Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 67-3-1 (2026)
Declaration of purpose
✓ current as of July 2026
The purpose of this chapter is to legalize the sale within this state of light wines, light spirit products and beer, to legalize the manufacture of beer, and to regulate the business of manufacturing and of selling light wines, light spirit products and beer so as to prevent the illicit manufacture, sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages as defined in Section 67-1-5, the manufacture and sale of which it is not the purpose of this chapter to legalize.
Codes, 1942, § 10211; Laws, 1934, ch. 171; Laws, 1998, ch. 306, § 3; Laws, 2012, ch. 323, § 3; Laws, 2012, ch. 501, § 1, eff. 7/1/2012.
Amended by Laws, 2020, ch. 314, HB 917,§ 1, eff. 6/18/2020.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1987–2026 · leading case: Collins v. City of Hazlehurst, 709 So. 2d 408 (Miss. 1997).
Collins v. City of Hazlehurst, 709 So. 2d 408 (Miss. 1997). “Miss. Code Ann. § 67-3-1 , et seq. The Act permitted but regulated the sale of beer in Mississippi.”
Moore v. K & J Enter., 856 So. 2d 621 (Miss. Ct. App. 2003). “Miss.Code Ann. § 67-3-1 (Rev.2001). As purpose is sought post hoc, foreseeability may provide illumination.”
Martin v. State, 501 So. 2d 1124 (Miss. 1987). “(§ 67-3-1; § 67-3-5) Counties wishing to prevent this legalization had to hold elections declaring that light wine and beer would not be permitted therein.”
Langford (N.D. Miss. 2026). “§67-3-1 . Here, it is undisputed that the subject sale of alcohol did not occur in Mississippi, but rather took place in Tennessee.”
Sharlet Belton Collins v. City of Hazlehurst, Mississippi (Miss. 1995). “Miss. Code Ann. § 67-3-1 , et. seq. The Act permitted but regulated the sale of beer in Mississippi.”
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