As Amended
SEC. 69-41-9. Duties and responsibilities of council.
The duties and responsibilities of the council shall be the following:
(1) To conduct national and international market research to identify trade and investment opportunities;
(2) To identify joint ventures and licensing services;
(3) To provide special assistance to Mississippi's agricultural producers and firms engaged in the marketing of agricultural products produced in Mississippi to develop markets;
(4) To conduct market studies to identify agricultural products that can be manufactured in Mississippi from materials and resources available in or to Mississippi for which a profitable and growing market exists;
(5) To advertise and solicit for production and industrial promotion purposes;
(6) To recommend legislation to assist with financial packaging by utilizing all available fund resources provided by the State of Mississippi including, but not limited to, the Small Business Investment Act, Emerging Crop Fund and the Business Financial Investment Act;
(7) To establish a Mississippi Register of Mississippi Agricultural Producers and set criteria for listing therein;
(8) To recommend purchasing agreements between state institutions and Mississippi agricultural producers;
(9) To recommend the organization of the state into marketing districts for the most effective and efficient use of marketing resources;
(10) To provide any other assistance and services necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.
SOURCES: Laws, 1993, ch. 619, Sec. 5, eff from and after passage (approved April 20, 1993).