Current through the 2024 Regular Session
Section 67-3-47 - Manufacturer of beer operating brewery permitted to provide limited amounts of beer on premises for tasting or sampling subject to certain conditions(1) A person having a permit to manufacture or brew beer under this chapter and who operates a brewery may offer and provide limited amounts of beer on the premises of the brewery for the purpose of tasting or sampling, subject to the following conditions: (a) The beer provided for tasting or sampling must be manufactured in the State of Mississippi by the holder of the permit;(b) The beer may be provided only to persons on the premises of the brewery at no cost and for consumption on the premises of the brewery;(c) The beer may be provided for tasting or sampling between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. on the same day and only in conjunction with a structured tour of the brewery and related facilities which must include the entire manufacturing and brewing processes and methods used at the brewery;(d) No one under twenty-one (21) years of age may participate in the tasting or sampling, and a sign indicating that prohibition shall be placed in a visible location at the entrance to the area where the tasting or sampling will be conducted;(e) An individual size sample of beer shall not exceed six (6) ounces, and no more than six (6) samples of beer may be provided to an individual within a twenty-four-hour period; and(f) The holder of the license operating the brewery shall keep an accurate accounting of the various beers provided and consumed as samples.(2) For the purposes of this section, the term "brewery" means and has the same definition as that term has in 26 USCS 5402. Laws, 2012, ch. 569, § 1, eff. 7/1/2012.