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Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 101 - Rules of the Board of Animal Health › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 17 - Swine › Section 2-101-2-17-109.02 - Disposition of Test Records

Current through June 25, 2024
1. The veterinarian
				  conducting the B.B.A. card test shall record test results on a test chart and
				  give owner a copy on completion of test.
2. When blood samples are submitted to a
				  laboratory, the veterinarian shall give the owner a copy of test Chart within
				  48 hours after receiving results.
3. If reactors are disclosed a statement
				  shall be written on the test chart showing that the required red reactor
				  tagging was accomplished and the completed chart shall then be mailed to the
				  Mississippi Board of Animal Health or United States Department of
				  Agriculture.
Miss. Code Ann.
					 §
											69-15-3.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 101 - Rules of the Board of Animal Health › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 17 - Swine › Section 2-101-2-17-110

Current through June 25, 2024
Any dealer failing to comply with sections 100-109 of this
					 chapter, or interfering with any duly appointed representative of the
					 Mississippi Board of Animal Health or U.S.D.A. in the discharge of this duty,
					 or for having discharged his duties, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
					 and shall be punished as authorized in
Miss. Code Ann.
Section
					 69-15-115.
Miss. Code Ann.
					 §
											69-15-3.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 101 - Rules of the Board of Animal Health › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 17 - Swine › Section 2-101-2-17-111.01

Current through June 25, 2024
Swine are allowed to be imported into Mississippi only
					 from states where pseudorabies is a quarantinable and reportable
					 disease.
Miss. Code Ann.
					 §
											69-15-3.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 101 - Rules of the Board of Animal Health › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 17 - Swine › Section 2-101-2-17-111.02

Current through June 25, 2024
All breeding swine entering Mississippi from other states
					 shall have:
1. A telephone permit from
				  the State Veterinarian to enter the State, with the permit number to be shown
				  on the official health certificate.
2. A negative SN test (negative at 1:4
				  dilution) for pseudorabies within 30 days prior to movement and animals
				  individually identified on health certificate.
3. A 30 day quarantine and isolation after
				  arrival in Mississippi, and a negative SN test at the end of that 30 days to be
				  released from quarantine.
4.
				  Breeding animals will not be permitted to enter the state from a herd presently
				  infected with pseudorabies.
5.
				  Exemptions: Exhibition swine from out-of-state must meet only requirements of
				  paragraphs 2 and 4 of this subsection. Swine purchased at exhibition within
				  Mississippi must meet requirement of paragraph 3 of this subsection.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 101 - Rules of the Board of Animal Health › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 17 - Swine › Section 2-101-2-17-111.03

Current through June 25, 2024
Feeder pigs moving on shipment into Mississippi must be ear
					 tagged and identified to the farm of origin, and be quarantined for 30 days to
					 farm of purchaser.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 101 - Rules of the Board of Animal Health › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 17 - Swine › Section 2-101-2-17-111.04

Current through June 25, 2024
Market hogs coming into Mississippi must move directly to
					 an approved slaughter establishment for immediate slaughter; or to an approved
					 livestock market, or approved assembly point, and from there directly to an
					 approved slaughter establishment for immediate slaughter.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 101 - Rules of the Board of Animal Health › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 17 - Swine › Section 2-101-2-17-111.06

Current through June 25, 2024
That the vaccine can be used only in endemic areas and in
					 infected herds, or herds which have a high probability of being exposed. That
					 this vaccine be used under the supervision and permission of the state
					 veterinarian.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 101 - Rules of the Board of Animal Health › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 17 - Swine › Section 2-101-2-17-111.07

Current through June 25, 2024
That any swine herd where a confirmed case of pseudorabies
					 is diagnosed be quarantined from movement of any hogs except to slaughter. That
					 this herd have 2 negative SN tests not less than 60 days and not more than 180
					 days apart before removed from quarantine.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 101 - Rules of the Board of Animal Health › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 17 - Swine › Section 2-101-2-17-111.08

Current through June 25, 2024
Out-of-state breeding swine moving through livestock
					 markets approved to handle all classes of swine and not meeting requirements of
					 paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection 111.02 above shall be specifically
					 identified and restricted for slaughter.
Miss. Code Ann.
					 §
											69-15-3.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 101 - Rules of the Board of Animal Health › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 17 - Swine › Section 2-101-2-17-112.01

Current through June 25, 2024
In accordance with provision of the State Laws governing
					 the Mississippi Board of Animal Health, and particularly Sections 4837 and
					 4837, Mississippi Code of 1942, as last amended by Chapter 166, Laws of 1962,
					 and House Bill No. 552 of the 1968 Mississippi Legislature, the following rules
					 and regulations are approved and adopted by the Mississippi Board of Animal
					 Health for the purpose of controlling, eradicating, and preventing diseases of
					 swine.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 101 - Rules of the Board of Animal Health › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 17 - Swine › Section 2-101-2-17-112.02

