SEC. 69-43-9. Promotion of ratite industry; use of funds from assessment.

(1) The Mississippi Ratite Council and Promotion Board shall plan and conduct a program of research, education and advertising designed to promote the ratite industry in Mississippi. The board is authorized to use the funds derived from the assessment imposed herein for these purposes, including basic administration expenses of the plan. After paying administrative expenses, all remaining funds shall be expended on a pro rata basis of emus and ostriches processed or sold. Use of these funds may be applied, as prescribed in this section, within or without the State of Mississippi, including regional, national and international research and promotional applications.

(2) The funds may be expended only for the purposes set out in this act and shall be spent in no manner for political purposes. A report of all expenditures shall be made annually with three (3) copies of the report to be filed with each of the following: The Clerk of the House of Representatives, the Secretary of the Senate and the State Law Library.

SOURCES: 1997 Laws, Chapter 375, Sec. 5, HB1193, Effective July 1, 1997. Reenacted by Laws 2000, Ch. 331, Sec. 5, HB244, eff. July 1, 2000.

PREVIOUS VERSIONS: Pre-2000