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MS Code § 67-3-48.1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 67 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3 - Sale of Light Wine, Beer, and Other Alcoholic Beverages|§ 67-3-48.1. Operation of small craft brewery acquired by or acquiring manufacturer of light wine or beer not meeting definition of small craft brewery

  In the event a small craft brewery is acquired by an entity that manufactures light wine or beer that does not fall within the definition of the term "small craft brewery," the entity that acquired the small craft brewery may continue to operate the brewery as a small craft brewery for as long as the acquired facility meets the definition of the term "small craft brewery"; however, the limit in Section 67-3-3 on the amount of barrels of light wine or beer that a small craft brewery may produce shall not apply to light wine or beer that is not produced by the acquired small craft brewery.   In the event a small craft brewery acquires an entity that manufactures light wine or beer that does not fall within the definition of the term "small craft brewery," the small craft brewery that acquired the entity may continue to operate as a small craft brewery for as long as the brewery meets the definition of the term "small craft brewery."The light wine or beer produced by the entity that is acquired by a small craft brewery shall not apply to the limit in Section 67-3-3 on the amount of light wine or beer that the small craft brewery may produce.   A small craft brewery described in subsections (1) and (2) of this section may continue to sell at retail brands the small craft brewery produces on its premises at all locations at which it was selling the brands at retail at the time of the acquisition; however, the small craft brewery may not sell at retail brands produced by the entity that acquired it or by the entity it acquires, as the case may be.
MS Code § 67-3-49 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 67 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3 - Sale of Light Wine, Beer, and Other Alcoholic Beverages|§ 67-3-49. Manufacture, sale or storage of light wine with alcoholic content of more than 5% or beer with alcoholic content of more than 8% prohibited; exception

  Except as otherwise provided in this section, it shall be unlawful for any brewer or manufacturer or distributor or wholesale dealer of or in light wines and/or beer to manufacture or knowingly bring upon his premises or keep thereon any wine of an alcoholic content of more than five percent (5%) by weight and beer of an alcoholic content of more than eight percent (8%) by weight, or any distilled spirits of any alcoholic content whatsoever. Any person that shall add to or mix with any beer or light wine any alcoholic or other liquid, or any alcohol cube or cubes, or any other ingredient or ingredients that will increase or tend to increase the alcoholic content of such liquor, or any person that shall knowingly offer for sale any liquor so treated, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished as hereinafter provided in this chapter. The commissioner shall take any action he considers necessary to ensure that light wine and/or beer manufactured at a brewpub complies with the provisions of this section.   A brewer or manufacturer of light wine or beer may manufacture and keep upon his premises beer of an alcoholic content of more than eight percent (8%) by weight if the beer is manufactured for legal sale in another state.
MS Code § 67-3-51 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 67 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3 - Sale of Light Wine, Beer, and Other Alcoholic Beverages|§ 67-3-51. Sales from other than original containers prohibited; exception

  It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, or offer to sell, or keep for sale any bottled beer or bottled light wine except the same be in the original bottle or in the original package containing bottles, each of which bottles shall bear the original label and the full name of the brewer or manufacturer of the contents of such bottle, both on the label and on the cap or cork of such bottle in the case of beer, and on the label only in the case of light wine.   It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, or offer for sale, or keep for sale any beer or light wine in the original package or packages unless each such original package (whether barrel or other container, and whether containing liquor in bottles or otherwise) shall have plainly stamped on the container or label for each such container the full name of the manufacturer of the liquor therein contained.   It shall be unlawful for any person to sell on draught any beer or light wine except the same be drawn from the original barrel or other container, which such container shall have plainly stamped on each end thereof the full name of the manufacturer of such liquor.   This section shall not apply to beer offered and provided on the premises of a brewery for the purpose of tasting or sampling as authorized in Section 67-3-47.
MS Code § 67-3-52 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 67 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3 - Sale of Light Wine, Beer, and Other Alcoholic Beverages|§ 67-3-52. Sale of beer or light wine obtained outside state

