Miss. Code § 67-3-55

Current through 6/1/2024
Section 67-3-55 - Possession or sale of light wine, light spirit product or beer not purchased from licensed or authorized manufacturer or wholesaler prohibited; brewpub exemption; exemptions for breweries providing beer on premises for tasting or sampling and small craft breweries selling light wine, light spirit product or beer on premises
(1) Except as otherwise provided in Section 67-1-41, it shall be unlawful for any retailer to possess for purpose of sale, to sell, or to offer to sell any light wine, light spirit product or beer which was not purchased from a wholesaler in this state who has a permit to sell such light wine, light spirit product or beer, except for beer, light spirit product or light wine that was brewed on the premises of the retailer who holds a permit as a brewpub pursuant to Article 3, Chapter 71, Title 27, Mississippi Code of 1972.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any wholesaler to possess for purpose of sale, to sell, or to offer to sell any light wine, light spirit product or beer which was not purchased from a manufacturer or importer of a foreign manufacturer authorized to sell such light wine, light spirit product or beer in this state.
(3) This section shall not apply to:
(a) Beer offered and provided on the premises of a brewery for the purpose of tasting or sampling as authorized in Section 67-3-47; or
(b) Light wine, light spirit product or beer sold on the premises of a small craft brewery or microbrewery as authorized in Section 67-3-48.

Miss. Code § 67-3-55

Codes, 1942, § 10246; Laws, 1934, ch. 127; Laws, 1973, ch. 467, § 1; Laws, 1978, ch. 381, § 1; Laws, 1980, ch. 342, § 2; Laws, 1998, ch. 308, § 12; Laws, 2012, ch. 569, § 3, eff. 7/1/2012.
Amended by Laws, 2021, ch. 450, HB 1091,§ 9, eff. 7/1/2021.
Amended by Laws, 2020, ch. 314, HB 917,§ 26, eff. 6/18/2020.
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 345, HB 1322, 6, eff. 7/1/2017.