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MS Code § 69-35-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 69 - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animals|Chapter 35 - Mississippi Dairy Promotion Act|§ 69-35-1. Title

 This act shall be known as the "Mississippi Dairy Promotion Act."
MS Code § 69-35-5 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 69 - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animals|Chapter 35 - Mississippi Dairy Promotion Act|§ 69-35-5. Definitions

 The following terms shall have the following meanings unless context shall provide otherwise:   "State" means the State of Mississippi;   "Milk" means any class of cow's milk produced in the state;   "Dairy products" means products manufactured for human consumption which are derived from the processing of milk and includes fluid milk products;   "Fluid milk products" means those products normally consumed in liquid form as a beverage;   "Person" means any individual, group of individuals, partnership, corporation, association, cooperative association, or any other entity;   "Producer" means any person engaged in the production of milk for commercial use;   "Promotion" means actions such as paid advertising, sales promotion and publicity to advance the image and sales of and demand for dairy products;   "Nutrition education" means those activities intended to broaden the understanding of sound nutritional principle including the role of milk and dairy products in a balanced diet;   "State ADA" means the American Dairy Association of Mississippi;   "Extension service" means the Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service;   "Bulk tank unit" means a bulk tank unit as defined in accordance with the State Board of Health, Dairy Inspection Division;   "Block voting" means the vote cast by associations approved to be eligible to vote as described in Section 69-35-25;   "Handler" means any person engaged in the business of distributing, marketing, or in any manner handling fluid milk or dairy products, in whole or in part, for consumption;   "National Dairy Board" means the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board established under 7 U.S.C. 4504, as amended;   "Act" shall mean the Mississippi Dairy Promotion Act; and   "Cooperative association" means any cooperative marketing association of producers which is organized under the provisions of the act of Congress of February 18, 1922, known as the "Capper-Volstead Act."
MS Code § 69-35-7 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 69 - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animals|Chapter 35 - Mississippi Dairy Promotion Act|§ 69-35-7. Activities under chapter not illegal or in restraint of trade

 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.
MS Code § 69-35-9 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 69 - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animals|Chapter 35 - Mississippi Dairy Promotion Act|§ 69-35-9. Dairy producers' referendum on levying milk assessment

 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.
MS Code § 69-35-13 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 69 - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animals|Chapter 35 - Mississippi Dairy Promotion Act|§ 69-35-13. Supervision of referendum; expense

 The arrangements for, management and supervision of any referendum conducted under the provisions of this act shall be under the direction of the state ADA in cooperation with the county extension agent of each county in the state, and any and all expenses in connection therewith shall be borne by the state ADA.
MS Code § 69-35-15 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 69 - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animals|Chapter 35 - Mississippi Dairy Promotion Act|§ 69-35-15. Referendum to be statewide; question to be submitted

 Any referendum conducted under the provisions of this act shall be held on a statewide basis. In such referendum, the bulk tank units eligible for participation shall vote upon the question of whether or not there shall be levied an annual assessment for a period of five (5) years in the amount set forth in the call for such referendum.
MS Code § 69-35-17 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 69 - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animals|Chapter 35 - Mississippi Dairy Promotion Act|§ 69-35-17. Majority vote rules

 If in such referendum called under the provisions of this act a simple majority of the bulk tank units eligible to participate and voting therein shall vote in the affirmative and in favor of the levying and collection of such assessment proposed in such milk referendum covered thereby, then such assessment shall be collected in the manner determined and announced by the state ADA.
MS Code § 69-35-19 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 69 - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animals|Chapter 35 - Mississippi Dairy Promotion Act|§ 69-35-19. Defeat of referendum; subsequent referendums

 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.
MS Code § 69-35-21 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 69 - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animals|Chapter 35 - Mississippi Dairy Promotion Act|§ 69-35-21. Time, manner, and form of giving notice of referendum; contents of notice

 The hours, voting places, rules and regulations of the milk and dairy products, said referendum date, hours, voting places, rules and regulations with respect to the holding of such referendum shall be published by the state ADA and extension service through the medium of the public press in the state at least thirty (30) days before the holding of such referendum, and direct written notice thereof shall likewise be given to all dairy-related organizations within the state and to each county extension agent and shall likewise state the method by which such assessment shall be collected and how the proceeds thereof shall be administered and the purposes to which the same shall be applied, which purposes shall be in keeping with the provisions of this act.
MS Code § 69-35-23 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 69 - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animals|Chapter 35 - Mississippi Dairy Promotion Act|§ 69-35-23. Preparation and distribution of ballots; conduct of referendum; results

 The state ADA and extension service shall likewise prepare and distribute in advance of such referendum all necessary ballots for the purposes thereof, and shall, under rules and regulations promulgated, arrange for the necessary poll holders for conducting the said referendum; and following such referendum and within ten (10) days thereafter shall canvas and publicly declare the result of such referendum.
MS Code § 69-35-25 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 69 - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animals|Chapter 35 - Mississippi Dairy Promotion Act|§ 69-35-25. Vote of cooperative associations

