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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 7 - MARKETS AND MARKETING; DOMESTIC FISH FARMING (§§ 69-7-1 — 69-7-755) › Article 6 - EGG MARKETING BOARD (§§ 69-7-251 — 69-7-277) › Section 69-7-271 - Civil penalties

Any dealer or handler who fails to file a report or to pay any assessment within the time required by the board shall forfeit to the commissioner a penalty of five percent (5%) of the assessment determined to be due, plus one percent (1%) of such amount for each month of delay or fraction thereof after the first month after such report was required to be filed or such assessment became due. The commissioner, if satisfied that the delay was excusable, may remit all or any part of such penalty. The penalty shall be paid to the commissioner and shall be disposed of by him in the same manner as funds derived from the payment of the assessment imposed herein.
The commissioner shall collect the penalties levied herein, together with the delinquent assessment, by any or all of the following methods:
(a)
By voluntary payment by the person liable;
(b)
By legal proceedings instituted in a court of competent jurisdiction;
(c)
By injunctive relief to enjoin any dealer or handler or other person owing such assessment and/or penalties from operating his business or engaging in business as a dealer or handler of eggs until the delinquent assessment and/or penalties are paid.
Laws, 1973, ch. 427, § 11; Laws, 1976, ch. 374, § 11; Laws, 1979, ch. 346, § 11; Laws, 1981, ch. 308, § 11; reenacted, Laws, 1983, ch. 314, § 11; reenacted, Laws, 1987, ch. 506, § 11; reenacted, Laws, 1991, ch. 331, § 11; reenacted without change, Laws, 1996, ch. 475, § 11, eff. 7/1/1996.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 7 - MARKETS AND MARKETING; DOMESTIC FISH FARMING (§§ 69-7-1 — 69-7-755) › Article 6 - EGG MARKETING BOARD (§§ 69-7-251 — 69-7-277) › Section 69-7-273 - Criminal penalties

Any person required to pay the assessment provided for in this article who refuses to allow full inspection of the premises, or any books, records or other documents relating to the liability of such person for the assessment herein imposed, or who shall hinder or in any way delay or prevent such inspection, or who shall fail or refuse to properly and timely pay all costs incurred by the board or the commissioner in conducting such examinations, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed one (1) year, or both.
Whoever violates any other provision of this article or any rule or regulation of the board pursuant thereto shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon conviction of a first offense, he shall be punished by a fine not to exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00); upon a second offense, a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00); and upon a third or subsequent offense, a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed thirty (30) days, or both.
Laws, 1973, ch. 427, § 13; Laws, 1976, ch. 374, § 12; Laws, 1979, ch. 346, § 12; Laws, 1981, ch. 308, § 12; reenacted, Laws, 1983, ch. 314, § 12; reenacted and amended, Laws, 1987, ch. 506, § 12; reenacted Laws, 1991, ch. 331, § 12; reenacted without change, Laws, 1996, ch. 475, § 12, eff. 7/1/1996.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 7 - MARKETS AND MARKETING; DOMESTIC FISH FARMING (§§ 69-7-1 — 69-7-755) › Article 6 - EGG MARKETING BOARD (§§ 69-7-251 — 69-7-277) › Section 69-7-275 - Application

The provisions of this article shall not apply to any egg producer who has less than three thousand (3,000) laying hens, nor to any eggs produced and also used for hatching purposes, nor eggs produced or purchased for further processing by egg breaking plants.
For the purposes of this article, anyone not the owner of the chickens or eggs who performs the services of caring for the chickens, gathering the eggs and related services for a contractor or employer, and who does not otherwise engage in distribution or sale of such eggs, shall be excepted from the provisions of this article, shall not be considered as a "producer" as defined herein, and shall not be liable for any assessments provided herein.
Laws, 1973, ch. 427, § 12; Laws, 1976, ch. 374, § 13; Laws, 1979, ch. 346, § 13; Laws, 1981, ch. 308, § 13; reenacted, Laws, 1983, ch. 314, § 13; reenacted, Laws, 1987, ch. 506, § 13; reenacted, Laws, 1991, ch. 331, § 13; reenacted without change, Laws, 1996, ch. 475, § 13, eff. 7/1/1996.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 7 - MARKETS AND MARKETING; DOMESTIC FISH FARMING (§§ 69-7-1 — 69-7-755) › Article 6 - EGG MARKETING BOARD (§§ 69-7-251 — 69-7-277) › Section 69-7-277 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws of 1996, ch. 475, § 14, eff. 7/1/1996.
Laws, 1991, ch. 331, § 15, eff. 7/1/1991.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 7 - MARKETS AND MARKETING; DOMESTIC FISH FARMING (§§ 69-7-1 — 69-7-755) › Article 7 - EGG MARKETING (§§ 69-7-301 — 69-7-339) › Section 69-7-301 - through 69-7-319 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws of 1972, ch. 532, § 12, eff. 7/1/1972.
§ 69-7-301. [Codes, 1942, § 4435-30.19; Laws, 1966, ch. 223, § 9] § 69-7-303. [Codes, 1942, § 4435-30.11; Laws, 1966, ch. 233, § 1] § 69-7-305. [Codes, 1942, § 4435-30.12; Laws, 1966, ch. 223, § 2] § 69-7-307. [Codes, 1942, § 4435-30.13; Laws, 1966, ch. 223, § 3] § 69-7-309. [Codes, 1942, § 4435-30.14; Laws, 1966, ch. 223, § 4] § 69-7-311. [Codes, 1942, § 4435-30.16; Laws, 1966, ch. 223, § 6] § 69-7-313. [Codes, 1942, § 4435-30.17; Laws, 1966, ch. 223, § 7] § 69-7-315. [Codes, 1942, § 4435-30.18; Laws, 1966, ch. 223, § 8] § 69-7-317. [Codes, 1942, § 4435-30.15; Laws, 1966, ch. 223, § 5] § 69-7-319. [Codes, 1942, § 4435-30.20; Laws, 1966, ch. 223, § 10]
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 7 - MARKETS AND MARKETING; DOMESTIC FISH FARMING (§§ 69-7-1 — 69-7-755) › Article 7 - EGG MARKETING (§§ 69-7-301 — 69-7-339) › Section 69-7-321 - Producers selling own production exempt from article; exemptions under federal "Eggs Products Inspection Act."

