Section 69-29-311 - Prohibition against entering or remaining in animal facility with intent to disrupt or damage enterprise conducted at facility without consent of owner; notice requirement; definitions

(1) A person shall not, without the effective consent of the owner, enter or remain in an animal facility with the intent to disrupt or damage the enterprise conducted at the animal facility if the person:(a) Had notice that the entry was forbidden; or(b) Received notice to depart but failed to do so.(2) For purposes of this section, 'notice' means:(a) Oral or written communication by the owner or someone with apparent authority to act for the owner;(b) Fencing or other enclosure obviously designed to exclude intruders or to contain animals; or(c) A sign or signs posted on the property or at the entrance to the building, reasonably likely to come to the attention of intruders, indicating that entry is forbidden.Law, 1996, ch. 424, § 6, eff. 7/1/1996.