§ 75-79-1. Short title
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Mississippi Uniform Pulpwood Scaling and Practices Act.”
§ 75-79-11. Application for license
Applications for licenses under this chapter shall be made in writing, under oath, on forms prescribed by the commissioner for each separate pulpwood receiving facility. The application shall contain the name of the applicant, the address of the pulpwood receiving facility for which the license is to be issued, the name or names of the […]
§ 75-79-13. License fee
The license fee for each calendar year or part thereof shall be Thirty Dollars ($30.00) for each pulpwood receiving facility operated within the state. A renewal of the license may be accomplished by submitting the payment of the annual fee and a certification, on a form provided by the commissioner, that none of the information […]
§ 75-79-15. Issuance of license; contents; display
Upon the filing of an application and the payment of the required fee, the commissioner shall issue a license to the applicant to operate a pulpwood receiving facility under and in accordance with the provisions of this chapter for a period which shall expire the last day of December next following the date of its […]
§ 75-79-17. Loss or destruction of license; replacement; fee
Upon the loss or destruction of a license issued to a pulpwood receiving facility operator, a duplicate thereof or a new license may be issued under the same number for a fee of two dollars ($2.00).
§ 75-79-19. Penalty for operating without license
Any person who operates a pulpwood receiving facility as defined in Section 75-79-5 without a proper license shall upon a first conviction thereof be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than three hundred dollars ($300.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), and upon a second or […]
§ 75-79-21. Denial, suspension, cancellation or revocation of license; grounds; procedure
The commissioner may deny an application for a license, or revoke or suspend a license after it has been granted, for any of the following reasons: Any material misstatement in the application for a license. Defrauding any pulpwood cutter-hauler in the measurement of pulpwood to the cutter-hauler’s damage. Failure to maintain accurate weighing and measuring […]
§ 75-79-23. Licensee is responsible for acts of his employees
Each licensee shall be responsible for the acts of any or all of his employees while acting as his agent, if such licensee after actual knowledge of such acts retained the benefits, proceeds, profits or advantages accruing from such acts or otherwise ratified such acts.
§ 75-79-25. Chapter not to restrict free dealing
Nothing in this chapter shall require any person to buy from or sell to any other person in any situation or transaction in which the persons would otherwise be free, in their discretion, to deal or not to deal one with the other.
§ 75-79-27. Inspection of pulpwood receiving facilities and equipment
Every pulpwood receiving facility and all such devices as are used there for the weighing or measuring of pulpwood shall be inspected periodically by the commissioner to insure compliance with this chapter. The commissioner may make such additional investigations and examinations of any licensee or other person as he deems necessary to determine compliance with […]
§ 75-79-29. Subpoena powers; oaths and affirmations; enforcement; penalty
The commissioner shall have power to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents, papers, books, records and other evidence before him in any matter over which it has jurisdiction, control or supervision pertaining to this chapter. The commissioner or any agent designated by him, may administer oaths and affirmations, […]
§ 75-79-3. Purpose
The purpose of this chapter is to insure that acceptable standards are applied uniformly in the scaling of pulpwood throughout the State of Mississippi.
§ 75-79-31. Investigation of alleged violation
If an investigation by the commissioner indicates probable cause for belief that a violation of law has occurred, the commissioner shall refer the complaint with any evidence gathered during the investigation to the agency or official charged with the administration of such law and to the district attorney having jurisdiction, with a recommendation that it […]
§ 75-79-5. Definitions
The following words and phrases, as used in this chapter, shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section, except where the context or subject matter otherwise requires: “Person” means any individual, firm, copartnership, association, corporation, receiver, trustee, legal representative, organization or any other group or combination acting as a unit. “Commissioner” means […]
§ 75-79-7. General powers and duties of commissioner of agriculture and commerce
It shall be the function and duty of the commissioner to: Issue licenses to operators of pulpwood receiving facilities determined to qualify under the provisions of this chapter, and revoke or suspend licenses previously issued by the commissioner in any case where the licensee is determined to have violated any of the provisions of this […]
§ 75-79-9. License required for pulpwood receiving facility
No person shall engage in the business of operating a pulpwood receiving facility as defined in this chapter without having first obtained a license pursuant to this chapter.