Miss. Code Ann. § 49-5-37: Miss. Code Ann. § 49-5-37

The sum of Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00), or so much thereof as may be necessary is hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury of the department, for the purpose of eradicating rabies among foxes in any county in the State of Mississippi, when the Board of Health or the commission determines that the disease is prevalent in any county or district.