Current through June 25, 2024
All livestock markets or feeder pig markets handling all
					 classes of swine must be Federal-State or State only approved.
1. Federal-State approved yards.
a. Markets handling feeder and breeder swine
				  must meet market standards of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service,
				  Veterinary Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Title 9, CFR, Part
				  76.18.
b. Each feeder or breeder
				  swine must be identified by ear tag or tattoo to herd owner of origin on
				  arrival at markets. Records must be kept by markets to identify pigs to herd of
				  origin, and/or seller for period of one year. Feeder or breeder swine will be
				  permitted to move to another market, but must be retagged and re-identified to
				  the new owner; the old identification tags shall not be removed.
c. Permit no swine to remain in market over
				  72 hours.
d. Maintain, for one year
				  after the transaction involved, a record of the origin and destination of all
				  swine, and also of the identification of all Swine other than slaughter swine,
				  handled through the livestock market and afford Veterinary Services and State
				  Inspectors access to such records at all reasonable time.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 101 - Rules of the Board of Animal Health › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 17 - Swine › Section 2-101-2-17-112.03

Current through June 25, 2024
Buying Stations or Assembly Points Approved to Handle All
					 Classes of Swine.
1. Buying Station or
				  Assembly Point must meet all requirements as specified in subsection 112.02(1)
				  for livestock market or Feeder pig Markets.
2. May purchase from Federal-State or State
				  approved Livestock Market or Feeder pig Sale, and assemble at approved Buying
				  Station or Assembly Point provided records are kept indicating animals bought,
				  showing identification numbers, where purchased and to whom sold.
3. Must move all feeding and breeding swine
				  to a farm within the State from Buying Station or Assembly Point for feeding or
				  breeding within 72 hours from arrival.
4. Slaughter swine must be kept separate from
				  feeding and breeding swine and move directly to slaughter within 72 hours from
				  arrival.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 101 - Rules of the Board of Animal Health › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 17 - Swine › Section 2-101-2-17-112.04 - Requirements for Movement of Slaughter Swine

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Slaughter
				  swine may move directly to a slaughter establishment without
				  restrictions.
2. Slaughter swine
				  may move to an approved livestock market for sales:
a. directly to recognized slaughter
				  establishment, or
b. may move to an
				  approved slaughter assembly point and then directly to slaughter within 72
				  hours.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 101 - Rules of the Board of Animal Health › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 17 - Swine › Section 2-101-2-17-112.05

Current through June 25, 2024
All Classes of swine may, in case where there is no sale or
					 a Pass Out (P. O.) by owner, be returned to farm of origin.
Source:
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 101 - Rules of the Board of Animal Health › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 17 - Swine › Section 2-101-2-17-112.06

Current through June 25, 2024
In event of an outbreak of any highly contagious or
					 infectious disease, the State Veterinarian and the Commissioner of Agriculture
					 and Commerce may institute emergency regulations to suppress the
					 outbreak.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 101 - Rules of the Board of Animal Health › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 17 - Swine › Section 2-101-2-17-112.07 - Importation of Swine into Mississippi

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Swine of
				  slaughter weight, not known to be infected or exposed to any infectious and
				  communicable disease and apparently healthy may enter Mississippi if consigned
				  directly to a Federal-State approved market or a recognized slaughtering
				  establishment. Such swine shall not be diverted for any other
				  purpose.
2. Feeder pigs coming to a
				  Federal-State approved Feeder Pig Market within the State of Mississippi from
				  another state must meet all requirements set forth in section 111 of this
				  chapter for the prevention and control of Pseudorabies within the
				  State.
3. Feeder pigs moving
				  directly to a farm within the State of Mississippi must be individually
				  identified, accompanied by an official interstate health certificate, and meet
				  the requirements for the pseudorabies control as outlined in the section 111 of
				  this chapter for the prevention and control of pseudorabies with in the
				  state.
4. Feeder pigs coming to
				  Mississippi from an approved feeder market in another state must be
				  individually identified and accompanied by an official interstate health
				  certificate, and meet the requirements for the pseudorabies control as outlined
				  in the section 111 of this chapter for the prevention and control of
				  pseudorabies within the state.
5.
				  No swine from other states may enter Mississippi for feeding and breeding
				  purposes without a prior permit from the State Veterinarian of Mississippi and
				  must be accompanied by an official interstate health certificate. The State
				  Veterinarian shall determine if all steps have been taken to assure all such
				  swine are free from infectious and communicable diseases before issuing such a
				  permit.
6. Further provisions are
				  as follows:
a. All swine in the shipment must
				  be individually identified.
b. The
				  movement permit number shall be on all copies of health certificate.
c. All swine in the shipment shall be held in
				  isolation from all other Swine at the farm of destination and be under
				  quarantine for a period of not less than 30 days.
d. All swine in the herd of origin shall be
				  certified, apparently healthy and free of all infectious and contagious
				  diseases, by an accredited veterinarian.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 101 - Rules of the Board of Animal Health › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 17 - Swine › Section 2-101-2-17-112.08

