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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 29 - LIVESTOCK BRANDS, THEFT OR LOSS OF LIVESTOCK AND PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATIONS (§§ 69-29-1 — 69-29-315) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 69-29-1 — 69-29-15) › Section 69-29-7 - Butchers and dealers to keep register of brands and marks; penalty for violation

Every butcher or dealer in cattle, sheep, or hogs, who shall fail to enter in a book or register the names of all persons for whom he buys, and a description by marks, brands, and otherwise of all animals bought or kept by him for slaughter, or to allow an inspection of such entries at any time, by any person interested to make it, shall, on conviction, be imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding six months, or be fined one hundred dollars, or both.
Codes, 1880, § 2726; 1892, § 979; 1906, § 1055; Hemingway's 1917, § 783; 1930, § 799; 1942, § 2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 29 - LIVESTOCK BRANDS, THEFT OR LOSS OF LIVESTOCK AND PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATIONS (§§ 69-29-1 — 69-29-315) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 69-29-1 — 69-29-15) › Section 69-29-9 - Branding, misbranding or mismarking cattle or swine with intent to defraud; penalty

Any person who shall, with intent to defraud, brand or mis-brand, mark or mismark any neat cattle or swine not his own; or any person who shall intentionally brand over a previous brand or in any manner alter, deface or obliterate a previous brand or earmark, or shall cut out and obliterate a previous brand or earmark on any neat cattle or swine, shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state penitentiary not less than six months nor more than one year.
Codes, 1942, § 2025; Laws, 1936, ch. 294.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 29 - LIVESTOCK BRANDS, THEFT OR LOSS OF LIVESTOCK AND PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATIONS (§§ 69-29-1 — 69-29-315) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 69-29-1 — 69-29-15) › Section 69-29-11 - Regulations as to transportation of livestock; penalty for violation

For any person to haul, transport or carry any livestock upon and over the public highways, roads and streets of this state by means of a motor vehicle or other vehicle drawn or propelled by a motor vehicle, such person shall have in his possession a bill of sale showing:
(i)
from whom such livestock was purchased;
(ii)
description of such livestock, with brands or earmarks, if any;
(iii)
signature and address of the seller; and
(iv)
the date of sale and delivery.
Any sheriff, constable, agricultural and livestock theft investigator or police officer shall have the power to inspect any livestock in the process of transportation upon the highways of Mississippi.
Any person who shall violate any provisions of this section, or Section
69-29-9
, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction therefor, shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), and by imprisonment in the county jail not less than thirty (30) days nor more than six (6) months. Any person convicted of stealing livestock is subject to the penalties provided in Section
97-17-53
.
Codes, 1942, § 2025; Laws, 1936, ch. 294; Laws, 1993, ch. 508, § 2, eff. 7/1/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 29 - LIVESTOCK BRANDS, THEFT OR LOSS OF LIVESTOCK AND PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATIONS (§§ 69-29-1 — 69-29-315) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 69-29-1 — 69-29-15) › Section 69-29-13 - Mortgaged cattle; notice of loss of same

The owner of any cattle or stock which shall be mortgaged shall, within thirty days, give notice to the mortgagee of the death, theft or estray of any animal included in the lien created by said mortgage, if the mortgagor has knowledge of the death, theft or estray, and any owner who shall fail to give such notice shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction, be fined not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) or be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than sixty (60) days, or both.
Codes, Hemingway's 1917, § 1565; 1930, § 5473; 1942, § 4901; Laws, 1916, ch. 117.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 29 - LIVESTOCK BRANDS, THEFT OR LOSS OF LIVESTOCK AND PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATIONS (§§ 69-29-1 — 69-29-315) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 69-29-1 — 69-29-15) › Section 69-29-15 - Unlawful removal of any collar, tag, or marking device on an animal without permission of owner; penalties

It shall be unlawful for a person to remove any collar, tag or marking device on any animal not owned by such person and without the permission of the owner of the animal. Any person violating the provisions of this section, upon conviction for a first violation, shall be punished by a fine of not less than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six (6) months, or by both. Any person violating the provisions of this section, upon conviction for a second or subsequent violation, shall be punished by imprisonment in the Penitentiary for not less than one (1) year or a fine of not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both.
Laws, 1994, ch. 605, § 2, eff. 7/1/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 29 - LIVESTOCK BRANDS, THEFT OR LOSS OF LIVESTOCK AND PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATIONS (§§ 69-29-1 — 69-29-315) › Article 3 - REGISTRATION AND OWNERSHIP OF LIVESTOCK BRANDS (§§ 69-29-101 — 69-29-121) › Section 69-29-101 - Purpose of article

