Every druggist, apothecary, or other person, who shall sell or give away except on the written prescription of a physician, any article of medicine belonging to the class usually known as poisons, shall be required to register in a book kept for that purpose, the name, place of residence, age, sex, and color of the person obtaining such poison, the quantity sold, the purpose for which it was required, the day and date on which it was obtained, and the name and place of abode of the person for whom the article is intended; and he shall carefully mark the word "poison" upon the label or wrapper of each package.
Structure Mississippi Code
Chapter 27 - Crimes Affecting Public Health
§ 97-27-1. Adulteration of food, drugs or candy
§ 97-27-3. Animals and fowl; diseased animals and fowl to be confined and segregated; burial
§ 97-27-5. Animals and fowl; selling, exposing or using animal with infectious disease
§ 97-27-10. Definition of harmful substances
§ 97-27-13. Contagious diseases; smallpox patient not to go abroad
§ 97-27-15. Food sales; selling meat of animal not slaughtered, or unwholesome bread or drink
§ 97-27-17. Food sales; flour and other provisions
§ 97-27-19. Food sales; meat; sale of flesh of dead, diseased, and unclean animals; punishment
§ 97-27-21. Poisons; sale and giving away regulated
§ 97-27-23. Poisons; register to be kept; label
§ 97-27-25. Poisons; arsenic to be mixed with soot or indigo
§ 97-27-27. Poisons; arsenic or other deadly poison not to be used in embalming fluid
§ 97-27-29. Poisons; penalty for violation of certain sections