Current through June 25, 2024
Any person, firm, corporation, market or livestock dealer
					 violating any of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
					 and upon conviction shall be fined not less than twenty-five ($25.00) dollars
					 nor more than five hundred ($500.00) dollars.
(Section 112 supersedes other previous regulations
					 pertaining to the control, eradication, and the prevention of diseases of swine
					 and shall take effect and be in force from and after July 17, 1978. Amended
					 July 20, 1988 to require 1st Point Testing and
					 change of ownership. Amended July 12, 1989 to require breeding swine moving
					 through Livestock Markets to be tested and the handling of pseudorabies
					 positive swine located in herds.)
Miss. Code Ann.
					 §
											69-15-3.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 101 - Rules of the Board of Animal Health › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 18 - Animal Rabies Control › Section 2-101-2-18-100

Current through June 25, 2024
The Board of Animal Health adopts as a regulation the
					 Compendium of Animal Rabies Control as promulgated and amended by the National
					 Association of State Public Health Veterinarians, with the exception that 1
					 year rabies vaccines are not allowed for use in dogs and cats in
					 Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann.
					 §
											69-15-3.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 101 - Rules of the Board of Animal Health › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 18 - Animal Rabies Control › Section 2-101-2-18-101

Current through June 25, 2024
All animal rabies vaccines are restricted to use by or
					 under the supervision of a veterinarian or person specifically licensed or
					 designated by the State Board of Health to administer rabies
					 vaccine.
Miss. Code Ann.
					 §
											69-15-3.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 101 - Rules of the Board of Animal Health › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 19 - Bovine Trichomoniasis Control › Section 2-101-2-19-100

Current through June 25, 2024
No bull that has tested positive for Trichomoniasis shall
					 be brought into this state for any purpose whatsoever except to go directly to
					 slaughter and must be on a 1-27 Form.
Miss. Code Ann.
					 §
											69-15-3.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 101 - Rules of the Board of Animal Health › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 19 - Bovine Trichomoniasis Control › Section 2-101-2-19-101

Current through June 25, 2024
No bull may be brought into this state without being
					 accompanied by a negative test for Trichomoniasis except for the following
					 animals:
1. Exhibition and rodeo bulls
				  that are temporarily in the state only for the purpose of the event and will be
				  leaving the state after the event;
2. Bulls consigned to go directly to
				  slaughter
3. Virgin bulls with
				  accompanying statement.
Miss. Code Ann.
					 §
											69-15-3.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 101 - Rules of the Board of Animal Health › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 19 - Bovine Trichomoniasis Control › Section 2-101-2-19-102

Current through June 25, 2024
A bull that is brought into this state without being
					 accompanied by a negative test for Trichomoniasis shall not be commingled with
					 any cow unless the bull is tested and found to be negative for Trichomoniasis
					 prior to commingling.
Miss. Code Ann.
					 §
											69-15-3.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 101 - Rules of the Board of Animal Health › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 19 - Bovine Trichomoniasis Control › Section 2-101-2-19-103

Current through June 25, 2024
All bulls tested for Trichomoniasis whether in-state or to
					 be brought into this state, shall be identified by one or more of the following
					 means prior to importation:
1. USDA
				  Official Permanent ID to include but not limited to:
a. Brucellosis ear tag;
b. official 840 radio frequency
				  identification device (RFID);
c.
				  official 840 flap or bangle tag;
d.
				  official individual animal breed registry brand;
e. official individual animal breed registry
				  tattoo; or
f. official state of
				  origin Trichomoniasis tag.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 101 - Rules of the Board of Animal Health › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 19 - Bovine Trichomoniasis Control › Section 2-101-2-19-104 - Virgin bulls