Producers selling eggs of their own production, when offered on their own premises, or selling less than six (6) dozen eggs per week, are exempt from the provisions of this article.
All eggs, egg products, egg handlers and egg producers which are exempt under the provisions of U. S. Public Law 91-597, commonly referred to as the "Egg Products Inspection Act", or the regulations pertaining thereto, shall likewise be exempt from the provisions of this article to the same extent that such eggs, egg products, egg handlers, and egg producers are exempt from said Public Law 91-597 and the regulations pertaining thereto.
The name and address of the producer, packer or distributor shall appear on the container.
Codes, 1942, § 4435-30.39; Laws, 1972, ch. 532, § 9, eff. 7/1/1972.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 7 - MARKETS AND MARKETING; DOMESTIC FISH FARMING (§§ 69-7-1 — 69-7-755) › Article 7 - EGG MARKETING (§§ 69-7-301 — 69-7-339) › Section 69-7-323 - Minimum requirements for eggs offered for sale

No person, firm, organization or corporation shall sell, offer for sale, or advertise for sale shell eggs that do not meet the minimum requirements for U. S. Consumer Grade AA, Grade A, or Grade B. Any change in the U. S. standards of quality for individual eggs made by the U. S. Department of Agriculture not conforming to the above designated standards shall be adopted in lieu of the above designated standards.
Codes, 1942, § 4435-30.31; Laws, 1972, ch. 532, § 1, eff. 7/1/1972.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 7 - MARKETS AND MARKETING; DOMESTIC FISH FARMING (§§ 69-7-1 — 69-7-755) › Article 7 - EGG MARKETING (§§ 69-7-301 — 69-7-339) › Section 69-7-325 - Weight and size requirements of eggs

The net weight and size requirements that are now or may hereafter be established by the U. S. Department of Agriculture for shell eggs shall apply to all eggs sold, offered for sale or advertised for sale by any person, firm, organization or corporation. The grade and size shall appear in all advertisements.
Codes, 1942, § 4435-30.32; Laws, 1972, ch. 532, § 2, eff. 7/1/1972.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 7 - MARKETS AND MARKETING; DOMESTIC FISH FARMING (§§ 69-7-1 — 69-7-755) › Article 7 - EGG MARKETING (§§ 69-7-301 — 69-7-339) › Section 69-7-327 - Egg marketing containers to describe contents

Any container or subcontainer in which eggs are marketed to consumers shall bear on the outside portion of the container, but shall not be limited to, the following:
(a)
The applicable consumer grade provided for in this article.
(b)
The applicable size or weight class provided for in this article.
(c)
The word "eggs."
(d)
The numerical count of the contents.
(e)
The name and address of the producer, packer or distributor.
(f)
The date the eggs were graded applied legibly to the carton or on the tape used to seal the carton. Such date shall be expressed as the consecutive day of the year.
(g)
The words "keep refrigerated" or words of similar meaning.
Words and numerals used to designate the grade and size shall be in clearly legible bold-faced type at least three-eighths (3/8) inch in height.
Any person intending to reuse a carton shall obscure any inappropriate labeling thereon and relabel the carton in accordance with this section prior to refilling the carton with eggs.
Codes, 1942, § 4435-30.33; Laws, 1972, ch. 532, § 3; Laws, 2000, ch. 371, § 1, eff. 7/1/2000.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 7 - MARKETS AND MARKETING; DOMESTIC FISH FARMING (§§ 69-7-1 — 69-7-755) › Article 7 - EGG MARKETING (§§ 69-7-301 — 69-7-339) › Section 69-7-329 - Marketing agents; maintenance of egg handling facilities

Any person, business, cooperative, partnership, corporation or the like engaged in the marketing, processing, transporting, storing, displaying for sale or selling of eggs shall, in addition to maintaining all such egg handling facilities in a manner commensurate with laws governing food establishments, keep the eggs at an ambient temperature no greater than forty-five (45) degrees Fahrenheit.
Codes, 1942, § 4435-30.34; Laws, 1972, ch. 532, § 4; Laws, 2000, ch. 371, § 2, eff. 7/1/2000.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 7 - MARKETS AND MARKETING; DOMESTIC FISH FARMING (§§ 69-7-1 — 69-7-755) › Article 7 - EGG MARKETING (§§ 69-7-301 — 69-7-339) › Section 69-7-331 - Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce and his agents authorized to enter premises where eggs are sold

