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Mississippi Code Title 69. Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animals § 69-1-375

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) The department is authorized to issue certificates of free sale for products grown or manufactured in Mississippi or distributed and sold from Mississippi. The business must be in good standing with the Mississippi Secretary of State's office.

(2) All requests for certificates must be in writing and shall contain at least the following information:

(a) The name under which the business is conducted and/or licensed;

(b) The physical address where the business is conducted;

(c) The type of operation conducted by the requesting establishment;

(d) The product's full, common or usual name of the product, the name of the manufacturer and the size of the product. Each product size shall be submitted as a separate product. Products on the certificate will be listed exactly as submitted;

(e) The country or countries to where the product is being shipped; and

(f) The number of certificates requested.

(3)(a) Labeling information, promotional information, website information, master formulas, marketing clearance letters, distribution records, and advertising affixed to, accompanying, or relating to the products may be required to be submitted for each product upon request by the department.

If labeling is in a foreign language, applicant shall provide English translation. Labeling information shall be in final format. Label prototypes and drafts shall not be accepted.

(b) The certificate will list the product name, the manufacturer's name, and the product size, if applicable.

(4) The department assumes no legal liability by issuing these certificates, but merely serves to promote the export of agricultural products from the State of Mississippi.

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