Current through June 25, 2024
A virgin bull is a bull less than 18 months of age in
					 which one permanent central incisor teeth is in wear and that has never been
					 commingled with breeding females. Virgin bulls, other than exhibition and rodeo
					 bulls, brought into this state shall, in addition to any other required
					 documentation, be accompanied by a certification of virgin status signed by the
					 owner of the bull, or the owner's representative or a duly authorized
					 Veterinarian. The certification shall include the bull's individual
					 identification. If the owner seeking to import the virgin bull into this state
					 acquired the bull from a breeder or another owner then a certification of
					 virgin status signed by the breeder and each prior owner of the bull, or their
					 representative must also accompany the bull. This certification can be stated
					 on the CVI or can be an official state form that accompanies the CVI and sent
					 to our office.
Miss. Code Ann .
					 §
											69-15-3.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 101 - Rules of the Board of Animal Health › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 19 - Bovine Trichomoniasis Control › Section 2-101-2-19-105

Current through June 25, 2024
The requirements for testing bulls for Trichomoniasis,
					 whether in this state or to be imported into this state, are as follows:
1. All samples to be submitted for testing
				  for Trichomoniasis shall be drawn by a certified accredited veterinarian and
				  testing performed by an approved laboratory.
2. The testing of samples shall be performed
				  at an official laboratory.
3.
				  Three separate official culture tests, each conducted not less than one week
				  apart, or one Polymerase Chain Reaction test (PCR) shall be performed, no more
				  than 60 days prior to entry of the bull into this state. Test samples may be
				  pooled at the laboratory upon request. A bull undergoing the three separate
				  official culture tests must test negative on each such test to be considered
				  free of Trichomoniasis.
4. A
				  positive result on any test shall immediately cause the bull to be classified
				  as a Trichomoniasis infected bull subject to the restrictions set out in these
				  regulations.
5. A PCR test to
				  confirm the presence of Trichomoniasis may be requested in the event of a
				  positive result on a test, but the request for the confirmatory test must be
				  made within 5 days of notification of the positive test result.
a. If the confirming PCR test comes back
				  negative then one more negative test shall be conducted for the bull to be
				  considered negative for Trichomoniasis and be moved as a negative bull.
b. If the confirming PCR test
				  comes back positive then the bull shall be considered to be infected and
				  subject to the restrictions set out in these regulations.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 101 - Rules of the Board of Animal Health › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 19 - Bovine Trichomoniasis Control › Section 2-101-2-19-106

Current through June 25, 2024
Cows testing positive for Trichomoniasis will result in
					 quarantine of all breeding bulls in the herd. The quarantine will be released
					 once the bulls have tested negative by PCR. Bulls in Mississippi testing
					 positive for Trichomoniasis shall be subject to the following
					 restrictions.
1. If a confirming PCR
				  test is timely requested then the bull testing positive shall be segregated
				  from all other cattle until the confirming PCR test results are
				  received.
2. A bull that has tested
				  positive for Trichomoniasis for which no confirming PCR test has been timely
				  requested or which is confirmed by a second PCR test to be infected with
				  Trichomoniasis shall be immediately isolated from and kept isolated from all
				  other cattle, except for other known infected bulls and shall not be moved
				  except as provided in these regulations.
3. An infected bull shall be moved directly
				  to slaughter, or sold directly for slaughter through a livestock market, within
				  30 days from receipt of the positive results of the original test or the
				  results of the confirming PCR test, whichever is later.
a. Movement of an infected bull shall be
				  under a VS 1-27 permit issued by the state veterinarian or his
				  representative.
b. The VS 1-27
				  permit shall accompany the bull upon movement of the animal.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 101 - Rules of the Board of Animal Health › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 19 - Bovine Trichomoniasis Control › Section 2-101-2-19-107

Current through June 25, 2024
A virgin bull or breeding bull that has tested negative
					 for Trichomoniasis but which has been commingled with cows that come from a
					 known Trichomoniasis infected herd shall not be moved to a herd not known to be
					 infected or commingled with cows from such a herd unless the bull has been
					 tested for Trichomoniasis and has negative test results.
Miss. Code Ann.
					 §
											69-15-3.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 101 - Rules of the Board of Animal Health › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 20 - Approved Veterinarians › Section 2-101-2-20-101 - BOARD APPROVAL

Current through June 25, 2024
A veterinarian may not perform veterinary services in any
					 auction barn, commission barn, livestock auction, livestock market, equine
					 sale, stockyard or place of livestock trading in the State of Mississippi
					 unless and until he has been especially approved to perform such services in
					 said places by the Mississippi Board of Animal Health ("Board"). Such approval
					 shall be site specific. The State Veterinarian shall have the authority to
					 approve a veterinarian to perform such services on a temporary basis pending
					 formal Board action, which approval shall in no case exceed ninety (90)
					 days.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 101 - Rules of the Board of Animal Health › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 20 - Approved Veterinarians › Section 2-101-2-20-102 - BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Current through June 25, 2024
In order to be approved by the Board, a veterinarian must
					 meet the following qualifications:
a.
				  Hold the degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from an accredited college or
				  university.
b. Be licensed to
				  practice veterinary medicine in the State of Mississippi.
c. Be Category II accredited by USDA-APHIS,
				  VS for the State of Mississippi.
d.
				  Have such additional professional certification, training or ability as may be
				  required by the State Veterinarian.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 101 - Rules of the Board of Animal Health › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 20 - Approved Veterinarians › Section 2-101-2-20-103 - APPLICATION

