MS HB1447

Revises the definition of "qualified resort area" under Mississippi's Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law to add new categories of facilities and areas that may qualify, including specific golf courses, game reserves, event facilities, and culinary schools.

Prohibits the Department of Revenue from approving any area as a qualified resort area after July 1, 2017, if located within two miles of a convent or monastery in counties traversed by Interstate 55 and U.S. Highway 98, unless the convent or monastery waives the restriction in writing.

Authorizes certain counties and municipalities to regulate alcoholic beverage sales in qualified resort areas by specifying hours of operation, minimum revenue percentages from food sales versus beverages, and designated locations for facilities offering alcoholic beverages.

Authorizes the Department of Finance and Administration to acquire property in Senatobia, Tate County, for a Department of Revenue district office and requires relocation of the Senatobia District Office from Hernando, DeSoto County, to the new location when property is finalized.

Effective date is July 1, 2017.