Mississippi § 69-29-9 - Branding, misbranding or mismarking cattle or swine with intent to defraud; penalty.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 69-29-9 — Branding, misbranding or mismarking cattle or swine with intent to defraud; penalty., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 69-29-9. Branding, misbranding or mismarking cattle or swine with intent to defraud; penalty.
Any person who shall, with intent to defraud, brand or mis-brand, mark or mismark any neat cattle or swine not his own; or any person who shall intentionally brand over a previous brand or in any manner alter, deface or obliterate a previous brand or earmark, or shall cut out and obliterate a previous brand or earmark on any neat cattle or swine, shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state penitentiary not less than six months nor more than one year.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 69-29-9 ("Branding, misbranding or mismarking cattle or swine with intent to defraud; penalty.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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