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Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 11 - Regulation of Professional Services › Subchapter 06 - Regulations Governing Soil Classifying Work › Denial, Suspension Or Cancellation of a License; Refusal To Issue Or Renew Same › Section 2-1-3-11-06-605.01

Current through June 25, 2024
Where the holder of a license, permit or
						  identification card commits any of the following acts or omissions, it shall be
						  grounds to suspend, modify, deny, cancel or revoke such license, permit or
						  identification card, in addition to those grounds set forth in
Miss.
						  Code Ann.
§
												69-19-9,
						  §
												69-25-51,
						  to wit:
1. Made false or fraudulent
						claims through any media misrepresenting the effect of methods to be
						used;
2. Refused, or after notice,
						neglected to comply with the provisions of the Act, the regulations adopted
						hereunder, or any lawful order of the commissioner;
3. Used fraud or misrepresentation in making
						application for a license or renewal;
4. Aided or abetted any person evading the
						provisions of the Act;
5. Allowed
						one's license to be used by an unlicensed person;
6. Impersonated any state or federal
						official;
7. Misrepresented for the
						purpose of deceiving or defrauding;
8. Made a false statement with knowledge of
						its falsity for the purpose of inducing others to act thereon to their
						detriment;
9. Convicted in any of
						the courts of this state of a violation of the Act or these rules and
						regulations;
Miss. Code Ann.
						  §
													69-19-1.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 11 - Regulation of Professional Services › Subchapter 06 - Regulations Governing Soil Classifying Work › Conditions For Renewal of License › Section 2-1-3-11-06-606

Current through June 25, 2024
In order for a license to be renewed, the licensee
						  must submit a request for renewal on a form prescribed by the Division and show
						  proof that he is knowledgeable of current technology by either attending a
						  training course conducted by a qualified agency or organization or passing an
						  examination administered by the Professional Soil Classifiers Advisory
						  Committee.
Miss. Code Ann.
						  §
													69-19-1.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 11 - Regulation of Professional Services › Subchapter 06 - Regulations Governing Soil Classifying Work › Identification › Section 2-1-3-11-06-607

Current through June 25, 2024
All licensees engaged in or soliciting professional
						  services covered by these regulations shall have in their possession while
						  performing said professional services a valid identification card issued by the
						  Division. A recent picture of the licensee shall be permanently attached to the
						  I.D. card.
Miss. Code Ann.
						  §
													69-19-1.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 11 - Regulation of Professional Services › Subchapter 06 - Regulations Governing Soil Classifying Work › Penalties › Section 2-1-3-11-06-608

Current through June 25, 2024
Any person violating any of the provisions of this
						  chapter or the rules and regulations made by the commissioner pursuant thereto
						  shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be
						  punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), or by
						  imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both such fine and
						  imprisonment at the discretion of the court having
						  jurisdiction.
Miss. Code Ann.
						  §
													69-19-1.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 11 - Regulation of Professional Services › Subchapter 06 - Regulations Governing Soil Classifying Work › Exemptions › Section 2-1-3-11-06-609

Current through June 25, 2024
This act shall not be construed to prevent or
						  affect:
1. The practice of officers and
						employees of the government of the United States, the State of Mississippi, or
						of any research or teaching branch of any university in the State of
						Mississippi while engaged in activities coming within the scope of duties of a
						"soil classifier."
2. The practice
						of soil classifying by any person regularly employed to perform soil
						classifying services solely for his employer or a subsidiary or affiliated
						corporation of his employer providing the soil classifying performed is in
						connection with the property or products of his employer.
Miss. Code Ann.
						  §
													69-19-1.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 11 - Regulation of Professional Services › Subchapter 06 - Regulations Governing Soil Classifying Work › Professional Soil Classifiers Advisory Committee › Section 2-1-3-11-06-610.01