  In conducting any referendum under this act, the state ADA and extension service shall consider the approval or disapproval by any cooperative association engaged in a bona fide manner in marketing milk or the dairy products as the approval or disapproval of the producers who are members of or under contract with such cooperative association of producers.   In order to be eligible to vote in a referendum, a cooperative association must:   Certify to the state ADA and extension service in conjunction with casting its ballot, that the association is organized under the provisions of the "Capper-Volstead Act" and that it is engaged in a bona fide manner in marketing its members' milk or dairy products;   Certify to the state ADA and extension service in conjunction with casting its ballot, the number of bulk tank units on whose behalf the cooperative association is casting a ballot, that such bulk tank units are members of or under contract with the cooperative association and that the association was engaged during the representative period in marketing the milk of each of the bulk tank units for whom the cooperative association claims the right to vote;   Furnish to the state ADA and extension service in conjunction with casting its ballot, a copy of the resolution authorizing the casting of the ballot;   Certify to the state ADA and extension service in conjunction with casting its ballot, that the cooperative association has complied with the requirements of subsection (3) of this section; and   Agree to make available to the state ADA and extension service necessary records and information pertaining to the representative period to validate the eligibility of the cooperative association to vote and to verify the number and identity of the producers on whose behalf the cooperative association claims the right to vote.     Not later then thirty (30) days prior to the beginning of the referendum, each cooperative association shall notify the state ADA and extension service as to whether or not the association intends to vote on behalf of its bulk tank units.
MS Code § 69-35-27 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 69 - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animals|Chapter 35 - Mississippi Dairy Promotion Act|§ 69-35-27. Collection of assessment; failure to pay assessment

  In the event a majority of the bulk tank units eligible for participation in such referendum and voting therein shall vote in favor of such assessment, then the said assessment shall be collected monthly for the number of years set forth in the call for such referendum, and the collection of such assessment shall be under such method, rules and regulations as may be determined by the state ADA conducting the same; and the said assessment so collected shall be paid into the treasury of the state ADA to be used together with other funds from other sources. Funds to be collected pursuant to a referendum conducted under this act shall be withheld and paid by each handler, including producer handlers, to the state ADA by the last calendar day of the month succeeding the month in which the milk was received by the handler.   In the event of a failure to pay part or all of an assessment levied pursuant to this act, the Attorney General of the state shall, upon the request of the state ADA, enforce the provisions of this act and collect such monies for payment to the state ADA. In the alternative to requesting the Attorney General to enforce the provisions of this act, the state ADA may bring a civil action to collect assessment from a handler failing to pay such assessments. A handler found to have failed to pay assessments pursuant to this act shall also be liable for reasonable attorney's fees and costs in the collection of such assessments.
MS Code § 69-35-29 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 69 - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animals|Chapter 35 - Mississippi Dairy Promotion Act|§ 69-35-29. Refund of assessments

 In the event such referendum is carried in the affirmative and the assessment is levied and collected as provided herein and under the regulations to be promulgated by the state ADA, any bulk tank unit upon and against whom such assessments shall have been levied and collected under the provisions of this act, if a bulk tank unit is dissatisfied with said assessment and the result thereof, such unit shall have the right to demand that the treasurer of the state ADA refund such assessment so collected from such bulk tank unit, provided such demand for refund is made in writing within thirty (30) days from the date on which said assessment is collected or due to be collected, whichever is earlier, from such bulk tank unit under the rules and regulations of the state ADA. Pursuant to the Dairy Promotion Stabilization Act of 1983, 7 U.S.C. Section 4510 et seq., any such funds shall be transferred to the National Dairy Board by the treasurer of the state ADA.
MS Code § 69-35-31 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 69 - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animals|Chapter 35 - Mississippi Dairy Promotion Act|§ 69-35-31. Report of amount of assessments received and collected

 In the event of the levying and collection of assessments as herein provided, the treasurer of the state ADA conducting same shall, within ninety (90) days after the end of any calendar year in which such assessments are collected, have available upon written request by a producer, or extension service or other agency of the state, a statement of the amount or amounts so received and collected by him under the provisions of this act.
MS Code § 69-35-33 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 69 - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animals|Chapter 35 - Mississippi Dairy Promotion Act|§ 69-35-33. Date of initial referendum

 The date of any initial referendums authorized under the provisions of this act shall be set on or before June 1, 1989.
MS Code § 69-36-3 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 69 - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animals|Chapter 36 - Southern Dairy Compact|§ 69-36-3.

  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.   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.   Each appointment shall be submitted to the Mississippi Senate for confirmation.   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.   The commissioner may provide funding as necessary to the delegation during its term.
MS Code § 69-36-5 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 69 - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animals|Chapter 36 - Southern Dairy Compact|§ 69-36-5.

 The Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce may, by lawful means, obtain information pertaining to the dairy industry which he deems necessary to carry out the purposes of the provisions of this chapter and the Southern Dairy Compact. Such information may be utilized by the commissioner, the delegates, and the Southern Dairy Compact Commission.
MS Code § 69-36-7 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 69 - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animals|Chapter 36 - Southern Dairy Compact|§ 69-36-7.