In carrying out the provisions of this article, the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, his employees or agents are authorized to enter, on any business day, during the usual hours of business, any store, market or any other building or place where eggs are sold or offered for sale and to make such examination as is necessary to determine the quality and size of eggs sold or offered for sale.
Codes, 1942, § 4435-30.36; Laws, 1972, ch. 532, § 6, eff. 7/1/1972.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 7 - MARKETS AND MARKETING; DOMESTIC FISH FARMING (§§ 69-7-1 — 69-7-755) › Article 7 - EGG MARKETING (§§ 69-7-301 — 69-7-339) › Section 69-7-333 - Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce to enforce article

The powers of enforcement of this article shall be vested in the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce of the State of Mississippi.
Codes, 1942, § 4435-30.37; Laws, 1972, ch. 532, § 7, eff. 7/1/1972.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 7 - MARKETS AND MARKETING; DOMESTIC FISH FARMING (§§ 69-7-1 — 69-7-755) › Article 7 - EGG MARKETING (§§ 69-7-301 — 69-7-339) › Section 69-7-335 - Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce to promulgate regulations

The Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce of Mississippi is authorized to make and promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this article.
Codes, 1942, § 4435-30.38; Laws, 1972, ch. 532, § 8, eff. 7/1/1972.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 7 - MARKETS AND MARKETING; DOMESTIC FISH FARMING (§§ 69-7-1 — 69-7-755) › Article 7 - EGG MARKETING (§§ 69-7-301 — 69-7-339) › Section 69-7-337 - Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce may issue "stop sale order."

If an authorized representative of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce shall determine, after inspection, that any lot of eggs is in violation of this article, he may issue a "stop sale order" as to such lot or lots of eggs and forthwith notify the owner or custodian of such eggs. Such order shall specify the reason for its issuance. A stop sale order shall prohibit the further marketing of the eggs subject to it until such eggs are released by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce or his duly authorized agent.
Codes, 1942, § 4435-30.35; Laws, 1972, ch. 532, § 5, eff. 7/1/1972.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 7 - MARKETS AND MARKETING; DOMESTIC FISH FARMING (§§ 69-7-1 — 69-7-755) › Article 7 - EGG MARKETING (§§ 69-7-301 — 69-7-339) › Section 69-7-339 - Penalties for violations

Every person, firm, corporation or organization who by himself or itself, or by his or its agents or employees violates any of the provisions of this article, or the regulations made under this article for carrying out its provisions, or who fails or refuses to comply with any of the requirements of this article, or who willfully interferes with the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, his employees or agents in the carrying out of his duties prescribed in this article, shall for each offense be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor less than Five Dollars ($5.00) for the first offense, not exceeding Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for the second, nor exceeding Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) nor less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for the third and all following offenses, and all costs for each and every offense.
Codes, 1942, § 4435-30.40; Laws, 1972, ch. 532, § 10, eff. 7/1/1972.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 7 - MARKETS AND MARKETING; DOMESTIC FISH FARMING (§§ 69-7-1 — 69-7-755) › Article 9 - VEGETABLE MARKETING (§§ 69-7-401 — 69-7-409) › Section 69-7-401 - Marketing committee and districts

A committee is hereby created to consist of seven members, four of whom shall be producers of vegetables and three of whom shall be handlers of vegetables, to be nominated and appointed as herein provided, from the following described districts:
(a)
District No. 1 shall be composed of Beat No. 5 of Copiah County and all of Simpson County and shall be represented by two producers and one handler.
(b)
District No. 2 shall be composed of Beats No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 of Copiah County and all of the counties of Jefferson, Lincoln and Lawrence, and shall be represented by one producer and one handler.
(c)
District No. 3 shall be composed of Beat No. 4 of Copiah County and all of the counties of Hinds, Rankin and Claiborne, and shall be represented by one producer and one handler.
On or before March fifteenth of each year, the committee then serving shall call meetings and select a committee as herein authorized, the members of which shall serve for a period of one year beginning April first of each year, or until their successors have been appointed. A vacancy from any cause shall be filled in the same manner. Members shall serve without compensation.
Codes, 1942, § 4526; Laws, 1940, ch. 312.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 7 - MARKETS AND MARKETING; DOMESTIC FISH FARMING (§§ 69-7-1 — 69-7-755) › Article 9 - VEGETABLE MARKETING (§§ 69-7-401 — 69-7-409) › Section 69-7-403 - Additional districts and committee

