§ 3-3-47. State Automobile Museum
The Tupelo Auto Museum, Inc., is designated as the state automobile museum.
§ 3-3-48. State wildlife heritage museum
The Mississippi Wildlife Heritage Museum in Leland, Mississippi, is designated as the official state wildlife heritage museum.
§ 3-3-49. State Historical Industrial Museum
The Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum, Incorporated, is designated as the state historical industrial museum.
§ 3-3-51. “Nurses Month” designated
The month of May of each year is designated as “Nurses Month” to promote and honor the hard work and dedication of nurses in the State of Mississippi.
§ 3-3-53. “Mississippi Health Awareness Day” designated
The third Thursday of January of each year is designated as Mississippi Health Awareness Day to promote health and disease prevention efforts throughout the State of Mississippi.
§ 3-3-55. “Katrina Day of Remembrance” designated
August 29 of each year is designated as “Katrina Day of Remembrance” in Mississippi in honor of the victims of this most destructive storm, to bring awareness of the destruction caused by hurricanes, and to call upon the citizens of Mississippi to join each other and the entire community that is linked by the Gulf […]
§ 3-3-31. State language
The English language is the official language of the State of Mississippi.
§ 3-3-33. State butterfly
The spicebush swallowtail (Pterourus troilus) is hereby designated the state butterfly of Mississippi.
§ 3-3-35. “Retired Teachers Day” designated
The Sunday preceding Thanksgiving Day of each year is declared to be “Retired Teachers Day” in recognition and commemoration of the work of all retired educators who have devoted their careers to the mental and physical development of the youth of this state.
§ 3-3-19. State water mammal
The bottlenosed dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), commonly called the porpoise, is hereby designated the state water mammal of Mississippi.