Mississippi Code
Article 1 - Caustic Poisons
§ 41-29-17. Duties of district attorney, county attorney and justice of the peace

Every district attorney, county attorney or justice of the peace, to whom there is presented, or who in any way procures, satisfactory evidence of any violation of the provisions of this article, shall cause appropriate proceedings to be commenced and prosecuted in the proper courts, without delay, for the enforcement of the penalties provided in this article.