 The Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce may adopt such rules and regulations, in accordance with the Mississippi Administrative Procedure Act, Section 25-43-1 et seq., Mississippi Code of 1972, as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter and the Southern Dairy Compact.
MS Code § 69-36-9 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 69 - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animals|Chapter 36 - Southern Dairy Compact|§ 69-36-9.

  No person shall violate this chapter, the Southern Dairy Compact, or any rules or regulations adopted pursuant to either this chapter or the compact.   In addition to any other penalties provided by law, a civil penalty of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) may be imposed for each violation, licenses may be revoked or suspended, or an additional penalty may be imposed in lieu of revocation or suspension.   Each day on which a violation occurs shall be a separate violation.
MS Code § 69-37-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 69 - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animals|Chapter 37 - Mississippi Boll Weevil Management Act|§ 69-37-1. Short title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Mississippi Boll Weevil Management Act."
MS Code § 69-37-3 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 69 - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animals|Chapter 37 - Mississippi Boll Weevil Management Act|§ 69-37-3. Purpose; liberal construction

 The Legislature has determined that the boll weevil is a public nuisance, a pest and a menace to the cotton industry. The purpose of this chapter is:   To provide procedures through which cotton growers in the State of Mississippi may manage boll weevil suppression, pre-eradication or eradication programs and boll weevil containment/maintenance programs;   To provide for certification of the Mississippi Boll Weevil Management Corporation to cooperate with state and federal agencies in the administration of cost-sharing programs for suppression, pre-eradication, eradication or post-eradication of boll weevils in Mississippi; and   To empower the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce to promulgate and enforce regulations in support of those programs. This chapter should be construed liberally to achieve these purposes.
MS Code § 69-37-7 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 69 - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animals|Chapter 37 - Mississippi Boll Weevil Management Act|§ 69-37-7. Authorization for programs to suppress or eradicate boll weevil; cooperation with other agencies or persons

 The commissioner, with the approval of the corporation, is authorized to carry out programs to suppress or eradicate the boll weevil in this state through suppression, pre-eradication, post-eradication, or containment/maintenance programs. The commissioner is authorized to cooperate with any agency of any state or the federal government, any other agency in this state, any person engaged in growing, processing, marketing, or handling cotton, or any group of those persons in this state in programs to effectuate the purposes of this chapter and may enter into written agreements to effectuate those purposes. The agreements may provide for cost sharing and for division of duties and responsibilities under this chapter and may include other provisions generally to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.
MS Code § 69-37-9 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 69 - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animals|Chapter 37 - Mississippi Boll Weevil Management Act|§ 69-37-9. Entry upon premises to carry out provisions of chapter; monitoring, inspection, treatment with pesticides, and other activities; notice to owner; warrant

 The commissioner and the corporation or their authorized agent(s), after first notifying the owner, shall have authority to enter cotton fields, cotton processing facilities and other premises in order to carry out survey, suppression or eradication activities, including treatment with pesticides and monitoring of growing cotton or other host plants as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. The commissioner and the corporation or their authorized agent(s) shall have authority to make inspection of any fields or premises in this state and any property located therein for the purpose of determining whether such property is infested with the boll weevil and for determining the extent of infestation. Such inspection and other activities may be conducted in a reasonable manner without a warrant at any reasonable time. Any judge of this state may, within his or her jurisdiction and upon proper cause shown, issue a warrant giving the commissioner the right of entry to any premises for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section or other activities authorized by this chapter.
MS Code § 69-37-11 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 69 - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animals|Chapter 37 - Mississippi Boll Weevil Management Act|§ 69-37-11. All persons growing cotton to furnish information to commissioner and corporation

 Every person growing cotton in this state shall furnish to the commissioner and the corporation on forms supplied by the commissioner such information as the commissioner may require concerning the size and location of all commercial cotton fields and of noncommercial plantings of cotton grown as an ornamental plant or for any other purposes.
MS Code § 69-37-13 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 69 - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animals|Chapter 37 - Mississippi Boll Weevil Management Act|§ 69-37-13. Bureau may certify Mississippi Boll Weevil Management Corporation for purpose of entering into agreements to effectuate purposes of chapter; eligibility for certification; corporation board of directors

  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.   In order to be eligible for certification by the bureau, the corporation must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the bureau that:   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)];   Its purpose is for the representation of cotton growers associations that are open to all cotton growers in this state; and   It has only one (1) class of voting members with each member entitled to only one (1) vote.     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.   There shall be six (6) nonvoting advisory members as follows:   The Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, who shall serve in a nonvoting advisory capacity only, or his or her designee;   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;   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;   The President of the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation, who shall serve in a nonvoting advisory capacity only, or his or her designee; and   The Chairmen of the Senate and House Agriculture Committees, who shall serve in nonvoting advisory capacities only.     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.   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.