Mississippi Legislature
2003 Regular Session

House Bill 677

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Background

Title

Description: Mississippi Plant Act; include noxious weeds within regulation of pests.

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Passed House]

History of Actions:

1 01/10 (H) Referred To Agriculture
2 02/04 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
3 02/06 (H) Passed
4 02/07 (H) Transmitted To Senate
5 02/11 (S) Referred To Agriculture
6 03/04 (S) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2003
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredThree/Fifths

House Committee:

Senate Committee:

Principal Author: Holland

Code Sections: A 069-0025-0001, A 069-0025-0003, A 069-0025-0005, A 069-0025-0007, A 069-0025-0009, A 069-0025-0011, A 069-0025-0015, A 069-0025-0017, A 069-0025-0019, A 069-0025-0021, A 069-0025-0023, A 069-0025-0025, A 069-0025-0027, A 069-0025-0033, A 069-0025-0047

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 69-25-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE NOXIOUS WEEDS AS THOSE PLANTS DECLARED BY THE BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY TO BE A PUBLIC NUISANCE; TO AMEND SECTION 69-25-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE SHALL MEET ANNUALLY WITH THE ADVISORY BOARD AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY; TO AMEND SECTION 69-25-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE PROVISION THAT THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY SHALL BE DESIGNATED AS A MEMBER OF THE AGRICULTURAL AVIATION BOARD; TO AMEND SECTIONS 69-25-7, 69-25-9, 69-25-15, 69-25-17, 69-25-19, 69-25-21, 69-25-23, 69-25-25 AND 69-25-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW NOXIOUS WEEDS TO BE REGULATED AS PESTS; TO AMEND SECTION 69-25-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY SHALL SHARE RESPONSIBILITIES WITH THE STATE ENTOMOLOGIST IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE MISSISSIPPI PLANT LAW; TO AMEND SECTION 69-25-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE FIRE ANT ERADICATION PROGRAM LANGUAGE AS SUCH PROGRAM IS DEFUNCT AND IS NO LONGER A VIABLE RECOURSE; TO AMEND SECTION 69-25-47, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE MISSISSIPPI PLANT LAW; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 03/04/03 at 15:02.

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