{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-57-1-2","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 57-1-2","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 57-1-2","body":"For the purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have the meanings ascribed herein, unless the context otherwise requires:\n\n(a) “ Department ” shall mean the Mississippi Development Authority.\n\n(b) “ Office ” shall mean an administrative subdivision of the department.\n\n(c) “ Executive director ” shall mean the executive officer of the department.\n\n(d) “ Agricultural and Industrial Board ,” “ Department of Economic Development ,” “ Board of Economic Development, ” “ Department of Economic and Community Development ” and “ Mississippi Department of Economic and Community Development ” wherever they appear in the laws of the State of Mississippi, shall mean the “ Mississippi Development Authority,” operating through its executive director.","path":["MS Code","Title 57"],"source_url":"https://legislature.ms.gov/","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:17Z","sha256":"0ccde4a2f3bfdea4a1580e6d0bbdded81cae1873efec33ebfce450cc16c47be5","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-57-1-19","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-57-1-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}