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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 1 - AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE DEPARTMENT; COUNCIL ON AGRICULTURE (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-1-375) › DISPARAGEMENT OF PERISHABLE AGRICULTURAL OR AQUACULTURAL FOOD PRODUCT (§§ 69-1-251 — 69-1-257) › Section 69-1-255 - Cause of action for damages and appropriate relief

Any producer of perishable agricultural or aquacultural food products who suffers damage as a result of another person's disparagement of any such perishable agricultural or aquacultural food product has a cause of action for damages and for any other appropriate relief in a court of competent jurisdiction.
Laws, 1994, ch. 605, § 8, eff. 7/1/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 1 - AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE DEPARTMENT; COUNCIL ON AGRICULTURE (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-1-375) › DISPARAGEMENT OF PERISHABLE AGRICULTURAL OR AQUACULTURAL FOOD PRODUCT (§§ 69-1-251 — 69-1-257) › Section 69-1-257 - Limitations of action

Any civil action for damages for disparagement of perishable agricultural or aquacultural food products shall be commenced within one (1) year after the cause of action accrues.
Laws, 1994, ch. 605, § 9, eff. 7/1/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 1 - AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE DEPARTMENT; COUNCIL ON AGRICULTURE (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-1-375) › MISSISSIPPI COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING LAW OF 2009 (§§ 69-1-301 — 69-1-319) › Section 69-1-301 - Short title

Sections
69-1-301
through
69-1-319
shall be known as the "Mississippi Country of Origin Labeling Law of 2009."
Laws, 2009, ch. 321, § 1, eff. 3/16/2009.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 1 - AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE DEPARTMENT; COUNCIL ON AGRICULTURE (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-1-375) › MISSISSIPPI COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING LAW OF 2009 (§§ 69-1-301 — 69-1-319) › Section 69-1-303 - Definitions

For purposes of Sections
69-1-301
through
69-1-319
, the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed herein unless the context otherwise requires:
(a)
"Beef" means the meat produced from cattle, including veal.
(b)
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce.
(c)
"Covered commodity" means any of the following:
(i)
Muscle cuts of beef, lamb and pork;
(ii)
Ground beef, ground lamb and ground pork;
(iii)
Farm-raised fish;
(iv)
Wild fish;
(v)
Perishable agricultural products;
(vi)
Peanuts;
(vii)
Meat produced from goats;
(viii)
Chicken, in whole and in part;
(ix)
Ginseng;
(x)
Pecans; and
(xi)
Macadamia nuts.
The term covered commodity does not include an item described in this paragraph if the item is an ingredient in a processed food item.
(d)
"Farm-raised fish" means farm-raised fish and shellfish and includes a fillet, steak, nugget and any other flesh from a farm-raised fish or shellfish. The term farm-raised fish shall not include catfish as defined in Section
69-7-605
.
(e)
"Lamb" means meat, other than mutton, produced from sheep.
(f)
"Perishable agricultural product" means any of the following: fresh fruits and fresh vegetables of every kind and character, whether or not frozen or packed in ice.
(g)
"Pork" means meat produced from hogs or swine.
(h)
"Retailer" means any establishment licensed by the commissioner under Section
69-1-18
.
(i)
"Supplier" means a person engaged in the business of supplying a covered commodity to a retailer.
(j)
"Wild fish" means naturally born or hatchery-raised fish and shellfish harvested in the wild and includes a fillet, steak, nugget and any other flesh from wild fish or shellfish. The term wild fish does not include net-pen aquacultural or other farm-raised fish or catfish as defined in Section
69-7-605
.
Laws, 2009, ch. 321, § 2, eff. 3/16/2009.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 1 - AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE DEPARTMENT; COUNCIL ON AGRICULTURE (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-1-375) › MISSISSIPPI COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING LAW OF 2009 (§§ 69-1-301 — 69-1-319) › Section 69-1-305 - Requirements imposed upon retailers and suppliers of covered commodities; means of providing information

