§ 69-1-40. Warehouses for storage of lime
The Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce is hereby authorized at his discretion, and when the funds are available to construct or lease, operate and maintain warehouses to be utilized as a storage place for lime to be used for agricultural purposes. Said warehouses shall be located in the area of the state commonly referred to […]
§ 69-1-45. Construction and purpose of chapter
The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed in any way to conflict with the work and scope of the Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science and the Mississippi Experiment Station. It is the purpose of this chapter to secure the co-operation by the Department of Agriculture and Commerce with the said […]
§ 69-1-47. Funding for repairs and renovations at farmers’ market
The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce is hereby authorized and empowered, subject to the approval of the Department of Finance and Administration to borrow, from time to time, an amount not to exceed One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) in the aggregate for repairs and renovations at the Farmers’ Market in Jackson, Hinds County, […]
§ 69-1-48. Authorization to accept, budget, receive and expend funds for improvements to department property and for marketing and promotion programs; funding improvements to Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum
For purposes of this section, the following words shall have the meanings ascribed herein: “Department” means the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce. “Museum” means the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum. The department may accept, budget, receive and expend funds from any source for improvements to department property and for marketing and promotion programs. The […]
§ 69-1-49. Studies concerning commodity exchange entity, Farm Assistance in Rural Mississippi (FARM) Program, and marketing outlets; federal assistance; reports
The Department of Agriculture and Commerce and the Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service shall study the merits of establishing a commodity exchange entity whose purpose shall be to coordinate and enhance the marketing of Mississippi crops, poultry and livestock in national and international markets. Such entity would have the authority to consign and broker such crops, […]
§ 69-1-53. Studies concerning the market feasibility of the sale of hybrid bream and hybrid black stripe crappie
The Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine at Mississippi State University shall in cooperation with the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce and the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks: (a) study the development of a test that can be used in the field for identifying differences between wild species of game fish […]
§ 69-1-55. Prohibition against misrepresentation of country of origin of shrimp and crawfish by restaurant that sells imported crawfish or shrimp; penalties for violation
No owner or manager of a restaurant that sells imported crawfish or shrimp shall misrepresent to the public, either verbally, on a menu, or on a sign displayed on the premises, that the imported crawfish or shrimp is domestic. A restaurant may designate a shrimp or crawfish as having a United States country of origin […]
§ 69-1-56. Produce Safety Rule Program; cooperation with the FDA in developing and administering program; conditional repeal of section; penalty for violation of section
The Department of Agriculture and Commerce is hereby designated as the state agency responsible for cooperating with the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to enforce the provisions of 21 CFR Part 112. The department is further authorized to cooperate with the FDA in developing and administering the Produce Safety Rule Program of this […]
§ 69-1-30. Security guards for Jim Buck Ross Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum
The Department of Agriculture and Commerce is hereby authorized to employ or to contract with private security agencies to provide security for the Jim Buck Ross Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum. The jurisdiction of the security guards shall be limited to the museum property and shall not supplant the authority or jurisdiction of any state […]
§ 69-1-32. “Jim Buck Ross Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum” designated
The Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum shall be renamed and known as the Jim Buck Ross Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum. The Department of Agriculture and Commerce shall have an appropriate sign or signs placed at the museum displaying the new name of the museum.