year period following the date of the conviction to participate in the program established under this article and to produce hemp under any regulations or guidelines issued under this article.

(2) Any person who materially falsifies any information contained in an application to participate in the State Plan established under this article shall be ineligible to participate in the State Plan.

(3) In addition to any inspection conducted, the department may inspect any hemp crop at any time and take a representative composite sample for analysis. It shall be the duty of the department to take such samples and deliver them to the State Chemist for examination and analysis. It shall be the duty of the State Chemist to cause as many analyses to be made of samples delivered to him or her by the department as may be necessary to properly implement the intent of this article. The State Chemist shall make a report of such analyses to the department.

(4) The department shall charge growers and processors a fee or fees as determined by the department in a sufficient amount to cover the costs required to administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-21 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 9 / Section 27-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-21
Status: in_force

The committee shall publish the results of a referendum held pursuant to the provisions of this article and shall thereafter consider and determine whether the operation of the district within the defined boundaries is administratively practicable and feasible. If the committee shall determine that the operation of such district is not administratively practicable and feasible, it shall record such determination and deny the petition. If the committee shall determine that the operation of such district is administratively practicable and feasible, it shall record such determination and shall proceed with the organization of the district in the manner hereinafter provided. In making such determination the committee shall give due regard and weight to the attitude of the owners and operators of lands lying within the defined boundaries, the number of landowners eligible to vote in such referendum in favor of the creation of the district to the total number of votes cast, the approximate wealth and income of the landowners of the proposed district, the probable expenses of carrying on erosion-control operations within such district, and such other economic and social factors as may be relevant to such determination, having due regard to the legislative determinations set forth in Section 69-27-3 , but the committee shall not have authority to determine that the operation of the proposed district within the defined boundaries is administratively practicable and feasible unless at least a majority of the votes cast in the referendum upon the proposition of creation of the district shall have been cast in favor of the creation of such district. In the event a majority of the votes cast in the referendum shall not have been cast in favor of the creation of such district, then in no event shall any of the expenses incident to the conduct of the referendum, investigation or other proceedings had in connection therewith be assessed against any party other than such parties as signed the original petition.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-7-331 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / Section 7-331
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-7-331
Status: in_force

In carrying out the provisions of this article, the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, his employees or agents are authorized to enter, on any business day, during the usual hours of business, any store, market or any other building or place where eggs are sold or offered for sale and to make such examination as is necessary to determine the quality and size of eggs sold or offered for sale.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-26-4 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / 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. § 69-7-321 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / 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. § 69-29-313 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / 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. § 69-27-307 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 8 / 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. § 69-2-23 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-2-23
Status: in_force

Such bonds may be executed and delivered by the state at any time and from time to time, may be in such form and denominations and of such terms and maturities, may be in fully registered form or in bearer form registrable either as to principal or interest, or both, may bear such conversion privileges and be payable in such installments and at such time or times not exceeding twenty (20) years from the date thereof, may be payable at such place or places, whether within or without the State of Mississippi, may bear interest payable at such time or times and at such place or places and evidenced in such manner, and may contain such provisions not inconsistent herewith, all as shall be provided in the proceedings of the State Bond Commission under which the bonds are authorized to be issued. Such bonds shall not bear a greater overall maximum interest rate to maturity than that authorized by law for general obligation bonds. If deemed advisable by the State Bond Commission, there may be retained in the proceedings under which any such bonds are authorized to be issued an option to redeem all or any part thereof as may be specified in such proceedings, at such price or prices and after such notice or notices and on such terms and conditions as may be set forth in such proceedings and briefly recited or referred to on the face of the bonds, but nothing herein contained shall be construed to confer on the state any right or option to redeem any bonds, except as may be provided in the proceedings under which they shall be issued. Any such bonds shall be sold on sealed bids at public sale, and for such price as the State Bond Commission determines to be in the best interest of the State of Mississippi, but no such sale shall be made at a price less than par value plus accrued interest to date of delivery of the bonds to the purchaser. The state may pay all expenses, premiums and commissions which the State Bond Commission may deem necessary or advantageous in connection with the issuance thereof, but solely from the proceeds of the bonds. The issuance by the state of one or more series of bonds shall not preclude it from issuing other series of bonds, but the proceedings under which any subsequent bonds may be issued shall recognize and protect any prior pledge made for any prior issuance of bonds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-349 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / Section 27-349
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-349
Status: in_force

Such bonds may be executed and delivered by the state at any time and from time to time, may be in such form and denominations and of such terms and maturities, may be in fully registered form or in bearer form registrable either as to principal or interest or both, may bear such conversion privileges and be payable in such installments and at such time or times not exceeding twenty (20) years from the date thereof, may be payable at such place or places, whether within or without the State of Mississippi, may bear interest payable at such time or times and at such place or places and evidenced in such manner, and may contain such provisions not inconsistent herewith, all as shall be provided in the proceedings of the State Bond Commission under which the bonds are authorized to be issued. Such bonds shall not bear a greater overall maximum interest rate to maturity than that authorized by law for general obligation bonds. If deemed advisable by the State Bond Commission, there may be retained in the proceedings under which any such bonds are authorized to be issued an option to redeem all or any part thereof as may be specified in such proceedings, at such price or prices and after such notice or notices and on such terms and conditions as may be set forth in such proceedings and briefly recited or referred to on the face of the bonds, but nothing herein contained shall be construed to confer on the state any right or option to redeem any bonds, except as may be provided in the proceedings under which they shall be issued. Any such bonds shall be sold on sealed bids at public sale, and for such price as the State Bond Commission determines to be in the best interest of the State of Mississippi, but no such sale shall be made at a price less than par value plus accrued interest to date of delivery of the bonds to the purchaser. The state may pay all expenses, premiums and commissions which the State Bond Commission may deem necessary or advantageous in connection with the issuance thereof, but solely from the proceeds of the bonds. The issuance by the state of one or more series of bonds shall not preclude it from issuing other series of bonds, but the proceedings under which any subsequent bonds may be issued shall recognize and protect any prior pledge made for any prior issuance of bonds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-44-15 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / 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. § 69-13-331 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 13-331
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-331
Status: in_force

If any person shall suffer any stallion above the age of two years to run at large, out of an inclosure, it shall be lawful for any person to confine and geld such stallion, at the risk of the owner; but this section shall not apply to such stallions as are usually kept up, and happen to get out by accident.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-325 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 9 / Section 13-325
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-325
Status: in_force

The books kept by the ranger for the registration of estrays shall be open to the inspection of every person free of charge; and, at the expiration of his office, shall be handed over to his successor; and, when filed, shall be deposited with the clerk of the chancery court of the county, who shall preserve them.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-3-115 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-115
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-3-115
Status: in_force

Any person desiring a change in the rules and regulations or to appeal from the action of the state seed certifying agency shall have the right of a hearing either in person or by attorney before a board of appeals composed of the state commissioner of agriculture and commerce, the director of the agricultural and forestry experiment station of Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science, and the president of Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science, at such time and place as the board chairman shall designate. The director of the agricultural and forestry experiment station of Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science shall serve as chairman of the board. The aggrieved party may appeal to the circuit court of the county wherein he may reside and bond shall be given to cover court costs within ten days after rendition of the order of the said board, upon which appeal is made.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-349 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 9 / Section 27-349
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-349
Status: in_force

Such bonds may be executed and delivered by the state at any time and from time to time, may be in such form and denominations and of such terms and maturities, may be in fully registered form or in bearer form registrable either as to principal or interest or both, may bear such conversion privileges and be payable in such installments and at such time or times not exceeding twenty (20) years from the date thereof, may be payable at such place or places, whether within or without the State of Mississippi, may bear interest payable at such time or times and at such place or places and evidenced in such manner, and may contain such provisions not inconsistent herewith, all as shall be provided in the proceedings of the State Bond Commission under which the bonds are authorized to be issued. Such bonds shall not bear a greater overall maximum interest rate to maturity than that authorized by law for general obligation bonds. If deemed advisable by the State Bond Commission, there may be retained in the proceedings under which any such bonds are authorized to be issued an option to redeem all or any part thereof as may be specified in such proceedings, at such price or prices and after such notice or notices and on such terms and conditions as may be set forth in such proceedings and briefly recited or referred to on the face of the bonds, but nothing herein contained shall be construed to confer on the state any right or option to redeem any bonds, except as may be provided in the proceedings under which they shall be issued. Any such bonds shall be sold on sealed bids at public sale, and for such price as the State Bond Commission determines to be in the best interest of the State of Mississippi, but no such sale shall be made at a price less than par value plus accrued interest to date of delivery of the bonds to the purchaser. The state may pay all expenses, premiums and commissions which the State Bond Commission may deem necessary or advantageous in connection with the issuance thereof, but solely from the proceeds of the bonds. The issuance by the state of one or more series of bonds shall not preclude it from issuing other series of bonds, but the proceedings under which any subsequent bonds may be issued shall recognize and protect any prior pledge made for any prior issuance of bonds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-31 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / Section 27-31
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-31
Status: in_force

