2010 Mississippi Code
TITLE 75 - REGULATION OF TRADE, COMMERCE AND INVESTMENTS
Chapter 31 - Milk and Milk Products.
75-31-511 - Liability for failure to pay as provided.
§ 75-31-511. Liability for failure to pay as provided.
A milk processor who fails to pay for raw milk as provided by this article 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 article; and
(c) A reasonable attorney's fee for the collection of the payment.
Sources: Laws, 1988, ch. 472, § 6, eff from and after July 1, 1988.
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