Bill > SB2851

This bill makes several changes to Mississippi's alcohol beverage regulations, primarily focusing on expanding permitted alcohol sales and modifying wine shipping rules. Specifically, the bill adds a new "craft spirit producer's permit" for small-scale spirit manufacturers, allowing them to produce, bottle, store, and sell their own alcoholic products. The bill also modifies on-premises retailer permits to explicitly include craft spirits alongside native wines and spirits. A significant provision allows persons in certain qualified resort areas to bring their own alcoholic beverages into establishments with on-premises retailer permits and consume them on the premises. Additionally, the bill changes the legal consequences for wine shipping violations from criminal misdemeanors to civil penalties, reducing potential criminal punishment. The bill also removes the previous "wine fulfillment provider's permit" and modifies definitions related to wine shipping, allowing fulfillment providers to continue shipping wine on behalf of direct wine shippers. These changes aim to provide more flexibility for alcohol producers, retailers, and consumers while maintaining regulatory oversight. The bill is set to take effect on July 1, 2025.

Budget and Finance, Government Affairs

https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/SB/SB2851.xml