Current through June 25, 2024
A veterinarian seeking approval must submit to the Board a
					 fully completed application and such further documentation as the Board may
					 require.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 101 - Rules of the Board of Animal Health › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 20 - Approved Veterinarians › Section 2-101-2-20-104 - TERM OF APPROVAL

Current through June 25, 2024
The approval of a veterinarian shall be effective for the
					 life of the veterinarian, provided he continues to meet the Basic
					 Qualifications set forth herein, and his approval has not been revoked as set
					 forth herein.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 101 - Rules of the Board of Animal Health › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 20 - Approved Veterinarians › Section 2-101-2-20-105 - RELINQUISHMENT OF APPROVAL

Current through June 25, 2024
A veterinarian that has been approved by the Board may
					 relinquish his approval at any time by a written instrument submitted to the
					 Board.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 101 - Rules of the Board of Animal Health › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 20 - Approved Veterinarians › Section 2-101-2-20-106 - GROUNDS FOR REFUSAL TO GRANT APPROVAL OR TO SUSPEND OR REVOKE APPROVAL

Current through June 25, 2024
The Board may refuse to grant its approval of a
					 veterinarian or may suspend or revoke its approval of a veterinarian on any one
					 or more of the following grounds:
a.The suspension or revocation of the
				  veterinarian's license by the Mississippi Board of Veterinary
				  Medicine.
b. The suspension or
				  revocation of the veterinarian's accreditation by USDA-APHIS, VS.
c. Failure of the veterinarian to maintain
				  such additional professional certification, training or ability as may be
				  required by the State Veterinarian.
d. Violating any of the animal health laws or
				  regulations of the State of Mississippi.
e. Submitting for analysis fraudulent or
				  mislabeled samples of blood or other body fluids or tissues.
f. Failing to timely report test
				  results.
g. Submitting false or
				  fraudulent information concerning an animal health issue to any government
				  agency or individual.
h. Submitting
				  a fraudulent claim or invoice for veterinary services.
i. Obtaining a certificate, license or
				  approval through fraud, deception or misrepresentation.
j. Has engaged in any act of negligence,
				  malpractice, incompetence or misconduct in his veterinary practice.
k. Has been convicted of, or engaged in any
				  act constituting, a crime of moral turpitude.
l. Has had his authority to engage in the
				  activity regulated by the Board revoked or suspended by any other state or
				  government agency.
m. Is presently
				  engaged in drug or alcohol use that is likely to impair his ability to practice
				  his profession with skill and safety.
n. Has prescribed controlled substances
				  indiscriminately or for a non-medical reason.
o. Failure to submit a filled-out application
				  or other documents required by the Board.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 101 - Rules of the Board of Animal Health › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 20 - Approved Veterinarians › Section 2-101-2-20-107 - IMMEDIATE SUSPENSION

Current through June 25, 2024
The State Veterinarian may, upon written notice to the
					 approved veterinarian and pending final determination of a disciplinary action,
					 summarily suspend the approval of a veterinarian immediately, when it is deemed
					 necessary to protect the public health, safety or interest.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 101 - Rules of the Board of Animal Health › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 20 - Approved Veterinarians › Section 2-101-2-20-108 - DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS

Current through June 25, 2024
Administrative proceedings to suspend or revoke the
					 approval of a veterinarian shall be commenced by the filing of a written
					 complaint with the Board, setting forth the grounds for a suspension or
					 revocation. Likewise, proceedings by a veterinarian challenging the refusal to
					 grant his approval shall be commenced by filing a written complaint with the
					 Board, setting forth the reasons why the refusal to grant his approval was
					 unlawful. The case shall then be conducted in accordance with the procedures
					 and guidelines set forth in
Miss. Code of 1972
, §
										69-15-51 to
					 69-15-69,
					 with the exception of the following provisions, which shall apply only in
					 proceedings to suspend or revoke a veterinarian's approval or to compel the
					 granting or renewal of his approval. In veterinarian approval cases, the
					 reviewing officer, hearing committee and Board shall have the power and
					 authority to suspend or revoke the veterinarian's approval or to compel the
					 Board to grant a veterinarian's approval. A suspension may be in effect for a
					 period not to exceed one year, after which the veterinarian's approved status
					 will be automatically restored. Any time after the expiration of three years
					 from the date of the revocation of his approval, the veterinarian may reapply
					 for approval, at which time he must meet all the prerequisites for initial
					 approval, and show that he has made full amends and restitution to all persons
					 who may have suffered pecuniary loss by reason of the misconduct for which his
					 approval was revoked. Also, no fines or civil penalties may be levied against a
					 veterinarian in veterinarian approval cases.
Miss. Code of 1972,
					 §
											69-15-9.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 101 - Rules of the Board of Animal Health › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 21 - Quarantines and Stand-Still Orders › Section 2-101-2-21-100

