As Amended
SEC. 69-1-51. Licensing of out-of-state first purchasers of agricultural or aquacultural products.
(1) The Commissioner of Agriculture may promulgate rules and regulations for the issuance of licenses for out-of-state first purchasers of Mississippi agricultural or aquacultural products, excluding forestry products. The Commissioner of Agriculture may require that the application for such license is accompanied by a surety bond in the amount determined by the Commissioner of Agriculture as sufficient to cover the value of the commodities purchased by the licensee in this state. For purposes of this section, the term "out-of-state first purchasers" means those purchasers who are not residents of this state who buy, in bulk quantities, agricultural or aquacultural products, excluding forestry products, directly from the producer or farmer who raised or produced the products in this state.
(2) Any producer or farmer in this state may request the out-of-state first purchasers to provide their license numbers before completing sales of the products to the purchasers.
(3) Licensing as provided in subsection (1) of this section is entirely voluntary on the part of the purchaser and may not be required by the State of Mississippi or any of its agencies as a condition of doing business in this state.
(4) This section shall stand repealed on July 1, 1997.
SOURCES: Laws, 1995, ch. 493, Sec. 1, eff from and after July 1, 1996 and shall stand repealed July 1, 1997