Section 11-29-106 - Livestock Board; Authority to Prevent Cruelty; Penalty for Interference With Officer

11-29-106. Livestock board; authority to prevent cruelty; penalty for interference with officer. Any peace officer, agent or officer of the board may lawfully interfere to prevent the perpetration of any act of cruelty upon any livestock animal in his presence. Any person who interferes with, obstructs or resists any peace officer or officer or agent of the board in the discharge of his duty shall be fined not less than two hundred dollars ($200.00) nor more than one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00), or imprisoned not more than one (1) year, or both.