Mississippi Code Title 69. Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animals § 69-29-113

(1) Every operator of a livestock market where livestock is sold shall keep a copy of the register of brands and marks in his place of business where it will be easily accessible for public inspection.

(2) The operator of every livestock market where livestock is sold, together with all dealers, slaughterers and butchers who buy livestock for slaughter which was not purchased at a livestock market, shall keep a record covering all livestock received, including:

These records shall be kept for public inspection for a period of two (2) years after the livestock is received.

(3) Livestock hide dealers are required to keep a record of all hides of livestock received by them, including:

Livestock hide dealers shall keep such records for a period of two (2) years from the time of purchase.

(4) Any livestock market operator, dealer, slaughterer, butcher or livestock hide dealer who fails to keep these records and make them available to authorized inspectors or officers of the law shall be fined not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).