 It shall be unlawful for any person holding a permit authorizing the sale of beer or light wine at retail to obtain such beer or light wine from any source outside of the State of Mississippi. Any person who violates the provisions of this section, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. Any person convicted of violating this section, or any rules or regulations promulgated by the commissioner with regard to the unlawful acts described in this section, shall forfeit his permit. Any person whose permit has been forfeited pursuant to this section shall not be eligible for a permit issued by the commissioner for a period of five (5) years after the date of such forfeiture. In addition, no permit shall be issued for the same location, for which an offender has forfeited a permit pursuant to this section, to a spouse, offspring or sibling of the offender when to do so would circumvent the purposes of this section. The commissioner may assess a retailer who violates this section the amount of excise taxes due on the unlawfully imported beer or light wine, together with a penalty in the amount of four (4) times the state excise taxes due or One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per case, whichever is greater.
MS Code § 67-3-53 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 67 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3 - Sale of Light Wine, Beer, and Other Alcoholic Beverages|§ 67-3-53. Unlawful acts

 In addition to any act declared to be unlawful by this chapter, or by Sections 27-71-301 through 27-71-347, and Sections 67-3-17, 67-3-27, 67-3-29 and 67-3-57, it shall be unlawful for the holder of a permit authorizing the sale of beer or light wine at retail or a small craft brewery selling light wine or beer at retail pursuant to Section 67-3-48 or for the employee of the holder of such a permit or the employee of such a brewery:   To sell or give to be consumed in or upon any licensed premises or in or upon the premises of a small craft brewery any beer or light wine between the hours of midnight and seven o'clock the following morning or during any time the licensed premises may be required to be closed by municipal ordinance or order of the board of supervisors; however, in areas where the sale of alcoholic beverages is legal under the provisions of the Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law and the hours for selling those alcoholic beverages have been extended beyond midnight for on-premises permittees under Section 67-1-37, the hours for selling beer or light wines are likewise extended in areas where the sale of beer and light wines is legal in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.   To sell, give or furnish any beer or light wine to any person visibly or noticeably intoxicated, or to any habitual drunkard, or to any person under the age of twenty-one (21) years.   To permit in the premises any lewd, immoral or improper entertainment, conduct or practices.   To permit loud, boisterous or disorderly conduct of any kind upon the premises or to permit the use of loud musical instruments if either or any of the same may disturb the peace and quietude of the community in which the business is located.   To permit persons of ill repute, known criminals, prostitutes or minors to frequent the licensed premises or the premises of the small craft brewery, except minors accompanied by parents or guardians, or under proper supervision.   To permit or suffer illegal gambling or the operation of illegal games of chance upon the licensed premises or the premises of the small craft brewery.   To receive, possess or sell on the licensed premises or, except as otherwise authorized by this chapter, on the premises of the small craft brewery any beverage of any kind or character containing more than five percent (5%) of alcohol by weight except any beer containing not more than eight percent (8%) of alcohol by weight, unless the licensee also possesses an on-premises or manufacturer's permit under the Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law.   To accept as full or partial payment for any product any coupons that are redeemed directly or indirectly from a manufacturer, wholesaler or distributor of light wine or beer.
MS Code § 67-3-54 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 67 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3 - Sale of Light Wine, Beer, and Other Alcoholic Beverages|§ 67-3-54. Exemption for person over age 18 but less than 21; parental consent; military personnel; employee of establishment licensed to sell light wine or beer

  A person who is at least eighteen (18) years of age but under the age of twenty-one (21) years may possess and consume light wine or beer with the consent of his parent or legal guardian in the presence of his parent or legal guardian, and it shall not be unlawful for the parent, legal guardian or spouse of such person to furnish light wine or beer to such person who is at least eighteen (18) years of age.   A person who is at least eighteen (18) years of age and who is serving in the armed services of the United States may lawfully possess and consume light wine or beer on military property where the consumption of light wine or beer is allowed.   A person who is under twenty-one (21) years of age shall not be deemed to unlawfully possess or furnish light wine or beer, if in the scope of his employment such person:   Clears or buses tables that have glasses or other containers that contain or did contain light wine or beer;   Waits on tables by taking orders for light wine or beer; or   Stocks, bags or otherwise handles purchases of light wine or beer at a store.
MS Code § 67-3-55 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 67 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3 - Sale of Light Wine, Beer, and Other Alcoholic Beverages|§ 67-3-55. Possession or sale of light wine or beer not purchased from licensed or authorized manufacturer or wholesaler prohibited; brewpub exemption; breweries providing beer on premises for tasting or sampling exemption