Within thirty (30) days after the date of issuance by the Secretary of State of a certificate of organization of a soil and water conservation district, nominating petitions may be filed with the State Soil and Water Conservation Committee to nominate candidates for commissioners of such district. The committee shall have authority to extend the time within which nominating petitions may be filed. No such nominating petition shall be accepted by the committee unless it shall be subscribed by twenty-five (25) or more owners of lands lying within the boundaries of such district. Landowners may sign more than one such nominating petition to nominate more than one candidate for commissioner but in no event shall a landowner sign more than three (3) such nominating petitions. The committee is hereby authorized to enact and implement rules to provide that not more than one commissioner shall be a resident of any one county or supervisors district, unless there is no person qualified and willing to serve in another county or supervisors district. The committee shall give due notice of an election to be held for the election of three (3) commissioners for the district. The names of all nominees, on behalf of whom such nominating petitions have been filed within the time herein designated, shall appear, arranged in alphabetical order of the surnames, upon ballots, with a square before each name and a direction to insert an X mark in the square before any three (3) names to indicate the voter's preference. All owners of lands lying within the district shall be eligible to vote in such election. Only such landowners shall be eligible to vote. The three (3) candidates who receive a majority of the votes cast in such an election shall be elected commissioners for such district. In the event any candidate fails to receive a majority, then the candidates receiving the largest number of votes shall run off in an election to be held two (2) weeks thereafter. The committee shall pay all the expenses of such elections, shall supervise conduct thereof, shall prescribe regulations governing the conduct of such election and the determination of the eligibility of voters therein, and shall publish the results of same.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-29-117 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / Section 29-117
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-29-117
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for:

(a) Any person to use any brand or mark for branding cattle or other livestock unless the brand or mark is registered with the Department of Agriculture and Commerce;

(b) Any person to obliterate, alter or deface the brand or mark of any animals;

(c) Any livestock market to receive and sell livestock unless records of such sale are kept in accordance with the requirements of this article;

(d) Any livestock market to fail to keep a copy of the register of brands and marks furnished to them by the department in a place easily accessible to interested parties;

(e) Any livestock hide dealer to fail or refuse to keep records required by subsection (c) of Section 69-29-113 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-23 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 8 / Section 13-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-23
Status: in_force

The party against whom judgment may be given in a case to enforce a lien pursuant to Section 69-13-21 may appeal to the circuit court as other cases.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-5-8 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-8
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-5-8
Status: in_force

The building under the jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture and Commerce, that is located in Jackson, Mississippi, and used primarily as an arena for rodeo and livestock expositions and related events, shall be named the Kirk Fordice Equine Center. The Department of Agriculture and Commerce shall prepare or have prepared a distinctive plaque, to be placed in a prominent place within the Kirk Fordice Equine Center, that states the background, accomplishments and service to the state of Governor Kirk Fordice.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-33-5 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / Section 33-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-33-5
Status: in_force

Any pecans remaining on a public road, street or highway right-of-way during that portion of each calendar year except the harvesting season shall be deemed to be abandoned by the owner of such pecans, and it shall not be unlawful for any person to remove such pecans from such public right-of-way, except during the harvesting season.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-5-105 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 2 / 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. § 69-13-5 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 2 / 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. § 69-24-15 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 8 / Section 24-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-24-15
Status: in_force

(1) It is the duty of the commissioner and State Chemist, who may act through their duly authorized agents, to sample, inspect, make analyses of, and test soil or plant amendments distributed within the State of Mississippi at any time and place, and to such an extent they may deem necessary to determine whether such soil or plant amendments are in compliance with the provisions of this chapter. The commissioner, individually or through his agents, is authorized to enter upon any public or private premises of carriers during regular business hours in order to have access to soil or plant amendments subject to provisions of the chapter and the rules and regulations pertaining thereto, and to the records relating to their distribution.

(2) The methods of analysis and sampling shall be those adopted by the State Chemist from sources such as the Association of Official Analytical Chemists, or other sources acceptable to the State Chemist.

(3) The results of official analyses of soil or plant amendments and portions of official samples shall be distributed by the State Chemist as provided by regulation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-24-13 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 24-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-24-13
Status: in_force

(1) There shall be paid to the commissioner for all soil or plant amendments distributed in this state an inspection fee of Thirty-five Cents ($.35) per ton. However, products sold in packages of ten (10) pounds or less or one (1) gallon or less shall be subject to an annual inspection fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) in lieu of the Thirty-five Cents ($.35) per ton fee. The annual inspection fee shall be paid upon date of registration.

(2) Every person who distributes a soil or plant amendment in the state shall file with the commissioner, on forms furnished by him, an annual statement setting forth the number of net tons of each soil or plant amendment distributed in the state during the previous year. The statement shall be due within thirty (30) days following the reporting year. The statement shall be accompanied by a payment of the inspection fee at the rate of Thirty-five Cents ($.35) per ton, except as specified in subsection (1) of this section.

(3) When more than one (1) distributor is involved in the distribution of a soil or plant amendment product, the last registrant who distributes to a nonregistrant (dealer or consumer) is responsible for reporting the tonnage and paying the inspection fees unless the reporting and paying of fees has been made by a prior distributor of the soil or plant amendment product. If the statement is not filed or is filed falsely, or the inspection fee is not paid within thirty (30) days following the reporting year, the commissioner and State Chemist may revoke the registration of the products and a penalty of Ten Dollars ($10.00) per day for each subsequent day shall be assessed against the registrant. The inspection fee and the penalty shall constitute a debt and become the basis for a judgment against the registrant, which may be collected by the commissioner and in any court of competent jurisdiction without prior demand.

(4) The statement required by this section shall not be a public record, and it shall be a misdemeanor for any person to divulge any information given in the statement which would reveal the business operations of a person or registrant filing the statement; provided, however, that nothing contained in this subsection shall be construed to prevent or make unlawful the use of information concerning the business operation of any registrant in any action, suit, or proceeding instituted under this chapter, including any civil action for collection of unpaid inspection fees, which action is hereby authorized and which shall be as an action at law in the name of the commissioner.

(5) All fees paid to the commissioner for registration, inspection, or penalties for product deficiencies shall be deposited into the General Fund account of the State of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-17-13 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / 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. § 69-27-308 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 2 / Section 27-308
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-308
Status: in_force

For a district commissioner to participate in any water quality cost-share project funded directly or indirectly by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the district board of which the commissioner is a member shall not participate in the proposal, development, planning, advisory or implementation phases of the project. The Mississippi Soil and Water Conservation Commission shall make all decisions without the involvement of the district board.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-26-3 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / Section 26-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-26-3
Status: in_force

Pursuant to Article IV(h) of the Compact, copies of bylaws and amendments thereto shall be filed with the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-309 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / Section 15-309
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-309
Status: in_force

If it shall be determined by the State Veterinarian, or his authorized agent, that any county or counties shall be partially or completely infested with the cattle tick (Margaropus annulatus), the board of supervisors of said counties which are partially or completely infested with the cattle tick (Margaropus annulatus) shall immediately take up the work of systematic tick eradication as provided in this article.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-23-105 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / 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. § 69-55-1 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 9 / Section 55-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-55-1
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Mississippi Agriculture Stabilization Act.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-205 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 8 / Section 27-205
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-205
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of said soil erosion committee to cooperate with the county agent in all matters pertaining to soil erosion work within the county, and with all agencies of the state or federal government engaged in the prevention of soil erosion; to assist the county agent, or any other agency, state or federal, in obtaining contracts from landowners for terracing and/or ditching of agricultural lands within the county; to recommend to the board of supervisors the purchase of proper machinery and supplies for ditching and terracing work, either or both; to approve in their discretion all contemplated purchases of such machinery by the board of supervisors, after bids have been received therefor and before contracts have been let by said board for the purchase thereof; to approve in their discretion all contracts or agreements made by the board of supervisors for the employment of labor to operate said machinery before the same shall become operative; to approve the rate which each landowner shall pay for the terracing and/or ditching of his land, to be included in the contract therefor, and to supervise the performance of all such contracts; to personally audit at least once each year the soil erosion fund or funds of the county; and to make recommendations to the board of supervisors pertaining to the administration of such fund, and the amount of taxes, if any, necessary to be levied to maintain the same. Nothing in this section contained shall apply to the purchase of machinery or the employment of labor except for soil erosion and ditching work hereunder.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-3-111 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-111
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-3-111
Status: in_force

The state seed certifying agency shall not have the power to engage in the sale or processing of seeds, plants or plant parts or other farm products or to designate any agency or individual for these purposes except that the state seed certifying agency may promote the sale of certified seeds in general through advertising.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-105 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / Section 13-105
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-105
Status: in_force

The fees, assessments, liens and charges against livestock picked up and impounded under Sections 69-13-101 and 69-13-103 are as follows:

(a) An assessment of ten dollars ($10.00) per head, which shall go to the private individual employed by the commissioner of public safety to perform such work.

(b) Two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per head, which shall be an impoundment fee, one dollar ($1.00) of which shall be forwarded, for each animal impounded, to the state treasurer, earmarked for the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol, on the first day of each month, and the balance of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) shall be deposited in the general county fund of the county in which the animal is impounded.

(c) There shall be an assessment of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per day, per head of impounded livestock, such assessment to be deposited in the general county fund to pay for the cost of feeding and caring for such livestock, if the livestock is impounded in a county-owned and operated enclosure, but if the animal is impounded in a private enclosure provided by the private individual employed by the commissioner of public safety, such fee shall be paid to that individual.

(d) Any incidental costs, such as securing the services of a veterinarian, a milker or other necessary incidental expenses.

All the above assessments, fees and costs shall be and are hereby made a first and paramount lien upon such animals until same are paid in full, and upon the sale of the livestock, as provided in this article, all such assessments shall be withheld and taken from the proceeds of the sale and paid to the proper person, officer or fund as set forth above prior to the payment of any amount to the original owner of the animal.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-15 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 2 / Section 15-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-15
Status: in_force

(1) The Board of Animal Health shall have the power and duty to quarantine all herds of cattle where a diagnosis of anthrax is made.

