The Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce is hereby authorized to establish grades and standards from time to time for farm products grown or produced in this state, provided that any grade or standard on any farm product which may be established by the United States Department of Agriculture under authority of congress shall also be established by the commissioner of agriculture and commerce as the standard for this state.
The Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce may also establish standard sizes for boxes, or containers, used in the handling of fruits and vegetables in this state, provided such standards established by the commissioner shall conform with the federal standard container act of congress. The commissioner may also establish the standard weight of each box or container when filled with fruits or vegetables.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 69 - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animals
Chapter 1 - Agriculture and Commerce Department; Council on Agriculture
§ 69-1-3. Term of office of commissioner
§ 69-1-5. Oath and bond of commissioner
§ 69-1-9. Appointment of clerk; oath and term of office
§ 69-1-11. Duties and salary of clerk
§ 69-1-13. Duties of commissioner
§ 69-1-15. Commissioner to make report
§ 69-1-17. State institutions to aid in furnishing data; free transportation
§ 69-1-19. Commissioner to establish grades and standards of farm products
§ 69-1-27. Commissioner to co-operate with U. S. Department
§ 69-1-29. Inspection of seed and fertilizer furnished by the federal government
§ 69-1-30. Security guards for Jim Buck Ross Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum
§ 69-1-32. "Jim Buck Ross Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum" designated
§ 69-1-40. Warehouses for storage of lime
§ 69-1-45. Construction and purpose of chapter
§ 69-1-47. Funding for repairs and renovations at farmers' market