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Miss. Code Ann. § 67-1-85

Regulation of advertising and display of alcoholic beverages

Known as the Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law

The act spans §§ 67–67 (59 sections).

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Posadas De Puerto Rico Associates v. Tourism Co. of Puerto Rico (1986)

Most recently applied in Posadas De Puerto Rico Associates v. Tourism Co. of Puerto Rico (July 1986)

Codes, 1942, § 10265-33; Laws, 1966, ch. 540, § 33; Laws, 1968, ch. 592, § 1; Laws, 1971, ch. 350, § 1; Laws, 1982, ch. 419; Laws, 1986, ch. 450, § 1; Laws, 1988, ch. 562, § 2; …

(1) The holder of a package retailer’s permit may have signs, lighted or otherwise, on the outside of the premises covered by his permit which advertise, announce or advise of the sale of alcoholic beverages in or on said premises. Wherever the sign is located on the premises, the name of the business shall also include the permit number thereof, preceded by the words “A.B.C. Permit No.”

(2) It shall be lawful to advertise alcoholic beverages by means of signs, billboards or displays on or along any road, highway, street or building.

(3) It shall be lawful for publishers, broadcasters and other kinds, types or forms of public and private advertising media to advertise alcoholic beverages; however, no alcoholic beverages may be advertised during, or within five (5) minutes preceding or following, any television broadcast which consists primarily of animated material intended for viewing by young children.

(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section to the contrary, it shall be unlawful to advertise alcoholic beverages by means of signs, billboards or displays in any municipality, county or judicial district which has not voted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter to legalize the sale of alcoholic beverages.

Current official text: Mississippi Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Mississippi statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.