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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 3 - AGRICULTURAL SEEDS (§§ 69-3-1 — 69-3-121) › Article 1 - SALES (§§ 69-3-1 — 69-3-29) › Section 69-3-4 - Transfers of Bermuda grass; permit required; fee; misrepresentation and infringement of brand prohibited; penalties; rules and regulations

(1)
Every person, firm, association or corporation that shall transfer ownership of Bermuda grass for commercial sprigging, or that shall issue, use or circulate any certificate, advertisement, tag, seal, poster, letterhead, marking circular, written or printed representation or description of or pertaining to Bermuda grass intended for commercial sprigging or sale shall conform to the standards or requirements as made by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce. Such persons, firms, associations and corporations, before transferring ownership of Bermuda grass, on or before the first day of July of each year, shall secure an annual permit from the Commissioner of Agriculture to engage in such business or practice. The annual permit fee shall not exceed Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for each person or place of business.
(2)
If a person, firm, association or corporation discovers a new selection of Bermuda grass, such entity shall not name the grass in such a manner as to misrepresent, infringe or mimic a name already on the market. The commissioner may revoke the permit of any person who misrepresents, infringes or mimics a name in violation of this section.
(3)
Any person who transfers ownership of Bermuda grass for commercial sprigging without a permit as required under this section shall be subject to a civil penalty, not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00). All penalties levied by the commissioner shall be paid into the General Fund in the State Treasury.
(4)
The Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this section.
Laws, 2002, ch. 596, § 2, eff. 4/11/2002.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 3 - AGRICULTURAL SEEDS (§§ 69-3-1 — 69-3-121) › Article 1 - SALES (§§ 69-3-1 — 69-3-29) › Section 69-3-6 - Seed inspection fees

(1)
The department may establish seed inspection fees, prescribe and furnish forms, and require the filing of reports necessary for the payment of the inspection fees. The department may inspect the record of any seedsman during the normal hours of business operation as it deems necessary.
(2)
All fees collected under this section shall be deposited into a special fund in the State Treasury. The department may expend the monies in the fund by an annual appropriation approved by the Legislature for the support of the Seed Division of the Bureau of Plant Industry.
(3)
Every seedsman who sells or distributes seed for sale, whether in bulk or in containers, within or into Mississippi for planting purposes, shall be assessed a seed inspection fee as required by the department.
(4)
Every seedsman must:
(a)
Pay an inspection fee on the total number of pounds of seed sold or otherwise distributed for sale within or into the state. Payment of the seed inspection fees shall be the responsibility of the seedsman initiating the first sale of seed within or into the state;
(b)
Maintain records, as required by the department, that accurately reflect the total pounds of seed subject to the fees that are handled, sold or offered, or distributed for sale;
(c)
File quarterly reports on forms provided or approved by the department, covering the total pounds of all sales of seed subject to the fee and sold during the preceding quarter. The reports and fees due shall be filed with the department no later than thirty (30) days following the end of each calendar quarter.
(5)
A seedsman who does not file the quarterly report by the due date shall pay a penalty fee as provided by the regulations of the department. The penalty fee shall be waived if the seedsman obtains prior written approval from the department for a late filing and complies with the late filing requirements.
(6)
If a seedsman does not comply with all the requirements of this section, the commissioner may suspend the seedsman's permit until the seedsman is in compliance.
Laws, 2005, ch. 453, § 1; Laws, 2009, ch. 319, § 1, eff. 3/9/2009.
Amended by Laws, 2013, ch. 407, HB 751, 1, eff. 7/1/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 3 - AGRICULTURAL SEEDS (§§ 69-3-1 — 69-3-121) › Article 1 - SALES (§§ 69-3-1 — 69-3-29) › Section 69-3-7 - Records

(1)
Each person handling seed shall keep for a period of two (2) years a complete seed record of agricultural, vegetable, flower, or tree and shrub seeds handled.
(2)
The records shall include the information for seed records as defined in Section
69-3-1
.
(3)
The commissioner or his duly authorized agents shall have the right to inspect such records for the purpose of the effective administration of this article.
Codes, 1942, § 4397-04; Laws, 1964, ch. 204, § 4; Laws, 2000, ch. 623, § 3, eff. 7/1/2000.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 3 - AGRICULTURAL SEEDS (§§ 69-3-1 — 69-3-121) › Article 1 - SALES (§§ 69-3-1 — 69-3-29) › Section 69-3-11 - Exemptions

