Mississippi § 75-35-23 - Unlawful manufacture, forgery, adulteration or unauthorized use of marks, labels or other identification devices or certificates; false statements or representations.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 75-35-23 — Unlawful manufacture, forgery, adulteration or unauthorized use of marks, labels or other identification devices or certificates; false statements or representations., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 75-35-23. Unlawful manufacture, forgery, adulteration or unauthorized use of marks, labels or other identification devices or certificates; false statements or representations.
No brand manufacturer, printer, or other person, firm, or corporation shall cast, print, lithograph, or otherwise make any device containing any official mark or simulation thereof, or any label bearing any such mark or simulation, or any form of official certificate or simulation thereof, except as authorized by the commissioner. No person, firm, or corporation shall forge any official device, mark, or certificates; without authorization from the commissioner, use any official device, mark, or certificate, or simulation thereof, or alter, detach, deface, or destroy any official device, mark, or certificate; contrary to the regulations prescribed by the commissioner, fail to use, or to detach, deface, or destroy any official device, mark, or certificate; knowingly possess, without promptly notifying the commissioner, or his representative, any official device or any counterfeit, simulated, forged, or improperly altered official certificate or any device or label or any carcass of any animal, or part or product thereof, bearing any counterfeit, simulated, forged, or improperly altered official mark; knowingly make any false statement in any shipper’s certificate or other nonofficial or official certificate provided for in the regulations prescribed by the commissioner; or knowingly represent that any item or product has been inspected and passed, or exempted, under this chapter when, in fact, it has, respectively, not been so inspected and passed, or exempted.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Mississippi § 75-35-23
What does Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 75-35-23 cover?
Section 75-35-23 ("Unlawful manufacture, forgery, adulteration or unauthorized use of marks, labels or other identification devices or certificates; false statements or representations.") 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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