AN ACT TO REQUIRE TRANSPARENCY IN ALE, BEER AND MALT BEVERAGE AND MALT COOLER PRICING THROUGHOUT THE STATE IN ORDER TO PROTECT MISSISSIPPI CONSUMERS; TO PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION AGAINST DISTRIBUTORS AND WHOLESALERS REGARDING FAVORABLE PRICING, ALLOWANCES, REBATES, REFUNDS, COMMISSIONS OR DISCOUNTS; TO REQUIRE THAT BEFORE ALES, BEERS AND MALT BEVERAGES AND MALT COOLERS CAN BE SOLD TO A DISTRIBUTOR OR WHOLESALER, THE BREWERY OR DOCK PRICE OF THE ALE, BEER OR OTHER MALT BEVERAGE AND MALT COOLER BY BRAND AND CONTAINER SIZE MUST BE FILED WITH THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS SECTION; TO PROVIDE THAT THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE HAS THE AUTHORITY TO OVERSEE AND PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION; TO AMEND SECTION 67-1-37, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 67-1-37
Committee Substitute: 67-1-37