The following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them herein unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
1. "Dealer" or "Livestock Dealer" means any person or agent who buys, sells or offers to sell, exchange, barter or negotiate the sale of livestock in this state.2. "Dealer" or "Livestock Dealer" does not mean: a. A person who offers to sell or trade livestock which he has produced and raised; b. a person who offers for sale or trade livestock which he has owned or had in his possession for a period of 90 days or longer and is not engaged in business of buying, selling, trading or negotiating the transfer of livestock;c. a person who purchases livestock for breeding purposes and retains them in his possession for 90 days or longer;d. a person engaged in the business of buying and slaughtering livestock for food and in marketing the meat products therefrom, provided that all animals purchased are slaughtered.3. "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, association or other legal entity.4. "Livestock" means all hoofed animals raised or maintained in captivity for the production of meat and other products, for sport or for exhibition.5. "Slaughter buyer: means any person who buys livestock for an approved slaughter establishment and the livestock are paid for by the approved slaughter establishment.2 Miss. Code. R. 101-2-08-102
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-3.