75-47-35 - Seizure; condemnation; sale. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 75-47-35. Seizure; condemnation; sale.
 

Any lot of commercial fertilizer not in compliance with the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to seizure on complaint of the commissioner to a court of competent jurisdiction in the area in which said commercial fertilizer is located. In the event the court finds the said commercial fertilizer to be in violation of this chapter and orders the condemnation of said commercial fertilizer, it shall be disposed of in any manner consistent with the quality of the commercial fertilizer and the laws of the state: Provided, that in no instance shall the disposition of said commercial fertilizer be ordered by the court without first giving the claimant an opportunity to apply to the court for release of said commercial fertilizer or for permission to process or relabel said commercial fertilizer to bring it into compliance with this chapter. 
 

Sources: Codes, 1942, § 4450-18; Laws,  1970, ch. 263, § 18, eff from and after the first day of July, 1970.