(1)
A retailer of a covered commodity shall inform consumers, at the final point of sale of the covered commodity to consumers, of the country of origin of the covered commodity.
(2)
(a)
The information may be provided to consumers by means of a label, stamp, mark, placard or other clear and visible sign on the covered commodity or on the package, display, holding unit or bin containing the commodity at the final point of sale to consumers.
(b)
If the covered commodity is already individually labeled for retail sale regarding country of origin, the retailer shall not be required to provide any additional information to comply with this section.
(3)
A supplier shall provide information to the retailer indicating the country of origin of the covered commodity.
Laws, 2009, ch. 321, § 3, eff. 3/16/2009.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 1 - AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE DEPARTMENT; COUNCIL ON AGRICULTURE (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-1-375) › MISSISSIPPI COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING LAW OF 2009 (§§ 69-1-301 — 69-1-319) › Section 69-1-307 - Designation of country of origin of beef, lamb, pork, chicken or goat meat; contents of notice for ground beef, pork, lamb, chicken or goat

(1)
United States country of origin. A retailer of a covered commodity that is beef, lamb, pork, chicken or goat meat may designate the covered commodity as exclusively having a United States country of origin only if the covered commodity is derived from an animal that was:
(a)
Exclusively born, raised and slaughtered in the United States; or
(b)
Born and raised in Alaska or Hawaii and transported for a period of not more than sixty (60) days through Canada to the United States and slaughtered in the United States.
(2)
A retailer of a covered commodity that is beef, lamb, pork, chicken or goat meat may designate the country of origin of the covered commodity as all of the countries in which the animal may have been born, raised or slaughtered, if the commodity is derived from an animal that was:
(a)
Not exclusively born, raised and slaughtered in the United States; or
(b)
Born, raised or slaughtered in the United States; and
(c)
Not imported into the United States for immediate slaughter.
(3)
A retailer of a covered commodity that is beef, lamb, pork, chicken or goat meat that is derived from an animal imported into the United States for immediate slaughter shall designate the origin as:
(a)
The country from which the animal was imported; and
(b)
The United States.
(4)
A retailer of a covered commodity that is beef, lamb, pork, chicken or goat meat derived from an animal not born, raised or slaughtered in the United States shall designate a country other than the United States as the country of origin.
(5)
The notice of country of origin for ground beef, ground pork, ground lamb, ground chicken or ground goat shall include:
(a)
A list of all countries of origin of the ground beef, ground pork, ground lamb, ground chicken or ground goat; or
(b)
A list of all possible countries of origin of the ground beef, ground pork, ground lamb, ground chicken or ground goat.
Laws, 2009, ch. 321, § 4, eff. 3/16/2009.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 1 - AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE DEPARTMENT; COUNCIL ON AGRICULTURE (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-1-375) › MISSISSIPPI COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING LAW OF 2009 (§§ 69-1-301 — 69-1-319) › Section 69-1-309 - Designation of country of origin of farm-raised fish or wild fish; notice to distinguish between wild fish and farm-raised fish

(1)
A retailer of a covered commodity that is farm-raised fish or wild fish may designate the covered commodity as having a United States country of origin only if:
(a)
In the case of farm-raised fish, it is hatched, raised, harvested and processed in the United States; or
(b)
In the case of wild fish, it is:
(i)
Harvested in waters of the United States, a territory of the United States or a state, including the waters thereof; and
(ii)
Processed in the United States, a territory of the United States or a state, including the waters thereof.
(2)
The notice of country of origin for wild fish and farm-raised fish shall distinguish between wild fish and farm-raised fish.
Laws, 2009, ch. 321, § 5, eff. 3/16/2009.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 1 - AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE DEPARTMENT; COUNCIL ON AGRICULTURE (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-1-375) › MISSISSIPPI COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING LAW OF 2009 (§§ 69-1-301 — 69-1-319) › Section 69-1-311 - Designation of country of origin of perishable agricultural products, ginseng, peanuts, pecans or macadamia nuts

(1)
A retailer of a covered commodity that is a perishable agricultural product, ginseng, peanut, pecan or macadamia nut may designate the covered commodity as having a United States country of origin only if the covered commodity is exclusively produced in the United States.
(2)
If the covered commodity that is a perishable agricultural product, ginseng, peanut, pecan or macadamia nut is produced exclusively in the United States, designation of the state, region or locality of the United States where the commodity was produced shall be sufficient to identify the United States as the country of origin.
Laws, 2009, ch. 321, § 6, eff. 3/16/2009.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 1 - AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE DEPARTMENT; COUNCIL ON AGRICULTURE (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-1-375) › MISSISSIPPI COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING LAW OF 2009 (§§ 69-1-301 — 69-1-319) › Section 69-1-313 - Promulgation of rules and regulations; authority to enter certain premises to conduct label reviews