Agricultural seed or mixtures of same, vegetable seed, flower seed, and tree and shrub seed shall be exempt from provisions of this article:
(1)
When sold and delivered by a farmer-grower of this state on his own premises, but a farmer-grower is required to label seed when sold and shipped away from his premises, but is not required to hold the seedsman's permit. These provisions do not apply to commercial growers of seed.
(2)
When sold or represented to be sold for purposes other than seeding, providing that the vendor shall make it unmistakably clear to the purchaser of such seed that it is not for seeding purposes.
(3)
When seed for processing is being transported to, or consigned to, or stored in a processing or cleaning establishment, provided that the invoice or labeling accompanying said seed bears the statement "seed for processing." Other labeling or representation which may be made with respect to the uncleaned or unprocessed seed shall be subject to this article.
(4)
No label shall be required, unless requested by the purchaser, on agricultural seed, mixtures of same, vegetable seed, flower, and tree and shrub seed when such seeds are sold directly to and in the presence of the purchaser and taken from a container labeled in accordance with this article.
(5)
No person shall be subjected to the penalties of this article for having sold, offered or exposed for sale in this state agricultural seed, mixtures of same, vegetable seed, flower seed, or tree and shrub seed which were incorrectly labeled or represented as to kind, variety or origin, which seed cannot be identified by examination thereof, unless he has failed to obtain an invoice or grower's declaration or other labeling information and to take such other precautions as may be reasonable to insure the identity to be that stated.
Codes, 1942, § 4397-06; Laws, 1964, ch. 204, § 6; Laws, 1968, ch. 249, § 4, eff. 1/1/1969.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 3 - AGRICULTURAL SEEDS (§§ 69-3-1 — 69-3-121) › Article 1 - SALES (§§ 69-3-1 — 69-3-29) › Section 69-3-13 - Disclaimers, nonwarranties and limited warranties

A disclaimer, nonwarranty or limited warranty used on labels or in advertisement shall not directly or indirectly deny or modify any information required by this article or the regulations promulgated thereunder.
Codes, 1942, § 4397-07; Laws, 1964, ch. 204, § 7, eff. 1/1/1965.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 3 - AGRICULTURAL SEEDS (§§ 69-3-1 — 69-3-121) › Article 1 - SALES (§§ 69-3-1 — 69-3-29) › Section 69-3-15 - Withdrawal of seed

(1)
Seed not having a reasonable germination or which are extremely impure, notwithstanding the fact that they may be properly labeled, shall be withdrawn from sale and declared worthless when, in the opinion of the commissioner, such withdrawal is in the interest of normal crop production in this state.
(2)
Worthless seed in violation of this article shall not be sold or given away for planting purposes.
Codes, 1942, § 4397-08; Laws, 1964, ch. 204, § 8, eff. 1/1/1965.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 3 - AGRICULTURAL SEEDS (§§ 69-3-1 — 69-3-121) › Article 1 - SALES (§§ 69-3-1 — 69-3-29) › Section 69-3-17 - Enforcing agency; state preemption of conflicting local ordinances or regulations

(1)
The duty of enforcing this article is vested in the commissioner. The commissioner may establish rules and regulations not inconsistent with this article, may employ such agents and persons, and may make use of other employees of the department as deemed necessary for enforcement of this article.
(2)
This article and the regulations of the department are of statewide concern and occupy the whole field of regulation regarding the cultivation, harvesting, production, processing, registration, labeling, sale, storage, transportation, quarantine, distribution, notification of use, planting, or other use of seeds to the exclusion of all local regulations. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this article, no ordinance or regulation of any political subdivision may prohibit or regulate any matter relating to the registration, labeling, sale, storage, transportation, quarantine, distribution, notification of use, planting and use of seeds.
Codes, 1942, § 4397-09; Laws, 1964, ch. 204, § 9, eff. 1/1/1965.
Amended by Laws, 2016, ch. 315, SB 2209, 1, eff. 4/4/2016.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 3 - AGRICULTURAL SEEDS (§§ 69-3-1 — 69-3-121) › Article 1 - SALES (§§ 69-3-1 — 69-3-29) › Section 69-3-21 - Seizures

The commissioner may cause to be seized and held any lot of agricultural seed, mixtures of same, vegetable seed, flower seed, or tree and shrub seed found to be in violation of any of the provisions of this article until the law has been complied with and said violation otherwise legally disposed of. The inspectors of the state department of agriculture and commerce shall have power to enforce this section.
Codes, 1942, § 4397-11; Laws, 1964, ch. 204, § 11, eff. 1/1/1965.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 3 - AGRICULTURAL SEEDS (§§ 69-3-1 — 69-3-121) › Article 1 - SALES (§§ 69-3-1 — 69-3-29) › Section 69-3-22 - Procedure for complaint before council

