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Miss. Code Ann. § 79-17-11: Unlawful use of the words “farm bureau.”

(1) The use of the words “farm bureau” by any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, or other business enterprise doing business in the State of Mississippi, except by the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation or its subsidiaries or affiliate associations, shall be unlawful.
(2) The use of the words “farm bureau,” either preceded by or followed by the name of any state, county, or town or by any word designating a product, service, activity, or enterprise in the State of Mississippi shall be unlawful; provided, however, this shall not limit nor affect the right of the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation, or any of its affiliate associations, in the free use of such words.
(3) The Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation may authorize its affiliate or associate organizations, services, or activities to use the words “farm bureau” by resolution duly adopted and spread upon the minutes of its board of directors, a certified copy of which shall be filed with the secretary of state before such words shall be used by any other than the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation.
(4) Any person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, fined not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding six (6) months, or both.

Where this section sits in the code

Title 79. Corporations, Associations, and Partnerships
Chapter 17. Agricultural Associations; Conversion to Corporate Form

(2) The use of the words “farm bureau,” either preceded by or followed by the name of any state, county, or town or by any word designating a product, service, activity, or enterprise in the State of Mississippi shall be unlawful; provided, however, this shall not limit nor affect the right of the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation, or any of its affiliate associations, in the free use of such words.

(3) The Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation may authorize its affiliate or associate organizations, services, or activities to use the words “farm bureau” by resolution duly adopted and spread upon the minutes of its board of directors, a certified copy of which shall be filed with the secretary of state before such words shall be used by any other than the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation.

(4) Any person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, fined not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding six (6) months, or both.

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