MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972
As Amended

SEC. 75-31-511. Liability for failure to pay as provided.

A milk processor who fails to pay for raw milk as provided by this act shall be liable to the dairy farmer for:

(a) The purchase price of the raw milk;

(b) Interest on the purchase price at the highest legal rate from the date possession is transferred until the date the payment is made in accordance with this act; and

(c) A reasonable attorney's fee for the collection of the payment.

SOURCES: Laws, 1988, ch. 472, Sec. 6, eff from and after July 1, 1988.


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