Same—Livestock.
Meridian Code of Ordinances § 6-23
in effectSec. 6-23. - Same—Livestock.
Any hog, cow, bull, sheep, goat, horse, or mule found straying or running at large shall be captured and impounded in an enclosure provided and maintained for such purpose by the division of animal control. Within five (5) days of its capture, the rightful owner or owners of any animal so impounded may claim and obtain the release of the said by payment of an impoundment fee in the amount of one hundred dollars ($100.00) and a boarding fee in the amount of twenty dollars ($20.00) per day for each day, or fraction thereof, during which the said animal has remained impounded. If any such animal is not claimed and redeemed by its owner within the five-day period, the same shall be sold at a lawfully constituted public livestock auction in satisfaction of all fees and expenses, with any surplus revenue kept by the city for one (1) year for possible claim by the owner of the animal, thereafter the sum to be transferred to the general fund of the city.
(Ord. No. 3878, § 23, 8-7-90; Ord. No. 4112, 10-6-98)
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_S6-23SAIVFetched: 11/1/2026