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Mississippi Code 1972 (2024)
Title 97 - CRIMES (§§ 97-1-1 — 97-47-9)
Chapter 41 - CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (§§ 97-41-1 — 97-41-23)
- Section 97-41-1 - Living creatures not to be cruelly treated
- Section 97-41-2 - Authority to seize maltreated, neglected, or abandoned animals
- Section 97-41-3 - Authority to kill injured, neglected, etc. animals other than dogs or cats; authorization to euthanize injured, diseased, etc. dog or cat under certain circumstances; immunity of persons acting in good faith and without malice pursuant to section
- Section 97-41-5 - Carrying creature other than dog or cat in a cruel manner
- Section 97-41-7 - Confining creatures other than dogs or cats without food or water
- Section 97-41-9 - Failure of owner or custodian to provide sustenance to creatures other than dogs or cats
- Section 97-41-11 - Fighting animals or cocks
- Section 97-41-13 - Penalty for violating certain sections
- Section 97-41-15 - Malicious or mischievous injury to livestock; penalty; restitution
- Section 97-41-16 - Mississippi Dog and Cat Pet Protection Law of 2011; legislative intent; simple cruelty; aggravated cruelty; penalty; restitution; activities not constituting cruelty to domesticated dog or cat; immunity for good faith reporting of suspected cruelty; registration of organizations that have purpose of protection of or prevention of cruelty to domesticated dogs and cats
- Section 97-41-17 - Poisons; administering to animals
- Section 97-41-18 - Prohibition against intentionally conducting fight between canine and hog; exceptions; penalties
- Section 97-41-19 - Dog fights
- Section 97-41-21 - Harassment of guide, leader, hearing, service or support dogs; penalties
- Section 97-41-23 - Injury and killing of public service animals; penalties
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