A committee is hereby created to consist of nine members, six of whom shall be producers of fruits or vegetables and three of whom shall be handlers of fruits or vegetables, to be nominated and appointed as herein provided, from the following described districts:
(a)
District No. 1 shall be composed of Lamar County and shall be represented by one producer.
(b)
District No. 2 shall be composed of Stone County and shall be represented by one producer.
(c)
District No. 3 shall be composed of Perry County and shall be represented by one producer.
(d)
District No. 4 shall be composed of Jefferson Davis County and shall be represented by one producer.
(e)
District No. 5 shall be composed of Covington County and shall be represented by one producer.
(f)
District No. 6 shall be composed of a combination of all of the above named counties, and shall be represented by four handlers selected from the counties at large.
Committee members provided for in this section shall be chosen at meetings of growers or shippers held prior to March 15th of each year, such meetings to be called by the committee then serving. Members shall serve for a period of one year beginning April 1st, each year and shall serve without compensation. Any vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the selection of a member.
Codes, 1942, § 4531; Laws, 1942, ch. 256.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 7 - MARKETS AND MARKETING; DOMESTIC FISH FARMING (§§ 69-7-1 — 69-7-755) › Article 9 - VEGETABLE MARKETING (§§ 69-7-401 — 69-7-409) › Section 69-7-405 - Regulation of marketing

Whenever either the committee created by Section
69-7-401
or the committee created by Section
69-7-403
deems it advisable to regulate the marketing of fresh vegetables in any manner considered by them to be helpful to the industry during any specified period, it may so recommend in writing to the commissioner of agriculture and commerce. At the time of submitting such recommendations the committee shall furnish to the commissioner of agriculture and commerce all pertinent data and information upon which it acted in making such recommendations, along with such other data and information as the commissioner of agriculture and commerce may request.
Based upon the recommendation of the committee created for the districts under consideration and upon the information submitted in connection therewith, and upon other available data, the commissioner of agriculture and commerce may regulate the marketing of fresh vegetables produced in the area defined by this article, for any specified period, by regulating the handling of any vegetable produced in the districts defined in Section
69-7-401
or Section
69-7-403
in one or more of the following manners:
(a)
By prohibiting unfair methods of competition and unfair trade practices in the purchase or sale thereof.
(b)
By limiting the grade, size, and maturity of any vegetable which each handler may purchase from or handle on behalf of any and all producers thereof during any specified period or periods.
(c)
Providing that any vegetable or any grade, size or quality thereof shall be purchased or sold or offered for sale by the handlers thereof only at prices filed by such handlers in the manner provided in such regulation.
(d)
Providing for the regulating of the handling of any vegetable in the same manner and for the same period in effect under any federal marketing agreement.
(e)
Specifying standard containers which may be used in the purchase or sale of any vegetables.
(f)
Requiring that all containers used in the sale of any vegetable shall be plainly marked with the grade and size of the contents therein.
(g)
With respect to the districts defined in Section
69-7-401
, in order to provide proper maturity requiring that no vegetable may be sold prior to a date fixed in the regulation without permission from the commissioner of agriculture and commerce.
(h)
With respect to the districts defined in Section
69-7-403
, in order to provide proper maturity requiring that no vegetable may be sold prior to a date fixed in the regulation.
The commissioner of agriculture and commerce shall immediately make publication for the issuance of any such regulations.
Codes, 1942, §§ 4527, 4532; Laws, 1940, ch. 312; Laws, 1942, ch. 256.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 7 - MARKETS AND MARKETING; DOMESTIC FISH FARMING (§§ 69-7-1 — 69-7-755) › Article 9 - VEGETABLE MARKETING (§§ 69-7-401 — 69-7-409) › Section 69-7-407 - Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce to enforce regulations

The Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce shall have authority and police power to enforce any and all regulations issued pursuant thereto.
Codes, 1942, §§ 4528, 4533; Laws, 1940, ch. 312; Laws, 1942, ch. 256.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 7 - MARKETS AND MARKETING; DOMESTIC FISH FARMING (§§ 69-7-1 — 69-7-755) › Article 9 - VEGETABLE MARKETING (§§ 69-7-401 — 69-7-409) › Section 69-7-409 - Penalties

Every person, who by themselves, their agents or employees, violates any of the provisions of this article or any regulations issued under the provisions of this article shall for each offense be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding $25.00, nor less than $5.00 or 30 days in jail for the first offense; not exceeding $50.00 nor less than $40.00 or 60 days in jail for the second offense; not exceeding $200.00 nor less than $100.00 or 90 days in jail or both for the third and all following offenses, and all costs for each and every offense.
Codes, 1942, §§ 4529, 4534; Laws, 1940, ch. 312; Laws, 1942, ch. 256.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 7 - MARKETS AND MARKETING; DOMESTIC FISH FARMING (§§ 69-7-1 — 69-7-755) › Article 11 - DOMESTIC FISH FARMING (§§ 69-7-501 — 69-7-503) › Section 69-7-501 - Definitions

In recognition of the fact that domestic fish farming has become an important part of the agricultural economy of this state, the Legislature hereby determines and declares that whenever any of the statutes, laws, or regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, shall use any of the following terms, such terms so used and when used, shall be deemed and construed to include within the common or statutory definition thereof, the following:
(a)
The term "agriculture" or "agricultural pursuit" or any similar term shall include the cultivation, growing, harvesting and/or marketing of domesticated fish.
(b)
The term "cultivated crop" shall include domesticated fish which are grown, managed or harvested on an annual, semiannual, biennial or short interval basis.
(c)
The term "livestock" shall include domesticated fish which are grown, managed, harvested and/or marketed as a cultivated crop.
(d)
The term "domesticated fish" shall be understood to mean any fish that are spawned and grown, managed, harvested and marketed on an annual, semiannual, biennial or short term basis, in privately owned waters.
Codes, 1942, § 4435-91; Laws, 1964, ch. 235, §§ 1, 2, eff. 6/11/1964.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 7 - MARKETS AND MARKETING; DOMESTIC FISH FARMING (§§ 69-7-1 — 69-7-755) › Article 11 - DOMESTIC FISH FARMING (§§ 69-7-501 — 69-7-503) › Section 69-7-503 - Construction of article

