Section 2-1-4-01-101 - Definitions:1. "Distressed merchandise" means any food which has had the label lost or which has been subjected to possible damage due to accident, fire, flood, adverse weather, or to any other similar cause, and which may have been rendered unsafe or unsuitable for human or animal consumption or use. Distressed merchandise shall not include food products that fail to meet manufacturer's or packer's specifications, but which do meet applicable federal and state regulation.2. "Non-salvageable merchandise" means "distressed merchandise," as defined in paragraph (1) which cannot be safely or practically reconditioned.3. "Reconditioning" means any appropriate process or procedure by which distressed merchandise can be brought into compliance with all Federal and State Regulatory Authority requirements making it suitable for consumption or use as human or animal feed.4. "Regulatory Authority" means the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce.5. "Salvageable merchandise" means any distressed merchandise, as defined in paragraph (1) of this section, which can be reconditioned to the satisfaction of the Regulatory Authority.6. "Salvaged merchandise" means previously distressed merchandise, as defined in paragraph (1) of this section which when reconditioned meets all Federal and State Regulatory Authority requirements.7. "Salvage operation" means an establishment engaged in the business of selling or distributing salvaged merchandise or reconditioning distressed merchandise.2 Miss. Code. R. 1-4-01-101
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-1-18.