§ 69-1-109. Rules and regulations
The council is hereby authorized and empowered to promulgate rules and regulations required to carry out the provisions of Sections 69-1-101 through 69-1-117.
§ 69-1-111. Authorization to accept contributions, gifts and grants; agricultural marketing fund
The Mississippi Marketing of Agricultural Products and Industry Council is hereby authorized and empowered to accept monetary or in-kind contributions, gifts and grants for use in the marketing program. Any such monies shall be deposited in a special fund hereby established in the State Treasury to be known as the “Agricultural Marketing Fund,” to be […]
§ 69-1-115. Authorization for payment of per diem compensation and actual expenses to council members; exceptions
Members of the council shall serve without compensation, provided that they shall be entitled to per diem compensation as is authorized by law for each day occupied with the discharge of official duties as members of the council and all actual, necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of their official duties, including mileage as authorized […]
§ 69-1-117. Liberal construction; savings clause
The provisions of Sections 69-1-101 through 69-1-117 shall be liberally construed to accomplish the purposes of Sections 69-1-101 through 69-1-117. The powers granted and the duties imposed in Sections 69-1-101 through 69-1-117 shall be construed to be independent and severable. If any one or more sections, subsections, sentences or parts of any of Sections 69-1-101 […]
§ 69-1-201. Short title
This act [Laws, 1991, ch 530] shall be known and may be cited as the “Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce Reorganization Act of 1991.”
§ 69-1-203. Functions of department; organization of department into offices; duties of offices
The Department of Agriculture and Commerce shall promote the development of agriculture and aquaculture for both native and nonnative species. The department shall be organized into the Administration Office, the Regulatory Office, and the Marketing, Agricultural Development and Finance Office. Each office shall have the duties hereinafter specified in addition to any other duties assigned […]
§ 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 […]