Whenever the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce finds that there exists outside of this state any destructive or nuisance insect pest, disease or noxious weed, the commissioner may give public notice thereof, specifying the locations, the plants and the plant products infested, infected or declared noxious and which are likely to become infested or infected therewith. In order to safeguard the environment, agricultural and horticultural production, plants and plant products, the movement of such plants or plant products or other things or substances into this state from the infected or infested locality shall thereafter be prohibited until the commissioner determines that the danger of the introduction into this state of such insect pests, diseases or noxious weeds from such locality has ceased to exist.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 69 - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animals
Chapter 25 - Plants, Plant and Bee Diseases
Article 1 - Division of Plant Industry; Plant Diseases and Pests
§ 69-25-3. Bureau of plant industry; advisory board
§ 69-25-5. Director of the Bureau of Plant Industry; State Entomologist
§ 69-25-9. Duties of commissioner and persons having knowledge of infected plants
§ 69-25-11. Inspections and quarantine; enforcement of
§ 69-25-13. Inspectors may be employed
§ 69-25-15. How infected or defective plants and products dealt with
§ 69-25-17. How proscribed plants and products may be shipped
§ 69-25-19. Unlawful to ship and deal in proscribed plants before inspection
§ 69-25-21. Suspected plants or products; information to be furnished commissioner
§ 69-25-23. Infected localities outside of state; shipments from prohibited
§ 69-25-25. Infected localities within this state; how dealt with
§ 69-25-27. Shipment through the state may be prohibited
§ 69-25-29. How shipments through the state may be made
§ 69-25-31. Reciprocal agreements
§ 69-25-35. Suspected premises and article may be examined
§ 69-25-37. Remedy of person affected
§ 69-25-39. Act of agent or officer deemed the act of principal or company
§ 69-25-41. Commissioner or any of his employees may sue out injunctions
§ 69-25-43. This article not to conflict with any act of Congress