Any authorized retail distributor who shall purchase or receive intoxicating liquor from any source except from the commission, unless authorized by rules and regulations of the commission promulgated under subsection (4) of Section 67-1-41, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), nor more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00), to which may be added imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six (6) months. Any authorization of such person to sell intoxicating beverages may be revoked as provided by law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 67-1-43
Obtaining intoxicants from source other than commission; penalty
Known as the Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law
The act spans §§ 67–67 (59 sections).
Codes, 1942, § 10265-18; Laws, 1966, ch. 540, § 18; Laws, 1976, ch. 467, § 16; Laws, 1988, ch. 397, § 2; Laws, 2006, ch. 352, § 4, eff from and after July 1, 2006.
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