Title 75, Regulation of Trade, Commerce and Investments

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).

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 thousan…

(1) 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:(a) Any material misstatement in the application for a license.(b) Defrauding any pulpwood cutter-hauler in the measurement of pu…

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.

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.

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 ensure compliance with this chapter. The commissioner may make such additional investigations and examinations…

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 co…

The purpose of this chapter is to ensure that acceptable standards are applied uniformly in the scaling of pulpwood throughout the State of Mississippi.

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 a…

(a) 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:(a) “Person” means any individual, firm, copartnership, association, corporation, rec…

(a) It shall be the function and duty of the commissioner to:(a) 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 lic…

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.