The purpose of this article is to provide a place for registration of brands or marks of cattle and other livestock in an appropriate bureau, which may be called the Mississippi Agricultural and Livestock Theft Bureau, in the Department of Agriculture and Commerce under the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce of the State of Mississippi, in order to avoid confusion as to brands or marks of cattle and other livestock, and to protect the owners against theft, and to aid the agricultural and livestock theft investigators in the Department of Agriculture and Commerce in tracing such cattle and other livestock when stolen, apprehending such thieves and returning the cattle and other livestock to the owner thereof.
Codes, 1942, § 4896-02; Laws, 1952, ch. 173, § 2; Laws, 1993, ch. 508, § 3, eff. 7/1/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 29 - LIVESTOCK BRANDS, THEFT OR LOSS OF LIVESTOCK AND PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATIONS (§§ 69-29-1 — 69-29-315) › Article 3 - REGISTRATION AND OWNERSHIP OF LIVESTOCK BRANDS (§§ 69-29-101 — 69-29-121) › Section 69-29-103 - Definitions

The following words, or similar words, when used in this article shall have the following meaning unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(a)
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce of the State of Mississippi, under whose supervision this article is placed.
(b)
"Bureau" means the Mississippi Agricultural and Livestock Theft Bureau, or its successor, in the Department of Agriculture and Commerce, under the administration of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce for the apprehending of cattle and other livestock thieves.
(c)
"Brand" means any recorded identification mark applied to any position on the hide of a live animal by means of heat, acid or chemical.
(d)
"Person" means any individual, partnership, association or corporation.
(e)
"Livestock" means horses, cattle, swine, sheep, poultry and other domestic or exotic animals, birds or fish produced for profit.
(f)
"Livestock market" means any place at which a person assembles livestock either for public or private sale by him, such services to be compensated for by the owner on a commission basis or otherwise, or where such person purchases livestock for resale, except:
(i)
Any place other than at a permanently established livestock market used solely for the dispersal sale of the livestock of a farmer, dairyman, livestock breeder or feeder who is discontinuing said business and no other livestock is there sold or offered for sale;
(ii)
Any farm, ranch, or place where livestock either raised or kept thereon for the grazing season or for fattening is sold, and no other livestock is brought there for sale or offered for sale;
(iii)
The premises of any person engaged in the raising of livestock for breeding purposes only, who limits his or its sale to animals of his or its own production;
(iv)
Any place where a breeder or an association of breeders of livestock of any class assemble and offer for sale and sell under his or their own management any livestock, when such breeder or association of breeders shall assume all responsibility of such sale and the title of livestock sold.
(g)
"Mark" means a distinct marking or device placed on a live animal sufficient to distinguish the animal readily if it becomes intermixed with other animals, and includes a tattoo.
Codes, 1942, § 4896-01; Laws, 1952, ch. 173, § 1, eff. 7/1/1952; Laws, 1993, ch. 508, § 4, eff. 7/1/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 29 - LIVESTOCK BRANDS, THEFT OR LOSS OF LIVESTOCK AND PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATIONS (§§ 69-29-1 — 69-29-315) › Article 3 - REGISTRATION AND OWNERSHIP OF LIVESTOCK BRANDS (§§ 69-29-101 — 69-29-121) › Section 69-29-107 - Copy of certificate of registration as evidence

In all suits at law or in equity, or in any criminal proceedings when the title or right of possession is involved, a copy of the certificate of brand or mark registration verified by affidavit of the department shall be received in evidence by the court as evidence of the registration of such brand or mark in accordance with the requirements of this article.
Codes, 1942, § 4896-04; Laws, 1952, ch. 173, § 4, eff. 7/1/1952; Laws, 1993, ch. 508, § 6, eff. 7/1/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 29 - LIVESTOCK BRANDS, THEFT OR LOSS OF LIVESTOCK AND PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATIONS (§§ 69-29-1 — 69-29-315) › Article 3 - REGISTRATION AND OWNERSHIP OF LIVESTOCK BRANDS (§§ 69-29-101 — 69-29-121) › Section 69-29-109 - Reregistration and renewal of brands

