SB 2804 Summary

• Creates a new "delivery service permit" under Mississippi alcohol law allowing permit holders to contract with or directly deliver alcoholic beverages, beer, light wine, and light spirit products from licensed retailers to consumers within 30 miles of the retailer's location.

• Requires delivery service permittees to verify customers are at least 21 years old at time of order and delivery using photo identification and scanning technology, deliver only sealed containers, and refuse delivery if recipient appears intoxicated or fails age verification.

• Establishes a $500 annual privilege license tax for the delivery service permit and requires applicants to provide proof of $1,000,000 general liability insurance, submit employee training programs, and maintain records of deliveries for at least 90 days.

• Allows existing package retailers and beer/light wine retailers to apply for a delivery service permit as a separate privilege from their existing retail permits.

• Prohibits delivery to dry jurisdictions, requires the retailer to maintain control over payment processing and tax remittance, and allows the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division to enforce violations through disciplinary action against both delivery and retail permits.