Title 37, Education

The money received by this state, under Act of Congress, entitled “An act to establish agricultural experimental stations, etc.,” approved March 2, 1887, and the provisions of which were accepted by this state, by act approved January 31, 1888, and assigned to the Mississippi Sta…

The State of Mississippi by its legislature assents to and accepts the provisions and requirements of an act entitled “An act to provide for the further development of agricultural extension work between the agricultural colleges in the several states receiving the benefits of th…

(1) For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section unless the context otherwise clearly requires:(a) “Wireless communication device” means any handheld, portable or mobile electronic device capable of transmitting or…

(1) Agriculture is the primary industry of Mississippi and it is to the interest of said state agriculture that research in the fields of livestock products, pastures and forage crops, poultry, herd and flock management, horticulture, farm mechanization, soil conservation, forest…

The Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service and the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station are authorized and encouraged to exercise any research and extension activities necessary to promote the Mississippi seafood industry. It is not the intent of this secti…

(1) There is hereby authorized a branch experiment station, to be known as the “Pontotoc Ridge-Flatwoods Soil Experiment Station,” to be located on a suitable tract of approximately six hundred acres of land in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, the site of which is to be selected by …

The board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning is hereby authorized to establish and maintain a system of retirement for the employees of the agricultural and forestry experimental station and extension service, out of any federal funds available under the provisi…

In order to provide for a more comprehensive method of improvement, promotion and development of agricultural research at the Delta Branch Experiment Station, the tax collector of each county of the State of Mississippi located in whole or in part in a levee district, shall deduc…

Neither the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, nor any person acting on behalf thereof, shall lease or rent hunting rights on any land located in Washington County, Mississippi, under the jurisdiction, ownership or trusteeship of the Mississippi Agricultu…

The state institution of higher learning, as incorporated by an act of the legislature, approved February 28, 1878, by the name of the “Agricultural and Mechanical College of Mississippi,” and established in pursuance of that act, shall continue to exist as a body-politic and cor…

(1) The Mississippi State University Extension Service and Alcorn State University College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences are hereby authorized and empowered to assist poultry farmers in the state of Mississippi in the development of Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plans (…

Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science is hereby authorized and directed, through its agricultural extension service or other appropriate divisions or services of the institution, to make a survey of all farms and farm lands operated by the various state …

No public automobile for the transportation of passengers for hire shall be operated on any of the highways or streets on the campus or grounds of the Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science without a license from said university to the owner thereof. No f…

The board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning is hereby authorized to establish a fund to be known as the J. C. Hardy Memorial Fund. The fund herein authorized shall be raised and supplemented by donations, gifts, legacies, and otherwise. Under the supervision of…

Any county of this state now or hereafter having a population of more than one hundred thousand according to the latest available census, and in which there is located a municipality of one hundred thousand or more, acting by and through its board of supervisors, is hereby author…

Any such county as is provided for in Section 37-113-43 is hereby authorized and empowered to issue and sell its bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness for the purpose of providing funds with which to make the contribution or donation authorized under the provisions of s…

The proceeds of any contribution made by any county under the provisions of Section 37-113-43, including the proceeds from the sale of any bonds issued for such purposes, shall be paid by the board of supervisors of such county into the state treasury into a special fund to the c…

The building located at 255 Tracy Drive in Mississippi State, Mississippi, and also known as the “Old Extension Service Building,” shall be named the “Lloyd-Ricks-Watson Building” after former university employees Edward R. Lloyd and James R. Ricks, and current university employe…

If any such county makes the contribution or donation as provided for in Section 37-113-43, neither such donation nor any provisions of Sections 37-113-43 through 37-113-49 shall be held to give rise to any right of title, lien, encumbrance or other right in the buildings, facili…

The interest arising from the proceeds of the fund known as the “Agricultural Land Scrip Fund” is appropriated and devoted, to the extent of one-half of it, to the Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science, and may be drawn from the treasury, upon warrant of…

(1) The building known as the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce Bureau of Plant Industry Building on the campus of Mississippi State University in Starkville, Mississippi, shall be designated and henceforth be known as the “Robert Horne McCarty Building.” (2) The…

The board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning is hereby authorized and directed to establish a college of veterinary medicine at Mississippi State University at Starkville, Mississippi.

The board is directed to take any and all necessary and proper action for the implementation of this section and Section 37-113-51, including but not limited to the appointment of a dean who will study and recommend to the board an adequate staff and whose responsibility will be …

There is created in the State Treasury a special fund to be designated as the “Mississippi State University Veterinary School Fund.” The fund shall be maintained by the State Treasurer as a separate and special fund, separate and apart from the General Fund of the state. Monies i…

The lands and property of Mississippi State University shall not be subject to state, county or municipal taxation. The buildings and improvements that are or may be erected on any land belonging to the university that has been or may be leased to private entities for the purpose…

(1) As used in this section:(a) “Extension service” means the Mississippi State University Extension Service.(b) “Fiscal year” means the period beginning on July 1 of any year and ending on June 30 of the following year.(c) “Therapeutic riding” means the use of equine-facilitated…

(1) The board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning is hereby authorized, in its discretion, to acquire by purchase, gift, or otherwise, any real property required by and for the use of Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science, and said unive…

(a) There is established, at Mississippi State University, the “Dr. Elton Mac Huddleston Rural Veterinarians Scholarship Program” for the purpose of identifying and providing qualified students with scholarships to assist such students in pursuing degrees through matriculation in…

(a) As used in Sections 37-113-71 through 37-113-81, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed in this section unless context of use clearly requires otherwise:(a) “Veterinary student” means a student enrolled in the Mississippi State University College of Veterinary M…

(a) The Dean of the Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine shall have the following powers and duties:(a) Develop the administrative policy for the Dr. Elton Mac Huddleston Rural Veterinarians Scholarship Program;(b) Promulgating rules and regulations, with t…

(1) (a) Subject to the availability of funds, the program may annually enter into agreements with up to an average of two (2) veterinary students as determined by the criteria established for the administration of the Dr. Elton Mac Huddleston Rural Veterinarians Scholarship Progr…

(1) The Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine is authorized to accept gifts, donations, bequests, trusts, grants, endowments, transfers of money or securities, repayments and any other monies from any source whatsoever to be used for the purposes of administ…

(1) A veterinarian shall be released from the program contract without penalty if:(a) The veterinarian has completed the service requirements of the contract;(b) The veterinarian is unable to complete the service requirements of the contract because of a permanent physical disabi…

The right belongs to each county to have a number of students admitted to the Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science proportionate to its number of educable males compared with the whole number in the state.