(1)
The commissioner is authorized to promulgate any rules and regulations as are necessary for the efficient enforcement of Sections
69-1-301
through
69-1-319
.
(2)
The commissioner shall have authority to enter the premises of any person that prepares, stores, handles or supplies any covered commodity for retail sale to conduct label reviews of covered commodities in order to determine compliance with Sections
69-1-301
through
69-1-319
.
Laws, 2009, ch. 321, § 7, eff. 3/16/2009.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 1 - AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE DEPARTMENT; COUNCIL ON AGRICULTURE (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-1-375) › MISSISSIPPI COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING LAW OF 2009 (§§ 69-1-301 — 69-1-319) › Section 69-1-315 - Authority to enter into cooperative agreements with federal government

The commissioner may cooperate with and enter into agreement with agencies of the federal government in order to carry out the purpose and provisions of Sections
69-1-301
through
69-1-319
. In this cooperative effort, the commissioner is authorized to accept from the federal government any advisory assistance planning and any financial aid or other aid for the program.
Laws, 2009, ch. 321, § 8, eff. 3/16/2009.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 1 - AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE DEPARTMENT; COUNCIL ON AGRICULTURE (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-1-375) › MISSISSIPPI COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING LAW OF 2009 (§§ 69-1-301 — 69-1-319) › Section 69-1-317 - Authority to conduct audit of retailer that prepares, stores, handles or supplies covered commodities; retailer required to provide information to verify country of origin; injunctive relief for failure to provide information

(1)
The commissioner may conduct an audit of any person that prepares, stores, handles or supplies any covered commodity for retail sale to verify compliance with Sections
69-1-301
through
69-1-319
.
(2)
Any person subject to an audit under this section shall provide information to the commissioner that verifies the country of origin of the covered commodities. Records maintained in the course of the normal conduct of the business of those persons, including animal health papers, import or customs documents or producer affidavits, may serve as verification.
(3)
The commissioner may seek injunctive relief if a person fails to provide the information required under this section.
Laws, 2009, ch. 321, § 9, eff. 3/16/2009.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 1 - AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE DEPARTMENT; COUNCIL ON AGRICULTURE (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-1-375) › MISSISSIPPI COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING LAW OF 2009 (§§ 69-1-301 — 69-1-319) › Section 69-1-319 - Written notification to retailer or supplier of violations; opportunity to correct violations; penalties; appeals

(1)
If the commissioner determines that a retailer is in violation of Sections
69-1-301
through
69-1-319
, the commissioner shall:
(a)
Notify the retailer of the determination of the commissioner; and
(b)
Provide the retailer a thirty-day period, during which the retailer must take necessary steps to comply with Sections
69-1-301
through
69-1-319
.
(2)
If the commissioner determines that a supplier is in violation, the commissioner shall:
(a)
Notify the supplier of the determination of the commissioner; and
(b)
Provide the supplier a thirty-day period, beginning on the date on which the person receives the notice, during which the supplier shall:
(i)
Provide the required information to the retailer; and
(ii)
Provide to the commissioner a detailed plan of distribution of the required information to all retailers that are supplied covered commodities by the supplier.
(3)
If at the end of the thirty-day period, the commissioner determines that the retailer or supplier failed to make a good faith effort to correct the violation or continues to be in violation, the commissioner, in addition to any other civil or criminal penalties, may fine the retailer or supplier not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for each violation. An appeal may be filed as provided under Section
69-25-59
.
Laws, 2009, ch. 321, § 10, eff. 3/16/2009.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 1 - AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE DEPARTMENT; COUNCIL ON AGRICULTURE (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-1-375) › INTERAGENCY FARM TO SCHOOL COUNCIL (§§ 69-1-351 — 69-1-353) › Section 69-1-351 - [Repealed]

Repealed internally, eff. 7/1/2015.
Added by Laws, 2013, ch. 464, HB 718, 1, eff. 3/26/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 1 - AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE DEPARTMENT; COUNCIL ON AGRICULTURE (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-1-375) › INTERAGENCY FARM TO SCHOOL COUNCIL (§§ 69-1-351 — 69-1-353) › Section 69-1-353 - Definitions

