Mississippi Legislature

1997 Regular Session

Senate Agriculture Committee

As of 12/08/97 at 11:32

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HB 265  Commissioner of Agriculture; extend repealer on duties    Ford
 * %    concerning agricultural seeds.                         
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 656  Soil and Water Conservation District; authorize to        Moody
        purchase insurance on equipment.                       
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 677  Mississippi Boll Weevil Management Act; revise to         Green (34th)
        include certain additional species.                    
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 699  State Seed Testing Laboratory; authorize Department of    Holland
 *$%    Agriculture to borrow money to improve building.       
           03/29 (H) Died In Conference
HB 701  Agricultural Liming Materials Act; revise.                Holland
 *         03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 729  Agricultural land owned by nonresident alien; require     Holland
        certain disclosure.                                    
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 856  Game fish; authorize Department of Agriculture to issue   Davis (7th)
 * %    permits for sale of certain.                           
           03/18 Approved by Governor
HB 935  Weights and measures; revise and authorize Commissioner   Holland
 * %    of Agriculture to determine penalties.                 
           04/10 Approved by Governor
HB 937  Watershed repair; create cost-share program under Soil    Holland
 *      and Water Conservation Commission.                     
           03/27 Approved by Governor
HB 938  Commercial feed; exempt certain feed from inspection      Holland
 * %    fee.                                                   
           03/18 Approved by Governor
HB 940  Meat inspection; authorize Commissioner of Agriculture    Holland
 *      to hold hearings and determine penalties.              
           04/10 Approved by Governor
HB 943  Egg marketing; revise exemptions, temperature             Holland
 *      requirements and penalties for certain violations.     
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 944  Tilapia; revise labeling requirements and authorize       Holland
        Commissioner of Agriculture to set penalties.          
           03/18 Approved by Governor
HB 996  Frozen desserts; place under regulation of State Board    Holland
   %    of Health.                                             
           03/17 Approved by Governor
HB1162  Agricultural Seed Law; revise penalties and due date      Holland
 * % V  for permits.                                           
           04/23 (S) Veto Overridden
HB1193  Ratite industry promotion program; create.                Shows
   %       03/18 Approved by Governor
HB1260  Agricultural refrigerated trucks; authorize certain       Maples
 *      transfer.                                              
           03/17 Approved by Governor
HB1407  Sanitation inspection of retail food stores; authorize    Holland
 * %    Commissioner of Agriculture to conduct.                
           03/17 Approved by Governor
HB1493  Swine Demonstration Unit at Pontotoc Branch Experiment    Holland
 *      Station; rename Wiley L. Bean Swine Demonstration Unit.
           03/18 Approved by Governor
HB1501  Bonded weighmasters; revise license fees charged by       Gadd
 * %    Commissioner of Agriculture.                           
           03/27 Approved by Governor
HB1604  Emerging Crops Fund; increase amount drawn for            Stringer
 *  @   revolving loan fund for agribusiness programs; provide 
        funds for boll weevil mgt.                             
           04/24 Approved by Governor
HB1633  Mississippi Development Bank; authorize to issue state    Ford
   %    general obligation bonds for limited purpose.          
           02/24 Approved by Governor
SB2152  MS Egg Marketing Board; retain interest on deposits,      Burton
   %    exempt from budget cuts.                               
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2228  Agribusiness Council, revise composition; create          Thames
 *      advisory committee.                                    
           04/24 Approved by Governor
SB2255  Aquaculture permits; revise fee charged to                Stogner
   %    nonresidents.                                          
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2288  Agricultural Aviation Board; revise hearing procedures,   Thames
 *      extend repealer.                                       
           03/26 Approved by Governor
SB2289  Emerging crop loan program; establish program of loans    Thames
    *   for post-production on agricultural businesses.        
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2290  MS Boll Weevil Management Act; include other pests.       Thames
           03/11 Approved by Governor
SB2291  Game fish; authorize Department of Agriculture to issue   Thames
 * %    permits for sale of.                                   
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2317  Agriculture license fees; revise and deposit in           Thames
 * %    Department of Agriculture Special Fund.                
           02/14 (S) Died In Committee
SB2339  Inventory; suppliers required to repurchase under         Thames