Current through June 25, 2024
The State Veterinarian or his designee shall have the power
					 and authority to issue such quarantines and stand-still orders as he may deem
					 to be necessary or desirable to prevent, control or eradicate all contagious
					 and infectious diseases of animals and poultry. Such quarantines and
					 stand-still orders may restrict the entry into Mississippi or the intrastate
					 movement of any animals or poultry, dead or alive, as well as any vehicles,
					 animal litter, animal feed, cooked or uncooked food, bedding, equipment,
					 structures, clothing and any other products that may contain infectious
					 materials. Such quarantines and stand-still orders may apply to locations or
					 premises, as well as to animals, poultry and physical
					 objects.
Miss. Code Ann.
					 §
											69-15-3.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 401 - Rules of the Mississippi Fair Commission › Subpart 1 - Organization of the Fair Commission › Purpose of this Subpart › Section 2-401-1-100

Current through June 25, 2024
In accordance with Section
					 25-43-2.104
					 of the Mississippi Administrative Procedures Law, this subpart describes the
					 Fair Commission's duties and responsibilities, the organization of the Board,
					 and its methods of operation.
Miss. Code Ann.
					 §
											69-5-3.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 401 - Rules of the Mississippi Fair Commission › Subpart 1 - Organization of the Fair Commission › Purpose of the Mississippi Fair Commission › Section 2-401-1-101

Current through June 25, 2024
The legislature created the Fair Commission in section
					 69-5-1
					 of the
Mississippi Code Annotated
in order to promote
					 agricultural and industrial development and to encourage farmers to grow better
					 livestock and agricultural products.
Miss. Code Ann.
					 §
											69-5-3.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 401 - Rules of the Mississippi Fair Commission › Subpart 1 - Organization of the Fair Commission › Mississippi Fair Commission Composition › Section 2-401-1-102

Current through June 25, 2024
The Fair Commission is composed of seven members. Section
					 69-5-1
					 of the
Mississippi Code Annotated
provides that the governor
					 appoint the members as follows:
1. the
				  Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce;
2. the director of the Mississippi Extension
				  Service;
3. the president of the
				  Mississippi Livestock Association;
4. the director of Mississippi Vocational
				  Education;
5. a representative of
				  Mississippi Association of Fairs;
6. a representative of the Department of
				  Economic and Community Development and;
7. a representative of the City of
				  Jackson.
Miss. Code Ann.
					 §
											69-5-3.
					 Chairman
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 401 - Rules of the Mississippi Fair Commission › Subpart 1 - Organization of the Fair Commission › Mississippi Fair Commission Composition › Section 2-401-1-103

Current through June 25, 2024
The Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce serves as
					 chairman of the Fair Commission pursuant to law.
Miss. Code Ann.
					 §
											69-5-3.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 401 - Rules of the Mississippi Fair Commission › Subpart 1 - Organization of the Fair Commission › Powers of the Fair Commission › Section 2-401-1-104

Current through June 25, 2024
The law provides in section
					 69-5-3
					 of the
Mississippi Code Annotated
that the Fair Commission
					 shall have charge of designated state lands and buildings and authority to
					 conduct an agricultural and industrial exposition annually and other events on
					 those lands to promote Mississippi agriculture and industry. The Fair
					 Commission is authorized to set rules governing the distribution of state
					 monies for premiums and awards and may accept money or funds donated for that
					 purpose.
Miss. Code Ann.
					 §
											69-5-3.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 401 - Rules of the Mississippi Fair Commission › Subpart 1 - Organization of the Fair Commission › Executive Director › Section 2-401-1-105

Current through June 25, 2024
The Executive Director is an officer of the executive
					 branch of state government appointed by the Fair Commission.
Miss. Code Ann.
					 §
											69-5-3.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 401 - Rules of the Mississippi Fair Commission › Subpart 1 - Organization of the Fair Commission › Delegation of Authority › Section 2-401-1-106

