75-40-117 - Legal actions for enforcement of law, regulation or order; injunctive relief. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 75-40-117. Legal actions for enforcement of law, regulation or order; injunctive relief.
 

(1)  The State Veterinarian may institute suits or other legal proceedings in any court of proper venue as may be required for the enforcement of any law or regulation governing activities for which registration with or a license or permit from the board is required by this article. 

(2)  The State Veterinarian may institute an action in any court of proper venue to enforce any order made by him pursuant to the provisions of Section 75-40-115. 

(3)  In cases in which the State Veterinarian institutes a suit or other legal proceeding to enforce his order, the court may, among other appropriate relief, issue a temporary restraining order or a preliminary, interlocutory or permanent injunction restraining or enjoining persons, and those in active concert with them, from engaging in any acts, practices or transactions prohibited by orders of the State Veterinarian or any law or regulation governing activities for which registration with or a license or permit from the Board of Animal Health is required. 
 

Sources: Laws,  1982, ch. 308, § 7(5)-(7); Laws, 2000, ch. 512, § 7, eff from and after July 1, 2000.