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§ 69-13-105. Charges against impounded livestock

MS Code § 69-13-105 (2019) (N/A)
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(a) An assessment of Ten Dollars ($10.00) per head, which shall go to the private individual employed by the commissioner of public safety to perform such work.

(b) Two Dollars and Fifty Cents ($2.50) per head, which shall be an impoundment fee, One Dollar ($1.00) of which shall be forwarded, for each animal impounded, to the state treasurer, earmarked for the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol, on the first day of each month, and the balance of One Dollar and Fifty Cents ($1.50) shall be deposited in the general county fund of the county in which the animal is impounded.

(c) There shall be an assessment of One Dollar and Fifty Cents ($1.50) per day, per head of impounded livestock, such assessment to be deposited in the general county fund to pay for the cost of feeding and caring for such livestock, if the livestock is impounded in a county-owned and operated enclosure, but if the animal is impounded in a private enclosure provided by the private individual employed by the commissioner of public safety, such fee shall be paid to that individual.

(d) Any incidental costs, such as securing the services of a veterinarian, a milker or other necessary incidental expenses.

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§ 69-13-105. Charges against impounded livestock