Failure to pay penalty

1. Law
2. Mississippi Code
3. Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animals
4. Board of Animal Health; Livestock and Animal Diseases
5. Administrative Procedures to Enforce Rules and Regulations of Board of Animal Health
6. Failure to pay penalty

1. Any penalty assessed by the Board of Animal Health shall be due and payable within forty-five (45) days of the notification of the board's decision.
2. In the event that the judgment is not paid within the forty-five (45) days, or within such additional time as the board may allow, the Board of Animal Health through its designated representative may file suit in the circuit court of the county where the defendant resides or in the case of a nonresident defendant in the Circuit Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County or any other court with appropriate jurisdiction to enforce the decision of the board and recover reasonable attorney's fees and all court costs.
3. A copy of the notification sent by the board to the violator shall be sufficient proof as to the judgment of the board.

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