Current through June 25, 2024
This committee shall be composed of:
1. A licensed soil classifier in Mississippi
						elected at large by the Professional Soil Classifiers Association of
						Mississippi.
2. The State Soil
						Survey Leader of the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment
						Station
3. The president of the
						Professional Soil Classifiers Association of Mississippi
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 11 - Regulation of Professional Services › Subchapter 06 - Regulations Governing Soil Classifying Work › Professional Soil Classifiers Advisory Committee › Section 2-1-3-11-06-610.02

Current through June 25, 2024
The duties of this committee shall consist of
						  preparing and rendering the examination for applicants; to screen applicants
						  and make recommendations to the Division of Plant Industry Advisory Board, and
						  to make recommendations on other matters as deemed appropriate by the
						  Division.
Miss. Code Ann.
						  §
													69-19-1.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 12 - Pure Seed Regulation › Definitions › Section 2-1-3-12-100

Current through June 25, 2024
Wherever the following terms are used in these
						regulations, they shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly
						indicates otherwise. All of the definitions set forth in
Miss. Code
						Ann
. Sec. 69-3-1 are adopted by reference and made a part
						hereof.
1. "Act" means
Miss.
					 Code Ann.
Sections
					 69-3-1,
et seq
.
2.
					 "Blended Seed" means seed of the same variety, some of which has been produced
					 in different years or has been processed in a different manner, which have been
					 mixed.
3. "Federal Seed Act" means
					 the laws codified at 7 USCS 1551 et seq., and all regulations promulgated
					 thereunder.
4. "Commercial
					 Sprigger" means any person, firm, association or corporation that transfers
					 ownership of Bermudagrass plant materials for reproductive purposes.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												69-3-17.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 12 - Pure Seed Regulation › Sampling and Analyzing Seed › Section 2-1-3-12-101

Current through June 25, 2024
The "Rules for Testing Seeds of the Association of
						Official Seed Analysts," and the Federal Seed Act 7 U.S.C. § 1551, et.
						seq., and as either may subsequently be amended, shall be used as a guideline
						in determining the official method for taking, handling, analyzing, and testing
						samples of seed and the tolerance used in such
						determinations.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												69-3-17.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 12 - Pure Seed Regulation › Fees For Testing Seed › Section 2-1-3-12-102.01

Current through June 25, 2024
Any Mississippi resident farmer is authorized to have one
						seed sample of each kind tested free, standard procedure, in any calendar year
						by the State Seed Testing Laboratory. For farmer samples in excess of this
						number and for all samples submitted by seed dealers, processors and
						distributors, the following service charges will be assessed. An additional
						$2.00 per sample will be charged for out-of-state seedsmen, except fescue
						endophyte tests which shall incur an additional $5.00 per sample charge. The
						fee for any test requiring the separation of seed from a medium (mat, mulch,
						strip, etc.) shall include the standard charge for the test requested plus
						twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per hour for the time required to separate seed
						from the medium. Any fraction or part of an hour required for such separation
						shall be charged at the full hourly rate.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 12 - Pure Seed Regulation › Fees For Testing Seed › Section 2-1-3-12-102.02 - Fees for Testing Seed

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Germination
					 test. $5.00 All samples submitted for germination only.
2. Complete test.
a. $6.00 Austrian Pea, Corn, Cotton, Southern
					 Pea, Peanut, Soybeans and Vegetable seeds.
b. $7.00 Oats, Rice, Rye, Sorghum, Vetch,
					 Wheat, and Wild Winter Peas.
c.
					 $8.00 Clovers, Grasses, Lespedezas and Millets.
d. $10.00 All two-component mixtures; All
					 Flower seed.
e. All mixtures of
					 more than two components shall be charged $10.00 plus $2.00 for each extra
					 component.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 12 - Pure Seed Regulation › Seed Inspection Fee Collections and Reporting › Section 2-1-3-12-103.01

Current through June 25, 2024
In addition to the requirements of Section
						69-3-6,
						Miss. Code Ann. , every seedsman who sells or distributes seed for sale,
						whether in bulk or in containers, within or into Mississippi for planting
						purposes, shall be assessed a seed inspection fee.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 12 - Pure Seed Regulation › Seed Inspection Fee Collections and Reporting › Section 2-1-3-12-103.02

