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 Chapter 10. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

§ 10-1. Definitions.  

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  • The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

    (a)

    The term "alcoholic beverage" means any alcoholic liquid, including wines of more than five percent of alcohol by weight, capable of being consumed as a beverage by a human being, but shall not include wine containing five percent or less of alcohol by weight and shall not include beer containing not more than five percent of alcohol by weight, as provided for in § 67-3-5 of the Mississippi Code. The term "alcoholic beverage" shall not include ethyl alcohol manufactured or distilled solely for fuel purposes.

    (b)

    The term "beer" shall be defined in accordance with the provisions of § 67-3-3 of the Mississippi Code and shall mean a malt beverage as defined in the Federal Alcohol Administration Act and any rules and regulations adopted pursuant to such Act.

    (c)

    The term "light wine" shall mean a wine product which contains an alcohol content of not more than five percent by weight. In determining whether a wine product contains not more than five percent alcohol by weight, the alcoholic content of the wine product shall be subject to the same permitted tolerance allowed by the labeling requirements for light wine pursuant to § 27-71-509 of the Mississippi Code.

    (d)

    The term "wine" shall be defined according to the provisions of § 67-1-5 of the Mississippi Code and shall mean any product obtained from the alcoholic fermentation of the juice of sound, ripe grapes, fruits, or berries and made in accordance with the revenue laws of the United States.

    (e)

    The term "licensee" shall mean any individual, corporation, limited liability partnership, sole proprietorship, or other business entity that has been issued a license by the appropriate state agency to sell beer and light wine products.

    (f)

    The term "off premise licensee" shall mean a licensee that does not possess an on-premise retailer's permit pursuant to § 67-1-51 of the Mississippi Code.

(Code 1971, § 4-1; Ord. No. 2007-17(1), § 1, 8-2-07)

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Definitions generally, § 1-2.