69-37-3 - Purpose; liberal construction.
§ 69-37-3. Purpose; liberal construction.
The Legislature has determined that the boll weevil is a public nuisance, a pest and a menace to the cotton industry. The purpose of this chapter is (a) to provide procedures through which cotton growers in various geographical regions in Mississippi may initiate boll weevil suppression, pre-eradication or eradication programs within their respective regions, (b) to provide for certification of a cotton growers organization to cooperate with state and federal agencies in the administration of cost-sharing programs for suppression, pre-eradication, or eradication of boll weevils in various cotton-growing regions in Mississippi, and (c) to empower the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce to promulgate and enforce regulations in support of such programs. This chapter should be construed liberally to achieve these purposes.
Sources: Laws, 1993, ch. 345, § 2, eff from and after July 1, 1993.