All brands or marks of cattle and other livestock, upon being registered with the department shall be reregistered once every five (5) years thereafter. Those brands or marks which have been filed and recorded in the Office of the Secretary of State after January 1, 1946, give the owner priority to the use of such brand or mark, and in event of duplication, the brand or mark first filed with the Secretary of State shall have priority over any same or similar brand or mark filed with the Secretary of State thereafter.
After July 1, 1952, it shall be necessary for all such owners of brands or marks who have filed and recorded brands or marks in the Office of the Secretary of State after January 1, 1946, to reregister any and all such brands or marks with the department, and pay the necessary registration fee. Brands or marks recorded in the Office of the Secretary of State before January 1, 1946, are not recognized for the purpose of priority, because of the confused state of the records. After the registration of such brands or marks with the department, they must be reregistered not later than five (5) years thereafter, or ownership thereto will be lost.
All brands or marks registered after July 1, 1952, shall be reregistered on or before five (5) years after the date of registration. Upon the transfer of any such brand or mark, notice of such transfer shall be furnished the department by the transferor, and the department shall keep a record of all such transfers.
At least ninety (90) days before the renewal date for all brands or marks, the department shall notify all persons having brands or marks registered of the date on which such brand or mark must be renewed. On or before the renewal date of all brands or marks the registered owner thereof shall pay to the department a renewal fee of Five Dollars ($5.00) and shall furnish such additional information as the department may require on forms to be furnished by the department. If any cattle owner fails to renew any brand or mark registered in his name, such brand or mark shall be forfeited and shall be available to any other applicant.
Codes, 1942, § 4896-05; Laws, 1952, ch. 173 § 5; Laws, 1976, ch. 342, § 2; Laws, 1993, ch. 508, § 7, eff. 7/1/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 29 - LIVESTOCK BRANDS, THEFT OR LOSS OF LIVESTOCK AND PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATIONS (§§ 69-29-1 — 69-29-315) › Article 3 - REGISTRATION AND OWNERSHIP OF LIVESTOCK BRANDS (§§ 69-29-101 — 69-29-121) › Section 69-29-111 - Forms; register of brands

The Department of Agriculture and Commerce shall prescribe and furnish forms on which applications for registration, reregistration and transfer of brands or marks shall be made and shall furnish such forms to the sheriff and the county agricultural agent of each county of the state to be distributed on request to livestock owners desiring to make application for registration of brands or marks and such applications may also be furnished to applicants by the department. The department shall maintain a complete register of all brands or marks, showing the name and address of the owner, and shall annually publish and distribute copies of this register and supplementary copies thereof to every livestock market and sheriff's office and chancery clerk in the state. Copies of the register of brands and marks may be furnished to other persons requesting such copies, at a price to be determined by the department. Copies of the register of brands and marks shall be published in booklet form. The department shall also determine from its records of registration the ownership of any estrayed cattle and furnish such information to interested persons, upon receipt of notice giving details of the kind of animal, color, weight, size, sex, age, marks, brands and other identifying information.
Codes, 1942, § 4896-06; Laws, 1952, ch. 173, § 6; Laws, 1993, ch. 508, § 8, eff. 7/1/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 29 - LIVESTOCK BRANDS, THEFT OR LOSS OF LIVESTOCK AND PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATIONS (§§ 69-29-1 — 69-29-315) › Article 3 - REGISTRATION AND OWNERSHIP OF LIVESTOCK BRANDS (§§ 69-29-101 — 69-29-121) › Section 69-29-113 - Livestock market operators and hide dealers to keep records

(1)
Every operator of a livestock market where livestock is sold shall keep a copy of the register of brands and marks in his place of business where it will be easily accessible for public inspection.
(2)
The operator of every livestock market where livestock is sold, together with all dealers, slaughterers and butchers who buy livestock for slaughter which was not purchased at a livestock market, shall keep a record covering all livestock received, including:
(a)
The name and address of the owner of the livestock;
(b)
The license tag number of the vehicle delivering the livestock;
(c)
The name and address of the driver of the vehicle delivering the livestock and his motor vehicle operator's license number or Social Security number, preferably both;
(d)
The number of livestock received; and
(e)
A description of livestock including color.
These records shall be kept for public inspection for a period of two (2) years after the livestock is received.
(3)
Livestock hide dealers are required to keep a record of all hides of livestock received by them, including:
(a)
The name and address of the owner of the hides;
(b)
The vehicle tag number of the vehicle delivering the hides;
(c)
The name and address of the driver of the vehicle and his motor vehicle operator's license number or Social Security number, preferably both; and
(d)
A description of the hides, including any brands or marks.
Livestock hide dealers shall keep such records for a period of two (2) years from the time of purchase.
(4)
Any livestock market operator, dealer, slaughterer, butcher or livestock hide dealer who fails to keep these records and make them available to authorized inspectors or officers of the law shall be fined not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).
Codes, 1942, § 4896-07; Laws, 1952, ch. 173, § 7; Laws, 1971, ch. 491, § 2; Laws, 1993, ch. 508, § 9, eff. 7/1/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 29 - LIVESTOCK BRANDS, THEFT OR LOSS OF LIVESTOCK AND PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATIONS (§§ 69-29-1 — 69-29-315) › Article 3 - REGISTRATION AND OWNERSHIP OF LIVESTOCK BRANDS (§§ 69-29-101 — 69-29-121) › Section 69-29-115 - Rules and regulations

