75-40-109 - Dealer's records required; duration; reports; inspection of records; grounds for license revocation. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 75-40-109. Dealer's records required; duration; reports; inspection of records; grounds for license revocation.
 

(1)  Every bird dealer shall keep records sufficient to identify: 

(a) Each exotic or pet bird in his possession or sold by him by species and description; 

(b) The name, address and telephone number of the person from whom each such bird was acquired and, if such person is a licensed bird dealer, his license number, or if such person is not a licensed dealer, his driver's license number or social security number or federal tax identification number, if any, or other such identification as may be available; 

(c) The name, address and telephone number of the person to whom each such bird is transferred and, if that person is a licensed bird dealer, his license number, or, if that person is not a licensed bird dealer, his driver's license number or social security number, if any, or other such identification as may be available; and 

(d) Any bird which the dealer knows to be or have been sick or diseased or to have died. 

(2)  The board may require periodic reports of any or all of the records required by subsection (1) of this section and may require the keeping of additional records. All required records shall be made available for inspection by the board. Failure to keep or make available any required records shall be grounds for revocation of a license. 

(3)  Every bird dealer shall keep all of such records for at least one (1) year. 
 

Sources: Laws,  1982, ch. 308, § 4; Laws, 1983, ch. 303; Laws, 2000, ch. 512, § 3, eff from and after July 1, 2000.