This article shall not be construed to permit the sale of any fish prohibited from being sold by law, but shall be supplementary thereto.
Codes, 1942, § 4435-91; Laws, 1964, ch. 235, §§ 1, 2, eff. 6/11/1964.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 7 - MARKETS AND MARKETING; DOMESTIC FISH FARMING (§§ 69-7-1 — 69-7-755) › Article 13 - CATFISH MARKETING (§§ 69-7-601 — 69-7-619) › Section 69-7-601 - Short title

This article shall be known as the "Mississippi Catfish Marketing Law of 1975."
Laws, 1975, ch. 308, § 1; reenacted without change, Laws, 2010, ch. 304, § 1, eff. 2/17/2010.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 7 - MARKETS AND MARKETING; DOMESTIC FISH FARMING (§§ 69-7-1 — 69-7-755) › Article 13 - CATFISH MARKETING (§§ 69-7-601 — 69-7-619) › Section 69-7-602 - Legislative findings

The Legislature finds that aquaculture sales and consumption have increased worldwide and that the use of antibiotics or chemicals not approved for use in food-producing animals in the United States is permitted in aquaculture in other countries and that consumers of aquaculture in Mississippi should be provided clear information as to where the aquaculture product originates from to protect the health and welfare of Mississippi consumers; and the Legislature also finds that food-misrepresentation or the passing off of less expensive aquaculture products as pricier aquaculture products to unknowing customers and retailers has become an issue in the marketplace and is a deceitful practice used on consumers and retailers alike and that consumers and retailers should be informed of the country and species of fish.
Laws, 2008, ch. 449, § 1; reenacted without change, Laws, 2010, ch. 304, § 2, eff. 2/17/2010.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 7 - MARKETS AND MARKETING; DOMESTIC FISH FARMING (§§ 69-7-1 — 69-7-755) › Article 13 - CATFISH MARKETING (§§ 69-7-601 — 69-7-619) › Section 69-7-603 - Administration

This article shall be administered by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce.
Laws, 1975, ch. 308, § 2, eff. 8/13/1975; reenacted without change, Laws, 2010, ch. 304, § 3, eff. 2/17/2010.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 7 - MARKETS AND MARKETING; DOMESTIC FISH FARMING (§§ 69-7-1 — 69-7-755) › Article 13 - CATFISH MARKETING (§§ 69-7-601 — 69-7-619) › Section 69-7-608 - Misrepresentation in use of term "catfish"; regulation and inspection of retail and food service establishments; notice of violation; penalties

(1)
The term "catfish" shall not be used as a common name or used to advertise, distribute or label any fish or fish product except for those species within the definition of catfish in Section
69-7-605
.
(2)
It is unlawful to use the term "catfish" in the advertising, distributing, labeling or selling of any of those species within the family of Siluridae, Clariidae and Pangasiidae or any other fish not within the definition of catfish in Section
69-7-605
.
(3)
(a)
The commissioner shall regulate and inspect retail and food service establishments under this article.
(b)
The commissioner shall notify, in writing, any retailer or food service establishment violating this article and shall give the retailer or food service establishment three (3) days to correct the violation. No penalties under this article shall apply to any retailer or food service establishment that corrects the violation within three (3) days from the date notified by the commissioner.
(4)
In addition to any other civil or criminal penalties, any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or who otherwise misrepresents as catfish any fish or fish product not defined as catfish under this article shall be punished by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). For a second offense, a person shall be punished by a fine of not more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00). For any subsequent violations, a person shall be punished by a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or by having the license for the retail or food establishment suspended indefinitely or until such establishment has corrected the violation, or both. Any person against whom a complaint is made or who has been made subject to a fine or license suspension as provided by this subsection, may avail themselves of a due process administrative hearing as provided by Section
69-7-616
.
Laws, 2002, ch. 506, § 3; Laws, 2008, ch. 449, § 4; reenacted without change, Laws, 2010, ch. 304, § 6, eff. 2/17/2010.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 7 - MARKETS AND MARKETING; DOMESTIC FISH FARMING (§§ 69-7-1 — 69-7-755) › Article 13 - CATFISH MARKETING (§§ 69-7-601 — 69-7-619) › Section 69-7-609 - Information as to origin of catfish products

All distributors, processors or wholesalers of catfish products, distributing or selling catfish products, shall provide information to each person, firm or corporation to whom they distribute or sell catfish products for resale as to the labeling information required in subsection (1) of Section
69-7-607
.
Laws, 1975, ch. 308, § 5; Laws, 2004, ch. 377, § 3; Laws, 2008, ch. 449, § 5; reenacted without change, Laws, 2010, ch. 304, § 7, eff. 2/17/2010.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 7 - MARKETS AND MARKETING; DOMESTIC FISH FARMING (§§ 69-7-1 — 69-7-755) › Article 13 - CATFISH MARKETING (§§ 69-7-601 — 69-7-619) › Section 69-7-610 - Identification by distributors, processors and wholesalers of catfish types upon request of commissioner; public disclosure of purchasers of catfish from distributors, processors and wholesalers

