AN ACT TO ENACT THE MISSISSIPPI FOREIGN LAND OWNERSHIP ACT TO LIMIT THE ABILITY OF NONRESIDENT ALIENS TO MAINTAIN OWNERSHIP OF MISSISSIPPI AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY LAND IF THEY ARE FROM A COUNTRY THAT IS CONSIDERED A FOREIGN ADVERSARY BY THE UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF COMMERCE; TO DEFINE TERMS; TO LIMIT NONRESIDENT ALIENS FROM COUNTRIES THAT ARE LABELED ADVERSE TO THE UNITED STATES FROM EXERCISING OWNERSHIP OF MISSISSIPPI LANDS PAST A PRESCRIBED AMOUNT OF TIME; TO OUTLINE SITUATIONS FOR WHICH THIS ACT SHALL NOT APPLY; TO CREATE PROCEDURES FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND MISSISSIPPI SECRETARY OF STATE TO FOLLOW TO PENALIZE VIOLATIONS OF THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 89-1-23 AND 29-1-75, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 89-1-23, 29-1-75
As Passed by the House: 89-1-23, 29-1-75