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AMENDMENT NO 1 PROPOSED TO

Cmte Sub for Senate Bill No. 2006

BY: Senator(s) McMahan

     AMEND by inserting the following below line 63:

(dd)  On-premises tobacco permit............$  450.00

     FURTHER, AMEND by inserting the following below line 811:

(w)  On-premises tobacco permit.  An on-premises tobacco permit shall authorize the permittee to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on the licensed premises.  In addition to all other requirements to obtain an alcoholic beverage permit, the permittee must obtain and maintain a tobacco permit issued by the State of Mississippi.  In addition to alcoholic beverages, the permittee is authorized to sell cigars, cheroots, tobacco pipes, pipe tobacco and/or stogies.  The permittee is prohibited from selling cigarettes.  Additionally, seventy-five percent (75%) of its annual gross revenue must be derived from the sale of cigars, cheroots, tobacco pipes, pipe tobacco and/or stogies.  No food sales shall be required, but food may be sold on the premises.  The issuance of this permit does not remove any obligation a permittee may have to follow local ordinances or actions prohibiting the consumption of tobacco products.

     FURTHER, AMEND the title to conform by inserting the following on line 4 after the semicolon:

TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF AN ON-PREMISES TOBACCO PERMIT ALLOWING THE PERMITTEE TO SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND CERTAIN TOBACCO PRODUCTS ON THE LICENSED PREMISES; TO SPECIFY THAT ISSUANCE OF THE PERMIT DOES NOT REMOVE ANY OBLIGATION A PERMITTEE MAY HAVE TO FOLLOW LOCAL ORDINANCES OR ACTIONS PROHIBITING THE CONSUMPTION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS; TO SET THE ANNUAL PRIVILEGE LICENSE TAX FOR THE PERMIT;