(1)
As a prerequisite to filing a cause of action in court against a seedsman, a consumer who is damaged by the failure of agricultural, vegetable, flower or forest tree seed to properly produce or perform, as represented by the label or labeling whether related to specific representations on the label, other information on the seed container or conditions attributed to the quality of the seed, shall make a sworn complaint against such seedsman alleging damages sustained. The complaint shall be accompanied by documentation from a recognized professional verifying that there is a connection between the seed and the performance or production problem. The complaint shall be filed with the department and the department shall send a copy of the complaint to the seedsman by certified mail, within such time as to permit inspection of the crops, plants or trees by the seed arbitration council or its representatives and by the seedsman from whom the seed was purchased.
(2)
Language setting forth the requirement for filing and serving the complaint shall be legibly typed or printed on the seed packages or the analysis label attached to the package containing such seed at the time of purchase by the consumer as follows:
"NOTICE: As a prerequisite to maintaining a legal action based upon the failure of seed to which this label is attached to properly produce or perform, as represented by the label or labeling, a consumer shall file a sworn complaint with the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce within such time as to permit inspection of the crops, plants or trees."
If language setting forth the requirement is not so placed on the seed package or analysis label, the filing and serving of a complaint under this section is not required.
(3)
A filing fee of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) shall be paid to the department with each complaint filed. The fee shall be recovered from the dealer upon the recommendation of the arbitration council.
(4)
Within fifteen (15) days after receipt of a copy of the complaint, the seedsman shall file with the department his answer to the complaint and serve a copy of the answer on the consumer by certified mail.
(5)
The department shall refer the complaint and the answer to the council for investigation, findings and recommendations on the matters set out in the complaint. Upon receipt of the findings and recommendations of the council, the department shall transmit them to the consumer by certified mail.
(6)
The consumer and seedsman shall give written notice to the department of the acceptance or rejection of the council's recommended terms of settlement within thirty (30) calendar days from the date the recommended terms of settlement are issued by the arbitration council.
Laws, 2000, ch. 623, § 6, eff. 7/1/2000.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 3 - AGRICULTURAL SEEDS (§§ 69-3-1 — 69-3-121) › Article 1 - SALES (§§ 69-3-1 — 69-3-29) › Section 69-3-23 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws of 1997, ch. 611, § 3, eff. 7/1/1997.
Codes, 1892, § 1013; 1906, § 1090; Hemingway's 1917, § 816; 1930, § 839; 1942, § 2065; Laws, 1882, p. 141.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 3 - AGRICULTURAL SEEDS (§§ 69-3-1 — 69-3-121) › Article 1 - SALES (§§ 69-3-1 — 69-3-29) › Section 69-3-25 - Penalties

Any person who violates any provision of this article or the rules and regulations made and promulgated thereunder shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall pay a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Codes, 1942, § 4397-12; Laws, 1964, ch. 204, § 12; Laws, 2000, ch. 623, § 7; Laws, 2005, ch. 453, § 3, eff. 3/29/2005.
Amended by Laws, 2013, ch. 407, HB 751, 2, eff. 7/1/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 3 - AGRICULTURAL SEEDS (§§ 69-3-1 — 69-3-121) › Article 1 - SALES (§§ 69-3-1 — 69-3-29) › Section 69-3-27 - Disposition of fees

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.
Codes, 1942, § 4397-13; Laws, 1964, ch. 204, § 13; Laws, 1968, ch. 249, § 6; Laws, 1970, ch. 255, § 1; Laws, 2005, ch. 453, § 2, eff. 3/29/2005.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 3 - AGRICULTURAL SEEDS (§§ 69-3-1 — 69-3-121) › Article 1 - SALES (§§ 69-3-1 — 69-3-29) › Section 69-3-29 - Administrative procedures; applicability

(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.
Laws, 2000, ch. 623, § 8, eff. 7/1/2000.
Amended by Laws, 2013, ch. 407, HB 751, 3, eff. 7/1/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 3 - AGRICULTURAL SEEDS (§§ 69-3-1 — 69-3-121) › Article 3 - SEED CERTIFICATION (§§ 69-3-101 — 69-3-121) › Section 69-3-101 - Designation of state seed certifying agency

The Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, the president of Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science, and the director of the agricultural and forestry experimental station of Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science are hereby vested with the full authority to designate a seed improvement association as the official state seed certifying agency for the State of Mississippi. Said officials are hereby further authorized, if they shall be satisfied at any time that the association acting as the official state seed certifying agency is not functioning in a manner conducive to the best interest of agriculture in this state, to terminate the appointment of such association, and to designate another seed improvement association as the official state seed certifying agency.
Codes, 1942, § 4398-01; Laws, 1952, ch. 170, § 1.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 3 - AGRICULTURAL SEEDS (§§ 69-3-1 — 69-3-121) › Article 3 - SEED CERTIFICATION (§§ 69-3-101 — 69-3-121) › Section 69-3-103 - Designation of state seed board