(2) Such quarantine shall remain in effect until the State Veterinarian receives a certificate which is signed by a Mississippi licensed and accredited veterinarian, and which states that such herd has been properly treated and vaccinated and that the medical waste and any dead animals from such herd have been properly disposed. The proper disposal of such dead animals shall be by burning the animal at the spot of death or by burying the animal six (6) feet deep and covering the animal with quick lime.

(3) The Board of Animal Health shall have the power and duty to quarantine all herds of cattle on lands immediately adjacent to any infected herd. Such quarantine shall remain in effect until the State Veterinarian receives a certificate as specified in subsection (2) of this section.

(4) Any person, firm or corporation failing to comply with any of the provisions of this section, or interfering with the State Veterinarian or any duly appointed officer of the State Veterinarian in the discharge of his duty or for having discharged his duties, shall be deemed in violation of the provisions of this section and shall be subject to the penalties provided in Section 69-15-65, Mississippi Code of 1972 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-2 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / Section 27-2
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-2
Status: in_force

The State Soil and Water Conservation Committee is hereby renamed the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission. The State Soil and Water Conservation Commission shall retain all powers and duties as were accorded to the committee, and wherever the term “State Soil and Water Conservation Committee” or “committee” appears in any law heretofore or hereafter enacted, the same shall be construed to mean the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-327 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / Section 15-327
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-327
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the sheriff in any county in which the work of tick eradication is in progress, to render all livestock inspectors any assistance in the enforcement of this article and the regulations of the board of animal health. If the sheriff of any county shall neglect, fail or refuse to render this assistance when so required, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and be punishable as in other cases of malfeasance or misfeasance in office.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-311 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 9 / Section 13-311
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-311
Status: in_force

When any estray shall die or escape, the taker up shall, without delay, make report thereof to the ranger, on oath, who shall make a memorandum of the same on the margin of his book opposite the registry of the certificate of such estray.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-307 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 8 / Section 15-307
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-307
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors in the various counties of the state are authorized and empowered to appropriate money out of the general fund of the county to be used for the purpose of co-operating with the Mississippi Board of Animal Health and the United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Industry, in eradicating tick fever, cattle tick, lice, and other animal parasites, and any other contagious and infectious diseases of livestock or the causes of such diseases.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-24-7 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / Section 24-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-24-7
Status: in_force

(1) The following information shall appear on the fact or display side of all containers or accompany bulk shipments of soil or plant amendments; it shall be in a readable and conspicuous form, and shall be considered the label:

(a) net weight

(b) brand name

(c) minimum guaranteed analysis amending ingredients

name of ingredient . . . . . . __________%

and continued until all soil and/or plant amending ingredients are listed and percentages given.

(d) inert ingredients. . . . . . __________%

(e) purpose of product

(f) direction for application

(g) name and address of the registrant

(2) No information or statement shall appear on any package, label, delivery slip, or advertising matter which is false or misleading to the purchaser as to the use, value, quality, analysis, type or composition of the soil or plant amendment.

(3) The commissioner and State Chemist may require proof of claims made for any soil or plant amendments. If no claims are made, the commissioner and State Chemist may require proof obtained in controlled scientific experiments of usefulness and value of the soil or plant amendment. For evidence of proof they may rely on experimental data, evaluation, or advice supplied from such sources as the director of the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station and the director of the Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service. The experimental results shall be related to Mississippi conditions for which the product is intended. The commissioner and State Chemist may accept or reject other sources of proof cited as additional evidence in their evaluation of soil or plant amendments.

(4) No amending ingredient may be listed or guaranteed on the labels or labeling of soil or plant amendments without the permission of the commissioner and State Chemist. The commissioner and State Chemist may allow a soil or plant amending ingredient to be listed and guaranteed on the label or labeling if satisfactory supportive data is provided to substantiate the value and usefulness of such soil or plant amending ingredient. The commissioner and State Chemist may rely on outside sources such as the director of the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station and the director of the Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service for assistance in evaluating the data submitted. When a soil amending ingredient is permitted to be listed or guaranteed, its concentration in the soil or plant amendment must be determinable by approved laboratory methods, and it shall be subject to inspection and analysis. The commissioner and State Chemist may prescribe methods and procedures of inspection and analysis of the soil or plant amending ingredient. The commissioner and State Chemist may stipulate, by regulation, the minimum qualities of soil or plant amending ingredient(s) required in soil or plant amendments.

(5) The commissioner and State Chemist may allow labeling by volume rather than weight in subsection (1) for liquid products. The commissioner and State Chemist may allow payment of inspection fees on a calculated weight equivalent to that volume.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-25-201 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 10 / Section 25-201
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-25-201
Status: in_force

This article shall be known as the “Mississippi Hemp Cultivation Act.” The regulation of hemp cultivation and processing shall be governed exclusively by the provisions of the Mississippi Hemp Cultivation Act. A municipality, county or other political subdivision of this state shall not enact, adopt or enforce a rule, ordinance, order, resolution or other regulation that allows, prohibits or penalizes the cultivation, production or processing of hemp in this state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-1-28 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-28
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-1-28
Status: in_force

Any regulations or best management practices adopted by the Commissioner of Agriculture regulating free-range poultry only shall be no more stringent or extensive in scope, coverage, or effect than federal regulations and best management practices. For purposes of this section, “ free-range poultry ” means poultry having free access to the outdoors through their normal growing cycle.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-21-103 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / Section 21-103
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-21-103
Status: in_force

The purpose of this article is to supervise and regulate for the public good all commercial aerial application within the State of Mississippi, to establish and promote a close working relationship between the agricultural aviation industry and the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce, and to regulate the licensing of all persons, including pilots, engaged in the aerial application of pesticides, poisons, seeds, fertilizer and chemicals and to require the registration of all commercial agricultural aircraft.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-65 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 9 / Section 15-65
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-65
Status: in_force

(1) Each violation of the rules and regulations of the Board of Animal Health or violations of any other of the laws governing the eradication of contagious diseases in animals and livestock shall be subject to the imposition of a civil penalty up to One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).

(2) When one or more animals are involved and are the subject of the violation each animal shall constitute a separate violation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-11-15 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 2 / 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. § 69-13-211 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / Section 13-211
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-211
Status: in_force

No reimbursement shall be made under the Homestead Exemption Law of 1946 for any tax levy made under the provisions of this article.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-333 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / Section 13-333
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-333
Status: in_force

It shall not be lawful for a drover or other person to drive any horse, mule, cattle, hog, or sheep of another from the lands to which the same may belong, whether the same be an estray or not; but it shall be his duty, if any other such stock shall join his, immediately to halt at the nearest convenient place and separate such stock as does not belong to him or to the person for whom he may be employed; and if any person shall violate the provisions of this section, he shall forfeit twenty dollars for every offense, with costs, recoverable before a justice of the peace, by and for the use of any person who will sue for the same, and shall also be liable in damages to the party injured; and when any person employed in driving stock shall violate the provisions of this section, he and his employer shall be liable to the like penalties; but the recovery of such penalty shall not be a bar to indictment for larceny.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-2-25 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / 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. § 69-11-15 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 10 / 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. § 69-3-121 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 2 / 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. § 69-27-363 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / Section 27-363
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-363
Status: in_force

All bonds issued under Sections 69-27-345 through 69-27-365 and the income therefrom shall be exempt from all taxation except gift, transfer and inheritance taxes.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-339 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 8 / 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. § 69-27-113 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / Section 27-113
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-113
Status: in_force

Nothing herein shall be construed or operate to impose any obligation or liability upon the university or other than as herein specified.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-10-2 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / 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. § 69-15-327 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / Section 15-327
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-327
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the sheriff in any county in which the work of tick eradication is in progress, to render all livestock inspectors any assistance in the enforcement of this article and the regulations of the board of animal health. If the sheriff of any county shall neglect, fail or refuse to render this assistance when so required, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and be punishable as in other cases of malfeasance or misfeasance in office.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-31-3 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 8 / Section 31-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-31-3
Status: in_force

The commissioner is hereby charged with the enforcement of this chapter and is empowered to promulgate rules, regulations, specifications, standards and tests as may be necessary in order to secure the efficient administration of this chapter. The department may, from time to time, publish such data in connection with the administration of this chapter as may be of public interest.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-327 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 10 / Section 13-327
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-327
Status: in_force

The ranger is authorized to administer all oaths and take affidavits necessary in the discharge of his duties.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-1-21 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-1-21
Status: in_force

(1) The Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce is hereby authorized to investigate and certify to shippers and other financially interested parties, the grade, quality or condition of farm products in accordance with the standard established by him. The certificates issued by the commissioner pursuant to this chapter shall be received in all counties of this state as prima facie evidence of the truth of statements contained therein. For this service the commissioner may charge reasonable fees designed to cover the cost of these services.

(2) All fees collected under the provisions of this section shall be deposited in the general fund of the state treasury.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-7-610 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / Section 7-610
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-7-610
Status: in_force

(1) All distributors, processors or wholesalers of catfish or other fish products, distributing or selling catfish or other fish products, shall provide information to the commissioner or his representative, upon request, and to each retailer to which such distributor, processor or wholesaler distributes or sells catfish or other fish products as to whether such product is Farm-raised Catfish, River or Lake Catfish, Imported Catfish, or Other Fish a Product of (country of origin). In addition, any wholesaler or distributor shall provide his sales and purchases records of catfish and other fish upon request by the commissioner. Other fish includes those fish in the taxonomic family of Siluridae, Clariidae and Pangasiidae.

