§ 69-25-105. Authority to make inspections and to order removal, destruction or treatment of Africanized or infected bees
The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce, its agents and employees, shall have authority to enter any depot, express office, storeroom, warehouse or premises for the purpose of inspecting any honey bees or beekeeping fixtures or appliances therein or thought to be therein, for the purpose of ascertaining whether said bees or fixtures are infected […]
§ 69-25-107. Shipment of suspected materials may be prohibited
The shipment or movement into this state of any used or secondhand beehives, honey combs, frames or other beekeeping fixtures is hereby prohibited except under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce.
§ 69-25-109. Penalty for violations of this article
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this article or of the rules or regulations of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce, adopted in accordance with the provisions thereof shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than Five […]
§ 69-25-57. Jurisdiction of Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce
The Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce shall have jurisdiction over all persons and property necessary to administer and enforce the provisions of this article and he may adopt rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this article.
§ 69-25-59. Judicial review
Any individual aggrieved by a final decision of the hearing committee shall be entitled to judicial review. An appeal from the decision of the hearing committee shall be made by filing a written notice of appeal with the circuit court clerk of the county where the accused resides, or in the case of a nonresident […]
§ 69-25-61. Emergency procedure when herbicide or insecticide violation presents clear and present danger to public health, safety or welfare; Department of Agriculture and Commerce authorized to issue emergency orders prior to hearing
When a violation occurs, or is about to occur, that presents and clear and present danger to the public health, safety or welfare and requires immediate action, the commissioner, department field inspectors, or any person authorized by the commissioner, may issue an order to be effective immediately, prior to notice and a hearing, that imposes […]
§ 69-25-63. Payment and enforcement of penalties; fees and costs
When any penalty assessed by the hearing officer or committee is not paid, the department may file suit in a court of competent jurisdiction for the purpose of reducing the order of the hearing officer or committee to judgment, and if successful on the merits, the department shall be entitled to an award for reasonable […]
§ 69-25-101. Shipment of bees into State; requirement of certificate or permit
All honey bees shipped or moved into the State of Mississippi shall be accompanied by a certificate of inspection signed by the State Entomologist, State Apiary Inspector or corresponding official of the state or country from which such bees are shipped or moved. Such certificate shall certify to the apparent freedom of the bees and […]
§ 69-25-103. Department of Agriculture and Commerce empowered to deal with Africanized bees and bee diseases
The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce shall have full and plenary power to deal with Africanized honey bees (Apris mellifera scutellata) and with American and European foul brood, and all other contagious or infectious diseases and parasites of honey bees which, in its opinion, may be prevented, controlled or eradicated; and shall have full […]
§ 69-25-33. Boards of supervisors and municipal governing bodies may appropriate money to cooperate with the commissioner
The boards of supervisors in the various counties of the state and the governing bodies in the various municipalities of the state are hereby authorized and empowered, in their discretion, to appropriate money out of the general funds of the counties and municipalities to be used for the purpose of cooperating with the Commissioner of […]