Current through June 25, 2024
Every seedsman must complete and submit a "SEED
						INSPECTION FEE APPLICATION." Completion of the application requires a complete
						address and a signature from the permit holder.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 12 - Pure Seed Regulation › Seed Inspection Fee Collections and Reporting › Section 2-1-3-12-103.03

Current through June 25, 2024
All seedsmen shall pay an inspection fee of $0.10 for
						each 100 pounds of agricultural seed sold, offered for sale, exposed for sale,
						or otherwise distributed for sale for planting purposes within or into the
						state of Mississippi.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 12 - Pure Seed Regulation › Seed Inspection Fee Collections and Reporting › Section 2-1-3-12-103.04

Current through June 25, 2024
The inspection fee shall be due on the total pounds of
						seed sold.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 12 - Pure Seed Regulation › Seed Inspection Fee Collections and Reporting › Section 2-1-3-12-103.05

Current through June 25, 2024
The inspection fee shall be due from the seedsman who
						makes the first point of sales within or into the state of
						Mississippi.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 12 - Pure Seed Regulation › Seed Inspection Fee Collections and Reporting › Section 2-1-3-12-103.06

Current through June 25, 2024
Records must be kept by the seedsman showing the total
						pounds of each lot identified as to the kind and variety (when applicable), the
						lot number, pounds of seed, number of containers of seed, invoice number for
						each distribution of seed, and the person and/or firm to whom the seed was
						distributed.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 12 - Pure Seed Regulation › Seed Inspection Fee Collections and Reporting › Section 2-1-3-12-103.07

Current through June 25, 2024
Each seedsman shall file with the department a quarterly
						sworn report, supplied by the department, covering the total pounds of all
						sales of seed subject to the inspection fee and sold during the preceding
						quarter. Reports and fees shall be filed with the department no later than 30
						days following the end of each quarter.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 12 - Pure Seed Regulation › Seed Inspection Fee Collections and Reporting › Section 2-1-3-12-103.08

Current through June 25, 2024
Each quarter shall cover the following periods:
						1st quarter July, August, and September;
						2nd quarter October, November, December;
						3rd quarter January, February, March; and
						4th quarter April, May, June.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 12 - Pure Seed Regulation › Seed Inspection Fee Collections and Reporting › Section 2-1-3-12-103.09

Current through June 25, 2024
If a seedsman has no sales during a quarter, a report
						must still be filed with the department indicating there were no sales for the
						quarter.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 12 - Pure Seed Regulation › Seed Inspection Fee Collections and Reporting › Section 2-1-3-12-103.10

Current through June 25, 2024
A penalty shall be assessed for not filing a report or
						filing a late quarterly report in the amount of $100.00 or 10% of the amount of
						the fee due, whichever is greater.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 12 - Pure Seed Regulation › Seed Inspection Fee Collections and Reporting › Section 2-1-3-12-103.11

Current through June 25, 2024
Failure to comply with the provisions of Section
						69-3-6,
						Miss. Code Ann. will result in the seedsman's permit being revoked or other
						penalty as authorized under the provisions of Section
						69-3-25,
						Code of 1972.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 12 - Pure Seed Regulation › Seed Inspection Fee Collections and Reporting › Section 2-1-3-12-103.12

Current through June 25, 2024
All records of seed sales shall be made available for
						inspection, by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce or his authorized
						agent, during normal hours of business operation.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												69-3-17.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 12 - Pure Seed Regulation › Submission of Samples › Section 2-1-3-12-104

Current through June 25, 2024
Seed samples submitted to the State Seed Testing
						Laboratory should comply with the following:
1. Identification of samples
a. Send samples in a substantial container
					 properly packed to arrive intact.
b. Send to: Bureau of Plant Industry
State Seed Testing Laboratory
Stone Boulevard; R. H. McCarty Building
P. O. Box 5207
Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762
c. Information accompanying the samples
					 should state the following:
i. Test desired,
					 such as "purity analysis only," "germination test only," "Noxious weed seed
					 determination" or "complete analysis."
ii. Kind and variety of seed.
iii. Lot number or other identification
					 mark.
iv. Name of treatment
					 material, if seeds have been treated.
v. Complete mailing address of person or firm
					 submitting samples.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 12 - Pure Seed Regulation › Permits and Exceptions › Section 2-1-3-12-105