For purposes of Sections
69-1-351
and
69-1-353
, the following terms shall have the meanings herein ascribed unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(a)
"Council" means the Interagency Farm to School Council created in Section
69-1-351
.
(b)
"Farm to school program" means any commercial relationship where a school purchases locally grown or locally raised agricultural products to serve in school meals and can include educational programs for students on local agriculture and nutrition;
(c)
"Locally grown or locally raised agricultural products" means any food products grown on Mississippi farms or gardens, and includes, but is not limited to, fruits, vegetables, and nuts grown in Mississippi, meat, poultry, eggs, dairy, fish, seafood and other aquatic products produced in Mississippi, and products processed into value-added products that are grown or produced in Mississippi;
(d)
"School" means any K-12 accredited public or private institution for learning and also includes public and private preschools.
Added by Laws, 2013, ch. 464, HB 718, 2, eff. 3/26/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 1 - AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE DEPARTMENT; COUNCIL ON AGRICULTURE (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-1-375) › CERTIFICATES OF FREE SALE FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS EXPORTED FROM MISSISSIPPI (§§ 69-1-371 — 69-1-375) › Section 69-1-371 - Purpose

A certificate of free sale is sometimes required for agricultural products from Mississippi to enter importing states and foreign countries. Persons exporting products from Mississippi are often asked by importing states and foreign countries to supply a certificate for products registered with or regulated by the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce. The purpose of Sections
69-1-371
through
69-1-375
is to authorize the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce to issue a certificate of free sale for agricultural products and those products registered with or regulated by the department for the purpose of exporting these products from Mississippi.
Added by Laws, 2013, ch. 509, HB 552, 1, eff. 4/23/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 1 - AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE DEPARTMENT; COUNCIL ON AGRICULTURE (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-1-375) › CERTIFICATES OF FREE SALE FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS EXPORTED FROM MISSISSIPPI (§§ 69-1-371 — 69-1-375) › Section 69-1-373 - Definitions

As used in Sections
69-1-371
through
69-1-375
:
(a)
"Agricultural products" means, but is not limited to, any agricultural commodity or product, whether raw or processed, including any commodity or product derived from livestock that is marketed for human or livestock consumption or products that are used for agricultural purposes such as fertilizers and soil and plant amendments.
(b)
"Department" means the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce.
Added by Laws, 2013, ch. 509, HB 552, 2, eff. 4/23/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 1 - AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE DEPARTMENT; COUNCIL ON AGRICULTURE (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-1-375) › CERTIFICATES OF FREE SALE FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS EXPORTED FROM MISSISSIPPI (§§ 69-1-371 — 69-1-375) › Section 69-1-375 - Certificates of free trade for agricultural products grown or manufactured in, or distributed and sold from Mississippi; contents of request for certificate

(1)
The department is authorized to issue certificates of free sale for products grown or manufactured in Mississippi or distributed and sold from Mississippi. The business must be in good standing with the Mississippi Secretary of State's office.
(2)
All requests for certificates must be in writing and shall contain at least the following information:
(a)
The name under which the business is conducted and/or licensed;
(b)
The physical address where the business is conducted;
(c)
The type of operation conducted by the requesting establishment;
(d)
The product's full, common or usual name of the product, the name of the manufacturer and the size of the product. Each product size shall be submitted as a separate product. Products on the certificate will be listed exactly as submitted;
(e)
The country or countries to where the product is being shipped; and
(f)
The number of certificates requested.
(3)
(a)
Labeling information, promotional information, website information, master formulas, marketing clearance letters, distribution records, and advertising affixed to, accompanying, or relating to the products may be required to be submitted for each product upon request by the department.
If labeling is in a foreign language, applicant shall provide English translation. Labeling information shall be in final format. Label prototypes and drafts shall not be accepted.
(b)
The certificate will list the product name, the manufacturer's name, and the product size, if applicable.
(4)
The department assumes no legal liability by issuing these certificates, but merely serves to promote the export of agricultural products from the State of Mississippi.
Added by Laws, 2013, ch. 509, HB 552, 3, eff. 4/23/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 2 - MISSISSIPPI FARM REFORM ACT (§§ 69-2-1 — 69-2-51) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 69-2-1 — 69-2-41) › Section 69-2-1 - Short title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Mississippi Farm Reform Act of 1987.
Laws, 1987, ch. 482, § 1, eff. 4/15/1987.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 2 - MISSISSIPPI FARM REFORM ACT (§§ 69-2-1 — 69-2-51) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 69-2-1 — 69-2-41) › Section 69-2-3 - Legislative intent