There is hereby created a state seed board composed of the president of Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science, the director of the agricultural and forestry experiment station of Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science, the commissioner of agriculture and commerce of Mississippi, two (2) members to be selected and approved by and from the membership of the state certifying agency, one (1) member to be selected and approved by and from the membership of the Mississippi Seedmen's Association, and one (1) member to be selected and approved by and from the resident concerns and individuals engaged in the production of breeders registered planting seed in the State of Mississippi.
Codes, 1942, § 4398-02; Laws, 1952, ch. 170, § 2.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 3 - AGRICULTURAL SEEDS (§§ 69-3-1 — 69-3-121) › Article 3 - SEED CERTIFICATION (§§ 69-3-101 — 69-3-121) › Section 69-3-105 - State seed board; financial responsibility

Neither the state seed board, Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science, nor any of its divisions so represented shall be financially responsible for debts incurred by, damages inflicted by, or contracts broken by the official state seed certifying agency.
Codes, 1942, § 4398-03; Laws, 1952, ch. 170, § 3.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 3 - AGRICULTURAL SEEDS (§§ 69-3-1 — 69-3-121) › Article 3 - SEED CERTIFICATION (§§ 69-3-101 — 69-3-121) › Section 69-3-107 - Certification to be self-supporting

The work of the official state seed certifying agency shall be on a self-supporting basis.
Codes, 1942, § 4398-04; Laws, 1952, ch. 170, § 3.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 3 - AGRICULTURAL SEEDS (§§ 69-3-1 — 69-3-121) › Article 3 - SEED CERTIFICATION (§§ 69-3-101 — 69-3-121) › Section 69-3-109 - Advertising; tags

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.
Codes, 1942, § 4398-05; Laws, 1952, ch. 170, § 5; Laws, 2002, ch. 398, § 1, eff. 7/1/2002.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 3 - AGRICULTURAL SEEDS (§§ 69-3-1 — 69-3-121) › Article 3 - SEED CERTIFICATION (§§ 69-3-101 — 69-3-121) › Section 69-3-111 - Prohibiting the state seed certifying agency from selling or processing certified seed

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.
Codes, 1942, § 4398-06; Laws, 1952, ch. 170, § 6; Laws, 2002, ch. 398, § 2, eff. 7/1/2002.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 3 - AGRICULTURAL SEEDS (§§ 69-3-1 — 69-3-121) › Article 3 - SEED CERTIFICATION (§§ 69-3-101 — 69-3-121) › Section 69-3-113 - Rules and regulations

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.
Codes, 1942, § 4398-07; Laws, 1952, ch. 170, § 7; Laws, 2002, ch. 398, § 3, eff. 7/1/2002.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 3 - AGRICULTURAL SEEDS (§§ 69-3-1 — 69-3-121) › Article 3 - SEED CERTIFICATION (§§ 69-3-101 — 69-3-121) › Section 69-3-115 - Appeals

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.
Codes, 1942, § 4398-08; Laws, 1952, ch. 170, § 8.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 3 - AGRICULTURAL SEEDS (§§ 69-3-1 — 69-3-121) › Article 3 - SEED CERTIFICATION (§§ 69-3-101 — 69-3-121) › Section 69-3-117 - Approval required for issuance, use, or circulation of certification

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association or corporation to issue, make, use, or circulate any certification as defined in this article without the authority or approval of the approved state seed certifying agency.
Codes, 1942, § 4398-09; Laws, 1952, ch. 170, § 9.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 3 - AGRICULTURAL SEEDS (§§ 69-3-1 — 69-3-121) › Article 3 - SEED CERTIFICATION (§§ 69-3-101 — 69-3-121) › Section 69-3-119 - Enforcement of this article

The Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce of Mississippi is hereby vested with the responsibility for enforcing the provisions of this article.
Codes, 1942, § 4398-09; Laws, 1952, ch. 170, § 9.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 3 - AGRICULTURAL SEEDS (§§ 69-3-1 — 69-3-121) › Article 3 - SEED CERTIFICATION (§§ 69-3-101 — 69-3-121) › Section 69-3-121 - Penalties

(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.
Codes, 1942, §§ 4397-31, 4398-09; Laws, 1946, ch. 461, § 1; Laws, 1952, ch. 170, § 9.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 5 - FAIRS; STOCK SHOWS; IMPROVEMENT OF LIVESTOCK (§§ 69-5-1 — 69-5-121) › Article 1 - MISSISSIPPI FAIR COMMISSION AND STATE FAIR GROUNDS (§§ 69-5-1 — 69-5-33) › Section 69-5-1 - Mississippi Fair Commission abolished and powers, duties, obligations transferred to Department of Agriculture and Commerce; Mississippi Fair Advisory Council created; composition

