2 Miss. Code. R. 1-3-01-140.01
The Bureau of Plant Industry has found and determined and does hereby declare the fungus Gibberella fujikuroi (bakanae strains), causal agent of the rice disease Bakanae, commonly known as "foolish seedling disease", a public nuisance, a pest and a menace to the rice industry. In order to protect the welfare of the public's food supply, the following emergency quarantine is established to prevent the introduction and dissemination of Gibberella fujikuroi (bakanae strains) into rice production areas of Mississippi. The movement of regulated articles cited below in section 140.04 from infested areas into Mississippi is hereby restricted. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce through the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI), in accordance with Miss. Code Ann. Section 69-25-7 paragraph (2), Section 25-43-7, and Subpart 3- Bureau of Plant Industry, Chapter 1; section 102(2)(e) of the regulations adopted there under, does declare and give public notice of the establishment of an emergency quarantine setting forth the following:
2 Miss. Code. R. 1-3-01-140.01