(1)
All distributors, processors or wholesalers of catfish or other fish products, distributing or selling catfish or other fish products, shall provide information to the commissioner or his representative, upon request, and to each retailer to which such distributor, processor or wholesaler distributes or sells catfish or other fish products as to whether such product is Farm-raised Catfish, River or Lake Catfish, Imported Catfish, or Other Fish a Product of (country of origin). In addition, any wholesaler or distributor shall provide his sales and purchases records of catfish and other fish upon request by the commissioner. Other fish includes those fish in the taxonomic family of Siluridae, Clariidae and Pangasiidae.
(2)
The commissioner may disclose to the public the names and addresses of businesses that purchase domestic and/or foreign catfish and other fish from wholesalers, distributors and processors.
Laws, 2002, ch. 506, § 4; Laws, 2004, ch. 377, § 4; Laws, 2008, ch. 449, § 6; reenacted without change, Laws, 2010, ch. 304, § 8, eff. 2/17/2010.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 7 - MARKETS AND MARKETING; DOMESTIC FISH FARMING (§§ 69-7-1 — 69-7-755) › Article 13 - CATFISH MARKETING (§§ 69-7-601 — 69-7-619) › Section 69-7-611 - Promulgation of rules and regulations

(1)
The commissioner is authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations such as may be necessary for the efficient enforcement of this article.
(2)
Before the issuance, amendment, or repeal of any rule or regulation authorized by this article, the commissioner shall publish the proposed regulation, amendment, or notice to repeal an existing regulation in a manner reasonably calculated to give interested parties adequate notice and shall afford all interested persons an opportunity to present their views thereon, orally or in writing, within a reasonable period of time. After consideration of all views presented by interested persons, the commissioner shall take appropriate action to issue the proposed rules or regulations or to amend or repeal an existing rule or regulation.
Laws, 1975, ch. 308, § 6, eff. 8/13/1975; reenacted without change, Laws, 2010, ch. 304, § 9, eff. 2/17/2010.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 7 - MARKETS AND MARKETING; DOMESTIC FISH FARMING (§§ 69-7-1 — 69-7-755) › Article 13 - CATFISH MARKETING (§§ 69-7-601 — 69-7-619) › Section 69-7-612 - Commissioner authorized to enter premises to take samples for testing to determine compliance

The commissioner shall have authority to enter the premises of any wholesaler, distributor or retailer to pull samples of catfish and other similar fish for laboratory testing to test for species identification and/or any other testing as may be necessary to determine compliance with this article.
Laws, 2008, ch. 449, § 7; reenacted without change, Laws, 2010, ch. 304, § 10, eff. 2/17/2010.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 7 - MARKETS AND MARKETING; DOMESTIC FISH FARMING (§§ 69-7-1 — 69-7-755) › Article 13 - CATFISH MARKETING (§§ 69-7-601 — 69-7-619) › Section 69-7-613 - Penalties; injunctive relief

(1)
Any person who violates any provision of this article for which no other penalty is provided by this article shall upon conviction be subject to a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
(2)
The commissioner may apply for and the court may grant a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating or continuing to violate any of the provisions of this article or any rule or regulation promulgated under this article, notwithstanding the existence of other remedies at law. The injunction shall be issued without bond.
Laws, 1975, ch. 308, § 7, eff. 8/13/1975; Laws, 2002, ch. 506, § 5; reenacted without change, Laws, 2010, ch. 304, § 11, eff. 2/17/2010.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 7 - MARKETS AND MARKETING; DOMESTIC FISH FARMING (§§ 69-7-1 — 69-7-755) › Article 13 - CATFISH MARKETING (§§ 69-7-601 — 69-7-619) › Section 69-7-614 - [Repealed]

Repealed by operation of law on7/1/2004, by Laws, 2002, ch. 506, § 6.
Laws, 2002, ch. 506, § 6, eff. 4/1/2002.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 7 - MARKETS AND MARKETING; DOMESTIC FISH FARMING (§§ 69-7-1 — 69-7-755) › Article 13 - CATFISH MARKETING (§§ 69-7-601 — 69-7-619) › Section 69-7-615 - Cooperation

The commissioner may cooperate with and enter into agreements with governmental agencies of this state, agencies of the federal government, and private associations in order to carry out the purpose and provisions of this article.
Laws, 1975, ch. 308, § 8, eff. 8/13/1975; reenacted without change, Laws, 2010, ch. 304, § 12, eff. 2/17/2010.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 7 - MARKETS AND MARKETING; DOMESTIC FISH FARMING (§§ 69-7-1 — 69-7-755) › Article 13 - CATFISH MARKETING (§§ 69-7-601 — 69-7-619) › Section 69-7-617 - Information concerning production and sales of catfish products

