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2017 Mississippi Code
Title 69 - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animals
Chapter 29 - Livestock Brands, Theft or Loss of Livestock and Protective Associations
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 69-29-7. Butchers and dealers to keep register of brands and marks; penalty for violation

Universal Citation:
MS Code § 69-29-7 (2017)
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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.

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