The Department of Agriculture and Commerce shall have authority to promulgate such rules and regulations as are reasonably necessary to carry out the intent and purpose of this article and that shall facilitate the tracing and identification of livestock and afford protection against stealing and unlawful dealing in livestock.
Any driver moving livestock from any advertised sale shall have a bill of sale or other written evidence of purchase for the livestock in his possession, to be shown on request of any duly authorized law enforcement officer and to be delivered to the purchaser with delivery of the livestock.
Codes, 1942, § 4896-08; Laws, 1952, ch. 173, § 8; Laws, 1971, ch. 491, § 3; Laws, 1993, ch. 508, § 10, eff. 7/1/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 29 - LIVESTOCK BRANDS, THEFT OR LOSS OF LIVESTOCK AND PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATIONS (§§ 69-29-1 — 69-29-315) › Article 3 - REGISTRATION AND OWNERSHIP OF LIVESTOCK BRANDS (§§ 69-29-101 — 69-29-121) › Section 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
.
Codes, 1942, § 4896-09; Laws, 1952, ch. 173, § 9; Laws, 1993, ch. 508, § 11, eff. 7/1/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 29 - LIVESTOCK BRANDS, THEFT OR LOSS OF LIVESTOCK AND PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATIONS (§§ 69-29-1 — 69-29-315) › Article 3 - REGISTRATION AND OWNERSHIP OF LIVESTOCK BRANDS (§§ 69-29-101 — 69-29-121) › Section 69-29-119 - Minor owner may have separate brands

Minors owning cattle or stock separate from that of the father or guardian may have a brand and mark, which shall be recorded; the father or guardian shall be responsible for the proper use of such brand and mark of any such minor.
Codes, Hemingway's 1917, § 1561; 1930, § 5469; 1942, § 4897; Laws, 1916, ch. 117.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 29 - LIVESTOCK BRANDS, THEFT OR LOSS OF LIVESTOCK AND PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATIONS (§§ 69-29-1 — 69-29-315) › Article 3 - REGISTRATION AND OWNERSHIP OF LIVESTOCK BRANDS (§§ 69-29-101 — 69-29-121) › Section 69-29-121 - Penalty for violations

Any person who violates any of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00), nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment for a term of not more than six months, or both, in the discretion of the court.
Codes, 1942, § 4896-10; Laws, 1952, ch. 173, § 10, eff. 7/1/1952.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 29 - LIVESTOCK BRANDS, THEFT OR LOSS OF LIVESTOCK AND PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATIONS (§§ 69-29-1 — 69-29-315) › Article 5 - PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATIONS (§§ 69-29-201 — 69-29-205) › Section 69-29-201 - Purposes, organization, powers and duties

For the purpose of encouraging the production of more and better livestock and poultry in this state, and for the purpose of preventing theft of livestock and poultry by posting cash rewards for the arrest and conviction of livestock and poultry thieves, and requesting the Governor to aid by posting rewards and employing detectives for this purpose, all owners of livestock and poultry and land owners in any county are hereby authorized and encouraged to organize a county livestock and poultry owners protective association, hereinafter referred to as the association. All persons owning land in the county and all persons owning any livestock or poultry in the county are eligible to membership in the association. They shall organize by meeting at the county courthouse, by electing a president of the association and a secretary, and a treasurer, who shall each agree to serve for one year, without pay, when their successors shall be elected. There shall be a board of directors, not to exceed three members from each beat in the county, elected at the same time and in the same manner as the other officers. No legal charter of incorporation shall be necessary. Each county association shall have authority to make and publish its own by-laws and fix the amount of annual dues. The association, being purely voluntary, may disband or continue to function, as the members shall determine. Any association already organized in any county shall be deemed to be lawfully organized for the purpose of this article.
Codes, 1942, § 4908; Laws, 1940, ch. 209; Laws, 1942, ch. 259.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 29 - LIVESTOCK BRANDS, THEFT OR LOSS OF LIVESTOCK AND PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATIONS (§§ 69-29-1 — 69-29-315) › Article 5 - PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATIONS (§§ 69-29-201 — 69-29-205) › Section 69-29-203 - Assistance to sheriff in apprehending thieves; reward

