No distributor or wholesaler of tobacco products shall sell, distribute, deliver, or in any other manner transfer any tobacco products for sale at retail to any person not possessing a valid tobacco permit under Section 27-69-1 et seq., Mississippi Code of 1972.
Any distributor or wholesaler who violates this section shall be liable for a penalty of up to Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) for a first offense. For a second offense within one (1) year of the prior offense, any distributor or wholesaler shall be liable for a penalty of up to Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
For all subsequent offenses within one (1) year of two (2) prior offenses, the distributor or wholesaler may become ineligible to hold a tobacco distributor's permit for a period of at least one (1) year under Section 27-69-1 et seq., Mississippi Code of 1972, and shall be liable for a penalty of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).
Structure Mississippi Code
Article 1 - Mississippi Juvenile Tobacco Access Prevention Act
§ 97-32-2. Legislative intent; supersedes local laws, ordinances and regulations
§ 97-32-5. Prohibition of the sale or transfer of tobacco products to persons under 18 years of age
§ 97-32-7. Retail sales clerks; notification and agreement; penalties for violations
§ 97-32-9. Juvenile purchase, possession and consumption of tobacco
§ 97-32-11. Point of sale warning signs
§ 97-32-13. Juvenile misrepresentation of age
§ 97-32-15. Vending machine tobacco sales; location
§ 97-32-17. Prohibition on the distribution of tobacco products other than in sealed packages
§ 97-32-19. Transfers of tobacco products from distributors or wholesalers to retailers