(2) The commissioner may disclose to the public the names and addresses of businesses that purchase domestic and/or foreign catfish and other fish from wholesalers, distributors and processors.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-35-9 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 9 / Section 35-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-35-9
Status: in_force

It is hereby further declared to be in the public interest and highly advantageous to the agricultural economy of the state that, producers and handlers of milk and dairy products shall be permitted by referendum to be held among producers in the state and subject to the provisions of this act, to levy upon themselves an assessment on such milk produced in the state, for the purpose of financing or contributing towards the financing of a program of promotion and nutrition education designed to strengthen the dairy industry's position in the marketplace and to maintain and expand domestic and foreign markets and use for fluid milk and dairy products produced in the state and the United States. It is hereby further declared to be in the public interest and highly advantageous to the agricultural economy of the state that the state ADA conduct the referendum in coordination with the extension service in accordance with the provisions of this act and the Federal Dairy Promotion Program codified in 7 U.S.C. 4501, et seq.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-25-215 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 9 / 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. § 69-10-2 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / 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. § 69-7-335 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / Section 7-335
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-7-335
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce of Mississippi is authorized to make and promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this article.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-29-203 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 29-203
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-29-203
Status: in_force

When the theft of any livestock or poultry shall be reported to the sheriff of the county where the theft occurred, it shall be the duty of the sheriff to make prompt and diligent effort to arrest the thief or thieves. At the same time, it shall be the duty of the president of the association to assist the sheriff in the capture of the thief or thieves by posting or publishing the standing reward offered by the association for information leading to arrest and conviction of the said thief or thieves, but in case of a theft of poultry no such reward shall be offered by the association where the value of the poultry stolen would amount to a misdemeanor only. When additional assistance may be needed to bring those guilty of the theft of any livestock or poultry to justice, the president of the association, or in his absence or disability, three or more directors of the association may, in their discretion, notify the Governor and request his assistance. When the Governor shall receive such request it shall then be his duty to offer such reward as he may deem proper for arrest and conviction of the said thief or thieves, or for information leading to the arrest and conviction, but such reward shall not exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) in any particular case. In case it is impossible to break up livestock and poultry thefts without employment of detectives, then the Governor may, in his discretion, employ a reliable detective to assist the sheriff and the association in any county. The reward to be offered by the Governor and the expense of detectives shall be paid out of the Governor's contingent fund.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-19-7 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 8 / 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. § 69-15-63 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 10 / Section 15-63
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-63
Status: in_force

(1) Any individual aggrieved by a final decision of the Board of Animal Health after its review of the hearing officer's recommendation shall be entitled to judicial review.

(2) An appeal from the board's decision shall be filed in the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County on the record made, including a verbatim transcript of the testimony at the hearing held before the designated hearing committee of the Board of Animal Health. The appeal shall be filed within thirty (30) days after notification of the action of the board is mailed or served and the proceedings in circuit court shall be conducted as other matters coming before the court. The appeal shall be perfected upon filing notice of the appeal and by the prepayment of all costs, including the cost of preparation of the record of the proceedings by the Board of Animal Health, and the filing of a bond in the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) conditioned that if the action of the board be affirmed by the circuit court, the aggrieved party shall pay the costs of the appeal and the action of the circuit court.

(3) The scope of review of the circuit court in such cases shall be limited to a review of the record made before the board or hearing committee to determine if the action of the board is unlawful for the reason that it was:

(a) Not supported by any substantial evidence;

(b) Arbitrary or capricious; or

(c) In violation of some statutory or constitutional right of the individual.

(4) No relief shall be granted based upon the court's finding of harmless error by the board in complying with the procedural requirements of Sections 69-15-51 through 69-15-61 . In the event that there is a finding of prejudicial error in the proceedings, the cause may be remanded for a rehearing consistent with the findings of the court.

(5) Any party aggrieved by action of the circuit court may appeal to the State Supreme Court in the manner provided by law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-25-1 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / Section 25-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-25-1
Status: in_force

For the purpose of this article, the following terms shall be construed, respectively, to mean:

Division of Plant Industry --means the Bureau of Plant Industry within the Regulatory Office of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce.

Insect pests --means insects or other invertebrates injurious to plants and plant products.

Noxious weed-- means a plant species or classified group of plants declared by the Bureau of Plant Industry to be a public nuisance or to be especially injurious to the environment, to agricultural and horticultural production or to wildlife and which should be controlled and the dissemination of which prevented.

Plant diseases --means fungi, bacteria, nematodes and viruses injurious to plants and plant products and the pathological condition in plants and plant products caused by fungi, bacteria, nematodes and viruses. This definition shall also include plants which are parasitic or partially parasitic on other plants such as “witch weed”, Striga asiatica, a serious parasitic plant of corn and other members of the grass family.

Plants and plant products --Trees, shrubs, seedlings, vines, forage and cereal plants, and all other plants; cuttings, grafts, scions, buds and all other parts of plants and fruits, vegetables, roots, bulbs, seeds, wood, timber and all other plant products.

Places --Vessels, cars and other vehicles, buildings, docks, nurseries, orchards and other premises, where plants and plant products are grown, kept or handled.

Persons --Individuals, associations, partnerships and corporations.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-7-109 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / Section 7-109
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-7-109
Status: in_force

The Department of Agriculture and Commerce shall have the power to:

(a) Fix salaries of any authorized employees of the market;

(b) Fix rentals and charges for each type of facility constructed in the market, taking into consideration the cost of such facility, the interest and amortization period required, a proper relationship between types of operators in the market, cost of operation, and the need for reasonable reserves, expansion and the like;

(c) Make investigations and hold hearings and conferences necessary to formulate and adopt a financial building and operating program for a market and make revisions from time to time;

(d) Make rules and regulations which shall govern all such business and all persons and vehicles coming upon the market;

(e) Provide and enforce penalties and liquidated damages relative to breaches of such rules and regulations and any contracts entered into;

(f) Lease the buildings and facilities to farmers, wholesale dealers, retailers and other persons engaged in the wholesale or retail marketing of perishable farm products;

(g) Determine and set the hours when the market may open and close during any day or night throughout the year;

(h) Plan, build, construct or cause to be built or constructed, or lease any facilities, on the grounds under the control of the department, that are deemed necessary for the successful operation of a wholesale or retail market for farm products;

(i) Rent or lease any necessary property, real or personal, on the grounds under the control of the department for the successful operation of the market. However, that before leasing or renting any property for use as a filling station or the sale of similar supplies and accessories, the department shall advertise and receive sealed bids therefor, and shall have the power to reject any and all of such bids, or to accept the highest and best bid made therefor, and the lessee shall erect such buildings and add such facilities as necessary to carry out the provisions of this article at the expense of the lessee in addition to any other monies paid as lease money to said board for the purpose of operating a service station. Such establishment shall not be tax exempt. No filling station shall be leased for a monthly rental less than One Cent (1¢) per gallon for each gallon of gasoline sold;

(j) Employ an attorney as prescribed in Section 69-1-14 .

The department shall also have full power and authority to rent or lease real property, on the grounds under the control of the department, not otherwise used, for a period not to exceed twenty-five (25) years to private concerns for the purpose of processing agricultural products, and providing such facilities found necessary by the department to carry out the purposes of this article, and such facilities, structures, buildings, or other improvements erected or placed thereon by private concerns shall be subject to taxation the same as private property, provided, however, that improvements or facilities erected thereon for processing agricultural products shall not be assessed or taxed until five (5) years after completion of construction. The improvements and facilities erected on said leased property shall be liable for ad valorem taxes and shall be assessed and levied against said leasehold separately from the fee of said lands, and upon failure to pay taxes upon same when due, said facilities and improvements shall be sold by the tax collector as other property is sold for the nonpayment of taxes, but only such rights of the lessee under said lease contract shall be so sold. Upon the failure to pay taxes promptly when due on said lease, the department shall have the power to cancel and terminate said lease immediately and shall thereupon be authorized to lease or re-lease same to another private individual or concern as herein provided.

The provisions hereof regarding taxation shall not apply to those buildings, structures and facilities erected on said property by the department.

The department shall maintain or operate local market.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-8-11 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / 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. § 69-27-203 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 8 / Section 27-203
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-203
Status: in_force

The director of the state extension service, the director of the state agricultural and forestry experiment station, and the state forester of the State of Mississippi shall, on written application of any five or more landowners of said county, owning an aggregate of not less than seventy-five hundred acres of land therein, appoint a soil erosion committee for said county, to consist of three members, each to be over twenty-five years of age and the record owner of not less than one hundred and sixty acres of land within the county. The term of each member of said committee shall be five years from the date of his appointment, but any member may be removed from office as other public officers and the term of any member of said committee shall cease, if he fails to maintain his ownership of the requisite one hundred and sixty acres of land in the county. Vacancies on said committee shall be filled for a term of five years by appointment in the same manner as the original members were appointed. The members of said committee shall receive no pay for the services to be performed hereunder, but one member of said committee shall be designated by it as secretary of the committee, who shall be paid his reasonable expense out of the soil erosion funds herein provided for, by order of the board of supervisors, upon certificate of the committee.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-23-131 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 23-131
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-23-131
Status: in_force

(1) Regulations may be promulgated by the commissioner after passage.

(2) Training, examination and certification of applicators may begin after passage in order for applicants to be certified by October 21, 1976.