When the theft of any livestock or poultry shall be reported to the sheriff of the county where the theft occurred, it shall be the duty of the sheriff to make prompt and diligent effort to arrest the thief or thieves. At the same time, it shall be the duty of the president of the association to assist the sheriff in the capture of the thief or thieves by posting or publishing the standing reward offered by the association for information leading to arrest and conviction of the said thief or thieves, but in case of a theft of poultry no such reward shall be offered by the association where the value of the poultry stolen would amount to a misdemeanor only. When additional assistance may be needed to bring those guilty of the theft of any livestock or poultry to justice, the president of the association, or in his absence or disability, three or more directors of the association may, in their discretion, notify the Governor and request his assistance. When the Governor shall receive such request it shall then be his duty to offer such reward as he may deem proper for arrest and conviction of the said thief or thieves, or for information leading to the arrest and conviction, but such reward shall not exceed Fifty Dollars ($50.00) in any particular case. In case it is impossible to break up livestock and poultry thefts without employment of detectives, then the Governor may, in his discretion, employ a reliable detective to assist the sheriff and the association in any county. The reward to be offered by the Governor and the expense of detectives shall be paid out of the Governor's contingent fund.
Codes, 1942, § 4909; Laws, 1940, ch. 209; Laws, 1942, ch. 259.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 29 - LIVESTOCK BRANDS, THEFT OR LOSS OF LIVESTOCK AND PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATIONS (§§ 69-29-1 — 69-29-315) › Article 5 - PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATIONS (§§ 69-29-201 — 69-29-205) › Section 69-29-205 - Reports

It shall be the duty of the secretary of each county association to file annually with the Governor a report, countersigned by the president and treasurer of the association, showing the names of all officers and directors, the number of members, the amount of dues collected, the amount paid by the association in rewards, the number of arrests and convictions, the number of thefts of livestock and poultry, and the number stolen and recovered. It shall be the duty of the Governor to report to the Legislature in detail his expenditures from contingent fund, in an itemized statement, and he shall have on file in his office for the information of members of the Legislature the information furnished by the various county associations.
Codes, 1942, § 4910; Laws, 1940, ch. 209; Laws, 1942, ch. 259.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 29 - LIVESTOCK BRANDS, THEFT OR LOSS OF LIVESTOCK AND PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATIONS (§§ 69-29-1 — 69-29-315) › Article 7 - ANIMAL RESEARCH OR EXHIBITING FACILITY (§§ 69-29-301 — 69-29-315) › Section 69-29-301 - Short title

This article may be cited and shall be known as the "Animal Research or Exhibiting Facilities Protection Act."
Law, 1996, ch. 424, § 1, eff. 7/1/1996.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 29 - LIVESTOCK BRANDS, THEFT OR LOSS OF LIVESTOCK AND PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATIONS (§§ 69-29-1 — 69-29-315) › Article 7 - ANIMAL RESEARCH OR EXHIBITING FACILITY (§§ 69-29-301 — 69-29-315) › Section 69-29-303 - Definitions

The following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed herein unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(a)
"Actor" means a person accused of any of the offenses defined in this article.
(b)
"Animal" means a warm or cold-blooded animal used in food or fiber production, agriculture, exhibition, research, testing, experimentation or education, including poultry, fish and insects.
(c)
"Animal research or exhibiting facility," hereinafter referred to as an "animal facility," includes a vehicle, building, separately secured yard, pad, pond, enclosure, structure or premises where an animal is kept, shown, handled, housed, exhibited, bred or offered for sale and any building, laboratory, institution, organization or school in which a person or persons are engaged in research, testing, educational or experimental activities or in which any commercial or academic enterprise is using warm-blooded or cold-blooded animals for food or fiber production, agriculture, research, testing, experimentation or education.
(d)
"Consent" means assent in fact, whether express or apparent.
(e)
"Deprive" means:
(i)
To purposely or knowingly withhold an animal or other property from the owner permanently or for such an extended time that a major portion of the value or enjoyment of the animal or property is lost to the owner;
(ii)
To restore the animal or other property only upon payment for reward or other compensation; or
(iii)
To dispose of an animal or other property in a manner that makes recovery of the animal or property by the owner unlikely.
(f)
"Effective consent" includes consent by a person legally authorized to act for the owner. Consent is not effective if:
(i)
Induced by force, threat, false pretenses or fraud;
(ii)
Given by a person the actor knows is not legally authorized to act for the owner;
(iii)
Given by a person who by reason of youth, mental disease or defect or intoxication is known by the actor to be unable to make reasonable decisions; or
(iv)
Given solely to detect the commission of an offense.
(g)
"Owner" means a person who has title to the property, possession of the property, whether lawful or not, or a greater right to possession of the property than the actor.
(h)
"Person" means an individual, corporation, association, nonprofit corporation, joint-stock company, firm, trust, partnership, two (2) or more persons having a joint or common interest or other legal entity.
(i)
"Possession" means actual care, custody, control or management.
Law, 1996, ch. 424, § 2, eff. 7/1/1996.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 29 - LIVESTOCK BRANDS, THEFT OR LOSS OF LIVESTOCK AND PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATIONS (§§ 69-29-1 — 69-29-315) › Article 7 - ANIMAL RESEARCH OR EXHIBITING FACILITY (§§ 69-29-301 — 69-29-315) › Section 69-29-305 - Prohibition against acquisition or exercise of control over animal facility with intent to disrupt or damage enterprise conducted at facility without consent of owner