Current through June 25, 2024
Tubers, bulbs and other vegetative propagating materials
						are exempt from the Seed Law.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												69-3-17.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 12 - Pure Seed Regulation › Labeling › Section 2-1-3-12-106

Current through June 25, 2024
This section contains specific information, rules and
						regulations on the labeling of bulk seed, tall fescue seed, treated seed, tree
						seed, lawn and turf seed mixtures and the labeling of firm
						seed.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												69-3-17.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 12 - Pure Seed Regulation › Labeling Seed in Bulk › Section 2-1-3-12-107.01

Current through June 25, 2024
Agricultural seeds exposed for sale stored in bulk,
						shall be labeled by attaching to the bin, tank, box or other container in a
						conspicuous place, a tag or label stating the information required by the
						Mississippi Pure Seed Law and the rules and regulations thereunder. Copy of the
						same shall also be supplied to each purchaser at time of
						sale.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 12 - Pure Seed Regulation › Labeling Seed in Bulk › Section 2-1-3-12-107.02

Current through June 25, 2024
Vegetable seed and lawn and turf seed sold from bulk
						containers may be priced and sold by the scoop. A tag or label shall be
						attached to the container stating the information required by the Mississippi
						Pure Seed Law and the rules and regulations thereunder. Seed sold by the scoop
						shall have the price per scoop stated in clear view of the
						consumer.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												69-3-17.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 12 - Pure Seed Regulation › Tall Fescue Labeling › Section 2-1-3-12-108

Current through June 25, 2024
Tall Fescue (Festuca Arundinacea) seed offered for sale,
						exposed for sale or sold in the State of Mississippi shall be labeled with the
						percentage of Live Fungal Endophyte (Acremonium coenophialum) as determined by
						laboratory test. The percentage of Live Fungal Endophyte shall be shown on the
						label in the same area as other quality labeling requirements of the
						Mississippi Pure Seed Law.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												69-3-17.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 12 - Pure Seed Regulation › Treated Seeds › Section 2-1-3-12-109

Current through June 25, 2024
All seed treated as defined in Section 1 of this Act,
						shall be labeled to show the following:
1. A statement in no less than eight (8)
					 point type indicating that the seed has been treated.
2. The commonly accepted coined, chemical or
					 abbreviated chemical (generic name of the applied substance or a description of
					 the process - other than application of a substance) used in such treatment in
					 type no smaller than eight (8) points.
3. A caution statement if the substance used
					 in such treatment in the amount remaining with the seed is harmful to humans or
					 other vertebrate animals, as follows:
a. Seed
					 treated with a mercurial or similarly toxic substance, if any amount remains
					 with the seed, shall be labeled to show a statement such as "Poison," "Poison
					 Treated," or "Treated with Poison." The word "Poison" shall be in red letters
					 on a distinctly contrasting background. In addition, the label shall show a
					 representation of a skull and crossbones at least twice the size of the type
					 used for the name of the substance and the statement indicating that the seed
					 has been treated.
b. Seed treated
					 with other harmful substances (other than mercurials or similarly toxic
					 substances), if the amount remaining with the seed is harmful to humans or
					 other vertebrate animals, shall be labeled to show a caution statement, in type
					 no smaller than eight (8) points, such as "Do not use for food, feed or
					 oil."
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 12 - Pure Seed Regulation › Seeds Containing Firm Seed › Section 2-1-3-12-110

Current through June 25, 2024
Kinds of seed which are recognized as containing "firm
						ungerminated seed" (dormant seed) in the most current version of the AOSA Rules
						for Testing Seeds may be labeled accordingly
Miss.
						Code Ann. §
												69-3-17.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 12 - Pure Seed Regulation › Tree Seeds › Section 2-1-3-12-111

