67-1-25 - Qualifications of personnel. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 67-1-25. Qualifications of personnel.
 

No person shall be appointed director, agent or inspector for the commission under this chapter who is not a citizen of the United States. No director, agent, inspector or other employee shall be appointed under this chapter who has been convicted of any violation of any federal or state law concerning the manufacture, sale or possession of alcoholic liquor prior or subsequent to July 1, 1966, or who has paid a fine or penalty in settlement of any prosecution against him for any violation of such laws or shall have forfeited his bond to appear in court to answer charges for any such violation, nor shall any person be so appointed who has been convicted of a felony in any state or federal court. No person appointed or employed by the commission under this chapter may, directly or indirectly, individually or as a member of a partnership or limited liability company, or as a shareholder of a corporation, have any interest whatsoever in the manufacture, sale or distribution of alcoholic liquor, or receive any compensation or profit therefrom, or have any interest whatsoever in the purchases or sales made by the persons authorized by this chapter to purchase or to sell alcoholic liquor. 
 

This section shall not prevent any person appointed or employed by the commission from purchasing and keeping in his possession for the use of himself or members of his family or guests any alcoholic liquor which may be purchased or kept by any other person by virtue of this chapter. 
 

Sources: Codes, 1942, § 10265-12; Laws,  1966, ch. 540, § 12; Laws, 2006, ch. 529, § 8; Laws, 2007, ch. 462, § 1, eff from and after passage (approved Mar. 26, 2007.)