Under the provisions of Miss. Code Ann. § 69-25-17 and § 69-25-19, the Bureau of Plant Industry, Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce does declare that any person who buys and resells nursery stock independent of any control of a nursery shall be classed as a nursery dealer. A list of all nurseries from which a dealer will buy stock during the ensuing shipping season must be filed with the State Entomologist at Mississippi State on a blank form furnished by the State Entomologist, and if said list is satisfactory, a Dealer's Certificate may be issued. A new agreement form must be filed with the State Entomologist on or before September 1, each year. Nursery Dealer certificates shall be valid until September 1, subsequent to the date of issuance, unless revoked for cause; provided, department stores, and other stores handling nursery stock as a side line shall not be required to use nursery dealer certificates, but shall comply with all other nursery dealer requirements of the Bureau of Plant Industry. The nursery dealer certificate form shall be as follows:
MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE
BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY
MISSISSIPPI STATE, MISSISSIPPI 39762
Nursery Dealer's Certificate
The undersigned hereby certifies that the nursery stock sold by of ___________________________, Mississippi, is apparently free from injurious insect pests and diseases, and that the same may be transported under the provisions of Miss. Code Ann. §§ 39-21-1 thru 69-21-47.
The undersigned further declares that __________________ has furnished him with names and addresses of the persons from whom, and the localities where he purchased or obtained the nursery stock sold under this certificate.
VOID AFTER SEPTEMBER 1,_____.
_____________________________
State Entomologist
2 Miss. Code. R. 1-3-01-112