  It shall be unlawful for any retailer to possess for purpose of sale, to sell, or to offer to sell any light wine or beer which was not purchased from a wholesaler in this state who has a permit to sell such light wine or beer, except for beer 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.   It shall be unlawful for any wholesaler to possess for purpose of sale, to sell, or to offer to sell any light wine or beer which was not purchased from a manufacturer or importer of a foreign manufacturer authorized to sell such light wine or beer in this state.   This section shall not apply to:   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   Light wine or beer sold on the premises of a small craft brewery as authorized in Section 67-3-48.
MS Code § 67-3-57 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 67 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3 - Sale of Light Wine, Beer, and Other Alcoholic Beverages|§ 67-3-57. Possession or sale of light wine or beer before permit secured or during time of revocation or suspension prohibited; seizure of light wine or beer for violation of section

  It shall be unlawful for any retailer to possess, sell or offer to sell, or to possess for purpose of sale, any light wine or beer at his place of business before securing a permit required by this chapter.   It shall be unlawful for any person to possess, sell or offer to sell any light wine or beer at his place of business after revocation of his permit or to purchase, to sell or offer to sell any light wine or beer during the period of suspension of his permit.   Any light wine or beer found in possession of, or sold by, a person in violation of this section shall be seized and disposed of in the manner provided for in Section 67-1-18.
MS Code § 67-3-59 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 67 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3 - Sale of Light Wine, Beer, and Other Alcoholic Beverages|§ 67-3-59. Penalty for sales to persons not holding permits and sales of untaxed wine or beer; notice; disposition of proceeds

  Except as provided in this subsection, sales by wholesalers, distributors or manufacturers to persons who do not hold valid permits are unlawful; and any wholesaler, distributor or manufacturer making such sales, or who sells any beer or light wine on which the tax provided by law has not been paid, shall, in addition to any other fines, penalties and forfeitures, be subject to a penalty of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for each sale. If all other applicable taxes are paid, this penalty will not apply to the following: sales to employees of the wholesaler; sales to nonprofit charitable and civic organizations for special fund-raising events provided that the beer or light wine is not resold; sales to affiliated member associations.   The commissioner may assess the penalty by giving notice by mail, demanding payment within thirty (30) days from date of delivery of the notice.  The proceeds of all penalties shall be deposited by the commissioner with the other monies collected by him and shall be disposed of as provided by law.
MS Code § 67-3-61 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 67 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3 - Sale of Light Wine, Beer, and Other Alcoholic Beverages|§ 67-3-61. Common carriers shall furnish commissioner with duplicate bills of lading; penalty

 Every railroad company, express company, aeroplane company, motor transportation company, steamboat company, or other transportation company, or any person that shall transport into, from place to place within, or out of this state any light wines or beer, whether brewed or manufactured within this state or outside of this state, when requested by the commissioner, shall furnish him with a duplicate of the bill of lading covering the receipt for such liquor, showing the name of the brewer or manufacturer or distributor, and the name and address of the consignor and of the consignee, and the date when and place where received, and the destination and the quantity of such liquor received from the manufacturer or brewer or other consignor for shipment from any point within or without this state to any point within this state.   Any such company or person so transporting any such liquor that shall fail to comply with the requirements of this section, shall forfeit and pay to the State of Mississippi the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each such failure, to be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction. The commissioner is hereby authorized and empowered to sue in his own name, on the relation and for the use of the State of Mississippi, for such recovery.
MS Code § 67-3-63 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 67 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3 - Sale of Light Wine, Beer, and Other Alcoholic Beverages|§ 67-3-63. Records

 The commissioner shall cause a record to be kept of the names and places of business of all persons engaged in the brewing of beer, of all persons engaged in the manufacture of light wines, and of all persons engaged in the sale of light wines and/or beer, whether at retail or otherwise. He shall also cause a record to be kept of all beer and light wines (and of the amount thereof) brewed or manufactured by each brewery or winery, and of all such liquors (and of the amount thereof) sold by each brewery or winery, with the names and business addresses of the purchasers, and of all such liquors (and of the amount thereof) sold by every dealer other than a brewer or manufacturer, and in the case of sales by dealers other than retail dealers, of the names and business addresses of the purchasers.   The commissioner shall cause a record to be kept of all expenses incurred in the collection of such data.
MS Code § 67-3-65 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 67 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3 - Sale of Light Wine, Beer, and Other Alcoholic Beverages|§ 67-3-65. Powers of local governments

