MS SB2992

Appropriates $6,734,688 from the State General Fund and authorizes $8,519,876 in special source funds for the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce for fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018)

Authorizes 230 permanent full-time positions, 2 permanent part-time positions, and 19 time-limited full-time positions for the department

Allocates $1,100,000 for the Beaver Control Program, with funding from the Department of Transportation, private fees, and the State Forestry Commission, requiring participating counties to pay up to $7,500

Limits expenditure to $30,000 for the Mississippi Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Pilot Program serving citizens over 60 years old within 130% of the poverty level

Establishes performance targets including 52,000 retail motor fuel device inspections, 6,000 food sanitation inspections, 140,000 museum attendees, and 300 livestock theft cases investigated