A druggist, apothecary, or other person shall not sell or give away any embalming fluid for embalming the dead, which contains arsenic or other deadly poisons; nor shall any embalmer use any fluid containing arsenic or other deadly poison in embalming the dead.
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