MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972
As Amended

SEC. 69-29-117. Unlawful acts.

It shall be unlawful for:

(a) Any person to use any brand or mark for branding cattle or other livestock unless the brand or mark is registered with the Department of Agriculture and Commerce;

(b) Any person to obliterate, alter or deface the brand or mark of any animals;

(c) Any livestock market to receive and sell livestock unless records of such sale are kept in accordance with the requirements of this article;

(d) Any livestock market to fail to keep a copy of the register of brands and marks furnished to them by the department in a place easily accessible to interested parties;

(e) Any livestock hide dealer to fail or refuse to keep records required by subsection (c) of Section 69-29-113.

SOURCES: Codes, 1942, Sec. 4896-09; Laws, 1952, ch. 173, Sec. 9, eff July 1, 1952. Laws, 1993, ch. 508, Sec. 11, eff from and after July 1, 1993.


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