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that there exists within the state a serious emergency as a result of the nation's agricultural crisis and that there is a need to ensure that services are available for farmers, farm laborers, farm families and small businesses who have been adversely affected by the declining agricultural economy. Existing state programs need to be dedicated to meet these needs to the extent possible without creating additional administration. It is important that existing programs and services be coordinated into a network so that those in the agricultural and small business community can learn of these programs and services and obtain their benefits as expeditiously as possible.
Laws, 1987, ch. 482, § 2, eff. 4/15/1987.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 2 - MISSISSIPPI FARM REFORM ACT (§§ 69-2-1 — 69-2-51) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 69-2-1 — 69-2-41) › Section 69-2-7 - Encouragement of new crops and more profitable enterprises

(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.
Laws, 1987, ch. 482, § 4, eff. 4/15/1987.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 2 - MISSISSIPPI FARM REFORM ACT (§§ 69-2-1 — 69-2-51) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 69-2-1 — 69-2-41) › Section 69-2-9 - Definitions

For the purposes of Sections
69-2-7
through
69-2-41
, the following words shall have the meanings ascribed in this section unless the context otherwise requires:
(a)
"Department" means the Mississippi Department of Economic and Community Development.
(b)
"Emerging crop" means any new, nontraditional plant or animal crop (as designated by a board consisting of the executive directors of the department, the Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service and the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station) or as specified in Section
69-2-11
which has a development time from beginning of production to harvest or initial sale of the product of not more than five (5) years.
(c)
"Farmer" means a resident of Mississippi who engages in or wishes to engage in the commercial production of an emerging crop on land in Mississippi. This term shall include individuals, partnerships and corporations.
(d)
"Fund" means the Emerging Crops Fund established in Section
69-2-13
.
(e)
"Interest loan" means a loan made from the fund to pay the interest on a loan made by a lender to a farmer to finance the nonland capital costs of establishing production of an emerging crop.
(f)
"Lender" means a commercial bank, savings bank, savings and loan association, federal land bank, farm credit bank, production credit association or other farm credit agency which is domiciled or qualified to do business in Mississippi, or the Farmers Home Administration.
(g)
"Agribusiness" means any agricultural, aquacultural, horticultural, industrial, manufacturing, research and development or processing enterprise or enterprises.
Laws, 1987, ch. 482, § 5; Laws, 1988, ch. 356, § 1; Laws, 1988, ch. 580, § 18; Laws, 1990, ch. 570, § 17; Laws, 1996, ch. 415, § 1, eff. 3/25/1996.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 2 - MISSISSIPPI FARM REFORM ACT (§§ 69-2-1 — 69-2-51) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 69-2-1 — 69-2-41) › Section 69-2-11 - Emerging crop designations

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.
Laws, 1987, ch. 482, § 6; Laws, 1996, ch. 415, § 2; Laws, 1998, ch. 536, § 8, eff. 4/9/1998.
Amended by Laws, 2022, ch. 303, SB 2095,§ 98, eff. 2/2/2022.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 2 - MISSISSIPPI FARM REFORM ACT (§§ 69-2-1 — 69-2-51) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 69-2-1 — 69-2-41) › Section 69-2-15 - Interest loans from Emerging Crops Fund

(1)
Any lender which has made a loan to a farmer to finance the nonland capital costs of establishing production of an emerging crop on land in Mississippi may make application to the department for payment of the interest on the loan during the period from beginning of production to harvest or initial sale of the product, which payment shall be made from the fund. The maximum amount of interest loans from the fund for the benefit of any one (1) farmer shall be Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00). During the period that the department pays the interest on a loan, the maximum rate of interest which may be charged on the loan by the lender shall be four percent (4%) per annum above the New York prime rate. By payment of the interest on a loan, neither the department nor the State of Mississippi shall be a guarantor of the loan, but the state shall have a lien junior to any lien that the lender may have on the loan.
(2)
If a farmer defaults on the interest loan the Attorney General of the State of Mississippi shall take the necessary legal action, as soon as practicable, to recover the monies due and owing to the State of Mississippi. A suit against a defaulting party under this section may be brought in the county in which the lender is located, or in any Hinds County court.
Laws, 1987, ch. 482, § 8; Laws, 1988, ch. 356, § 2, eff. 4/15/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 2 - MISSISSIPPI FARM REFORM ACT (§§ 69-2-1 — 69-2-51) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 69-2-1 — 69-2-41) › Section 69-2-17 - Repayment of interest loans from Emerging Crops Fund

(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.
Laws, 1987, ch. 482, § 9; Laws, 1988, ch. 356, § 3, eff. 4/15/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 2 - MISSISSIPPI FARM REFORM ACT (§§ 69-2-1 — 69-2-51) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 69-2-1 — 69-2-41) › Section 69-2-19 - Issuance of general obligation bonds for Emerging Crops Fund; limit on amount of bonds issued

