Title 75, Regulation of Trade, Commerce and Investments

(1) Penalty for Nitrogen, Available Phosphoric Acid or Phosphorus and Potash or Potassium. — If the analysis shall show that commercial fertilizer is deficient in one or more of its guaranteed primary plant foods (NPK) beyond the “investigational allowances” as established by reg…

For the purpose of determining the commercial values to be applied under the provisions of Section 75-47-17, the state chemist shall determine and publish annually the values per unit of nitrogen, available phosphoric acid, and soluble potash in commercial fertilizers in this sta…

(a) No person shall distribute misbranded fertilizer. A commercial fertilizer 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 fertilizer product.(c) If it is not labeled as required i…

(a) No person shall distribute an adulterated fertilizer product. A commercial fertilizer shall be deemed to be adulterated:(a) If it contains any deleterious or harmful ingredient in sufficient amount to render it injurious to beneficial plant life when applied in accordance wit…

The commissioner shall publish at least annually and in such forms as he may deem proper: (a) Information concerning the distribution of commercial fertilizers, (b) Results of analyses based on official samples of commercial fertilizers distributed within the state as compared wi…

The commissioner and state chemist are authorized to prescribe and, after a public hearing following due public notice, to enforce such rules and regulations relating to investigational allowances, definitions, records, and the distribution of commercial fertilizers, and any othe…

Sections 75-27-1 through 75-27-67 shall be applicable with respect to the regulation and checking of the measure and weight of commercial fertilizers.

This chapter shall be administered jointly by the commissioner of agriculture and commerce of the State of Mississippi, hereinafter referred to as the commissioner, and the state chemist of Mississippi, as specified in the following sections.

The commissioner and state chemist are authorized and empowered to cancel the registration of any brand of commercial fertilizer or to refuse to register any brand of commercial fertilizer as herein provided, upon satisfactory evidence that the registrant has used fraudulent or d…

The commissioner may issue and enforce a written or printed “stop sale, use, or removal” order to the owner or custodian of any lot of commercial fertilizer and to hold at a designated place when the commissioner finds said commercial fertilizer is being offered or exposed for sa…

Any lot of commercial fertilizer not in compliance with the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to seizure on complaint of the commissioner to a court of competent jurisdiction in the area in which said commercial fertilizer is located. In the event the court finds the sa…

(1) If it shall appear from the examination of any commercial fertilizer that any of the provisions of this chapter or the rules and regulations issued thereunder have been violated, the commissioner shall cause notice of the violations to be given to the registrant, distributor,…

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to restrict or avoid sales or exchanges of commercial fertilizers to each other by importers, manufacturers, or manipulators who mix fertilizer materials for sale or as preventing the free and unrestricted shipments of commercial fertili…

(a) The term “commercial fertilizer” means any substance containing one or more recognized plant nutrient(s) which is used for its plant nutrient content and which is designed for use or claimed to have value in promoting plant growth, except unmanipulated animal and vegetable ma…

(1) Each brand and grade of commercial fertilizer shall be registered before being distributed in this state. The application for registration shall be submitted to the commissioner on forms furnished by the commissioner, and shall be accompanied by a fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00) …

(1) Any commercial fertilizer distributed in this state in containers shall have placed on or affixed to the container a label setting forth in clearly legible and conspicuous form the information required by Section 75-47-7(1)(a), (b), (c), and (d) of this chapter. In case of bu…