67-3-5 - Light wines and beer legalized.
§ 67-3-5. Light wines and beer legalized.
It shall be lawful, subject to the provisions set forth in this chapter, in this state to transport, store, sell, distribute, possess, receive, and/or manufacture wine and beer of an alcoholic content of not more than five percent (5%) by weight, and it is hereby declared that it is the legislative intent that this chapter privileges the lawful sale and manufacture, within this state, of such light wines and beer. In determining if a wine product is "light wine," or contains an alcoholic content of more than five percent (5%) by weight, or is not an "alcoholic beverage" as defined in the Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law, Chapter 1 of Title 67, Mississippi Code of 1972, the alcoholic content of such wine product shall be subject to the same permitted tolerance as is allowed by the labeling requirements for light wine provided for in Section 27-71-509.
Sources: Codes, 1942, §§ 10207, 10228; Laws, 1934, ch. 171; Laws, 1987, ch. 355, § 2; Laws, 1998, ch. 306, § 4, eff from and after July 1, 1998.