Mississippi legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1296: Plant biostimulants; revise terminology under MS Plant and Soil Amendment Law in order to comply with rules adopted by AAPFCO.
Status: Failed, March 14, 2025
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 69-24-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITIONS TO CERTAIN TERMINOLOGY UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI PLANT AND SOIL AMENDMENT LAW OF 1978 BY REPLACING THE TERM "AMENDING INGREDIENT" WITH "BENEFICIAL SUBSTANCE"; TO DEFINE THE TERM "PLANT BIOSTIMULANT"; TO AMEND SECTION 69-24-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE AND THE STATE CHEMIST TO ADOPT A RULE ADMINISTRATIVELY CODIFYING RECOMMENDED BENEFICIAL SUBSTANCES LABELS ADOPTED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PLANT FOOD CONTROL; TO PRESCRIBE THE INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR DISPLAY ON CONTAINERS AND BULK SHIPMENTS OF SOIL OR BENEFICIAL SUBSTANCES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to amend section 69-24-5, mississippi code of 1972, to revise the definitions to certain terminology under the mississippi plant and soil amendment law of 1978 by replacing the term "amending ingredient" with "beneficial substance"; to define the term "plant biostimulant"; to amend section 69-24-7, mississippi code of 1972, to authorize the commissioner of agriculture and commerce and the state chemist to adopt a rule administratively codifying recommended beneficial substances labels adopted by the association of american plant food control…
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 69-24-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITIONS TO CERTAIN TERMINOLOGY UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI PLANT AND SOIL AMENDMENT LAW OF 1978 BY REPLACING THE TERM "AMENDING INGREDIENT" WITH "BENEFICIAL SUBSTANCE"; TO DEFINE THE TERM "PLANT BIOSTIMULANT"; TO AMEND SECTION 69-24-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE AND THE STATE CHEMIST TO ADOPT A RULE ADMINISTRATIVELY CODIFYING RECOMMENDED BENEFICIAL SUBSTANCES LABELS ADOPTED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PLANT FOOD CONTROL; TO PRESCRIBE THE INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR DISPLAY ON CONTAINERS AND BULK SHIPMENTS OF SOIL OR BENEFICIAL SUBSTANCES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Section 69-24-5, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: 69-24-5. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the definition ascribed to them herein unless the context requires otherwise: (a) * * * "Amending ingredient" means a substance which will improve the physical or chemical characteristics of the soil or improve crop production or quality when applied to the soil, plant or seed. "Beneficial substance" means any substance or compound, other than primary, secondary, and micro plant nutrients, and excluding pesticides, that can be demonstrated by scientific research to be beneficial to one or more species of plants, soil or media. For …