Mississippi Legislature
2003 Regular Session

House Bill 1147

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Title

Description: Responsible Alcohol Vendor Program; establish.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/20 (H) Referred To Ways and Means
2 02/04 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2003
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredThree/Fifths

House Committee:

Principal Author: Janus

Code Sections: A 067-0001-0037, A 067-0001-0071, A 067-0001-0081, A 067-0003-0029, A 067-0003-0069

Title: AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A RESPONSIBLE ALCOHOL VENDOR PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ELIMINATE THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, BEER AND LIGHT WINE TO UNDERAGE PERSONS AND TO ENCOURAGE THE RESPONSIBLE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, BEER AND LIGHT WINE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE TAX COMMISSION SHALL OVERSEE THE PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE THAT THE COMMISSION SHALL APPROVE ALL SERVER TRAINING COURSES AND ISSUE PERMITS TO APPROVED PROVIDERS; TO PROVIDE THAT APPROVED PROVIDERS SHALL ISSUE SERVER CERTIFICATES TO SERVERS UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A SERVER TRAINING COURSE; TO PROVIDE THAT IF A VENDOR'S EMPLOYEE SELLS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, BEER OR LIGHT WINE TO UNDERAGE OR VISIBLY INTOXICATED PERSONS THE VENDORS PERMIT SHALL NOT BE SUSPENDED OR REVOKED BY THE COMMISSION FOR THE FIRST OFFENSE COMMITTED ON THE PERMITTED PREMISES WITHIN A SIX-MONTH PERIOD IF ALL SERVERS OF THE VENDOR POSSESS A VALID SERVER'S CERTIFICATION AT THE TIME OF THE VIOLATION OR ALL SERVERS HAVE APPLIED FOR SERVER'S CERTIFICATION WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER COMMENCING EMPLOYMENT, AND THE VENDOR WAS WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF THE VIOLATION OR DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN OR COMMIT THE VIOLATION; TO PROVIDE THAT IF THERE ARE SUBSEQUENT VIOLATIONS WITHIN THE SIX-MONTH PERIOD, SERVER TRAINING MAY BUT IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE CONSIDERED AS A MITIGATING FACTOR; TO PROVIDE FOR FEES FOR APPROVED PROVIDER PERMITS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 67-1-37, 67-1-71, 67-1-81, 67-3-29 AND 67-3-69, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, INCONFORMITY THERETO; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/04/03 at 17:51.

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