A person shall not, without the effective consent of the owner, acquire or otherwise exercise control over an animal facility, an animal from an animal facility or other property from an animal facility with the intent to deprive the owner of the facility, animal or property and to disrupt or damage the enterprise conducted at the animal facility.
Law, 1996, ch. 424, § 3, eff. 7/1/1996.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 29 - LIVESTOCK BRANDS, THEFT OR LOSS OF LIVESTOCK AND PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATIONS (§§ 69-29-1 — 69-29-315) › Article 7 - ANIMAL RESEARCH OR EXHIBITING FACILITY (§§ 69-29-301 — 69-29-315) › Section 69-29-307 - Prohibition against damaging or destroying animal or animal facility with intent to disrupt or damage without consent of owner

A person shall not, without the effective consent of the owner, damage or destroy an animal facility or an animal or property in or on an animal facility with the intent to disrupt or damage the enterprise conducted at the animal facility.
Law, 1996, ch. 424, § 4, eff. 7/1/1996.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 29 - LIVESTOCK BRANDS, THEFT OR LOSS OF LIVESTOCK AND PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATIONS (§§ 69-29-1 — 69-29-315) › Article 7 - ANIMAL RESEARCH OR EXHIBITING FACILITY (§§ 69-29-301 — 69-29-315) › Section 69-29-309 - Prohibition against entering or remaining concealed in animal facility to commit prohibited act without consent of owner

A person shall not, without the effective consent of the owner, with the intent to disrupt or damage the enterprise conducted at the animal facility:
(a)
Enter an animal facility, not then open to the public, with intent to commit an act prohibited by this article;
(b)
Remain concealed, with intent to commit an act prohibited by this article, in an animal facility; or
(c)
Enter an animal facility and commit or attempt to commit an act prohibited by this article.
Law, 1996, ch. 424, § 5, eff. 7/1/1996.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 29 - LIVESTOCK BRANDS, THEFT OR LOSS OF LIVESTOCK AND PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATIONS (§§ 69-29-1 — 69-29-315) › Article 7 - ANIMAL RESEARCH OR EXHIBITING FACILITY (§§ 69-29-301 — 69-29-315) › Section 69-29-311 - Prohibition against entering or remaining in animal facility with intent to disrupt or damage enterprise conducted at facility without consent of owner; notice requirement; definitions

(1)
A person shall not, without the effective consent of the owner, enter or remain in an animal facility with the intent to disrupt or damage the enterprise conducted at the animal facility if the person:
(a)
Had notice that the entry was forbidden; or
(b)
Received notice to depart but failed to do so.
(2)
For purposes of this section, "notice" means:
(a)
Oral or written communication by the owner or someone with apparent authority to act for the owner;
(b)
Fencing or other enclosure obviously designed to exclude intruders or to contain animals; or
(c)
A sign or signs posted on the property or at the entrance to the building, reasonably likely to come to the attention of intruders, indicating that entry is forbidden.
Law, 1996, ch. 424, § 6, eff. 7/1/1996.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 29 - LIVESTOCK BRANDS, THEFT OR LOSS OF LIVESTOCK AND PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATIONS (§§ 69-29-1 — 69-29-315) › Article 7 - ANIMAL RESEARCH OR EXHIBITING FACILITY (§§ 69-29-301 — 69-29-315) › Section 69-29-313 - Applicability

This article does not apply to, affect or otherwise prohibit actions taken by the Department of Agriculture and Commerce, any other federal, state or local department or agency or an official or employee of these entities while in the exercise or performance of a power of duty imposed by law or regulation.
Law, 1996, ch. 424, § 7, eff. 7/1/1996.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 29 - LIVESTOCK BRANDS, THEFT OR LOSS OF LIVESTOCK AND PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATIONS (§§ 69-29-1 — 69-29-315) › Article 7 - ANIMAL RESEARCH OR EXHIBITING FACILITY (§§ 69-29-301 — 69-29-315) › Section 69-29-315 - Penalties for violations