Current through June 25, 2024
The label for tree seeds shall bear thereon:
1. Common name of the species of seed (and
					 sub-species, if appropriate)
2. The
					 scientific name of the genus and species (and sub-species, if
					 appropriate).
3. Lot
					 identification, including year of collection.
4. Origin (including county if
					 known).
5. Purity as a percentage
					 of pure seed by weight.
6. Number
					 of seed per pound.
7. For those
					 species for which standard germination testing procedures are prescribed by the
					 State Seed Analyst, the following:
a.
					 Percentage germination exclusive of hard seed.
b. Percentage of filled seeds.
c. Percentage of hard seed, if
					 present.
d. Calendar month and year
					 test was completed to determine such percentages.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 12 - Pure Seed Regulation › Germination Test Date › Section 2-1-3-12-113.1

Current through June 25, 2024
No seed shall be sold, exposed for sale, or offered for
						sale within this state when a period of more than nine (9) calendar months has
						elapsed, exclusive of the calendar month in which the test was completed,
						between the germination test date and the time the seed are offered or exposed
						for sale, except for seed in hermetically sealed containers as provided
						below
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												69-3-17.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 12 - Pure Seed Regulation › Germination Test Date › Section 2-1-3-12-113.2

Current through June 25, 2024
The nine (9) month limitation on the date of germination
						test shall not apply in the case of seeds packaged in hermetically sealed
						containers in accordance with specifications and conditions set forth in the
						Rules and Regulations under the Federal Seed Act on preconditioning, container
						characteristics and labeling. The specific labeling for seed in hermetically
						sealed containers provided for in the Rules and Regulations under the Federal
						Seed Act shall be in addition to the general labeling requirements specified in
						Section
						69-3-5 of
						the Act
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												69-3-17.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 12 - Pure Seed Regulation › Germination Standards For Agricultural Seed › Section 2-1-3-12-114

Current through June 25, 2024
No agricultural seed shall be sold, exposed for sale, or
						offered for sale in Mississippi, except dallisgrass, unless the combined
						germination, hard seed and/ or firm seed is at least 60% of the total.
						Dallisgrass shall not contain less than a minimum of 25% pure live
						seed.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												69-3-17.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 12 - Pure Seed Regulation › Germination Standards For Vegetable Seed › Section 2-1-3-12-112

Current through June 25, 2024
This section contains information, rules and regulations
						on the germination standards of agricultural and vegetable seed, as well as
						germination test information.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												69-3-17.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 12 - Pure Seed Regulation › Weed Seed › Section 2-1-3-12-116

Current through June 25, 2024
No seed shall be sold, exposed for sale, or offered for
						sale in Mississippi which contain more than 1 percent by weight of weed seed
						including noxious weed seed.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												69-3-17.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 12 - Pure Seed Regulation › Noxious Weeds › Section 2-1-3-12-117.02

Current through June 25, 2024
Agricultural or vegetable seed which contain in excess of
						a sum total of 200 noxious weed seed per pound (Subject to above limitations)
						is prohibited from sale in Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												69-3-17.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 12 - Pure Seed Regulation › Noxious Weeds › Section 2-1-3-12-117.03 - Prohibited Noxious Weed Seeds May Enter Mississippi Under Special Permit

Current through June 25, 2024
Under provisions of Miss. Code Ann. §§
											69-3-17, special permits may be
						issued by the Bureau of Plant Industry, for the entrance into Mississippi of
						any prohibited noxious weed seeds that are needed for experimental purposes by
						the United States Department of Agriculture or by the Mississippi Agricultural
						and Forestry Experiment Station. These special permits will be issued only
						after careful investigation by the State Seed Analyst of the Bureau of Plant
						Industry, and only when the State Seed Analyst is assured that there is no
						danger in admitting the seeds in question.
Miss.
						Code Ann. §
												69-3-17.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 12 - Pure Seed Regulation › Blends and Mixtures › Section 2-1-3-12-118

