Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Organic certification law; revise to conform with national organic program.
Bill Text: [Introduced] [Passed Senate]
| 1 | 01/20 (S) Referred To Agriculture | |
| 2 | 01/28 (S) Title Suff Do Pass | |
| 3 | 02/06 (S) Passed | |
| 4 | 02/07 (S) Transmitted To House | |
| 5 | 02/10 (H) Referred To Agriculture | |
| 6 | 03/04 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2003 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
Senate Committee:
House Committee:
Principal Author: Stogner
Code Sections: A 069-0047-0001, A 069-0047-0003, A 069-0047-0005, RP 069-0047-0029, RP 069-0047-0031
Title: AN ACT TO CONFORM THE ORGANIC CERTIFICATION LAW WITH THE NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM; TO AMEND SECTIONS 69-47-1 AND 69-47-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE REFERENCE TO LIVESTOCK AND DAIRY PRODUCTION IN THE ORGANIC CERTIFICATION LAW; TO AMEND SECTION 69-47-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE TISSUE TESTING OF A CROP GROWN IN AN ORGANICALLY MANAGED FIELD THAT IS LOCATED WITHIN TWENTY-FIVE FEET OF A FIELD TO WHICH A PROHIBITED PESTICIDE HAS BEEN APPLIED; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 69-47-29 AND 69-47-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE PENALTIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ORGANIC CERTIFICATION LAW; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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