Cruelty to animals; fighting animals, trapping animals, etc.
Meridian Code of Ordinances § 6-5
in effectSec. 6-5. - Cruelty to animals; fighting animals, trapping animals, etc.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any section of state law with regard to animals; or override, overdrive, overload, torture, torment, unjustifiably injure, deprive of necessary sustenance, food, or drink; or cruelly beat or needlessly mutilate; or cause or procure to be overridden, overdriven, overloaded, tortured, unjustifiably injured, tormented, or deprived or necessary sustenance, food or drink; or to be cruelly beaten, or needlessly mutilated or killed; or fail to provide adequate and proper shelter and protection from the weather; or fail to provide adequate and proper veterinary care when needed to prevent suffering, any animal.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to promote or permit any dogfight, cockfight, bullfight, or other combat between animals or between animals and humans.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to set or bait any steel leg-trap or other contrivance which would maim, mutilate or seriously injure any animal.
(Ord. No. 3878, § 5, 8-7-90; Ord. No. 4580, 10-3-23)
Source: City of Meridian, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/meridian/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH6ANFO_S6-5CRANFIANTRANETFetched: 11/1/2026