Section 69-25-211 - Enforcement(1)(a) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee may enter, at reasonable times, upon any public or private property at which hemp is being cultivated or processed for the purpose of determining compliance with this chapter and rules adopted under it. The Director of the Bureau of Plant Industry may apply for, and any judge of a court of competent jurisdiction, may issue a search warrant as is necessary to achieve the purposes of this chapter relating to things, property or places within the court's territorial jurisdiction.(b) If the commissioner or the commissioner's designee determines that emergency conditions exist requiring immediate action necessary to protect public health or safety of the environment, the commissioner or the commissioner's designee may issue an order stating the existence of such conditions and requiring specific actions be taken to mitigate those conditions without providing prior notice or an adjudication hearing.(c) Any person to whom such an order is issued shall immediately comply with that order, and may apply to the Director of the Bureau of Plant Industry for an adjudication hearing. Upon receiving an application for an adjudication hearing, the director shall hold the hearing as soon as practicable and not later than thirty (30) days after receipt of the application. On the basis of the hearing, the director shall continue the order in effect, revoke it, or modify it.(d) In addition to any other available remedies, the commissioner or the Mississippi Attorney General may apply to the circuit court in the county where any provision of this chapter or an order issued under paragraph (b) of this subsection is being violated for an injunction restraining any person from continuing the violation.(e) An employee of the state or any division, agency, institution thereof involved in the administration and/or enforcement of this article, shall not be subject to prosecution for violations related to possession or transportation of hemp or cannabis in conjunction with the employee's duties arising under this chapter.(2) In addition to any other liability or penalty provided by law, the department may revoke or refuse to issue or renew a hemp grower license or hemp processor registration and may impose a civil penalty for violations of:(a) A license or registration requirement;(b) License or registration terms or conditions;(c) Department rules and regulations relating to growing or processing hemp; or(d) A final order of the department that is specifically directed to the grower's or processor's hemp operations or activities.(3) The department may impose administrative penalties for violations under this section in accordance with Section 69-25-51.Added by Laws, 2020, ch. 413, SB 2725,§ 6, eff. 6/29/2020.