(1)
The Mississippi Development Authority is authorized, at one time, or from time to time, to declare by resolution the necessity for issuance of negotiable general obligation bonds of the State of Mississippi to provide funds for the Emerging Crops Fund established in Section
69-2-13
. Upon the adoption of a resolution by the board, declaring the necessity for the issuance of any part or all of the general obligation bonds authorized by Sections
69-2-19
through
69-2-39
, the authority shall deliver a certified copy of its resolution or resolutions to the State Bond Commission. Upon receipt of same, the State Bond Commission, in its discretion, shall act as the issuing agent, prescribe the form of the bonds, advertise for and accept bids, issue and sell the bonds so authorized to be sold, and do any and all other things necessary and advisable in connection with the issuance and sale of such bonds. The amount of bonds issued under Sections
69-2-19
through
69-2-39
shall not exceed One Hundred Fourteen Million Dollars ($114,000,000.00) in the aggregate; however:
(a)
An additional amount of bonds may be issued under Sections
69-2-19
through
69-2-39
in an amount not to exceed Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00), and the proceeds of any such additional bonds shall be used solely for the purposes described in Section
69-2-13(14)
; and
(b)
An additional amount of bonds may be issued under Sections
69-2-19
through
69-2-39
in an amount not to exceed Seventeen Million Dollars ($17,000,000.00), and the proceeds of such additional bonds shall be used solely for the purposes described in Section
69-2-13(16)
.
(2)
No bonds may be issued under Sections
69-2-19
through
69-2-39
after October 1, 2023.
Laws, 1987, ch. 482, § 10; Laws, 1990, ch. 570, § 19; Laws, 1991, ch. 538, § 1; Laws, 1992, ch. 507, § 1; Laws, 1993, ch. 548, § 9; Laws, 1993 Ex Sess, ch. 1, § 1; Laws, 1995, ch. 548, § 11; Laws, 1996, ch. 553, § 6; Laws, 1998, ch. 536, § 10; Laws, 2000, ch. 584, § 5; Laws, 2001, ch. 540, § 2; Laws, 2002, ch. 541, § 8; Laws, 2003, ch. 504, § 2; Laws, 2004, 3rd Ex Sess, ch. 1, § 96; Laws, 2007, ch. 586, § 2; Laws, 2008, ch. 506, § 7; Laws, 2009, ch. 557, § 32; Laws, 2010, ch. 429, § 2; Laws, 2011, ch. 431, § 6, eff. 3/16/2011.
Amended by Laws, 2020, ch. 337, SB 2328,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2020.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 2 - MISSISSIPPI FARM REFORM ACT (§§ 69-2-1 — 69-2-51) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 69-2-1 — 69-2-41) › Section 69-2-21 - Full faith, credit, and taxing power of state pledged to payment of bonds

For the payment of such bonds and the interest thereon, the full faith, credit, and taxing power of the State of Mississippi are hereby irrevocably pledged. If the Legislature finds that there are sufficient funds available in the General Fund of the State Treasury to pay maturing principal and accruing interest of the bonds, and if the Legislature appropriates such available funds for the purpose of paying such maturing principal and accruing interest, then the maturing principal and accruing interest of the bonds shall be paid from appropriations made by the Legislature from the General Fund of the State Treasury. However, if there are not sufficient funds available in the General Fund of the State Treasury to pay the maturing principal and accruing interest of the bonds, or if such funds are available but the Legislature fails to appropriate a sufficient amount thereof to pay such maturing principal and accruing interest as the same becomes due, then there shall be levied annually upon all taxable property in the State of Mississippi an ad valorem tax at the rate sufficient to provide the funds required to pay the bonds at maturity and the interest on the bonds as it accrues.
Laws, 1987, ch. 482, § 11, eff. 4/15/1987.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 2 - MISSISSIPPI FARM REFORM ACT (§§ 69-2-1 — 69-2-51) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 69-2-1 — 69-2-41) › Section 69-2-23 - Execution, delivery, conversion, redemption, and sale of general obligation bonds

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.
Laws, 1987, ch. 482, § 12; Laws, 2009, ch. 557, § 33; Laws, 2011, ch. 431, § 7, eff. 3/16/2011.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 2 - MISSISSIPPI FARM REFORM ACT (§§ 69-2-1 — 69-2-51) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 69-2-1 — 69-2-41) › Section 69-2-25 - Interest and interest rates on bonds