(1)
A person violating the provisions of Sections
69-29-305
,
69-29-307
and
69-29-309
, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) or by imprisonment for not more than three (3) years, or both.
(2)
A person violating the provisions of Section
69-29-311
, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, or both.
Law, 1996, ch. 424, § 8, eff. 7/1/1996.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 31 - REGULATION OF MOISTURE-MEASURING DEVICES (§§ 69-31-1 — 69-31-15) › Section 69-31-1 - Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:
(a)
"Agricultural products" means any product of agriculture which is tested for moisture content when offered for sale, processing or storage.
(b)
"Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce.
(c)
"Department" means the department of agriculture and commerce.
(d)
"Moisture-measuring devices" means any device or instrument used by any person in proving or ascertaining the moisture content of agricultural products.
(e)
"Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, cooperative association, or two (2) or more persons having a joint or common interest in the same venture.
Laws, 1978, ch. 466, § 1, eff. 7/1/1978.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 31 - REGULATION OF MOISTURE-MEASURING DEVICES (§§ 69-31-1 — 69-31-15) › Section 69-31-3 - Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce to enforce chapter

The commissioner is hereby charged with the enforcement of this chapter and is empowered to promulgate rules, regulations, specifications, standards and tests as may be necessary in order to secure the efficient administration of this chapter. The department may, from time to time, publish such data in connection with the administration of this chapter as may be of public interest.
Laws, 1978, ch. 466, § 3, eff. 7/1/1978.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 31 - REGULATION OF MOISTURE-MEASURING DEVICES (§§ 69-31-1 — 69-31-15) › Section 69-31-5 - Inspection of devices

The department shall inspect or cause to be inspected at least annually every moisture-measuring device used in commerce in this state, except those belonging to the United States or the state, or any subdivision of either, except as may be requested. The department may inspect or cause to be inspected at the convenience of the department any moisture-measuring device upon a request in writing from the owner.
Laws, 1978, ch. 466, § 2, eff. 7/1/1978.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 31 - REGULATION OF MOISTURE-MEASURING DEVICES (§§ 69-31-1 — 69-31-15) › Section 69-31-7 - Seals to be placed on inspected devices

If an inspection or comparative test reveals that the moisture-measuring device being inspected or tested conforms to the standards and specifications established by the department, the department shall cause the same to be marked with an appropriate seal. Any moisture-measuring device which upon inspection is found not to conform with the specifications and standards established by the department shall be marked with an appropriate seal showing such device to be defective. The seal shall not be altered or removed until said moisture-measuring device is properly repaired and reinspected. The department shall notify the owner or user of such device of its defective condition. Notification shall be made on an inspection form prepared by the department.
Laws, 1978, ch. 466, § 4, eff. 7/1/1978.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 31 - REGULATION OF MOISTURE-MEASURING DEVICES (§§ 69-31-1 — 69-31-15) › Section 69-31-9 - Defective devices used to measure moisture; reinspection

(1)
Any defective moisture-measuring device, while so marked, sealed, or tagged, as provided in Section
69-31-7
, may be used to ascertain the moisture content of agricultural products offered for sale, processing or storage, only under the following conditions:
(a)
The owner or user shall make adjustment for error on all agricultural products tested, and the owner or user shall keep a record open to inspection, of every commercial sample of agricultural products inspected by means of the defective device, showing that such adjustment was made on all such agricultural products tested.
(b)
The device shall be repaired to comply with Section
69-31-7
within thirty (30) days after inspection and the department thereupon notified that the device has been repaired accordingly.
(2)
If, upon reinspection, the device is again rejected under the provisions of Section
69-31-7
, such device shall be sealed and shall not be used until repaired and reinspected.
Laws, 1978, ch. 466, § 5, eff. 7/1/1978.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 31 - REGULATION OF MOISTURE-MEASURING DEVICES (§§ 69-31-1 — 69-31-15) › Section 69-31-11 - Device to be used in location visible to general public; display of procedure for operation of device

Every moisture-measuring device offered for sale, processing or storage shall be used in a location visible to the general public and the detailed procedure for operating a moisture-measuring device shall be displayed in a conspicuous place proximate to the moisture-measuring device.
Laws, 1978, ch. 466, § 6, eff. 7/1/1978.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 31 - REGULATION OF MOISTURE-MEASURING DEVICES (§§ 69-31-1 — 69-31-15) › Section 69-31-13 - Grain moisture; measuring devices; inspection and use

After May 1, 1979, no person shall use or cause to be used any grain moisture-measuring device which has not been inspected and approved for use by the department; except that after May 1, 1979, a newly purchased grain moisture-measuring device may be used prior to regular inspection and approval if the user of such device has given at least ten (10) days' notice to the department of the purchase prior to the use of such new device.
Laws, 1978, ch. 466, § 7, eff. 7/1/1978.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 31 - REGULATION OF MOISTURE-MEASURING DEVICES (§§ 69-31-1 — 69-31-15) › Section 69-31-15 - Penalties