(1)
The Mississippi Fair Commission 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, 2020. Wherever the term "Mississippi Fair Commission" appears in any law or regulation, the same shall mean the Department of Agriculture and Commerce. The transfer of personnel shall be commensurate with the number and classification of positions allocated to the commission.
(2)
In order to promote agricultural and industrial development in Mississippi and to encourage the farmers to grow better livestock and agricultural products, there is hereby created an advisory council to be hereafter known as the Mississippi Fair Advisory Council. The department shall receive input and guidance from the advisory council, which shall be composed of the following: The Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, chairman, the Director of the Mississippi State University Extension Service, President of the Mississippi Livestock Association, the Director of Mississippi Vocational Education, the Director of the Mississippi Development Authority, the Mayor of the City of Jackson, Mississippi, the Dean and Director of Alcorn State University School of Agriculture and Applied Sciences,and an appointee of the Governor, all to serve without salary compensation.
Codes, 1942, § 4435-50; Laws, 1946, ch. 295, §§ 1-6; Laws, 1958, ch. 140, § 1.
Reenacted and amended by Laws, 2021, ch. 362, SB 2076,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2021.
Amended by Laws, 2020, ch. 417, HB 1566,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2020, expires 7/1/2022.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 5 - FAIRS; STOCK SHOWS; IMPROVEMENT OF LIVESTOCK (§§ 69-5-1 — 69-5-121) › Article 1 - MISSISSIPPI FAIR COMMISSION AND STATE FAIR GROUNDS (§§ 69-5-1 — 69-5-33) › Section 69-5-5 - Appointment of director to oversee operations of State Fairgrounds complex

The Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce shall appoint, subject to the advice and consent of the Senate, a director within the department who shall oversee all operations at the State Fairgrounds Complex and its adjoining properties and who shall give full and detailed reports of livestock shows and fairs participating in premium monies, for report to the Governor and Legislature. The compensation of the director shall be fixed by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, subject to approval by the State Personnel Board, and shall be exempt from the provisions of subsection (2) of Section
25-3-39
.
Codes, 1942, § 4435-50; Laws, 1946, ch. 295, §§ 1-6; Laws, 1958, ch. 140, § 1.
Amended by Laws, 2020, ch. 417, HB 1566,§ 6, eff. 7/1/2020.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 5 - FAIRS; STOCK SHOWS; IMPROVEMENT OF LIVESTOCK (§§ 69-5-1 — 69-5-121) › Article 1 - MISSISSIPPI FAIR COMMISSION AND STATE FAIR GROUNDS (§§ 69-5-1 — 69-5-33) › Section 69-5-7 - Headquarters of Mississippi State Fair operations

Headquarters of the Mississippi State Fair operations shall be in connection with the office of the Department of Agriculture and Commerce.
Codes, 1942, § 4435-50; Laws, 1946, ch. 295, §§ 1-6; Laws, 1958, ch. 140, § 1.
Reenacted by Laws, 2021, ch. 362, SB 2076,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2021.
Amended by Laws, 2020, ch. 417, HB 1566,§ 7, eff. 7/1/2020.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 5 - FAIRS; STOCK SHOWS; IMPROVEMENT OF LIVESTOCK (§§ 69-5-1 — 69-5-121) › Article 1 - MISSISSIPPI FAIR COMMISSION AND STATE FAIR GROUNDS (§§ 69-5-1 — 69-5-33) › Section 69-5-8 - "Kirk Fordice Equine Center" designated

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.
Laws, 2005, ch. 301, § 1, eff. 2/10/2005.
Reenacted by Laws, 2021, ch. 362, SB 2076,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2021.
Amended by Laws, 2020, ch. 417, HB 1566,§ 8, eff. 7/1/2020.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 5 - FAIRS; STOCK SHOWS; IMPROVEMENT OF LIVESTOCK (§§ 69-5-1 — 69-5-121) › Article 1 - MISSISSIPPI FAIR COMMISSION AND STATE FAIR GROUNDS (§§ 69-5-1 — 69-5-33) › Section 69-5-9 - Effect of Sections 69-5-1 through 69-5-9 on livestock shows

Nothing in Sections
69-5-1
through
69-5-9
shall be construed to mean a change in the location or limit the number of district or divert any appropriation made by the Legislature to the various livestock shows in Mississippi now set up and designated by law.
Codes, 1942, § 4435-50; Laws, 1946, ch. 295, §§ 1-6; Laws, 1958, ch. 140, § 1.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 5 - FAIRS; STOCK SHOWS; IMPROVEMENT OF LIVESTOCK (§§ 69-5-1 — 69-5-121) › Article 1 - MISSISSIPPI FAIR COMMISSION AND STATE FAIR GROUNDS (§§ 69-5-1 — 69-5-33) › Section 69-5-11 - Admission charges to State Fair