Current through June 25, 2024
The following sections contain information, rules and
						regulations on the labeling requirements of certain seed mixtures and the
						disclosure of blending information.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												69-3-17.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 12 - Pure Seed Regulation › Varietal Mixtures of Seed › Section 2-1-3-12-119

Current through June 25, 2024
Varietal mixtures of southern peas, oats and wheat may be
						sold by labeling such mixtures as "Mixed Southern Peas," "Mixed Oats," or
						"Mixed Wheat." The percentage of pure seed shall represent all varieties of
						southern peas, oats, or wheat present, and the germination test shall be based
						on uniform samples of the mixture. Such varietal mixtures may also be sold when
						the foregoing labeling includes the words "variety not stated" or "VNS."
a. Varieties of oats or wheat, which are
					 protected by patent or Plant Variety Protection Act, may be sold as a mixture
					 with written permission from the legal owner of the variety.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												69-3-17.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 12 - Pure Seed Regulation › Blending Components › Section 2-1-3-12-120

Current through June 25, 2024
The seedsman shall keep records of the year of production
						and blending components of all agricultural or vegetable seed in each lot
						labeled, distributed or offered for sale within the state. Upon request the
						records of each lot of seed shall be made available to the purchaser of seed
						from such lots either through information on the label, the container or other
						means to provide the requested information within seven calendar
						days.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												69-3-17.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 12 - Pure Seed Regulation › Seed Arbitration and Penalties › Section 2-1-3-12-121

Current through June 25, 2024
The following sections of this chapter contain
						information on the rules and regulations of the administrative procedures and
						penalty guidelines involved in the seed arbitration process. Examples of valid
						arbitration claims are provided for guidance to the scope and intent of the
						seed arbitration process.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												69-3-17.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 12 - Pure Seed Regulation › Scope of Seed Arbitration Claims › Section 2-1-3-12-122.1

Current through June 25, 2024
The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce
						and the Seed Arbitration Council, or their duly authorized representative, may
						investigate, hold informal hearings, and render non-binding judgments when
						there is an alleged failure of agricultural seed to perform or produce in
						accordance with its label or labeling. The Commissioner of Agriculture and the
						Seed Arbitration Council, pursuant to the provisions of Section
						69-3-20
						will hear claims within the scope and intent of their duty. Claims within the
						scope of the Arbitration Council's duties will include any alleged failure of
						the seed to properly perform or produce, whether related to specific
						representations on the label or the labeling, product use guides, other
						information on the seed container, or any other condition attributed to the
						quality of the seed.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												69-3-17.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 12 - Pure Seed Regulation › Scope of Seed Arbitration Claims › Section 2-1-3-12-122.2

Current through June 25, 2024
The following are valid conditions and situations which
						are within the scope and intent of Seed Arbitration proceedings. This is a
						representation of possible arbitrational claims and does not constitute all
						possible or valid situations or conditions in which a claim may be
						heard.
1. Claims where seed did not
					 establish an adequate plant population when planted under favorable
					 environmental conditions and planted properly in depth and at a proper seeding
					 rate are valid.
2. Claims where the
					 actual planting seed is responsible for the transmission of any viral, fungal,
					 bacterial or mycoplasmic disease are valid. Transmission of any nematode
					 through the actual planting seed is also a valid claim. This claim must be
					 supported by observational or analytical testing of a representative sample of
					 the seed.
3. Claims where seed does
					 not meet labeled purity standards concerning pure seed, crop seed, weed seed,
					 and noxious weed seed are valid.
4.
					 Claims where transgenic seed fails to properly express the trait or
					 characteristic for which it was selected are valid. This pertains to all
					 statements concerning insect or herbicide resistance and any other
					 characteristic for which the seed has been selected. Reasonable cultural
					 practices must have been made in accordance with the guidelines of the
					 Seedsman.
5. Claims where seed
					 fails to exhibit the represented and labeled resistance to a certain disease
					 are valid. This includes all representations made by the labeler, however, it
					 does not apply to representations or claims of moderate or partial resistance
					 or susceptibility or any other phrasing as such.
6. Claims where seed does not represent
					 labeled traits or characteristics that can be analytically tested or visually
					 identifiable are valid.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												69-3-17.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 12 - Pure Seed Regulation › Scope of Seed Arbitration Claims › Section 2-1-3-12-122.3

