27-71-509 - Labels.
§ 27-71-509. Labels.
It shall be unlawful for any brewer, manufacturer, distributor or retailer of light wines and beer, or either of them, to whom a permit has been issued under the provisions of Sections 67-3-15 and 67-3-23, Mississippi Code of 1972, to write or print on any label or container of either of the above named commodities any matter relating to the alcoholic content of such beverage or beverages, except a statement, to the effect that the contents of the vessel or container in which such commodity or commodities shall be sold does not contain alcohol in excess of five percent (5%) of the contents thereof, by weight. It shall be unlawful for any such brewer, wholesaler, distributor or retailer to sell any such commodity with any statement in conflict with the provisions of this section, with reference to the alcoholic content of such beverage or beverages, except that a statement of alcoholic content may be expressed on any light wine or beer label in terms of volume or weight, at the manufacturer's option; and such statement, if by volume, shall be subject to the same permitted tolerance allowed for wine containing fourteen percent (14%) alcohol by volume or less by Section 4.36(b)(1) of the Federal Labeling Requirements for Wine, 27 CFR Part 4, subpart D, and Section 7.71(c) 27 CFR Part 7, subpart G, and, if by weight, shall be subject to an equivalent permitted tolerance, determined in terms of alcohol by weight.
Sources: Codes, 1942, § 10234; Laws, 1934, ch. 128; Laws, 1986, ch. 337, § 6; Laws, 1987, ch. 355, § 1; Laws, 1998, ch. 306, § 1, eff from and after July 1, 1998.