(3) The requirement that applicators be certified in order to use or supervise the use of restricted use pesticides shall not be effective until October 21, 1976, or at a later date if permitted by EPA.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-37-27 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 8 / Section 37-27
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-37-27
Status: in_force

The bureau, with the concurrence of the corporation, is authorized to designate by regulation one or more areas of this state as “suppression zones,” “pre-eradication zones” or “eradication zones” where the specified boll weevil management programs will be undertaken. The bureau, with the concurrence of the corporation, is authorized to promulgate reasonable regulations regarding areas where cotton cannot be planted within a specified management zone when there is reason to believe that growing cotton in those areas will jeopardize the success of the program or present a hazard to public health or safety. The bureau, with the concurrence of the corporation, is authorized to issue regulations prohibiting the planting of noncommercial cotton in the management zones and requiring that all growers of commercial cotton in these zones participate in the specified boll weevil management program and share equitably in the cost. The costs shall be determined by available scientific data on the basis of the level of boll weevil infestation and the anticipated costs of the program in the various regions and shall be approved via referendum by cotton growers within the affected area under procedures set forth in this chapter. Notice of the prohibition and requirement shall be given by publication for one (1) day each week for three (3) successive weeks in a newspaper having general circulation in the affected area. The bureau, with the concurrence of the corporation, is authorized to set by regulation a reasonable schedule of penalty fees to be assessed when growers in designated “management zones” do not meet the requirements of regulations issued by the bureau with respect to reporting of acreage and participation in cost-sharing as prescribed by regulation. The penalty fees shall not exceed a charge of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per acre. The cotton grower charged with those penalties has the right to appeal this decision to the corporation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-24-25 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 9 / Section 24-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-24-25
Status: in_force

(1) If it shall appear from the examination of any soil or plant amendment that any of the provisions of this chapter or the rules and regulations issued thereunder have been violated, the commissioner shall cause notice of the violations to be given to the registrant, distributor, or possessor from whom said sample was taken. Any person so notified shall be given opportunity to be heard under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the commissioner and State Chemist. If it appears after such hearing, either in the presence or absence of the person so notified, that any of the provisions of this chapter or rules and regulations issued thereunder have been violated, the commissioner and State Chemist may certify the facts to the proper prosecuting attorney.

(2) Any person convicted of violating any provision of this chapter or the rules and regulations issued thereunder shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished as provided for in Section 99-19-31 . Appeals from convictions under this subsection shall be as in other cases at law.

(3) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as requiring the commissioner, State Chemist or their representative to report for prosecution or for the institution of seizure proceedings as a result of minor violations of the chapter when they believe that the public interests will be best served by a suitable notice of warning in writing.

(4) It shall be the duty of each prosecuting attorney to whom any violation is reported to cause appropriate proceedings to be instituted and prosecuted in a court of competent jurisdiction without delay.

(5) 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 chapter or any rule or regulation promulgated under the chapter notwithstanding the existence of other remedies at law. Said injunction shall be issued without bond.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-25-21 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 2 / Section 25-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-25-21
Status: in_force

Any person in this state who receives from without the state any plant or plant product, or other thing or substance as to which the requirements of section next before the last above have not been complied with, or who receives any plant or plant product, or other thing or substance, sold, given away, carried, shipped, or delivered for carriage or shipment within this state as to which the requirements of next foregoing section have not been complied with, shall immediately inform the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce or an inspector thereof and isolate and hold the plant or plant product or other thing or substance unopened or unused subject to such inspection and other disposition as may be provided for by the commissioner.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-61 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 2 / Section 15-61
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-61
Status: in_force

The Board of Animal Health shall have jurisdiction over all persons and property necessary to administer and enforce the provisions of Sections 69-15-51 through 69-15-69 , the rules and regulations of the board, and all other laws relating to the prevention and eradication of diseases in animals and livestock. The board may adopt rules and regulations to implement the provisions of Sections 69-15-51 through 69-15-69 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-36-3 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 36-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-36-3
Status: in_force

(1) The Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce shall appoint five (5) delegates from Mississippi to represent the state on the Southern Dairy Compact Commission, created and provided for in Article III of the Southern Dairy Compact. The delegates shall include one (1) dairy producer who is engaged in the production of milk at the time of appointment or reappointment, one (1) consumer representative, one (1) dairy processor, one (1) retail distributor and one (1) delegate at large. There shall be at least one (1) member appointed from each separate Supreme Court district in Mississippi.

(2) Each delegate shall serve for a term of four (4) years and shall serve diligently and conscientiously and shall strive to achieve the purposes of the Southern Dairy Compact.

(3) Each appointment shall be submitted to the Mississippi Senate for confirmation.

(4) Vacancies in delegate positions shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments for the unexpired portion of the vacant delegate's position.

(5) The commissioner may provide funding as necessary to the delegation during its term.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-111 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 9 / Section 27-111
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-111
Status: in_force

The university shall render for each year an annual report to the Governor, who shall transmit a copy thereof to each house of the Legislature, covering its administration of such plan, as referred to in this article, and all operations thereunder, including also the expenditure of funds, and each such report shall be printed as a public document promptly upon its transmittal to the Governor.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-209.nr2 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 8 / Section 27-209.nr2
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-209.nr2
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 for the county 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, call and hold as in other cases a special election in said county 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; 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, 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. 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.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-24-15 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / Section 24-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-24-15
Status: in_force

(1) It is the duty of the commissioner and State Chemist, who may act through their duly authorized agents, to sample, inspect, make analyses of, and test soil or plant amendments distributed within the State of Mississippi at any time and place, and to such an extent they may deem necessary to determine whether such soil or plant amendments are in compliance with the provisions of this chapter. The commissioner, individually or through his agents, is authorized to enter upon any public or private premises of carriers during regular business hours in order to have access to soil or plant amendments subject to provisions of the chapter and the rules and regulations pertaining thereto, and to the records relating to their distribution.

(2) The methods of analysis and sampling shall be those adopted by the State Chemist from sources such as the Association of Official Analytical Chemists, or other sources acceptable to the State Chemist.

(3) The results of official analyses of soil or plant amendments and portions of official samples shall be distributed by the State Chemist as provided by regulation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-115 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 8 / Section 15-115
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-115
Status: in_force

Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of Article 5 of this chapter, or any of the rules and regulations of the Board of Animal Health, relative 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, made and promulgated thereunder shall be subject to the provisions of Sections 69-15-53 through 69-15-69 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-24-7 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / Section 24-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-24-7
Status: in_force

(1) The following information shall appear on the fact or display side of all containers or accompany bulk shipments of soil or plant amendments; it shall be in a readable and conspicuous form, and shall be considered the label:

(a) net weight

(b) brand name

(c) minimum guaranteed analysis amending ingredients

name of ingredient . . . . . . __________%

and continued until all soil and/or plant amending ingredients are listed and percentages given.

(d) inert ingredients. . . . . . __________%

(e) purpose of product

(f) direction for application

(g) name and address of the registrant

(2) No information or statement shall appear on any package, label, delivery slip, or advertising matter which is false or misleading to the purchaser as to the use, value, quality, analysis, type or composition of the soil or plant amendment.

(3) The commissioner and State Chemist may require proof of claims made for any soil or plant amendments. If no claims are made, the commissioner and State Chemist may require proof obtained in controlled scientific experiments of usefulness and value of the soil or plant amendment. For evidence of proof they may rely on experimental data, evaluation, or advice supplied from such sources as the director of the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station and the director of the Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service. The experimental results shall be related to Mississippi conditions for which the product is intended. The commissioner and State Chemist may accept or reject other sources of proof cited as additional evidence in their evaluation of soil or plant amendments.

(4) No amending ingredient may be listed or guaranteed on the labels or labeling of soil or plant amendments without the permission of the commissioner and State Chemist. The commissioner and State Chemist may allow a soil or plant amending ingredient to be listed and guaranteed on the label or labeling if satisfactory supportive data is provided to substantiate the value and usefulness of such soil or plant amending ingredient. The commissioner and State Chemist may rely on outside sources such as the director of the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station and the director of the Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service for assistance in evaluating the data submitted. When a soil amending ingredient is permitted to be listed or guaranteed, its concentration in the soil or plant amendment must be determinable by approved laboratory methods, and it shall be subject to inspection and analysis. The commissioner and State Chemist may prescribe methods and procedures of inspection and analysis of the soil or plant amending ingredient. The commissioner and State Chemist may stipulate, by regulation, the minimum qualities of soil or plant amending ingredient(s) required in soil or plant amendments.

(5) The commissioner and State Chemist may allow labeling by volume rather than weight in subsection (1) for liquid products. The commissioner and State Chemist may allow payment of inspection fees on a calculated weight equivalent to that volume.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-7 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 8 / Section 13-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-7
Status: in_force

If two or more adjoining counties shall at an election called pursuant to Section 69-13-1 , vote against the state-wide stock law, then in such case, no fence or other barrier along the boundary lines of such county shall be necessary. However, in the event that two or more counties shall at such an election vote against the state-wide stock law, but an adjoining county or counties shall elect to remain under the provisions of the state-wide stock law, then the county or counties voting against the state-wide stock law shall, at its or their own proper cost and expense, before the provisions hereof shall become effective in such county or counties, build and erect and maintain along the line or lines of such counties a good and substantial fence or other sufficient barrier to prevent the intrusion of all such livestock mentioned in Section 69-13-1 as are permitted by the provisions of said section in such county or counties voting against the state-wide stock law, over, on, and upon the territory of the county or counties remaining under the provisions of the state-wide stock law. The fence herein provided shall be a fence satisfactory to and prescribed by the board of animal health, but no cattle guard or other obstruction shall be constructed or placed on any state highway. However, any infested county must provide watchmen night and day at such points to prevent cattle from passing through the gap where county fences would cross state highways.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-29-11 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 29-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-29-11
Status: in_force

For any person to haul, transport or carry any livestock upon and over the public highways, roads and streets of this state by means of a motor vehicle or other vehicle drawn or propelled by a motor vehicle, such person shall have in his possession a bill of sale showing: (i) from whom such livestock was purchased; (ii) description of such livestock, with brands or earmarks, if any; (iii) signature and address of the seller; and (iv) the date of sale and delivery.