Current through June 25, 2024
NOTE: Representatives of the Mississippi Department of
						Agriculture or representatives of the Seed Arbitration Council must be able to
						investigate claims in the field in order to meet the standards set forth by
						these regulations. If the problem can only be determined by observation or
						analytical testing of the actual seed, a representative sample must be made
						available. Fields must be made available for inspection as soon as the problem
						becomes apparent in order to document and gather evidence. Fields that are not
						available for investigation are not accepted for arbitration proceedings. All
						standards set forth in the Mississippi Pure Seed Law must be met before
						arbitration can be filed.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												69-3-17.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 12 - Pure Seed Regulation › Scope of Seed Arbitration Claims › Section 2-1-3-12-122.4

Current through June 25, 2024
Representations made by the labeler, concerning an
						agronomic quality or property of a particular variety must meet the definition
						of labeling.
Administrative Procedures For the Arbitration
						Process.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												69-3-17.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 12 - Pure Seed Regulation › Seed Administrative Penalty Guidelines › Section 2-1-3-12-124.1

Current through June 25, 2024
The following administrative penalty guidelines have been
						set forth to inform the regulated public of the possible penalties for
						violations of the Mississippi Pure Seed Law. The guidelines have been developed
						to provide consistent, uniform, and fair penalties for violators, but does not
						limit the Department's authority to increase penalties or levy the maximum
						penalty for intentional violations or extenuating
						circumstances.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												69-3-17.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 12 - Pure Seed Regulation › Seed Administrative Penalty Guidelines › Section 2-1-3-12-124.2

Current through June 25, 2024
The penalty increases for subsequent violations. The
						penalties were established by considering the following criteria:
1. the seriousness of the violation,
					 including but not limited to the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of
					 the violation, and the hazard or potential hazard created to the safety or the
					 health of the public;
2. the extent
					 of the damage to property or the environment caused by the violation;
3. the history of previous
					 violations;
4. the penalty
					 necessary to deter future violations;
5. efforts on behalf of the violator to
					 correct the violation; and
6. any
					 other consideration that justice may require.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												69-3-17.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 12 - Pure Seed Regulation › Seed Administrative Penalty Guidelines › Section 2-1-3-12-124.3

Current through June 25, 2024
Penalties may be increased to the maximum as the
						Department considers the circumstances and facts of each
						violation.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												69-3-17.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 12 - Pure Seed Regulation › Seed Administrative Penalty Guidelines › Section 2-1-3-12-124.4

Current through June 25, 2024
There are three (3) types of violations set forth in
						these guidelines:
1. Germination
					 Violations -
a. A violation of a seed product
					 being legal for sale but not within tolerance of the labeled germination
					 information shall incur an initial penalty of $150. For each additional
					 violation involving a different lot of seed, the penalty shall increase $100
					 per violation. If a seedsman incurs a fifth violation during a consecutive
					 three-year period, then a hearing shall be held to determine if a more severe
					 penalty shall be assessed which may include the maximum civil penalty of $5,000
					 and/or the revocation of the seedsman's permit.
b. A violation of a seed product being
					 illegal for sale because it does not meet the minimum germination requirements
					 for sale in Mississippi as set forth by these regulations shall incur an
					 initial penalty of $250. For each additional violation, the penalty shall be
					 $250 plus an additional $100, with said additional penalties being cumulative.
					 If a seedsman incurs a fifth violation during a consecutive three year period,
					 then a more severe penalty may be assessed, which may include the maximum civil
					 penalty of $5,000 and/ or the revocation of the seedsman's permit.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 12 - Pure Seed Regulation › Bermudagrass Spriggers › Section 2-1-3-12-125

