MS HB877

Amends Section 67-1-5, Mississippi Code of 1972, to revise the definition of "qualified resort area" under the Local Option Alcoholic Beverage Control Law.

Adds item 23 to the list of qualified resort areas: any tracts of land in Oktibbeha County situated east of Mississippi Boulevard, north of Coliseum Boulevard and east of Montgomery Hill Road, and not located on state institution property.

Modifies item 12 to include "live entertainment courses and arts performances" as qualifying uses for facilities with at least 8,000 square feet being heated and cooled that host events and offer culinary arts courses or outdoor recreation courses.

Qualified resort areas do not require department declaration for municipalities, districts, clubhouses, facilities, golf courses and areas specified in subparagraph (iii).

Takes effect July 1, 2021.