Mississippi Code Title 75. Regulation of Trade, Commerce and Investments § 75-44-43

(1) Every grain warehouse shall be examined by the commissioner each year. The cost of such examination shall be included in the annual license fee. The commissioner, at his discretion, may make additional examinations of any grain warehouse at any time. If any discrepancy is found as a result of additional examination, the cost of such examination is to be paid by the grain warehouseman.

(2) Every grain warehouse shall at least annually send to the commissioner a copy of its financial statement prepared by an accountant licensed by the State of Mississippi and sworn to by the accountant and grain warehouseman.

(3) The commissioner may, in his discretion, require an unqualified audit by an accountant licensed by the State of Mississippi as a requirement for licensing, and inspect the grain warehouse's business, mode of conducting the same, facilities, equipment, inventories, property, books, records, accounts, papers and minutes of proceedings held at such grain warehouse, and any other records deemed relevant to the operation of the grain warehouse by the commissioner.

(4) All scales used for the weighing of property in grain warehouses shall be subject to tests by any scale inspector duly appointed or authorized by the commissioner during regular business hours.