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.
Laws, 1987, ch. 482, § 13; Laws, 1993, ch. 472, § 3; Laws, 2009, ch. 557, § 34; Laws, 2011, ch. 431, § 8, eff. 3/16/2011.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 2 - MISSISSIPPI FARM REFORM ACT (§§ 69-2-1 — 69-2-51) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 69-2-1 — 69-2-41) › Section 69-2-27 - Notice of bond sales

Notice of the sale of any such bonds shall be published at least one time which shall be made not less than ten (10) days prior to the date of sale, and shall be so published in one or more newspapers having a general circulation in the City of Jackson selected by the State Bond Commission.
Laws, 1987, ch. 482, § 14; Laws, 1997, ch. 394, § 3; Laws, 2009, ch. 557, § 35; Laws, 2011, ch. 431, § 9, eff. 3/16/2011.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 2 - MISSISSIPPI FARM REFORM ACT (§§ 69-2-1 — 69-2-51) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 69-2-1 — 69-2-41) › Section 69-2-29 - Execution procedures for bonds and coupons

All bonds shall be executed on behalf of the state by the manual or facsimile signature of the chairman of the State Bond Commission and shall be countersigned by the manual or facsimile signature of the secretary of the State Bond Commission. All coupons shall be executed on behalf of the state by the facsimile signatures of the chairman and secretary of the State Bond Commission. If the officers whose signatures or countersignatures appear on the bonds or interest coupons shall cease to be such officers before delivery of the bonds, such signatures or countersignatures shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes, the same as if they had remained in office until such delivery, or had been in office on the date such bonds may bear.
Laws, 1987, ch. 482, § 15, eff. 4/15/1987.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 2 - MISSISSIPPI FARM REFORM ACT (§§ 69-2-1 — 69-2-51) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 69-2-1 — 69-2-41) › Section 69-2-30 - Borrowing funds for Emerging Crops Fund in lieu of issuing bonds

(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.
Laws, 1988, ch. 580, § 20, eff. 5/21/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 2 - MISSISSIPPI FARM REFORM ACT (§§ 69-2-1 — 69-2-51) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 69-2-1 — 69-2-41) › Section 69-2-31 - Transfer and disbursement of proceeds of sale of bonds and notes

Upon the issuance and sale of bonds or notes, the State Bond Commission shall transfer the proceeds of any such sale or sales to the Emerging Crops Fund. The proceeds of such bonds or notes shall be disbursed solely upon the order of the department under such restrictions, if any, as may be contained in the resolution providing for the issuance of the bonds or notes.
Laws, 1987, ch. 482, § 16; Laws, 1988, ch. 580, § 21, eff. 5/21/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 2 - MISSISSIPPI FARM REFORM ACT (§§ 69-2-1 — 69-2-51) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 69-2-1 — 69-2-41) › Section 69-2-33 - Duties of Attorney General with respect to bonds and notes; costs of issuing bonds and notes

Except as otherwise authorized in Section
7-5-39
, the Attorney General of the State of Mississippi shall represent the department in issuing, selling and validating bonds or notes authorized under Sections
69-2-19
through
69-2-39
of this chapter, and the department is authorized to pay from the proceeds derived from the sale of such bonds or notes, or from other funds available to the department, the reasonable cost of approving attorney's fees, validating, printing and cost of delivery of such bonds or notes.
Laws, 1987, ch. 482, § 17; Laws, 1988, ch. 580, § 22; Laws, 2012, ch. 546, § 30, eff. 7/1/2012.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 2 - MISSISSIPPI FARM REFORM ACT (§§ 69-2-1 — 69-2-51) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 69-2-1 — 69-2-41) › Section 69-2-35 - Bonds and notes as legal investments for banks and other entities

Bonds or notes issued under Sections
69-2-19
through
69-2-39
of this chapter shall be legal investments for commercial banks, trust companies, savings and loan associations, and insurance companies organized under the laws of this state.
Laws, 1987, ch. 482, § 18; Laws, 1988, ch. 580, § 23, eff. 5/21/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 2 - MISSISSIPPI FARM REFORM ACT (§§ 69-2-1 — 69-2-51) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 69-2-1 — 69-2-41) › Section 69-2-37 - Tax treatment of bonds and notes, and income therefrom

