Just one in a series of posts of some State Laws that are on the Books in Mississippi.

It’s a crime to sell or give poison to a child.

MCA § 97-27-31 A druggist, apothecary, or other person shall not sell or give away any poison to any minor, and for so doing he shall be punished as for a misdemeanor.

Don’t send Jr. to the ACE Hardware to get Rat Poison!!

Matthew Thompson is a child custody attorney in Mississippi and does not send his children to the hardware store for poison.