(1)
The Department of Agriculture and Commerce shall charge for admission to the State Fair. The proceeds thereof shall be used for the repayment of revenue bonds issued for the purpose of constructing, equipping and furnishing new buildings and making improvements on the State Fairgrounds.
(2)
Funds collected in excess of those required to retire any outstanding bond indebtedness may be used as operating revenue for the Department of Agriculture and Commerce for operating and administrative costs associated with the State Fairgrounds, and such excess funds received by the department shall be deposited in a special fund account managed by the department for the benefit of the State Fairgrounds.
(3)
The State Treasurer is hereby directed to invest such excess funds to the credit of the special account managed by the department for the benefit of the State Fairgrounds.
Codes, 1942, § 4435-50.3; Laws, 1956, ch. 143, §§ 1-8; Laws, 1958, ch. 142; Laws, 1962, ch. 155; Laws, 1966, ch. 224, § 1; Laws, 1968, ch. 236, § 1; Laws, 1971, ch. 501, § 1; Laws, 1985, ch. 339, eff. 7/1/1985.
Reenacted by Laws, 2021, ch. 362, SB 2076,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2021.
Amended by Laws, 2020, ch. 417, HB 1566,§ 9, eff. 7/1/2020.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 5 - FAIRS; STOCK SHOWS; IMPROVEMENT OF LIVESTOCK (§§ 69-5-1 — 69-5-121) › Article 1 - MISSISSIPPI FAIR COMMISSION AND STATE FAIR GROUNDS (§§ 69-5-1 — 69-5-33) › Section 69-5-13 - Requests for improvement of State Fairgrounds

The Department of Agriculture and Commerce is hereby authorized and empowered, in its discretion, to declare by resolution the number and type buildings which need to be constructed and the type improvements that need to be made on the state fairgrounds, and file a certified copy of said resolution with the State Building Commission. If the State Building Commission believes such construction and improvements to be in the best public interest, and that receipts from admission to the State Fair reasonably shall be expected to produce sufficient revenues over a period not to exceed twenty (20) years to retire bonds issued to pay the cost of such improvements as well as the interest thereon, it may, in its discretion, approve the request of the Department of Agriculture and Commerce.
Codes, 1942, § 4435-50.3; Laws, 1956, ch. 143, §§ 1-8; Laws, 1958, ch. 142; Laws, 1962, ch. 155; Laws, 1966, ch. 224, § 1; Laws, 1968, ch. 236, § 1; Laws, 1971, ch. 501, § 1, eff. 4/8/1971.
Reenacted by Laws, 2021, ch. 362, SB 2076,§ 6, eff. 7/1/2021.
Amended by Laws, 2020, ch. 417, HB 1566,§ 10, eff. 7/1/2020.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 5 - FAIRS; STOCK SHOWS; IMPROVEMENT OF LIVESTOCK (§§ 69-5-1 — 69-5-121) › Article 1 - MISSISSIPPI FAIR COMMISSION AND STATE FAIR GROUNDS (§§ 69-5-1 — 69-5-33) › Section 69-5-17 - Revenue bonds; sale, payment and redemption

The State Bond Commission may sell the bonds referred to in Section
69-5-15
in such manner and for such price as it may determine to be for the best interest of the State of Mississippi, but no such sale shall be made at a price less than par plus accrued interest to date of delivery of the bonds to the purchaser. Notice of the sale of any such bonds shall be published at least one (1) time not less than twenty-one (21) days prior to the date of sale and shall be so published in one or more newspapers in Jackson, Mississippi, and having general circulation within the State of Mississippi, and in one or more other newspapers or financial journals as may be directed by the State Bond Commission.
The State Bond Commission, when issuing any bonds under the authority of Sections
69-5-11
through
69-5-27
, shall provide that bonds maturing ten (10) years after the date of the issuance of such bonds may, at the option of the State Treasurer of the State of Mississippi, be called in for payment and redemption on any interest payment date thereafter prior to maturity.
Codes, 1942, § 4435-50.3; Laws, 1956, ch. 143, §§ 1-8; Laws, 1958, ch. 142; Laws, 1962, ch. 155; Laws, 1966, ch. 224, § 1; Laws, 1968, ch. 236, § 1; Laws, 1971, ch. 501, § 1; Laws, 1993, ch. 472, § 4, eff. 3/27/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 5 - FAIRS; STOCK SHOWS; IMPROVEMENT OF LIVESTOCK (§§ 69-5-1 — 69-5-121) › Article 1 - MISSISSIPPI FAIR COMMISSION AND STATE FAIR GROUNDS (§§ 69-5-1 — 69-5-33) › Section 69-5-19 - Revenue bonds; disposition of proceeds; additional bonds in case of deficit

