MS HB1319

Amends Mississippi Code Section 67-1-5 to expand the definition of "qualified resort area" under the Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law.

Adds new categories of facilities and properties that automatically qualify as resort areas without requiring department approval, including game reserves of at least 800 contiguous acres, event venues of at least 6,000 square feet on 30+ acres, and culinary/educational facilities on 125+ acres with golf courses.

Specifies that certain municipalities, districts, clubhouses, facilities, and golf courses listed in the statute automatically have qualified resort area status without departmental declaration.

Allows municipalities bordered by the Pearl River with populations exceeding 45,000 to regulate facilities through local ordinances specifying hours of operation, revenue percentages from food sales, and designated areas for alcoholic beverage sales.

Effective July 1, 2017.