97-27-11 - Introduction of harmful biological substances into Mississippi prohibited; development, manufacture or possession of harmful biological substances prohibited except for authorized purposes; - Mississippi Statutes

§ 97-27-11. Introduction of harmful biological substances into Mississippi prohibited; development, manufacture or possession of harmful biological substances prohibited except for authorized purposes; penalties.
 

(1)  It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully and knowingly import, bring or send into this state a harmful biological substance including smallpox, anthrax or any other contagious or infectious disease, with the design to unlawfully spread the same or assist in spreading the same with intent to cause harm to human, animal or plant life and it shall likewise be unlawful for any person to develop, manufacture or possess such harmful biological substances, except for purposes authorized by law. 

(2)  A person convicted of subsection (1) shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00), and be imprisoned not more than twenty (20) years in the State Penitentiary, or both. 
 

Sources: Codes, 1857, ch. 64, art. 64; 1871, § 2719; 1880, § 2760; 1892, § 1008; 1906, § 1085; Hemingway's 1917, § 811; 1930, § 834; 1942, § 2060; Laws, 2002, ch. 310, § 2, eff from and after passage (approved Mar. 14, 2002.)