Selling Buying of Domestic Animals

Selling/Buying of Domestic Animals

Section 3-1-15

Sale, offer for sale, barter, etc., of baby rabbits, chicks, ducklings, etc., as pets or novelties.

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to display, sell, offer for sale, barter or give away any baby rabbits, or baby chicks, ducklings or other fowl, but not including parrots, parakeets and canaries, as pets or novelties, regardless of whether or not such rabbits or fowl are dyed, colored or otherwise artificially treated.

Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as prescribed by law.

(Acts 1959, No. 104, p. 590.)

Section 3-1-20

Sale or purchase of domestic animals or fowl between sunset and sunrise.

Any person who shall sell or buy any domestic animal or domestic fowl between the hours of sunset and sunrise shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than $50.00 nor more than $500.00 and may also be sentenced to hard labor for the county for a period not exceeding one year; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to merchants, grocers or market men, who have a fixed place of business, selling to consumers, when the sales are made at such place of business.

(Code 1907, §6238; Code 1923, §3229; Code 1940, T. 3, §17.)

Section 3-1-21

Sale or exchange of horse or mule affected with glanders, etc.; fee of district attorney.

Any person who, by himself or another or as agent for another, shall knowingly sell or exchange any horse or mule subject to the disease or affection known as "choking," or affected with glanders or some other fatal, contagious or infectious disease must, on conviction, be fined not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00 and may also be sentenced to hard labor for the county for not less than three nor more than six months. One half of the fine shall go to the party injured. For each conviction under this section, the district attorney shall be entitled to a fee of $50.00.

(Code 1886, §3839; Code 1896, §4762; Code 1907, §6239; Code 1923, §3230; Code 1940, T. 3, §18.)

Section 3-1-22

Sale, etc., of mare or jennet subject to lien for services of stallion or jack prior to payment of price stipulated for such service.

Any person who, with a knowledge of the lien, sells or otherwise disposes of any mare or jennet before the stipulated price for the service of any stallion or jack, for which a lien is given by law, is paid must, on conviction, be fined not more than $100.00.