Mississippi Legislature

1997 Regular Session

Subject: AGRICULTURE

As of 12/08/97 at 11:54

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HB  10  Ratite industry promotion program; establish.             Shows
   %       02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB  30  Aquaculture permits; revise fee charged to                Ellzey
   %    nonresidents.                                          
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 197  Agriculture Museum; rename as the Mississippi             Manning
        Agricultural and Forestry Museum.                      
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 200  Ad valorem tax; exempt equipment and machinery used to    Frierson
  $%    process or package blueberries.                        
           02/26 (H) Died In Committee
HB 242  Income tax; provide credit for ad valorem taxes paid on   Frierson
  $%    equipment used in processing or packaging blueberries. 
           02/26 (H) Died In Committee
HB 243  Ad valorem taxes; 10% cap on increase in assessed value   Ellzey
  $%    of agricultural property and commercial poultry houses.
           02/26 (H) Died In Committee
HB 265  Commissioner of Agriculture; extend repealer on duties    Ford
 * %    concerning agricultural seeds.                         
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 266  Agricultural products; out-of-state First Purchaser       Ford
        License; extend repealer.                              
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 384  Harvest permits; reenact and extend repealer for one      Ford
   %    year.                                                  
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 677  Mississippi Boll Weevil Management Act; revise to         Green (34th)
        include certain additional species.                    
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 699  State Seed Testing Laboratory; authorize Department of    Holland
 *$%    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 726  Agriculture districts; provide for petition procedure     Holland
        to create.                                             
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 729  Agricultural land owned by nonresident alien; require     Holland
        certain disclosure.                                    
           03/04 (S) Died In Committee
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 941  Honey products; require licensing and provide penalties   Holland
   %    for violations.                                        
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 946  Mississippi Agricultural and Livestock Theft Bureau;      Holland
        expand duties of.                                      
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 978  Emerging crop loan program; establish program of loans    Ellzey
        for post-production on agricultural businesses.        
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1007  Unclaimed Property Act; exempt certain payments by        Ford
        nonprofit agricultural cooperative marketing           
        associations.                                          
           03/24 Approved by Governor
HB1108  Inspection of grain crops; allow inspection for           Cameron
   %    companies domiciled in Mississippi.                    
           02/13 (H) Died On Calendar
HB1162  Agricultural Seed Law; revise penalties and due date      Holland
 * % V  for permits.                                           
           04/23 (S) Veto Overridden
HB1241  Unemployment compensation; sweet potato farming shall     Grist
        be classified a seasonal industry.                     
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1260  Agricultural refrigerated trucks; authorize certain       Maples
 *      transfer.                                              
           03/17 Approved by Governor
HB1329  Fertilizer Law; charge frequency and method of            Holland
   %    reporting fertilizer tonnage sold.                     
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1341  Harvest permits; continue and amend; authorize relevant   Compretta
   %    evidence overweight penalty (MDOT).                    
           02/12 (H) Died In Committee
HB1538  Sales tax; divert sales tax on cotton compresses and      McBride
        cotton warehouses to assist in boll weevil             
        management/eradication.                                
           02/04 (H) Died In Committee
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
HB1717  Sales tax; delete that imposed on the ginning of cotton   Williams
  $%    (STC).                                                 
           03/27 Approved by Governor
HB1719  Sales tax; tax sales of certain agricultural equipment    Williams
 *$%    at three percent (STC).                                
           03/18 (S) Died In Committee
SB2228  Agribusiness Council, revise composition; create          Thames
 *      advisory committee.                                    
           04/24 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
SB2366  Agriculture districts; provide for petition procedure     Posey
 *      to create.                                             
           03/26 Approved by Governor
SB2619  Agriculture Seed Law; revise penalties and due date for   Thames
   %    permits.                                               
           03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2622  MS Fertilizer Law; change frequency and method of         Thames
   %    reporting fertilizer tonnage sold.                     
           03/25 Approved by Governor
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
SB2688  Harvest permits; continue and amend; authorize relevant   Little
   %    evidence overweight penalty (MDOT).                    
           02/04 (S) Died In Committee
SB2706  Funds appropriated to ASU Small Farm Development Center   Jackson
 *      FY97; clarify.                                         
           03/25 Approved by Governor
SB2934  Harvest permits; extend repeal; authorize certain         Lee
 * %    tolerances.                                            
           04/10 Approved by Governor
SB3082  Sales taxation; tax sales of certain agricultural         Bryan
  $%    equipment at 3%.                                       
           02/26 (S) Died In Committee
SB3092  Sales tax; delete that imposed on the ginning of cotton   Bryan
  $%    (STC).                                                 
           02/26 (S) Died In Committee



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