 *      certain circumstances.                                 
           03/12 Approved by Governor
SB2354  Soil and Water Conservation Commission; authorize to      Posey
        purchase one additional passenger vehicle.             
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2355  Soil and Water Conservation District; authorize to        Posey
        purchase insurance on equipment.                       
           03/11 Approved by Governor
SB2357  Soil and water conservation districts; revise audit       Posey
 *      requirements.                                          
           03/11 Approved by Governor
SB2366  Agriculture districts; provide for petition procedure     Posey
 *      to create.                                             
           03/26 Approved by Governor
SB2376  State Soil and Water Conservation Commission; receive     Posey
        one additional set of the Mississippi Code.            
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2483  Leasing of 16th section land classified as                Hawks
        agricultural; provide procedure.                       
           02/13 (S) Died On Calendar
SB2615  Animal and Poultry By-Products Disposal Law; include      Thames
 * %    fish and fish by-products.                             
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2616  Bureau of Plant Industry Advisory Board; add State Soil   Thames
        Survey leader as a member.                             
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2618  Meat, Meat-Food and Poultry Regulation and Inspection     Thames
        Law; require plant management to reimburse for         
        inspection services on holidays.                       
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2619  Agriculture Seed Law; revise penalties and due date for   Thames
   %    permits.                                               
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2620  Imported meats and public contracts for purchase of       Thames
        meat; repeal laws.                                     
           03/11 Approved by Governor
SB2621  Petroleum Products Inspection Law; require permits for    Thames
 * %    retail establishments and make clarifications.         
           03/12 (H) Died On Calendar
SB2622  MS Fertilizer Law; change frequency and method of         Thames
   %    reporting fertilizer tonnage sold.                     
           03/25 Approved by Governor
SB2623  Meat inspection; authorize Commissioner of Agriculture    Thames
 *      to hold hearings and determine penalties.              
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2637  Pesticide; revise procedures and penalties involving      Thames
 *      pesticide law violations.                              
           03/25 Approved by Governor
SB2644  MS Agricultural and Livestock Theft Bureau; expand        Thames
        duties of.                                             
           03/25 Approved by Governor
SB2748  Department of Agriculture; repeal various regulatory      Carlton
        laws.                                                  
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2763  Department of Agriculture; clarify grain crop             Furniss
        inspection duties.                                     
           03/18 Approved by Governor
SB3028  Watershed repair; create cost-share program under Soil    Posey
        and Water Conservation Commission.                     
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB3190  Agribusiness; create MS Agribusiness Commercialization    Thames
  $%*   Fund to promote value-added agribusinesses.            
           02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SN  45  Mary Ardillo, Madison, Mississippi, as a member of the    GOVERNOR
        State Board of Animal Health, for the four year term of
        office commencing August 1, 1997                       
           04/02 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  54  Dr. Stuart G. Denman, Jr., Charleston, Mississippi, as    GOVERNOR
        a member of the State Board of Veterinary Medicine, for
        the five year term of office commencing May 22, 1997   
           04/02 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  57  Ted Kendall, IV, Bolton, Mississippi, as a member of      GOVERNOR
        the State Board of Animal Health, for the four year    
        term of office commencing August 1, 1997               
           04/02 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  66  Dennis Dean, West, Mississippi, as a member of the        GOVERNOR
        State Board of Animal Health, for the four year term of
        office commencing August 1, 1997                       
           04/02 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  85  Brad C. Bean, Liberty, Mississippi, as a member of the    GOVERNOR
        State Board of Animal Health, for the four year term of
        office commencing August 1, 1997                       
           04/02 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN  88  Dolph Baker, Jackson, Mississippi, as a member of the     GOVERNOR
        Mississippi Egg Marketing Board, for the six year term 
        of office commencing May 19, 1997                      
           04/02 (S) Appointment Confirmed



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