{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-57-19-3","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 57-19-3","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 57-19-3","body":"The Legislature hereby finds and declares:\n\n(a) That the economic progress of Mississippi depends in large measure upon the wise and most feasible use of our agricultural land, and other natural resources of the state;\n\n(b) That food and food products grown and produced in this state substantially utilize a portion of our agricultural lands and other natural resources;\n\n(c) That food and food products when continually improved and more effectively utilized can contribute substantially to the total economic development of Mississippi;\n\n(d) That there is a tremendous need for additional knowledge about the production, harvesting, handling, grading, preparing, processing, storing, shipping and merchandising of food and food products; and\n\n(e) That this chapter is specifically designed to establish a program for the discovery and dissemination of knowledge concerning food and food products and the uses thereof.","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":"cef7ef4b3c634229c2fd7feaaa20bc7448187fb7c08806c5cc95b8be2c42e358","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-57-19-17","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-57-19-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}