{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-57-10-705","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 57-10-705","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 57-10-705","body":"As used in this article:\n\n(a) “ Agency ” means the Mississippi Development Authority.\n\n(b) “ Funding ” means grants, loans, or a combination of grants and loans.\n\n(c) “ Healthy food retailers ” means retailers that sell quality fresh fruits and vegetables, in natural and/or frozen form, including, but not limited to, supermarkets, grocery stores, convenience stores and farmers' markets.\n\n(d) “ Program ” means technical assistance and a public-private partnership established in the state by the Mississippi Development Authority to identify and/or provide a dedicated source of funding and other financing for food retailers that increase access to fresh fruits and vegetables, in natural and/or frozen form, and other affordable healthy food for Mississippi residents overseen by the Mississippi Development Authority.\n\n(e) “ Underserved community ” means a geographic area that has limited access to healthy food retailers, or an area that is otherwise determined to have serious healthy food access limitations, that is located in a county that has been designated by the Department of Revenue as a Tier Two or Tier Three area under the provisions of Section 57-73-21(1) .","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":"0e8cb51736d4c9de27528a756fbb5b51cb159aa92858f7b60a3384f8e6a1cd01","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-57-10-703","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-57-10-707"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}