Current through June 25, 2024
The following sections contain information on the rules
						and regulations pertaining to the transfer of Bermudagrass plant
						material.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												69-3-17.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 12 - Pure Seed Regulation › Permit Requirements › Section 2-1-3-12-126

Current through June 25, 2024
Each person, firm, association or corporation shall on or
						before July 1 of each year make application for a permit, on an approved form
						supplied by the Commissioner. The application shall be filled out in full to
						the satisfaction of the Commissioner before said permit shall be issued. Permit
						holders that make additional selections of Bermudagrass shall notify the
						Commissioner in writing to include the name of the Bermudagrass selection and
						supporting documentation for approval before transfers may be made. The
						Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station shall be exempt from
						permit purchase.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												69-3-17.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 12 - Pure Seed Regulation › Record Requirements › Section 2-1-3-12-127

Current through June 25, 2024
Each permit holder shall keep records pertaining to all
						transactions involving the transfer of Bermudagrass ownership for a period of
						at least 2 years. Records shall include signed agreements or contracts, sales
						tickets and payment information including copies of checks or other forms of
						payment, as well as information pertaining to all Bermudagrass transfers to
						include amount sprigged and stock field information that indicates which field
						the Bermudagrass transfer was obtained from. All transaction records must state
						the name of the Bermudagrass selection transferred exactly as it is submitted
						and/or stated on the permit application.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												69-3-17.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 12 - Pure Seed Regulation › Complaint Procedures › Section 2-1-3-12-128

Current through June 25, 2024
If a complaint is filed by a consumer against a permit
						holder, then the permit holder shall submit all records requested by the
						Department within 10 working days. The Commissioner or his duly authorized
						agents shall enter the premise of any permit holder and collect samples of any
						Bermudagrass material deemed necessary. If a complaint is filed against a
						permit holder regarding the naming of a selection of Bermudagrass then the
						Commissioner may hold an informal hearing to hear/obtain evidence and decide
						the matter. The Commissioner may issue subpoenas to require the attendance of
						witnesses and the production of documents. Any court of general jurisdiction in
						this state may enforce compliance with such subpoena. If a complaint is filed
						against a person, firm or corporation for transferring ownership of
						Bermudagrass or for advertising Bermudagrass transfer when not holding a
						permit, then that person firm or corporation shall be subject to a civil
						penalty, not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00). If a person firm or
						corporation fails to obtain permit and to make payment of the civil penalty
						within 30 days of issuance then said person, firm or corporation shall be
						subject to the Administrative Hearing Procedures Section
						69-3-29
						of the Act. The Commissioner may revoke the permit of any person, firm or
						corporation that violates a registered Mississippi trademark or mimics the name
						of a selection with a Mississippi trademark.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												69-3-17.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 12 - Pure Seed Regulation › Bermudagrass Selections › Section 2-1-3-12-129 - All advertisements for the transfer of Bermudagrass selections shall state the name of

Current through June 25, 2024
All advertisements for the transfer of Bermudagrass
						selections shall state the name of the selection exactly as it is submitted
						and/or stated on the permit application. The Commissioner shall review and
						approve all selections of Bermudagrass. The Commissioner shall review and
						approve all new selections of Bermudagrass that may be discovered. The
						Commissioner may request specific documentation from the permit holder before
						selection approval is granted. No selection may be sold or advertised without
						prior approval by the Commissioner. Any person that violates this shall be
						subject to the Administrative Hearing Procedures Section
						69-3-29
						of the act.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												69-3-17.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 13 - Boll Weevil Containment/Maintenance Rule › Section 2-1-3-13-100

Current through June 25, 2024
The purpose of this Rule as set out in
Miss. Code
					 Ann.
Section
					 69-37-1
					 thru Section
					 69-37-37
					 is to secure the suppression, eradication or containment/maintenance of the
					 boll weevil in cotton. To meet these ends this Rule imposes quarantines and
					 certifies a cotton grower's organization to cooperate with other state and
					 federal agencies.
Miss. Code Ann.
					 §
											69-37-3
					 (Rev. 2010).