MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2014 Regular Session
To: Finance
By: Senator(s) Moran
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 67-3-45, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE MANUFACTURERS OF LIGHT WINES AND BEER FROM THE PROVISION OF LAW THAT PROHIBITS CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS WITH RETAILERS OF LIGHT WINES AND BEER; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. Section 67-3-45, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
67-3-45. No * * * distributor or wholesale dealer
to whom or to which this chapter applies shall:
(a) Make any loan, directly or indirectly, or furnish any fixtures of any kind, directly or indirectly, to any retail dealer in light wines and/or beer;
(b) Have any interest, direct or indirect, in the business of or in the furnishings or fixtures or in the premises used by any such retail dealer in connection with his or its business;
(c) Have any lien on any such property of any such retail dealer; or
(d) Sell light wines and/or beer to any such retail dealer on credit.
This section shall not apply to a brewpub licensed pursuant to Article 3, Chapter 71, Title 27, Mississippi Code of 1972.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2014.