Mississippi Code
Article 1 - Inspection Requirements; Adulteration and Misbranding
§ 75-35-21. Prohibitions with respect to slaughtering, preparation, sale, transportation, adulteration or misbranding of carcasses or meat food products

No person, firm, or corporation shall, with respect to any cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, or other equine, or any carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat or meat food products of any such animals:
Slaughter any such animals or prepare any such products which are capable of use as human food, at any establishment preparing such articles, except in compliance with the requirements of this chapter;
Sell, transport, offer for sale or transportation, or receive for transportation, in intrastate commerce, (i) any such products which (1.) are capable of use as human food, and (2.) are adulterated or misbranded at the time of such sale, transportation, offer for sale or transportation, or receipt for transportation; or (ii) any items required to be inspected under this article unless they have been so inspected and passed;
Do, with respect to any such items which are capable of use as human food, any act while they are being transported in intrastate commerce or held for sale after such transportation, which is intended to cause or has the effect of causing such items to be adulterated or misbranded;
Slaughter or handle in connection with such slaughter any such animals in any manner not declared to be humane under Section 75-35-8.

Structure Mississippi Code

Mississippi Code

Title 75 - Regulation of Trade, Commerce and Investments

Chapter 35 - Meat Inspection

Article 1 - Inspection Requirements; Adulteration and Misbranding

§ 75-35-1. Short title

§ 75-35-3. Definitions

§ 75-35-5. Legislative finding

§ 75-35-7. Inspection of cattle and other equine prior to entry into slaughtering establishments; separation and slaughtering of diseased animals; commissioner authorized to examine and inspect for methods of slaughtering and to provide for suspensio...

§ 75-35-9. Post-mortem examination and labeling of carcasses; destruction of condemned carcasses; reinspection

§ 75-35-11. Examination of carcasses brought into slaughtering or similar establishments, and of products issued therefrom or returned thereto; limitation on entry of carcasses or products into inspected establishments

§ 75-35-13. Inspection of products in slaughtering or similar establishments; access; inspection marks or labels; destruction of condemned products

§ 75-35-17. Sanitary inspection and regulation of slaughtering or similar establishments; duty of commissioner with respect to adulterated meat or meat food products

§ 75-35-19. Examination of animals and meat products thereof slaughtered or prepared during nighttime

§ 75-35-21. Prohibitions with respect to slaughtering, preparation, sale, transportation, adulteration or misbranding of carcasses or meat food products

§ 75-35-25. Labeling and preparation of carcasses of horses and mules

§ 75-35-27. Appointment and duties of inspectors

§ 75-35-29. Bribery of inspectors or other officers; acceptance of gifts

§ 75-35-33. Regulations prescribing conditions for storage and handling