The commissioner shall publish at least biannually, in such form as he may deem proper, information concerning the sale of catfish products, together with such data on their production and use as he may consider advisable provided that the information concerning production and sales of catfish products shall not disclose the operation of any person.
Laws, 1975, ch. 308, § 9, eff. 8/13/1975; reenacted without change, Laws, 2010, ch. 304, § 14, eff. 2/17/2010.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 7 - MARKETS AND MARKETING; DOMESTIC FISH FARMING (§§ 69-7-1 — 69-7-755) › Article 13 - CATFISH MARKETING (§§ 69-7-601 — 69-7-619) › Section 69-7-619 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws of 2010, ch. 304, § 15, eff. 2/17/2010.
Laws, 2008, ch. 449, § 8, eff. 7/1/2008.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 7 - MARKETS AND MARKETING; DOMESTIC FISH FARMING (§§ 69-7-1 — 69-7-755) › Article 15 - MISSISSIPPI CATFISH PROCESSOR FAIR PRACTICES ACT (§§ 69-7-651 — 69-7-669) › Section 69-7-651 - Short title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Mississippi Catfish Processor Fair Practices Act of 1986."
Laws, 1986, ch. 431, § 1, eff. 7/1/1986.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 7 - MARKETS AND MARKETING; DOMESTIC FISH FARMING (§§ 69-7-1 — 69-7-755) › Article 15 - MISSISSIPPI CATFISH PROCESSOR FAIR PRACTICES ACT (§§ 69-7-651 — 69-7-669) › Section 69-7-653 - Administration of article

This article shall be administered by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce.
Laws, 1986, ch. 431, § 2, eff. 7/1/1986.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 7 - MARKETS AND MARKETING; DOMESTIC FISH FARMING (§§ 69-7-1 — 69-7-755) › Article 15 - MISSISSIPPI CATFISH PROCESSOR FAIR PRACTICES ACT (§§ 69-7-651 — 69-7-669) › Section 69-7-655 - Legislative findings and purpose

The Legislature finds that a burden on and an obstruction to intrastate commerce in the catfish farming industry is caused when payment is not made for the catfish and that such arrangements are contrary to the public interest. This article is intended to remedy such burden on and obstruction to intrastate commerce in catfish and to protect the public interest.
Laws, 1986, ch. 431, § 3, eff. 7/1/1986.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 7 - MARKETS AND MARKETING; DOMESTIC FISH FARMING (§§ 69-7-1 — 69-7-755) › Article 15 - MISSISSIPPI CATFISH PROCESSOR FAIR PRACTICES ACT (§§ 69-7-651 — 69-7-669) › Section 69-7-657 - Definitions

For purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed herein unless the context otherwise requires:
(a)
"Capable of use as human food" means and shall apply to any catfish or part or product thereof unless it is denatured or otherwise identified as required by regulations prescribed by the commissioner to deter its use as human food, or unless it is naturally inedible by humans.
(b)
"Cash sale" means a sale in which the seller does not expressly extend credit to the buyer.
(c)
"Catfish" means any species within the family of Ictaluridae.
(d)
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce of the State of Mississippi.
(e)
"Direct retail sale" means the sale of catfish products directly to the consumer.
(f)
"Person" includes any individual, partnership, corporation and association or other legal entity.
(g)
"Processor" means any person engaged in handling, storing, preparing, manufacturing, packing or holding catfish products.
(h)
"Producer" means any person engaged in the business of producing catfish, by any method.
(i)
"Product" means any catfish product capable of use as human food which is made wholly or in part from any catfish or portion thereof.
(j)
"Secured party" means a lender who has a perfected security interest pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code in the catfish being sold.
Laws, 1986, ch. 431, § 4; Laws, 2004, ch. 377, § 5; Laws, 2005, ch. 390, § 1, eff. 3/16/2005.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 7 - MARKETS AND MARKETING; DOMESTIC FISH FARMING (§§ 69-7-1 — 69-7-755) › Article 15 - MISSISSIPPI CATFISH PROCESSOR FAIR PRACTICES ACT (§§ 69-7-651 — 69-7-669) › Section 69-7-659 - Methods of purchasing catfish products; bonds and other security requirements; unfair practices

(1)
Each processor shall use one of the following methods to purchase catfish products:
(a)
The processor may deliver to the producer or his duly authorized representative and any secured parties the full amount of the purchase price on the same day the catfish product is purchased and possession is transferred.
(b)
The processor may before the close of the twenty-eighth (28th) calendar day following the purchase of the catfish products and transfer of possession thereof, deliver to the producer or his duly authorized representative and any secured parties the full amount of the purchase price. If the producer or his duly authorized representative or secured parties are not present to receive payment at the point of transfer or possession, as herein provided, the processor shall wire transfer funds or place a check in the United States mail for the full amount of the purchase price, properly addressed to the producer and any secured parties, within the time limits specified in this subsection. Such action shall be deemed in compliance with the requirement for prompt payment under this paragraph.
(c)
The parties to the purchase and sale of catfish products may expressly agree in writing, before such purchase or sale, to effect payment in a manner other than that required in paragraphs (a) or (b) provided the manner of payment does not interfere with the rights of secured parties. Any such agreement shall be disclosed in the records of any producer selling the catfish, and in the processors records and on the accounts or other documents issued by the processors relating to the transaction.
(2)
In the event the processor shall elect the method prescribed in subsection (1)(b) of this section, to purchase catfish products, such processor shall, prior to such transaction, be required to:
(a)
Be bonded in the amount of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) or in an amount which may be determined by the commissioner;
(b)
Post a security bond in the amount of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) or in an amount which may be determined by the commissioner; or
(c)
Provide cash security, letters of credit and/or such other evidences of security as shall be authorized by the commissioner.
(3)
Any delay or attempt to delay, by a processor purchasing catfish products, the collection of funds as herein provided, or otherwise, for the purpose of or resulting in extending the normal period of payment for such catfish shall be considered an "unfair practice" in violation of this article.
Laws, 1986, ch. 431, § 5, eff. 7/1/1986.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 7 - MARKETS AND MARKETING; DOMESTIC FISH FARMING (§§ 69-7-1 — 69-7-755) › Article 15 - MISSISSIPPI CATFISH PROCESSOR FAIR PRACTICES ACT (§§ 69-7-651 — 69-7-669) › Section 69-7-661 - Registration of processors; orders with respect to insolvent registrants