Any sheriff, constable, agricultural and livestock theft investigator or police officer shall have the power to inspect any livestock in the process of transportation upon the highways of Mississippi.

Any person who shall violate any provisions of this section, or Section 69-29-9 , shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction therefor, shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), and by imprisonment in the county jail not less than thirty (30) days nor more than six (6) months. Any person convicted of stealing livestock is subject to the penalties provided in Section 97-17-53 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-37-23 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / Section 37-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-37-23
Status: in_force

(1) For statewide management when assessments are established by passage of a referendum, the commissioner shall have a lien for payment of the assessments, together with any penalties levied under this chapter, against all cotton grown by each cotton grower who grows cotton within the state. This lien shall be of equal dignity with liens for taxes in favor of the state and the commissioner is authorized to issue executions for the collection of the assessments and liens described in this section in like manner as executions are issued for ad valorem property taxes due the state.

(2) In addition, the commissioner shall have a special lien on cotton for payment of assessments, together with any penalties levied under this chapter, which shall be superior to any other lien provided by law, shall arise as of the time the assessments become due and payable, and shall cover all cotton grown by the cotton grower from the date the lien arises until the assessments are paid. However, any buyer of cotton shall take free of the lien if the buyer has not received written notice of the lien from the commissioner, or if he has paid for the cotton by a check in which the department is named as joint payee.

(3) A cotton grower who fails to pay when due and upon reasonable notice any assessment levied under this chapter shall be subject to a per acre penalty as established in the bureau's regulations, in addition to the assessment.

(4) Commercial cotton that is located in sites that cannot be treated adequately because of health, environmental or other concerns shall be deemed to be a public nuisance and shall be destroyed promptly. The commissioner, with the consent of the corporation and the approval of the Attorney General, may apply to the circuit court of the judicial circuit in which the public nuisance is located to have the nuisance condemned and destroyed. This injunctive relief shall be available to the commissioner notwithstanding the existence of any other legal remedy and the commissioner shall not be required to file a bond.

In those cases where commercial cotton is destroyed because of prevented treatment due to health or environmental concerns, the owner of the cotton shall be compensated for that portion of the crop that is destroyed. The per acre amount of the payments shall be based on a reasonable estimate of the value of the crop as determined by the commissioner in consultation with the corporation and the affected producer. Payments for those losses shall be funded by assessment fees paid by cotton growers and administered by the corporation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-5 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 8 / 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. § 69-24-27 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 10 / Section 24-27
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-24-27
Status: in_force

The commissioner and State Chemist may adopt, amend or repeal rules and regulations relating to sampling, analytical methods, forms, minimum percentage, soil or plant amending ingredients, exempted materials, investigational allowances, definitions, records, labels, labeling, liability bond, misbranding, mislabeling and the distribution of soil or plant amendments as may be necessary to carry into effect the full intent and meaning of this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-25-29 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 8 / Section 25-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-25-29
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce for the same purposes and in the same manner and with the same authority, as provided in Section 69-25-27 , may prohibit and prevent the introduction into or the transportation through the state of any such plants and plant products or other thing or substance except when contained in such container, car, boat, or vehicle and shall prevent the escape or waste of any part of the same while being introduced into or transported through the state, and may likewise prohibit and prevent the opening of such container, car, boat, or vehicle containing such plant or plant product or other thing or substance within the state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-101 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 13-101
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-101
Status: in_force

It shall be and is hereby declared unlawful for any livestock to roam at large on the federal or state designated paved highways or highway rights-of-way of the State of Mississippi, except, however, that in those counties that have heretofore voted to come out from under the statewide stock law this shall only apply to U.S. designated highways, Mississippi Highway 55, and all paved Mississippi highways where said highways traverse more than one (1) county and connect directly with another paved highway in another state being extensively traveled by citizens of other states, and the rights-of-way thereof; and except also that this section shall not apply to any such highway or highway right-of-way or any type of highway or road located on any levee maintained by the Board of Mississippi Levee Commissioners or the board of levee commissioners for the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta through maintenance contracts calling for or permitting pasturage of livestock on levee rights-of-way.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-37-13 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / Section 37-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-37-13
Status: in_force

(1) The Mississippi Boll Weevil Management Corporation, upon certification by the bureau, may enter into agreements with the State of Mississippi, other states, the federal government and other parties as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

(2) In order to be eligible for certification by the bureau, the corporation must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the bureau that:

(a) It is a nonprofit organization and could qualify for tax-exempt status under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 [ 26 USC 501(a) ];

(b) Its purpose is for the representation of cotton growers associations that are open to all cotton growers in this state; and

(c) It has only one (1) class of voting members with each member entitled to only one (1) vote.

(3) The corporation's board of directors shall be composed of members who shall be chosen according to bylaws established by the corporation. Two (2) members elected from each of the five (5) original cotton growers regions as those regions existed before July 1, 2010, shall serve as voting members.

(4) There shall be six (6) nonvoting advisory members as follows:

(a) The Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, who shall serve in a nonvoting advisory capacity only, or his or her designee;

(b) The Vice President of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Mississippi State University, who shall serve in a nonvoting advisory capacity only, or his or her designee;

(c) The Vice President of the School of Agriculture, Research, Extension and Applied Sciences at Alcorn State University, who shall serve in a nonvoting advisory capacity only, or his or her designee;

(d) The President of the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation, who shall serve in a nonvoting advisory capacity only, or his or her designee; and

(e) The Chairmen of the Senate and House Agriculture Committees, who shall serve in nonvoting advisory capacities only.

(5) All books and records of account and minutes of proceedings of the board shall be available for inspection or audit by the commissioner at any reasonable time.

(6) Employees or agents of the board who handle funds of the board shall be adequately bonded in an amount to be determined by the commissioner.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-3-29 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-3-29
Status: in_force

(1) Whenever it has been alleged that any person or other entity has violated any of the provisions of this article, or any of the rules or regulations promulgated hereunder, the matter shall be conducted as an administrative proceeding under the terms and conditions of Sections 69-25-51 through 69-25-63 , and where found culpable, such person or other entity shall be subject to the administrative and civil penalties provided therein.

(2) The procedures described herein shall not apply to seed arbitration claims which are described in Sections 69-3-20 through 69-3-22 , as such claims shall be governed by the procedures set forth in those statutes.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-3-27 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-27
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-3-27
Status: in_force

All fees collected by the Commissioner under this article, except those fees collected under Section 69-3-6 , shall be paid to the State Treasurer who shall deposit the fees in the General Fund in the State Treasury.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-7-255 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 7-255
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-7-255
Status: in_force

A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business and the carrying out of the duties of the board. Each member shall subscribe to the oath of office prescribed for state officers. No member shall receive any salary, but each member shall receive per diem compensation as authorized in Section 25-3-69 , and shall be reimbursed for expenses in the manner and amount specified in Section 25-3-41 .

The Mississippi Egg Marketing Board shall be and is hereby declared and created a corporate body. The board shall have the power to contract and be contracted with, and shall have and possess all the powers of a body corporate for all purposes necessary for fully carrying out the provisions of this article. The board shall adopt a corporate seal by which it shall authenticate its proceedings. Copies of the proceedings, records and acts of the board and certificates purporting to relate the facts concerning such proceedings, records and acts signed by the chairman of the board and authenticated by said seal shall be prima facie evidence thereof in all the courts of the state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-7-611 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 7-611
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-7-611
Status: in_force

(1) The commissioner is authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations such as may be necessary for the efficient enforcement of this article.

(2) Before the issuance, amendment, or repeal of any rule or regulation authorized by this article, the commissioner shall publish the proposed regulation, amendment, or notice to repeal an existing regulation in a manner reasonably calculated to give interested parties adequate notice and shall afford all interested persons an opportunity to present their views thereon, orally or in writing, within a reasonable period of time. After consideration of all views presented by interested persons, the commissioner shall take appropriate action to issue the proposed rules or regulations or to amend or repeal an existing rule or regulation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-25-207 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 10 / Section 25-207
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-25-207
Status: in_force

(1) Pursuant to the provisions of this article, cultivation and processing of hemp, as defined in Section 69-25-203 , are authorized in this state. Cultivation and processing of hemp are subject to regulation by the department and may only be performed by persons or business entities that hold a valid license or registration issued hereunder.

(2) The commissioner shall create a State Plan for submission to and approval by the United States Department of Agriculture and the United States Secretary of Agriculture. The commissioner and department shall promulgate such reasonable regulations as necessary to implement the State Plan and provisions of this article. The commissioner and the department shall be authorized to promulgate any rule or regulation deemed necessary for the administration of the provisions of this article in compliance with any federal law, rule or regulation promulgated by the United States Department of Agriculture.

(3) The department is authorized to accept applications, and issue licenses and/or registrations for all hemp growers and hemp processors. The department shall adopt and enforce all rules and regulations related to those licenses and/or registrations.

(4) All hemp growers must be licensed by the department.

(5) All hemp processors must register with the department.

(6) All licensed holders and registered processors shall keep and maintain crop and/or processing records in accordance with rules and regulations adopted and enforced by the department. The department may subject the required records to inspection. The department may make an inspection for the purpose of ensuring compliance with:

(a) USDA guidelines;

(b) Provisions of this article;

(c) Department rules and regulations;

(d) Any terms or conditions of a license issued hereunder;

(e) Registration with the department; or

(f) A final department order directed to the grower's or processor's hemp operations or activities.

