- (A) A person operating a public livestock market or an equine sales facility, as defined in Section 47-4-20, shall obtain from the commission a permit authorizing the operation. Issued permits are effective until the next March first, unless sooner revoked or canceled.
- (B) The permit fee is five dollars annually or for a part of a year. The permit year is March first to the last day of February. The commission by regulation may increase the fee to not more than one hundred dollars.
- (C) The commission may retain the fees.
- (D) A person operating a public livestock market or an equine sales facility without a current permit is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished in accordance with Section 47-4-130.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 6-332; 1952 Code Section 6-332; 1950 (46) 2346; 1994 Act No. 362, Section 5, eff May 3, 1994.