The proceeds of bonds sold pursuant to Section
69-5-17
shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of a special fund known as the State Fair Fund, and shall be used solely for payment of the cost of the project or combined projects, and shall be disbursed upon order of the State Building Commission under such restrictions, if any, as the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds may provide. Provided, however, that any surplus in the State Fair Fund over and above the requirements to meet the payments on outstanding bonds and interest thereon when due may, in the discretion of the State Bond Commission, be invested in United States Government bills, notes or bonds, Mississippi General Obligation Bonds, Mississippi Revenue Bonds, Mississippi State Highway Bonds, or in bonds of any municipality or any county in Mississippi; and, upon the sale thereof, the entire proceeds of the sale, including all earnings from the investment, shall be paid into the State Fair Fund. If the proceeds of bonds sold pursuant to Section
69-5-17
, by error of calculation or otherwise, shall be less than the cost of the project or combined projects, unless otherwise provided in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds, additional revenue bonds may in like manner be issued to provide the amount of such deficit which, unless otherwise provided in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds, shall be deemed to be one of the same issue and shall be entitled to payment from the same fund without preference or priority of the bonds first issued for the same purpose; provided, that in no event shall the outstanding bonds total more than Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000.00). If the proceeds of the bonds of any issue shall exceed the amount required for the purpose for which the bonds were issued, the surplus shall be paid into the fund established for the payment of the principal of and the interest on such bonds.
Codes, 1942, § 4435-50.3; Laws, 1956, ch. 143, §§ 1-8; Laws, 1958, ch. 142; Laws, 1962, ch. 155; Laws, 1966, ch. 224, § 1; Laws, 1968, ch. 236, § 1; Laws, 1971, ch. 501, § 1, eff. 4/8/1971.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 5 - FAIRS; STOCK SHOWS; IMPROVEMENT OF LIVESTOCK (§§ 69-5-1 — 69-5-121) › Article 1 - MISSISSIPPI FAIR COMMISSION AND STATE FAIR GROUNDS (§§ 69-5-1 — 69-5-33) › Section 69-5-21 - Revenue bonds; state not obligated by issuance

Revenue bonds issued under the provisions of Sections
69-5-15
and
69-5-19
shall not be deemed to constitute a debt of the State of Mississippi or a pledge of the full faith and credit of the state, but such bonds shall be payable solely from the special revenues provided therefor as hereinabove set forth, and the issuance of such revenue bonds shall not directly, indirectly, or contingently obligate the state to levy or pledge any form of taxation whatever therefor, and all such bonds shall contain recitals on their face substantially covering the foregoing provisions of this section.
Codes, 1942, § 4435-50.3; Laws, 1956, ch. 143, §§ 1-8; Laws, 1958, ch. 142; Laws, 1962, ch. 155; Laws, 1966, ch. 224, § 1; Laws, 1968, ch. 236, § 1; Laws, 1971, ch. 501, § 1, eff. 4/8/1971.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 5 - FAIRS; STOCK SHOWS; IMPROVEMENT OF LIVESTOCK (§§ 69-5-1 — 69-5-121) › Article 1 - MISSISSIPPI FAIR COMMISSION AND STATE FAIR GROUNDS (§§ 69-5-1 — 69-5-33) › Section 69-5-23 - Revenue bonds; negotiability

All bonds issued under the provisions of Sections
69-5-15
and
69-5-19
shall constitute negotiable instruments within the meaning of the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of Mississippi.
Codes, 1942, § 4435-50.3; Laws, 1956, ch. 143, §§ 1-8; Laws, 1958, ch. 142; Laws, 1962, ch. 155; Laws, 1966, ch. 224, § 1; Laws, 1968, ch. 236, § 1; Laws, 1971, ch. 501, § 1, eff. 4/8/1971.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 5 - FAIRS; STOCK SHOWS; IMPROVEMENT OF LIVESTOCK (§§ 69-5-1 — 69-5-121) › Article 1 - MISSISSIPPI FAIR COMMISSION AND STATE FAIR GROUNDS (§§ 69-5-1 — 69-5-33) › Section 69-5-25 - Revenue bonds; sections constitute full authority for issuance; validation

