Title 75, Regulation of Trade, Commerce and Investments

(1) A commercial feed shall be labeled as follows:(1) In case of a commercial feed, except a customer-formula feed, it shall be accompanied by a label bearing the following information:(a) The quantity statement.(b) The product name and the brand name, if any, under which the com…

(a) A commercial feed shall be deemed to be misbranded:(a) If its labeling is false or misleading in any particular.(b) If it is distributed under the name of another commercial feed.(c) If it is not labeled as required in Section 75-45-161.(d) If it purports to be or is represen…

(a) A commercial feed shall be deemed to be adulterated:(a) If it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render it injurious to health; however, in case the substance is not an added substance, such commercial feed shall not be considered adulterated u…

(1) An inspection fee at the rate of Twenty-five Cents (25¢) per ton shall be paid on commercial feeds distributed in this state by the person whose name appears on the label as the manufacturer, guarantor or distributor, subject to the following:(a) No fee shall be paid on a com…

(a) Each person who is liable for the payment of an inspection fee shall:(a) File, not later than the last day of January of each year, an annual statement, setting forth the number of net tons of commercial feeds distributed in this state during the preceding calendar year, and …

The commissioner of agriculture and commerce shall deposit with the state treasurer to the credit of the general fund all funds received by him as registration and inspection fees and, by act of the legislature, such funds shall be used for defraying the cost of the inspection an…

(1) For the purpose of enforcement of this article, and in order to determine whether its provisions have been complied with, including whether or not any operations may be subject to such provisions, officers or employees duly designated by the commissioner, upon presenting appr…

When the commissioner or his authorized agent has reasonable cause to believe any lot of commercial feed is being distributed in violation of any of the provisions of this article or of any of the prescribed regulations under this article, he may, according to his judgment of the…

Any lot of commercial feed not in compliance with the provisions of this article and regulations issued thereunder shall be subject to seizure on complaint of the commissioner to a court of competent jurisdiction in the area in which said commercial feed is located. In the event …

(a) The following acts and the causing thereof within the State of Mississippi are hereby prohibited:(a) The manufacture or distribution of any commercial feed that is adulterated or misbranded.(b) The adulteration or misbranding of any commercial feed.(c) The distribution of agr…

Any person violating any of the provisions of this article or the rules and regulations made by the commissioner and State Chemist pursuant thereto is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by impr…

(1) When a complaint is made against a person for violating any of the provisions of this article, or any of the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder, the Director of the Commercial Feed Division within the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce, or his designe…

Nothing in this article shall be construed as requiring the commissioner or his representative to: (a) report for prosecution; (b) institute seizure proceedings; (c) issue a withdrawal from distribution order; or (d) hold an administrative hearing as a result of minor violations …

It shall be the duty of each prosecuting attorney to whom any violation is reported to cause appropriate proceedings to be instituted and prosecuted in a court of competent jurisdiction without delay.

The commissioner is hereby authorized to apply for and the court to grant a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating or continuing to violate any of the provisions of this article or any rule or regulation promulgated under this article notwithstand…

Any person who uses to his own advantage, or reveals to other than the commissioner and state chemist, or officers of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce and Mississippi State Chemical Laboratory, or to the courts when relevant in any judicial proceeding, any i…

The commissioner and state chemist may cooperate with and enter into agreements with governmental agencies of this state, agencies of the federal government, and private associations in order to carry out the purpose and provisions of this article.

This article shall be known as the “Mississippi Grain Dealers Law of 1978.”

(a) The following terms shall have the meaning ascribed herein unless the context shall otherwise require:(a) “Person” shall mean any person, firm, association or corporation.(b) “Grain” shall mean all grains for which standards have been established pursuant to the United States…

No person shall operate as a grain dealer without first having obtained a license pursuant to this article; provided, however, that grain dealers licensed under the provisions of the United States Warehouse Act, as amended, or the Mississippi Grain Warehouse Law shall not be requ…

(1) Every person licensed as a grain dealer shall have filed with the department a surety bond signed by the dealer as principal and by a responsible company authorized to execute surety bonds within the State of Mississippi. A grain dealer may file with the department, in lieu o…

(a) If the department is satisfied:(a) That the applicant is of good business reputation,(b) That the applicant has adequate bonding under Section 75-45-305,(c) That the applicant maintains a permanent business location in this state, and(d) That the applicant has sufficient fina…

(1) Every licensed grain dealer shall be examined by the commissioner each year. The cost of such examination shall be included in the annual license fee. The commissioner, at his discretion, may make additional examinations at any time. If any discrepancy is found as a result of…

If a grain dealer should fail or refuse to make payment to a producer for grain purchased when such payment is requested by the producer and the request is made within one hundred sixty (160) days of the date of sale or the date of delivery of such grain to the dealer, whichever …

The commissioner shall carry out and enforce the provisions of this article and is hereby empowered to promulgate rules and regulations to carry out necessary inspections and to appoint and fix the duties of his personnel and provide such equipment as may be necessary to assist h…

(1) Any person who engages in business as a grain dealer without securing a license or who does not have a valid license or is in violation of this article or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or who shall impede, obstruct, hinder or otherwise prevent or attempt t…