69-1-25 - Commissioner, Governor and Attorney General to enforce regulations as to products coming in.
§ 69-1-25. Commissioner, Governor and Attorney General to enforce regulations as to products coming in.
(1) The State Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, the governor and the Attorney General of the State of Mississippi, are hereby authorized and empowered, in their discretion, to protect the welfare of the people of the State of Mississippi by guaranteeing that seeds, feeds, fertilizers, bulbs, vegetables, or any and all other product of farm, grove, forest, garden and minerals, including but not limited to coal and lime, coming into the State of Mississippi meet the proper standards, in accordance with the laws of the State of Mississippi and rules and regulations drawn by the State Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, with the approval of the Attorney General, governing the labeling as to net weight, source of origin, purity, and grade thereof. In the case of coal or lime, the State Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, with the approval of the Attorney General, may promulgate rules and regulations setting up a form or forms to be used in guaranteeing the net weight at the point of delivery, to be weighed on approved scales in the presence of the purchaser.
(2) Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or both, and each sale of any such goods or products without meeting the requirements of this section shall constitute a separate offense.
Sources: Codes, 1942, § 4425.5; Laws, 1956, ch. 132, §§ 1, 2.