 Municipalities may enforce such proper rules and regulations for fixing zones and territories, prescribing hours of opening and of closing, and for such other measures as will promote public health, morals, and safety, as they may by ordinance provide. The board of supervisors of any county may make such rules and regulations as to territory outside of municipalities as are herein provided for municipalities.   Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the governing body of any municipality from designating what territory surrounding churches and schools in said municipalities, and the board of supervisors of any county from designating what territory surrounding churches and schools outside of any municipality, in which light wines and beer shall not be sold or consumed.
MS Code § 67-3-67 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 67 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3 - Sale of Light Wine, Beer, and Other Alcoholic Beverages|§ 67-3-67. Transportation of light wines and beer not to be interfered with

 No county or any officer or agent thereof, nor any other officer, agent, or person, shall interfere with or impede the passage through such county of any light wine or beer moving in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the provisions of Section 67-9-1 and which in transit to or from any county of this state wherein the traffic in light wines and beer is not prohibited, any county prohibition of such traffic to the contrary notwithstanding.
MS Code § 67-3-73 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 67 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3 - Sale of Light Wine, Beer, and Other Alcoholic Beverages|§ 67-3-73. Immunity from liability of persons who lawfully furnished or sold intoxicating beverages to one causing damage

  The Mississippi Legislature finds and declares that the consumption of intoxicating beverages, rather than the sale or serving or furnishing of such beverages, is the proximate cause of any injury, including death and property damage, inflicted by an intoxicated person upon himself or upon another person.   Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, no holder of an alcoholic beverage, beer or light wine permit, or any agent or employee of such holder, who lawfully sells or serves intoxicating beverages to a person who may lawfully purchase such intoxicating beverages, shall be liable to such person or to any other person or to the estate, or survivors of either, for any injury suffered off the licensed premises, including wrongful death and property damage, because of the intoxication of the person to whom the intoxicating beverages were sold or served.   Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, no social host who serves or furnishes any intoxicating beverage to a person who may lawfully consume such intoxicating beverage shall be liable to such person or to any other person or to the estate, or survivors of either, for any injury suffered off such social host's premises, including wrongful death and property damage, because of the intoxication of the person to whom the intoxicating beverages were served or furnished. No social host who owns, leases or otherwise lawfully occupies a premises on which, in his absence and without his consent, intoxicating beverages are consumed by a person who may lawfully consume such intoxicating beverage shall be liable to such person or to any other person or to the estate, or survivors of either, for any injury suffered off the premises, including wrongful death and property damage, because of the intoxication of the person who consumed the intoxicating beverages.   The limitation of liability provided by this section shall not apply to any person who causes or contributes to the consumption of alcoholic beverages by force or by falsely representing that a beverage contains no alcohol, or to any holder of an alcoholic beverage, beer or light wine permit, or any agent or employee of such holder when it is shown that the person making a purchase of an alcoholic beverage was at the time of such purchase visibly intoxicated.
MS Code § 67-3-74 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 67 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 3 - Sale of Light Wine, Beer, and Other Alcoholic Beverages|§ 67-3-74. Enforcement of certain provisions by officers of the division

  In addition to peace officers within their jurisdiction, all enforcement officers of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division of the Department of Revenue are authorized to enforce the provisions made unlawful by this chapter and Section 97-5-49; however, the provisions prohibiting the sale of light wine or beer to persons under the age of twenty-one (21) years shall be enforced by the division as provided for in this section.     The Alcoholic Beverage Control Division shall investigate violations of the laws prohibiting the sale of light wine or beer to persons under the age of twenty-one (21) years upon receipt of a complaint or information from a person stating that they have knowledge of such violation.   Upon receipt of such complaint or information, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division shall notify the permit holder of the complaint by certified mail to the primary business office of such permit holder or by hand delivery of the complaint or information to the primary business office of such holder, except in cases where the complaint or information is received from any law enforcement officer.   If an enforcement officer of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division enters the business of the holder of the permit to investigate a complaint and discovers a violation, the agent shall notify the person that committed the violation and the holder of the permit:   Within ten (10) days after such violation, Sundays and holidays excluded, if the business sells light wine or beer for on-premises consumption; and   Within seventy-two (72) hours after such violation, Sundays and holidays excluded, if the business does not sell light wine or beer for on-premises consumption.
MS Code § 67-5-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 67 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 5 - Native Wines|§ 67-5-1. Short title

 This chapter shall be cited as the "Mississippi Native Wine Law of 1976."