Except as otherwise provided in Section 73-13-103, if any person shall go upon the enclosed land of another without his consent, after having been notified by such person or his agent not to do so, either personally or by published or posted notice, or shall remain on such land after a request by such person or his agent to depart, he shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for such offense. The provisions of this section shall apply to land not enclosed where the stock law is in force.
Miss. Code Ann. § 97-17-85
Trespass; going upon inclosed land of another
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 478 So. 2d 1017 - Harper v. State (1985)
Most recently applied in Gray v. State (January 2006)
Codes, 1880, § 2980; 1892, § 1320; 1906, § 1394; Hemingway’s 1917, § 1137; 1930, § 1168; 1942, § 2411; Laws, 1997, ch. 425, § 2, eff from and after July 1, 1997.
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