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Miss. Code Ann. § 73-39-87

Immunity from liability for veterinarians reporting suspected incidents of animal cruelty

Known as the Mississippi Veterinary Practice Act

The act spans §§ 73–73 (26 sections).

Laws, 2005, ch. 421, § 19; reenacted without change, Laws, 2008, ch. 447, § 19, eff from and after passage (approved Apr. 8, 2008.

Any veterinarian licensed in this state who reports, in good faith and in the normal course of business, a suspected incident of animal cruelty to the proper authorities shall be immune from liability in any civil or criminal action brought against the veterinarian for reporting the incident.

Current official text: Mississippi Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Mississippi statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.