Any person who uses or causes to be used a moisture-measuring device in commerce with the knowledge that such device has not been inspected and approved by the department, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Laws, 1978, ch. 466, § 8, eff. 7/1/1978.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 33 - PECAN HARVESTING (§§ 69-33-1 — 69-33-9) › Section 69-33-1 - Definitions

For the purpose of this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context shall prescribe otherwise:
(a)
"Owner" means the person, firm or corporation owning the land on which pecan trees are growing or the person, firm or corporation having legal possession of such land.
(b)
"Harvesting season" means that portion of each calendar year beginning on September 1 and ending January 31.
Laws, 1981, ch. 391, § 1, eff. 7/1/1981.
Amended by Laws, 2023, ch. 420, SB 2523,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 33 - PECAN HARVESTING (§§ 69-33-1 — 69-33-9) › Section 69-33-3 - Removal of pecans from public right-of-way during harvesting season prohibited; penalty for violation

When pecan trees are grown on private property and the branches of such trees extend over a public road, street or highway right-of-way, any pecans falling from any such pecan trees onto such public right-of-way shall be deemed the property of the owner of such pecan trees until the end of the harvesting season, and it shall be unlawful for any person, without the permission of the owner of such trees, to remove such pecans from any such public right-of-way during the harvesting season. It shall be unlawful for any person, without the permission of the owner of such trees, to pick or otherwise remove any pecans from the limbs or branches of pecan trees or to cause pecans to fall from such trees. Any person found to be in violation of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined an amount not exceeding One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or be imprisoned for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days in jail, or both such fine and imprisonment.
Laws, 1981, ch. 391, § 2, eff. 7/1/1981.
Amended by Laws, 2023, ch. 420, SB 2523,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 33 - PECAN HARVESTING (§§ 69-33-1 — 69-33-9) › Section 69-33-5 - Pecans left on public right-of-way after harvesting season deemed abandoned

Any pecans remaining on a public road, street or highway right-of-way during that portion of each calendar year except the harvesting season shall be deemed to be abandoned by the owner of such pecans, and it shall not be unlawful for any person to remove such pecans from such public right-of-way, except during the harvesting season.
Laws, 1981, ch. 391, § 3, eff. 7/1/1981.
Brought forward by Laws, 2023, ch. 420, SB 2523,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 33 - PECAN HARVESTING (§§ 69-33-1 — 69-33-9) › Section 69-33-7 - Normal road maintenance to continue; owners not authorized to harvest pecans from interstate or limited access rights-of-way

The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to prohibit employees of the State Highway Department or the employees of a county or municipality from engaging in normal activities of maintenance on the rights-of-way of public roads, streets or highways. Nor shall the provisions of this chapter be construed to grant the owner of any pecan trees the right to harvest pecans from the rights-of-way of any interstate or other limited access highway.
Laws, 1981, ch. 391, § 4, eff. 7/1/1981.
Brought forward by Laws, 2023, ch. 420, SB 2523,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 33 - PECAN HARVESTING (§§ 69-33-1 — 69-33-9) › Section 69-33-9 - Penalty for violations

(1)
Any person who, without the owner's permission, enters upon the private property of an owner of lands upon which pecan trees are growing for the purpose of removing pecans from the premises thereof, whether from the grounds or within any facility thereon where the pecans are stored, for his or her own financial benefit which causes financial detriment and other damages or hardships to the owner of the pecan trees, shall be found guilty of violating the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of larceny and subject to the penalties of petit larceny as prescribed in Section
97-17-43
, or grand larceny, as prescribed in Section
97-17-41
.
(2)
In addition to any such fine or imprisonment that may be imposed for violating the provisions of this chapter, the court shall order restitution to be made to the owner of the severed pecans in United States currency at the current replacement value of the damage or loss. Whether the felonious crime is prosecuted as petit larceny or grand larceny shall be determined by the amount of the pecan's fair market value at the time the theft of the pecans occurred.
Laws, 1981, ch. 391, § 5, eff. 7/1/1981.
Amended by Laws, 2023, ch. 420, SB 2523,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 34 - MILK PRODUCERS TRANSPORTATION COST ASSISTANCE LOAN PROGRAM (§ 69-34-1) › Section 69-34-1 - [Repealed]

Laws, 2007, ch. 571, § 1; Laws, 2009, ch. 389, § 1, eff. 7/1/2009; internally repealed eff. 12/3/2012.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 69 - AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMALS (§§ 69-1-1 — 69-55-9) › Chapter 35 - MISSISSIPPI DAIRY PROMOTION ACT (§§ 69-35-1 — 69-35-33) › Section 69-35-1 - Title

This act shall be known as the "Mississippi Dairy Promotion Act."
Laws, 1989, ch. 504, § 1, eff. 4/4/1989.