Mississippi Code Title 69. Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animals § 69-23-9

(1) The commissioner is authorized:

(2) The commissioner may adopt, amend or repeal rules and regulations for carrying out the provisions of this chapter, including, but not limited to, rules and regulations providing for the collection and examination of samples; the safe handling, transportation, storage, display, distribution and disposal of pesticides and their containers; protecting the environment; labeling and adopting state restricted pesticide uses.

(3) In order to avoid confusion endangering the public health resulting from diverse requirements, particularly as to the labeling and coloring of pesticides, and to avoid increased costs to the people of this state due to the necessity of complying with such diverse requirements in the manufacture and sale of such pesticides, it is desirable that there should be uniformity between the requirements of the several states and the federal government relating to such pesticides. To this end the commissioner is authorized to adopt such regulations, applicable to and in conformity with the primary standards established by this chapter, as have been or may be prescribed by the United States government for pesticides.

(4) No action taken by the commissioner under this section shall be effective unless and until such action is approved by the advisory board created under Section 69-25-3, Mississippi Code of 1972.