Current through June 25, 2024
The Executive Director is authorized by the Fair
					 Commission to act for the Commission on a daily basis.
Miss. Code Ann.
					 §
											69-5-3.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 401 - Rules of the Mississippi Fair Commission › Subpart 1 - Organization of the Fair Commission › Contacting the Fair Commission › Section 2-401-1-107

Current through June 25, 2024
The Fair Commission may be contacted in person, by U.S.
					 Mail, Courier mail, e-mail, telephone, and telefacsimile. The Fair Commission
					 maintains and provides interactive services on the Internet at
www.mdac.state.ms.us.
1. Location. The Fair Commission's offices
				  are located in Jackson at the following locations:
a. 1207 Mississippi Street; Jackson, MS
				  39202. This is the location of the Mississippi State Fairgrounds.
b. 121 North Jefferson Street; Jackson, MS
				  39201. This is the office of the chairman.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 401 - Rules of the Mississippi Fair Commission › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 01 - Public Records Request Procedure › Scope › Section 2-401-2-01-100

Current through June 25, 2024
The following regulation is hereby adopted by the
						Mississippi Fair Commission as provided by Section 3 of the Mississippi Public
						Records Act of 1983 ("Act"), for the orderly implementation of said
						law.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												69-5-3
						& Miss. Code Ann. §
												25-61-1
						et seq.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 401 - Rules of the Mississippi Fair Commission › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 01 - Public Records Request Procedure › Schedule of Fees › Section 2-401-2-01-101 - Personnel

Current through June 25, 2024
Personnel. Staff time shall be charged as follows: $10.00
						per hour per person for clerical time and $20.00 per hour per person for
						supervisory or professional time for searching, reviewing and/or duplicating
						public records. Any part of an hour spent in such activities shall be prorated
						to the nearest half hour.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												69-5-3.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 401 - Rules of the Mississippi Fair Commission › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 01 - Public Records Request Procedure › Schedule of Fees › Section 2-401-2-01-102 - Copies

Current through June 25, 2024
Copies. $.50 per page for each copy. Copies of pages
						printed on both sides (front and back) shall be considered as two pages for
						copy charge purposes.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												69-5-3.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 401 - Rules of the Mississippi Fair Commission › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 01 - Public Records Request Procedure › Schedule of Fees › Section 2-401-2-01-103 - Packing fee

Current through June 25, 2024
Packing fee. A $5.00 packing and handling fee shall be
						charged on all requests for copies of public records to be shipped or
						mailed.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												69-5-3.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 401 - Rules of the Mississippi Fair Commission › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 01 - Public Records Request Procedure › Schedule of Fees › Section 2-401-2-01-104 - Mailing fee

Current through June 25, 2024
Mailing fee. The cost shall be calculated at the
						applicable rate for each such mailing. If request involves notice to be given
						to a third party, the cost of mailing such notice via certified mail return
						receipt requested shall be charged to person requesting such public
						records.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												69-5-3.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 401 - Rules of the Mississippi Fair Commission › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 01 - Public Records Request Procedure › Schedule of Fees › Section 2-401-2-01-105 - Payment of fees

Current through June 25, 2024
Payment of fees. Requestor shall pay the Fair Commission
						by cash or check prior to receiving the records. Delivery of the records may be
						delayed by no more than three working days where payment is by
						check.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												69-5-3.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 401 - Rules of the Mississippi Fair Commission › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 01 - Public Records Request Procedure › Requests › Section 2-401-2-01-106 - General

Current through June 25, 2024
General. No person requesting public records shall be
						permitted to review Fair Commission files, however, copies of all records
						requested; within limitations imposed by the Act and this regulation, will be
						furnished such person.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												69-5-3.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 401 - Rules of the Mississippi Fair Commission › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 01 - Public Records Request Procedure › Requests › Section 2-401-2-01-107 - Where to Send Requests

Current through June 25, 2024
Where to Send Requests. All requests must be mailed,
						delivered or transmitted via facsimile to the Fair Commission. Oral and
						telephone requests and email requests will not be accepted.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												69-5-3.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 401 - Rules of the Mississippi Fair Commission › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 01 - Public Records Request Procedure › Requests › Section 2-401-2-01-108 - Written Request Required

Current through June 25, 2024
Written Request Required. Each request must be printed
						or typewritten, or must be in legible handwriting. Each request must be
						submitted on standard business letter-size paper (8-1/2 inches by 11 inches).
						Requests may be in the form of a letter addressed to the Fair Commission. All
						requests must include a specific description, identity and name of the records
						requested.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												69-5-3.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 401 - Rules of the Mississippi Fair Commission › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 01 - Public Records Request Procedure › Requests › Section 2-401-2-01-109 - Name, Address and Signature of Requestor

