{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-69-55-5","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 69-55-5","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 69-55-5","body":"(1) The Department of Agriculture and Commerce shall implement regulations and develop procedures to govern the administration and eligibility requirements of the programs established in this chapter.\n\n(2) The department may:\n\n(a) Retain up to three percent (3%) of the funds appropriated to the programs established in this chapter to pay reasonable expenses incurred in the administration of the programs.\n\n(b) Contract with an entity to administer the programs established in this chapter. When contracting with the entity to administer the programs, the department shall be exempt from Section 27-104-7(2)(g) requiring approval by the Public Procurement Review Board.","path":["MS Code","Title 69"],"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":"3999e93f456ab8756b894741f0234e1a3b1f2114511536d875cf3acb637754bd","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-69-55-3","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-69-55-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}