(7) All hemp growers and processors shall be subject to a background investigation conducted by the Department of Public Safety, which shall include both a state and federal background check.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-29-9 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / Section 29-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-29-9
Status: in_force

Any person who shall, with intent to defraud, brand or mis-brand, mark or mismark any neat cattle or swine not his own; or any person who shall intentionally brand over a previous brand or in any manner alter, deface or obliterate a previous brand or earmark, or shall cut out and obliterate a previous brand or earmark on any neat cattle or swine, shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state penitentiary not less than six months nor more than one year.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-29-7 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 9 / Section 29-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-29-7
Status: in_force

Every butcher or dealer in cattle, sheep, or hogs, who shall fail to enter in a book or register the names of all persons for whom he buys, and a description by marks, brands, and otherwise of all animals bought or kept by him for slaughter, or to allow an inspection of such entries at any time, by any person interested to make it, shall, on conviction, be imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding six months, or be fined one hundred dollars, or both.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-2-7 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 2-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-2-7
Status: in_force

(1) The Legislature states that the purpose of Sections 69-2-7 through 69-2-17 of this chapter is to encourage the production of crops (plant or animal) on Mississippi farms which have not been previously produced commercially.

(2) It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage the farm sector of this state to shift from enterprises with low profit margins to those with higher profit margins.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-331 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 8 / Section 27-331
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-331
Status: in_force

(1)(a) The State Soil and Water Conservation Commission, subject to the restrictions provided in Sections 69-27-331 through 69-27-341 , is authorized to acquire and to make available, or to assist in acquiring or making available to soil and water conservation districts, heavy or specialized machinery or equipment deemed necessary for installation and implementation of soil and water conservation practices or measures.

(b) The heavy or specialized machinery or equipment purchased under this section may be either new or used. The commission may purchase used equipment through a duly licensed and authorized public auction of agricultural, heavy or specialized equipment as authorized under Section 31-7-13 .

(2) When the commission acquires or makes available to any district the machinery or equipment referred to in subsection (1) of this section, it shall require the district to fully amortize to the commission any amount so expended by the commission for such assistance. The amount and method of amortization for each piece of heavy or specialized machinery or equipment shall be determined by the commission in conjunction with the soil and water conservation district. In making this determination, the following shall be considered: (a) full amortization to the commission of the capital outlay for the machinery or equipment over the period of its reasonably anticipated full usefulness; and, when necessary (b) (i) cover the cost of operation, maintenance and repairs; (ii) pay the usual cost of providing an operator; (iii) compensate the district for the usual costs of transportation from one (1) job to another.

(3) In giving effect to all of the foregoing, the commission shall estimate the amount of time such machinery or equipment would ordinarily be idle.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-207 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / Section 15-207
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-207
Status: in_force

In counties doing tuberculosis eradication work under the provisions of this article, owners of cattle are required to submit all their cattle to be tuberculin tested at such time and place as designated by the board of animal health, and provide such help as may be needed by the inspector doing the work.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-46-5 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / Section 46-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-46-5
Status: in_force

The board shall have the following powers and duties:

(a) To develop marketing plans and opportunities for independent farmers in Mississippi;

(b) To encourage the commercialization of new agricultural technology businesses;

(c) To initiate the development of processing facilities for Mississippi agricultural commodities;

(d) To initiate the development of Mississippi wholesale distribution businesses for agricultural inputs and products;

(e) To promote the development of institutional and specialty markets for Mississippi agriculture products;

(f) To encourage additional research for new agricultural product development;

(g) To develop a working relationship with the state offices of the United States Department of Agriculture as may be appropriate for the promotion and development of agriculture in Mississippi;

(h) To promote the rural quality of life in Mississippi through such programs as 4-H, Future Farmers of America and agricultural education;

(i) To encourage, promote and initiate the development of alternative energy strategies, applied research technologies and commercialization enterprises that focus on Mississippi natural resources, including, but not limited to, agriculture, timber and poultry products and byproducts;

(j) To file an annual report with the Governor, Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives not later than December 1 of each year, with recommendations for any legislation necessary to accomplish the purposes of the Mississippi Land, Water and Timber Resources Act;

(k) The board may promulgate and enforce rules and regulations, in accordance with the Mississippi Administrative Procedures Law, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of the Mississippi Land, Water and Timber Resources Act;

(l) To expend funds out of the Mississippi Land, Water and Timber Resources Fund to carry out its powers and duties under the Mississippi Land, Water and Timber Resources Act;

(m) The board may provide funds to public entities and private entities through loans, grants, contracts and any other manner the board determines appropriate for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of the Mississippi Land, Water and Timber Resources Act.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-37-1 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 8 / 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. § 69-21-105 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 10 / 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. § 69-17-5 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 2 / Section 17-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-17-5
Status: in_force

Nothing in this article shall apply to the dispensing of biologics, drugs, remedies, tonics, medicines or preparations hereinabove referred to by a licensed veterinarian if same is delivered by the licensed practitioner in the course of his professional practice or upon his prescription.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-33-5 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 8 / Section 33-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-33-5
Status: in_force

Any pecans remaining on a public road, street or highway right-of-way during that portion of each calendar year except the harvesting season shall be deemed to be abandoned by the owner of such pecans, and it shall not be unlawful for any person to remove such pecans from such public right-of-way, except during the harvesting season.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-25-57 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / 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. § 69-8-1 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 8-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-8-1
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter shall be to promote the growth and development of the cattle industry in Mississippi through research, advertisement, promotions, education and market development in the absence of any federal programs.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-21-125 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 2 / Section 21-125
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-21-125
Status: in_force

(1) Violation of this article, the rules and regulations adopted by the department, a condition included in a license issued by the department or an order issued by the department shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six (6) months, or by both fine and imprisonment.

(2) The department shall have the authority to file in any court of competent jurisdiction injunctive proceedings against any person violating the provisions of this article or the rules and regulations promulgated by the department for the administration and enforcement of this article.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-23-23 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 10 / Section 23-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-23-23
Status: in_force

(1) Any nonresident individual, partnership, association, firm, or corporation desiring to distribute, sell, or offer for sale within this state any product described in this chapter, and any such nonresident who may be subject otherwise to the provisions of such chapter, shall file a written power of attorney designating the Secretary of State as the agent of such nonresident upon whom service of process may be had in the event of any suit against said nonresident individual, partnership, firm, association, or corporation; and such power of attorney shall be so prepared in such form as to render effective the jurisdiction of the courts of Mississippi over such nonresident applicants and make such applicants amenable to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state. Provided, however, that any such nonresident who has a duly appointed resident agent upon whom process may be served as provided by law shall not be required to designate the Secretary of State as such agent. The Secretary of State shall be allowed such fees therefor as provided by law for designating resident agents. The commissioner shall be furnished with a copy of such designation of the Secretary of State or of a resident agent, such copy to be duly certified by the Secretary of State.

(2) The commissioner may also require such nonresident subject to the provisions of this chapter to furnish to him a fidelity bond or other security satisfactory to him and conditioned that the principal therein named shall pay for any and all damages suffered by any person by reason of the negligence of the principal or his or its agents in the conduct of said business and shall honestly conduct said business and as otherwise conditioned by said commissioner, provided that in no case shall a bond or other security less than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) be required. A copy of said bond duly certified by the commissioner shall be received as evidence in all courts of this state without further proof. Any person having a right of action against such person, firm, association or corporation may bring suit against the principal and sureties on such bond. Should the surety furnished become unsatisfactory, said applicant shall execute a new bond and should he fail to do so, it shall be the duty of the commissioner to cancel his license and give him notice of said fact, and it shall be unlawful thereafter for such person to engage in said business without obtaining a new license.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-48-3 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 3 / Section 48-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-48-3
Status: in_force

(1) The Mississippi Peanut Promotion Board is hereby created, to be composed of six (6) members to be appointed by the Governor to serve terms of three (3) years. All of the six (6) members of the board shall be producers of peanuts in the State of Mississippi. Within ten (10) days following July 1, 2007, the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation, Inc., and the Mississippi Peanut Growers Association shall each submit the names of six (6) peanut 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 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 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 the bonds shall be paid from the funds received under this chapter. The 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 the illegal act of the member. The board may establish rules and regulations for its own government and the administration of the affairs of the board.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-23-17 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 8 / Section 23-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-23-17
Status: in_force

The commissioner is authorized and empowered to cooperate with, and enter into cooperative agreements with, any other agency of this state, the United States Government, or its agencies or any public or private agency for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter and FIFRA and securing uniformity of regulations.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-25-15 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / Section 25-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-25-15
Status: in_force

Whenever an inspection made pursuant to this article discloses that any places, or plants, or plant products or things or substances used or connected therewith, are infested or infected with any insect, pest, disease or noxious weed listed as a public nuisance, or are dead or of stock so seriously weakened by drying, excessive heat or cold, or any other condition that makes it unable to grow satisfactorily when given reasonable care, as required above herein, in the rules and regulations made pursuant hereto, written notice thereof shall be given the owner or other person in possession or control of the place where found and such owner or other person shall proceed to control, eradicate or prevent the dissemination of such insect, pest, disease or noxious weed, and to remove, cut or destroy infested and infected plants and plant products, or dead or dying plants, or things or substances used or connected therewith, within the time and in the manner prescribed by said notice or the said rules and regulations. Whenever such owner or other person cannot be found, or shall fail, neglect or refuse to obey the requirements of said notice and the rules and regulations so made, such requirements shall be carried out by inspectors or other employees of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce as the law allows.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-5-29 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-5-29
Status: in_force

The Department of Agriculture and Commerce may by regulation establish policies for the issuance of free passes. These policies shall not prohibit officials of the fair or designated authority from entering said places for inspection purposes; shall not apply to press reporters designated to report news items; and shall not prohibit the commission from declaring specified days, such as Press Day, Legislator's Day, or any other special day.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-9 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 8 / Section 15-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-9
Status: in_force

(1)(a) The Board of Animal Health shall have plenary power to deal with all contagious and infectious diseases of animals as in the opinion of the board may be prevented, controlled or eradicated, and with full power to make, promulgate and enforce such rules and regulations as in the judgment of the board may be necessary to control, eradicate and prevent the introduction and spread of anthrax, tuberculosis, 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, hog cholera, swine erysipelas, swine brucellosis, equine encephalomyelitis, rabies, vesicular diseases, salmonella group, newcastle disease, infectious laryngotracheitis, ornithosis-psittacosis, mycoplasma group, chronic wasting disease and any suspected new and/or foreign diseases of livestock and poultry and all other diseases of animals in this state, and the board is hereby vested with full authority to establish and maintain quarantine lines and to quarantine by county, supervisors district, parcel of land or herd. The State Veterinarian shall appoint as many inspectors and range riders as may be deemed necessary, and the funds at his disposal will permit, and shall delegate authority to said inspectors and range riders, to enter premises to inspect and disinfect livestock and premises, and enforce quarantine including counties, farms, pens, stables and other premises.

