69-23-15 - Exemptions. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 69-23-15. Exemptions.
 

(1)  The penalties provided for violations of Section 69-23-5 (1) shall not apply to: 

(a) Any carrier while lawfully engaged in transporting a pesticide within this state if such carrier shall, upon request, permit the commissioner or his employees to copy all records showing the transaction in and movement of the articles; 

(b) Public officials of this state and the federal government engaged in the performance of their official duties in administering state or federal pesticide laws or regulations or while engaged in pesticide research. 

(c) The manufacturer or shipper of a pesticide for experimental use only: 

(i) By or under the supervision of an agency of this state or of the federal government authorized by law to conduct research in the field of pesticides; or 

(ii) By others if the pesticides shipper or manufacturer holds a valid experimental use permit as provided for by Section 69-23-25 or by EPA. 

(2)  No article shall be deemed in violation of this chapter when intended solely for export to a foreign country, and when prepared or packaged according to the specifications or directions of the purchaser. If not so exported, all the provisions of this chapter shall apply. 
 

Sources: Codes, 1942, § 5000-07; Laws,  1950, ch. 452, § 7; Laws, 1971, ch. 509, § 6; Laws, 1975, ch. 319, § 10, eff from and after July 1, 1975.