AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 69-1-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE TO ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE FOR THE GRADING, BY AN OFFICIAL INSPECTOR, OF ANY GRAIN SUBMITTED FOR SALE AT ANY ELEVATOR OR GRAIN DEALER BY A GRAIN PRODUCER; TO REQUIRE THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE TO ADOPT RULES GOVERNING THE STANDARDS FOR SAMPLING AND GRADING GRAIN THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE STANDARDS FOR SAMPLING AND GRADING GRAIN DEVELOPED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO CERTIFY GRAIN DEALERS AND COURSES OF INSTRUCTION IN SAMPLING AND GRADING GRAIN; TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE FOR INDIVIDUALS CONDUCTING COURSES IN SAMPLING AND GRADING GRAIN; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 69-1-23
As Passed by the House: 69-1-23
Approved by the Governor: 69-1-23