§ 69-23-1. Title of chapter
This chapter shall be known and cited as the Mississippi Pesticide Law of 1975.
§ 69-23-11. Enforcement
The commissioner or his employees, with proper identification and during normal working hours, shall have free access to all places of business, factories, buildings, carriages, cars, stores, warehouses and other places where pesticides are offered for sale or kept for sale or distribution or use and application, and shall have authority to inspect or open […]
§ 69-23-13. Jurisdiction of commissioner
Jurisdiction in all matters pertaining to the distribution, sale and transportation of pesticides is vested exclusively in the commissioner.
§ 69-23-15. Exemptions
The penalties provided for violations of Section 69-23-5 (1) shall not apply to: Any carrier while lawfully engaged in transporting a pesticide within this state if such carrier shall, upon request, permit the commissioner or his employees to copy all records showing the transaction in and movement of the articles; Public officials of this state […]
§ 69-23-17. Cooperation
The commissioner is authorized and empowered to cooperate with, and enter into cooperative agreements with, any other agency of this state, the United States Government, or its agencies or any public or private agency for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter and FIFRA and securing uniformity of regulations.
§ 69-23-21. Seizures
Any pesticide that is distributed, sold or offered for sale within this state or delivered for transportation or transported to intrastate commerce or between points within this state through any point outside this state shall be liable to be proceeded against in any circuit court in any county of the state where it may be […]
§ 69-23-23. Nonresidents to designate Secretary of State as agent for service of process; bond, when required
Any nonresident individual, partnership, association, firm, or corporation desiring to distribute, sell, or offer for sale within this state any product described in this chapter, and any such nonresident who may be subject otherwise to the provisions of such chapter, shall file a written power of attorney designating the Secretary of State as the agent […]
§ 69-23-25. Experimental use permits
Upon the condition that the State of Mississippi is certified by the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency to issue experimental use permits for the testing of pesticides, the commissioner of agriculture and commerce may prescribe regulations for the issuance of such experimental permits. The commissioner may issue such experimental permit if he […]
§ 69-23-27. Licensing of pesticide dealers
It is unlawful for any person to act as a licensed pesticide dealer without being licensed by the commissioner. A license shall be required for each location or outlet located within this state from which such pesticides are distributed. Any dealer who has no pesticide outlet licensed within this state and who distributes such pesticides […]
§ 69-23-29. Penalties
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter or the rules and regulations issued under this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year or by both such […]
§ 69-23-3. Definitions
Definitions for the purpose of this chapter: The term “pesticide” means any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, mitigating or attracting any pests; and shall also include adjuvants intended to enhance the effectiveness of pesticides; and any substance or mixture of substances intended for use as a plant regulator, defoliant or […]
§ 69-23-5. Prohibited acts; application of Trade Secrets Act
It shall be unlawful for any person to distribute, sell or offer for sale within this state or deliver for transportation or transport in intrastate commerce or between points within this state through any point outside this state any of the following: Any pesticide which has not been registered pursuant to the provisions of Section […]
§ 69-23-7. Registration
Every pesticide which is distributed, sold or offered for sale within this state or delivered for transportation or transported in intrastate commerce or between points within this state through any point outside this state shall be registered in the office of the commissioner, and such registration shall be renewed annually. Products which have the same […]
§ 69-23-8. Fee rebate for pesticide manufacturers benefiting employment in Mississippi
A pesticide manufacturer having paid the pesticide registration fee required by Section 69-23-7(2) may make written application to the department on a form provided by the department for a rebate of not more than fifty percent (50%) of each pesticide registration fee paid by the pesticide manufacturer. The application must be submitted at the time […]
§ 69-23-9. Determinations; rules and regulations; uniformity
The commissioner is authorized: To declare as a pest any form of plant or animal life or virus which is injurious to plants, man, domestic animals, articles or substances; To determine whether pesticides registered under authority of Section 24(c) of FIFRA are highly toxic to man as described in federal regulations; To determine standards of […]