On and after July 1, 1986, every catfish processor shall register with the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce. The commissioner shall promulgate such rules and regulations as he may deem necessary to secure the performance of catfish purchasing obligations, and whenever, after due notice and hearing, the commissioner finds any registrant is insolvent or has violated any provisions of this article he may issue an order suspending such registrant for a reasonable specified period. Such order of suspension shall take effect within not less than five (5) days, unless suspended or modified or set aside by the commissioner or a court of competent jurisdiction. If the commissioner finds any processor is insolvent, he may after notice and hearing issue an order requiring such processor to cease and desist from purchasing catfish while insolvent except under such conditions as the commissioner may prescribe to effectuate the purposes of this article. Provided, however, that (a) those processors whose average annual purchases do not exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), and (b) those processors who deliver to the producer or his duly authorized representative the full amount of the purchase price on the same day the catfish product is purchased and possession thereof is transferred, shall be exempt from the provisions of this section.
Laws, 1986, ch. 431, § 6, eff. 7/1/1986.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 7 - MARKETS AND MARKETING; DOMESTIC FISH FARMING (§§ 69-7-1 — 69-7-755) › Article 15 - MISSISSIPPI CATFISH PROCESSOR FAIR PRACTICES ACT (§§ 69-7-651 — 69-7-669) › Section 69-7-663 - Unlawful practices

It shall be unlawful, with respect to catfish or catfish products, for any processor to engage in or use any unfair, unjustly discriminatory, or deceptive practice.
Laws, 1986, ch. 431, § 7, eff. 7/1/1986.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 7 - MARKETS AND MARKETING; DOMESTIC FISH FARMING (§§ 69-7-1 — 69-7-755) › Article 15 - MISSISSIPPI CATFISH PROCESSOR FAIR PRACTICES ACT (§§ 69-7-651 — 69-7-669) › Section 69-7-665 - Promulgation of rules and regulations

(1)
The commissioner is authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the efficient enforcement of this article.
(2)
Before the issuance, amendment or repeal of any rule or regulation authorized by this article, the commissioner shall publish the proposed regulation, amendment or notice to repeal an existing regulation in a manner reasonably calculated to give interested parties adequate notice and shall afford all interested persons an opportunity to present their views thereon, orally or in writing, within a reasonable period of time. After consideration of all views presented by interested persons, the commissioner shall take appropriate action to issue the proposed rules or regulations or to amend or repeal an existing rule or regulation.
Laws, 1986, ch. 431, § 8, eff. 7/1/1986.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 7 - MARKETS AND MARKETING; DOMESTIC FISH FARMING (§§ 69-7-1 — 69-7-755) › Article 15 - MISSISSIPPI CATFISH PROCESSOR FAIR PRACTICES ACT (§§ 69-7-651 — 69-7-669) › Section 69-7-667 - Injunctions against violations; judicial review

(1)
The commissioner is hereby authorized to apply for and the court to grant a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating or continuing to violate any of the provisions of this article or any rule or regulation promulgated under this article, notwithstanding the existence of other remedies at law. Said injunction shall be issued without bond.
(2)
Any person adversely affected by an act, order or ruling made by the commissioner pursuant to the provisions of this article may, within forty-five (45) days thereafter, bring action in the Hinds County Circuit Court, First Judicial District, for judicial review of such actions. The form of the proceeding shall be any which may be provided by statutes of this state to review decisions of administrative agencies, or in the absence or inadequacy thereof any applicable form of legal action, including actions for declaratory judgments or writs of prohibitory or mandatory injunctions.
Laws, 1986, ch. 431, § 9, eff. 7/1/1986.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 7 - MARKETS AND MARKETING; DOMESTIC FISH FARMING (§§ 69-7-1 — 69-7-755) › Article 15 - MISSISSIPPI CATFISH PROCESSOR FAIR PRACTICES ACT (§§ 69-7-651 — 69-7-669) › Section 69-7-669 - Liability of violators; enforcement

(1)
If any person subject to this article violates any of the provisions of this article, or of any order of the commissioner under this article, relating to the purchase, sale or handling of catfish, he shall be liable to the person or person injured thereby for the full amount of damages sustained in consequence of such violation.
(2)
Such liability may be enforced either (a) by complaint to the commissioner or (b) by suit in any circuit court of competent jurisdiction; but this section shall not in any way abridge or alter the remedies now existing at common law or by statute, but the provisions of this article are in addition to such remedies.
Laws, 1986, ch. 431, § 10, eff. 7/1/1986.