(b) No veterinarian may provide veterinary services for the control, eradication or prevention of diseases in animals at a stockyard, livestock auction, equine sale or other place or event of livestock trading unless he has first been approved by the board for this purpose. The board shall have the authority to adopt rules and regulations as may be necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this paragraph.

(2) No officer or agent of the State Veterinarian may enter the actual enclosures of any person except with the consent of the person lawfully in possession thereof or in the absence of such consent, with a proper writ obtained as in other cases of searches and seizures under constitutional law. When such officers and agents are lawfully on the premises, either by permission or writ, they shall be authorized to inspect the premises and the livestock and animals found thereon by entering the enclosures and buildings and they are authorized to check livestock and poultry found therein for any contagious diseases and take proper action to control or eradicate any such diseases that may be found. While such officers and agents are performing their duties hereunder, they shall not be personally liable except for gross negligence. The refusal without lawful reason of any person to give the consent aforesaid shall be deemed a misdemeanor and shall be punishable as for violations of Article 5 of this chapter as provided for in Section 69-15-115 .

The Board of Animal Health shall administer the special fund created in Section 69-15-19 .

(3)(a) The Board of Animal Health shall have plenary power to control, prevent, eradicate, inspect and monitor chronic wasting disease or other contagious disease of exotic cervids or other exotic livestock. It shall be the duty of the board to develop an inspection, testing and monitoring program for such diseases.

(b) An officer or agent of the State Veterinarian is authorized to enter any facility containing cervids or other exotic livestock to inspect the premises and the cervids or exotic livestock. Such officer or agent may inspect, monitor or test any cervid or exotic livestock for disease and may take proper action to control or eradicate any diseases found. While such officers or agents are performing their duties, they shall not be personally liable, except for gross negligence.

(c) As a condition of maintaining a permit for a cervid or other exotic livestock facility, it shall be the duty of the permittee to allow the agents of the State Veterinarian to enter the facility and to conduct inspections and tests.

(4) As a condition of maintaining a permit for a cervid or other exotic livestock facility, the permittee shall immediately notify the State Veterinarian upon discovery of the escape of a cervid or exotic livestock. Any such animal shall be treated as an escaped wild animal and may be disposed of accordingly.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-35-11 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 8 / Section 35-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-35-11
Status: in_force

(1) With respect to any referendum conducted under the provisions of this act, the state ADA and extension service shall, before calling and announcing such referendum, fix, determine and publicly announce at least thirty (30) days before the date determined upon for such referendum, the date, hours and polling places for voting in such referendum, the amount and basis of the assessment proposed to be collected, the means by which such assessment shall be collected if authorized by the producers, and the general purposes to which said amount so collected shall be applied. No annual assessment levied under the provisions of this act shall exceed the federally mandated Fifteen Cents (15¢) per hundredweight of milk produced, however an amount not to exceed Ten Cents (10¢) per hundredweight of milk produced shall be credited to the State ADA for dairy product promotion or nutrition education programs.

(2) As an alternative method of conducting a referendum under the provisions of this act, the state ADA and extension service in its discretion may conduct the referendum by a mail ballot as herein provided. In the event that a decision is made to conduct a mail ballot, public notice of said mail ballot shall be made at least thirty (30) days before the date of said referendum. Said notice shall contain the same information required by subsection (1) of this section except that the notice will also state that the ballot is to be conducted by mail rather than at polling places. The notice shall also state that official ballots are being mailed on a date specified in the notice to all bulk tank units known by the state ADA and extension service to be eligible to vote and that any bulk tank unit not receiving by mail an official ballot by a date specified in the notice will have ten (10) days thereafter to apply for an official ballot at the office of the state ADA. The notice shall state the deadline for the receipt of all ballots and the address of the state ADA.

(3) Official ballots shall be prepared by the state ADA and extension service and mailed by first class mail to the last known address of all bulk tank units known to be eligible to vote. As announced in the public notice, said ballots shall be made available for a period of not less than ten (10) days, to those who are eligible to vote in said referendum and did not receive a ballot by mail.

(4) Before any bulk tank unit shall receive an official ballot, he shall furnish such proof as the state ADA and extension service may require of his eligibility to vote in said referendum. The state ADA shall keep a list of those bulk tank units who receive official ballots. No bulk tank unit may receive more than one (1) official ballot unless the bulk tank unit proves to the satisfaction of the state ADA and extension service that the ballot has been lost or destroyed.

(5) No votes shall be counted which are not on official ballots. To be eligible to be counted, ballots must be received by the state ADA at the place and by the deadline previously announced in the public notice of said referendum.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-109 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 8 / Section 27-109
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-109
Status: in_force

For the purpose of carrying out each such plan submitted pursuant to Section 69-27-103 , and accepted by the Secretary of Agriculture, according to its terms, the university, through its board of trustees, is hereby authorized to delegate any of the powers herein conferred to such agents or agencies as may be designated by the university and approved by the Secretary of Agriculture.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-29-107 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / Section 29-107
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-29-107
Status: in_force

In all suits at law or in equity, or in any criminal proceedings when the title or right of possession is involved, a copy of the certificate of brand or mark registration verified by affidavit of the department shall be received in evidence by the court as evidence of the registration of such brand or mark in accordance with the requirements of this article.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-48-15 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 2 / Section 48-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-48-15
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. § 69-13-105 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 5 / Section 13-105
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-105
Status: in_force

The fees, assessments, liens and charges against livestock picked up and impounded under Sections 69-13-101 and 69-13-103 are as follows:

(a) An assessment of ten dollars ($10.00) per head, which shall go to the private individual employed by the commissioner of public safety to perform such work.

(b) Two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per head, which shall be an impoundment fee, one dollar ($1.00) of which shall be forwarded, for each animal impounded, to the state treasurer, earmarked for the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol, on the first day of each month, and the balance of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) shall be deposited in the general county fund of the county in which the animal is impounded.

(c) There shall be an assessment of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per day, per head of impounded livestock, such assessment to be deposited in the general county fund to pay for the cost of feeding and caring for such livestock, if the livestock is impounded in a county-owned and operated enclosure, but if the animal is impounded in a private enclosure provided by the private individual employed by the commissioner of public safety, such fee shall be paid to that individual.

(d) Any incidental costs, such as securing the services of a veterinarian, a milker or other necessary incidental expenses.

All the above assessments, fees and costs shall be and are hereby made a first and paramount lien upon such animals until same are paid in full, and upon the sale of the livestock, as provided in this article, all such assessments shall be withheld and taken from the proceeds of the sale and paid to the proper person, officer or fund as set forth above prior to the payment of any amount to the original owner of the animal.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-333 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 9 / Section 13-333
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-13-333
Status: in_force

It shall not be lawful for a drover or other person to drive any horse, mule, cattle, hog, or sheep of another from the lands to which the same may belong, whether the same be an estray or not; but it shall be his duty, if any other such stock shall join his, immediately to halt at the nearest convenient place and separate such stock as does not belong to him or to the person for whom he may be employed; and if any person shall violate the provisions of this section, he shall forfeit twenty dollars for every offense, with costs, recoverable before a justice of the peace, by and for the use of any person who will sue for the same, and shall also be liable in damages to the party injured; and when any person employed in driving stock shall violate the provisions of this section, he and his employer shall be liable to the like penalties; but the recovery of such penalty shall not be a bar to indictment for larceny.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-45 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 9 / Section 27-45
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-27-45
Status: in_force

The board of adjustment shall adopt rules to govern its procedure, which rules shall be in accordance with the provisions of this article, and with the provisions of any ordinance adopted pursuant to Sections 69-27-43 to 69-27-49 . The board shall designate a chairman from among its members, and may, from time to time, change such designation. Meetings of the board shall be held at the call of the chairman and at such other times as the board may determine. Any two (2) members of the board shall constitute a quorum. The chairman, or in his absence such other member of the board as he may designate to serve as acting chairman, may administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses. All meetings of the board shall be open to the public. The board shall keep a full and accurate record of all proceedings, of all documents filed with it, and of all orders entered, which shall be filed in the office of the board and shall be a public record.
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-21-101 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 8 / Section 21-101
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-21-101
Status: in_force

This article shall be known and cited as the “Agricultural Aviation Licensing Law of 2009.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-1-11 — MS Code / Title 69 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-1-11
Status: in_force

The clerk must discharge such duties as may be prescribed by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce. The expense necessarily incurred by the clerk in traveling on business of the department, under direction of the commissioner, must be paid for and charged against the department.