2019 Mississippi Code
Title 69 - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animals
Chapter 15 - Board of Animal Health; Livestock and Animal Diseases
Article 3 - General Provisions for Control and Eradication of Livestock and Animal Diseases.
§ 69-15-103. Spraying to prevent spread of disease at state fairs and community sale barns
(1) All pens, stalls, barns, or other places where livestock are placed or held for exhibits or shows at all fairs within the state shall be sprayed with an approved insecticide before any animals are placed therein, and immediately after removal of such animals, all such pens, stalls, barns, or other places where such animals have been confined shall be sprayed with an approved disinfectant. Such spraying shall be done under the direction or supervision of the board of animal health. It shall be the duty of the fair managers to see that the provisions hereof are complied with.
(2) All community sale barns within the state where any kind of livestock is sold, shall be sprayed with an approved insecticide before any animals are placed therein and immediately after removal of such animals. Such spraying shall be done at the expense of the owners of said sale barns, and done under directions of the board of animal health. Failure by the owners of said sale barns to comply with the provisions hereof shall be punished by a fine imposed upon them of not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00), nor more than Fifty Dollars ($50.00).