All bonds or notes issued under Sections
69-2-19
through
69-2-39
of this chapter and the income therefrom shall be exempt from all taxation in the State of Mississippi except gift, transfer and inheritance taxes.
Laws, 1987, ch. 482, § 19; Laws, 1988, ch. 580, § 24, eff. 5/21/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 2 - MISSISSIPPI FARM REFORM ACT (§§ 69-2-1 — 69-2-51) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 69-2-1 — 69-2-41) › Section 69-2-39 - Empowering clause; exemption from limitations generally imposed on state obligations

Sections
69-2-19
through
69-2-39
of this chapter, without reference to any statute not referred to herein, shall be deemed to be full and complete authority for the issuance of such bonds or notes, and shall be construed as an additional and alternative method therefor, and none of the present restrictions, requirements, conditions or limitations of law applicable to the issuance or sale of bonds, notes or other obligations by the state shall apply to the issuance and sale of bonds or notes under Sections
69-2-19
through
69-2-39
of this chapter, and no proceedings shall be required for the issuance of such bonds or notes other than those provided for and required herein, and all powers necessary to be exercised in order to carry out the provisions of Sections
69-2-13
through
69-2-37
of this chapter are hereby conferred.
Laws, 1987, ch. 482, § 20; Laws, 1988, ch. 580, § 25, eff. 5/21/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 2 - MISSISSIPPI FARM REFORM ACT (§§ 69-2-1 — 69-2-51) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 69-2-1 — 69-2-41) › Section 69-2-40 - Limits on attorney fees; government officials and associates not to derive income from issuance of bonds or disposition of property

(1)
Any attorney's fees paid as the result of the issuance of bonds under Sections
69-2-19
through
69-2-39
of this chapter shall be in compliance with the limits on attorney's fees for bond issues as adopted by the State Bond Commission. Attorney's fees paid as the result of the issuance of such bonds are subject to negotiation but in no event may they exceed the limits established by the State Bond Commission. A detailed accounting of all expenses incurred by all persons, firms, corporations, associations or other organizations involved in such bond issues shall be submitted to the State Bond Commission within ninety (90) days after the issuance of such bonds and shall be a matter of public record.
(2)
No member of the Legislature, elected official or appointed official, or any partner or associate of any member of the Legislature, elected official or appointed official, shall derive any income from the issuance of any bonds or the disposition of any property under Sections
69-2-19
through
69-2-39
of this chapter contrary to the provisions of Section 109, Mississippi Constitution of 1890, or Article 3, Chapter 4, Title 25, Mississippi Code of 1972.
Laws, 1993 Ex Sess, ch. 1, § 2, eff. 8/9/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 2 - MISSISSIPPI FARM REFORM ACT (§§ 69-2-1 — 69-2-51) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 69-2-1 — 69-2-41) › Section 69-2-41 - Savings clause

If for any reason any section, paragraph, provision, clause or part of Sections
69-2-13
through
69-2-39
of this chapter shall be held unconstitutional or invalid, that section shall not affect or invalidate any other section, paragraph, provision, clause or part of this chapter not in and of itself invalid, but the remaining portions thereof shall be in force without regard to that so invalidated.
Laws, 1987, ch. 482, § 21, eff. 4/15/1987.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 2 - MISSISSIPPI FARM REFORM ACT (§§ 69-2-1 — 69-2-51) › VOLUNTARY FARM DEBT MEDIATION PROGRAM (§§ 69-2-43 — 69-2-51) › Section 69-2-43 - through 69-2-49 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws of 1990, ch. 496, § 5, eff. 7/1/1992.
Laws, 1987, ch. 482, §§ 22-25; reenacted, Laws, 1988, ch. 425, §§ 1-4; reenacted, Laws, 1990, ch. 496, §§ 1-4, eff. 7/1/1990.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 2 - MISSISSIPPI FARM REFORM ACT (§§ 69-2-1 — 69-2-51) › VOLUNTARY FARM DEBT MEDIATION PROGRAM (§§ 69-2-43 — 69-2-51) › Section 69-2-51 - Prospective repeal of voluntary mediation provisions

Sections
69-2-43
through
69-2-49
of this chapter, which create a Farm Mediation Office in the Department of Agriculture and Commerce and which provide for the mediation of certain agricultural debts, shall stand repealed from and after July 1, 1992.
Laws, 1987, ch. 482, § 26; reenacted and amended, Laws, 1988, ch. 425, § 5; amended, Laws, 1990, ch. 496, § 5, eff. 7/1/1990.