It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, dispose of, deliver or give, or to attempt to sell, dispose of, deliver or give, to any person other than the owner thereof or his agent any electric storage battery upon which the word "rental" or letter, word, mark or character is printed, painted, stamped or branded, for the purpose of identifying said electric storage battery as being a rental battery belonging to or being the property of another.
Miss. Code § 97-23-57