Revenue bonds may be issued without any other proceedings or the happening of any other conditions or things than those proceedings, conditions, and things which are specified or required by Sections
69-5-13
through
69-5-25
. The bonds authorized under the authority of said sections shall be validated in the chancery court of Hinds County, Mississippi, in the manner and with the force and effect provided now or hereafter by Sections
31-13-1
through
31-13-11
, Mississippi Code of 1972, for the validation of county, municipal, school district, and other bonds. The necessary papers for such validation proceedings shall be transmitted to the State Bond Attorney by the secretary of the State Bond Commission, and the required notice shall be published in a newspaper in the City of Jackson, having a general circulation within the State of Mississippi. Any resolution providing for the issuance of revenue bonds under the provisions of Sections
69-5-13
through
69-5-25
shall become effective immediately upon its adoption by the State Building Commission and need not be published or posted, and any such resolution may be adopted at any regular, special, or adjourned meeting of the State Building Commission by a majority of its members.
Codes, 1942, § 4435-50.3; Laws, 1956, ch. 143, §§ 1-8; Laws, 1958, ch. 142; Laws, 1962, ch. 155; Laws, 1966, ch. 224, § 1; Laws, 1968, ch. 236, § 1; Laws, 1971, ch. 501, § 1, eff. 4/8/1971.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 5 - FAIRS; STOCK SHOWS; IMPROVEMENT OF LIVESTOCK (§§ 69-5-1 — 69-5-121) › Article 1 - MISSISSIPPI FAIR COMMISSION AND STATE FAIR GROUNDS (§§ 69-5-1 — 69-5-33) › Section 69-5-27 - Department of Agriculture and Commerce authorized to borrow

The Department of Agriculture and Commerce shall have the power and authority, in its discretion, to borrow money from any bank or banks in an amount not in excess of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00), to be used for the repair, renovation or maintenance of buildings located at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds. The Department of Agriculture and Commerce may use any funds accruing to it to service and retire said indebtedness. Such loan shall not exceed a term of ten (10) years and shall bear interest at a rate not in excess of that provided for in Section
75-17-101
.
Any loan secured under the provisions of this section shall be approved by the State Bond Commission.
Codes, 1942, § 4435-50.3; Laws, 1956, ch. 143, §§ 1-8; Laws, 1958, ch. 142; Laws, 1962, ch. 155; Laws, 1966, ch. 224, § 1; Laws, 1968, ch. 236, § 1; Laws, 1971, ch. 501, § 1; Laws, 1986, ch. 442, eff. 7/1/1986.
Reenacted by Laws, 2021, ch. 362, SB 2076,§ 8, eff. 7/1/2021.
Amended by Laws, 2020, ch. 417, HB 1566,§ 12, eff. 7/1/2020.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 5 - FAIRS; STOCK SHOWS; IMPROVEMENT OF LIVESTOCK (§§ 69-5-1 — 69-5-121) › Article 1 - MISSISSIPPI FAIR COMMISSION AND STATE FAIR GROUNDS (§§ 69-5-1 — 69-5-33) › Section 69-5-29 - Free passes prohibited

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.
Codes, 1942, § 4435-50.5; Laws, 1954, ch. 160, §§ 1, 2 [Para.Para. 1-2]; Laws, 1985, ch. 331, eff. 3/15/1985.
Reenacted by Laws, 2021, ch. 362, SB 2076,§ 9, eff. 7/1/2021.
Amended by Laws, 2020, ch. 417, HB 1566,§ 13, eff. 7/1/2020.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 5 - FAIRS; STOCK SHOWS; IMPROVEMENT OF LIVESTOCK (§§ 69-5-1 — 69-5-121) › Article 1 - MISSISSIPPI FAIR COMMISSION AND STATE FAIR GROUNDS (§§ 69-5-1 — 69-5-33) › Section 69-5-33 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 2021, ch. 362, SB 2076,§ 11, eff. 7/1/2021.
Amended by Laws, 2020, ch. 417, HB 1566,§ 14, eff. 7/1/2020.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 5 - FAIRS; STOCK SHOWS; IMPROVEMENT OF LIVESTOCK (§§ 69-5-1 — 69-5-121) › Article 3 - STOCK SHOWS AND IMPROVEMENT OF LIVESTOCK (§§ 69-5-101 — 69-5-121) › Section 69-5-101 - Mississippi Livestock Show; creation; directors

In order to encourage and promote the raising of livestock and dairy stock in the state, there is hereby created a body politic and corporate to be hereafter known as "Mississippi Livestock Show" which said body politic and corporate shall be under the management and control of the commissioner of agriculture and commerce, director of extension service, and president of Mississippi Livestock Council, hereinafter designated as directors, who shall serve without compensation.
Codes, 1942, § 4905; Laws, 1938, ch. 183; Laws, 1940, ch. 217; Laws, 1946, ch. 251, §§ 1-6; Laws, 1948, chs. 195 (paragraph 4, supra) 218 (paragraph 2, supra); Laws, 1968, ch. 244, § 1; Laws, 1971, ch. 346, § 1; Laws, 1972, ch. 359, § 1; Laws, 1973, ch. 300, § 1(a), eff. 1/22/1973.