AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 69-24-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITIONS TO CERTAIN TERMINOLOGY UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI PLANT AND SOIL AMENDMENT LAW OF 1978 BY REPLACING THE TERM "AMENDING INGREDIENT" WITH "BENEFICIAL SUBSTANCE"; TO DEFINE THE TERM "PLANT BIOSTIMULANT"; TO AMEND SECTION 69-24-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE AND THE STATE CHEMIST TO ADOPT A RULE ADMINISTRATIVELY CODIFYING RECOMMENDED BENEFICIAL SUBSTANCES LABELS ADOPTED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PLANT FOOD CONTROL; TO PRESCRIBE THE INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR DISPLAY ON CONTAINERS AND BULK SHIPMENTS OF SOIL OR BENEFICIAL SUBSTANCES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 69-24-5, 69-24-7
Committee Substitute: 69-24-5, 69-24-7
As Passed by the House: 69-24-5, 69-24-7