Definitions [Repealed effective July 1, 2022].

Miss. Code Ann. § 57-10-705
repealed
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As used in this article: “Agency” means the Mississippi Development Authority. “Funding” means grants, loans, or a combination of grants and loans. “Healthy food retailers” means retailers that sell quality fresh fruits and vegetables, in natural and/or frozen form, including, but not limited to, supermarkets, grocery stores, convenience stores and farmers’ markets. “Program” means technical assistance and a public-private partnership established in the state by the Mississippi Development Authority to identify and/or provide a dedicated source of funding and other financing for food retailers that increase access to fresh fruits and vegetables, in natural and/or frozen form, and other affordable healthy food for Mississippi residents overseen by the Mississippi Development Authority. “Underserved community” means a geographic area that has limited access to healthy food retailers, or an area that is otherwise determined to have serious healthy food access limitations, that is located in a county that has been designated by the Department of Revenue as a Tier Two or Tier Three area under the provisions of Section 57-73-21(1).

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