Current through June 25, 2024
Name, Address and Signature of Requestor. Each request
						must include the full name, telephone number, and mailing address of the
						requestor. All requests shall be signed by the person filing the
						request.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												69-5-3.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 401 - Rules of the Mississippi Fair Commission › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 01 - Public Records Request Procedure › Requests › Section 2-401-2-01-110 - Fair Commission Response

Current through June 25, 2024
Fair Commission Response. All records or information in
						the possession of the Fair Commission not specifically exempt as a public
						record by the Act, or this Regulation, shall be made available upon written
						request within fourteen (14) working days from the date of receipt of said
						request.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												69-5-3.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 401 - Rules of the Mississippi Fair Commission › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 02 - Procedure for Oral Proceedings on Rule-Making › Scope › Section 2-401-2-02-100

Current through June 25, 2024
Rules 100-112 are promulgated pursuant to Miss. Code
						Ann. §
											25-43-3.104(2)(d)
						of the Administrative Procedures Law, and apply to all oral proceedings held
						for the purpose of providing the public with an opportunity to make oral
						presentations on proposed new rules and amendments to rules before the Fair
						Commission pursuant to §
											25-43-3.104.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												69-5-3
						& 25-43-2.104 (Rev. 2006).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 401 - Rules of the Mississippi Fair Commission › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 02 - Procedure for Oral Proceedings on Rule-Making › When Oral Proceedings Will Be Scheduled on Proposed Rules › Section 2-401-2-02-101

Current through June 25, 2024
The Fair Commission will conduct an oral proceeding on a
						proposed rule or amendment if requested by a political subdivision, an agency
						or ten (10) persons in writing within twenty (20) days after the filing of the
						notice of the proposed rule.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												25-43-2.104
						(Rev. 2006).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 401 - Rules of the Mississippi Fair Commission › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 02 - Procedure for Oral Proceedings on Rule-Making › Request Format › Section 2-401-2-02-102

Current through June 25, 2024
Each request must be printed or typewritten, or must be
						in legible handwriting. Each request must be submitted on standard business
						letter-size paper (8-1/2 inches by 11 inches). Requests may be in the form of a
						letter addressed to the Fair Commission and signed by the requestor(s).
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												25-43-2.104
						(Rev. 2006).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 401 - Rules of the Mississippi Fair Commission › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 02 - Procedure for Oral Proceedings on Rule-Making › Notification of Oral Proceeding › Section 2-401-2-02-103

Current through June 25, 2024
The date, time and place of all oral proceedings shall be
						filed with the Secretary of State's office and mailed to each requestor. The
						oral proceedings will be scheduled no earlier than twenty (20) days from the
						filing of this information with the Secretary of State.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												25-43-2.104
						(Rev. 2006).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 401 - Rules of the Mississippi Fair Commission › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 02 - Procedure for Oral Proceedings on Rule-Making › Presiding Officer › Section 2-401-2-02-104

Current through June 25, 2024
The Fair Commission's designee, who is familiar with the
						substance of the proposed rule, shall preside at the oral proceeding on a
						proposed rule.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												25-43-2.104
						(Rev. 2006).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 401 - Rules of the Mississippi Fair Commission › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 02 - Procedure for Oral Proceedings on Rule-Making › Public Presentations and Participation › Section 2-401-2-02-105

Current through June 25, 2024
At an oral proceeding on a proposed rule, persons may
						make oral statements and make documentary and physical submissions, which may
						include data, views, comments or arguments concerning the proposed rule.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												25-43-2.104
						(Rev. 2006).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 401 - Rules of the Mississippi Fair Commission › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 02 - Procedure for Oral Proceedings on Rule-Making › Public Presentations and Participation › Section 2-401-2-02-106

Current through June 25, 2024
Persons wishing to make oral presentations at such a
						proceeding shall notify the Fair Commission at least one business day prior to
						the proceeding and indicate the general subject of their presentations. The
						presiding officer in his or her discretion may allow individuals to participate
						that have not previously contacted the Fair Commission.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												25-43-2.104
						(Rev. 2006).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 401 - Rules of the Mississippi Fair Commission › Subpart 2 - Administrative Rules › Chapter 02 - Procedure for Oral Proceedings on Rule-Making › Public Presentations and Participation › Section 2-401-2-02-107

Current through June 25, 2024
At the proceeding, those who participate shall indicate
						their names and addresses, identify any persons or organizations they may
						represent, and provide any other information relating to their participation
						deemed appropriate by the presiding officer.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												25-43-2.104
						(Rev. 2006).