§ 49-13-1. Citation of chapter
This chapter may be cited as the Mississippi Commercial Quail Law.
§ 49-13-11. Packaging and labeling for transferred quail carcasses
The carcasses of dressed pen-raised quail shall, when sold or given as a gift, be contained in a package or wrapper possessing, in plain easy-to-read print, the licensed seller’s or donor’s name, name of quail business (if used) and address. The package or wrapper may contain one or more birds.
§ 49-13-13. Shipment by carrier
When any package containing quail carcasses is to be shipped by rail, express or other carrier, public or private, the packages wherein the quail are contained must comply with the packaging or wrapping requirements set forth in Section 49-13-11 of the Mississippi Commercial Quail Law.
§ 49-13-15. Storage of carcasses
If a package or shipment of quail carcasses is kept in storage in any hotel, restaurant, cafe or boardinghouse, or elsewhere, the carcasses must remain in the packages or wrappers used by the licensed quail producer until the quail are being prepared for consumption.
§ 49-13-17. Records; subsequent change of ownership
In case of the resale or disposition of quail carcasses originally purchased or received from a licensed quail producer and in turn sold or donated by another person, a record of each subsequent change of ownership must be made. The following information must be recorded by the present owner about the owner who receives the […]
§ 49-13-19. Records; examination and inspection
Each person, firm or corporation, holding a commercial quail breeder’s license shall keep permanent records in a suitable, permanently bound book of all birds’ carcasses sold, to whom sold, the date of the sale, the address of the vendee or consignee and the number of carcasses sold, which record, as well as the premises of […]
§ 49-13-21. Shipments into state
Any person, firm or corporation shipping quail into this state shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter.
§ 49-13-23. Penalties; suspension of license
Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). Multiple violations of this chapter shall be assessed fines near the maximum allowable limits. Also, […]
§ 49-13-25. Raising of quail for other than commercial sale
Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to require any person, engaging in the raising of quail for purposes other than the raising of quail for commercial sale for consumption, to secure a commercial quail breeder’s license, provided such person shall not raise more than one hundred (100) such birds in any calendar year […]
§ 49-13-3. Definitions
As used in this chapter, the term: “Commission” means the Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. “Department” means the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. “Pen-raised quail” means a quail that has been hatched from an egg laid by a quail confined in a pen or coop and has itself been wholly raised […]
§ 49-13-5. Who may engage in the business of propagating quail for commercial sale
Any person, firm or corporation may engage in the business of propagating pen-raised quail for the commercial sale for consumption thereof by complying with the provisions of this chapter and may thereafter sell either live quail or the carcasses of such pen-raised quail either within or without this state.
§ 49-13-7. Commercial quail breeder’s license
A commercial quail breeder’s license must first be obtained from the commission, or its agents. The license shall be applied for each year and shall be valid from April 1 to March 31 next following, upon payment of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for each license. The license must bear a number as designated by the commission, […]
§ 49-13-9. Sale or transfer of quail carcasses; necessity of transfer by licensed commercial breeder; record of transfer; penalties
The sale or transfer or ownership of any pen-raised quail carcasses must originate with a sale or transfer made by a licensed commercial quail breeder. Each licensed quail producer shall display the license on the premises in easy view and shall keep a record of each bird sale or gift. The record of bird transfer […]