Mississippi § 27-17-487 - Privilege tax exemptions; activities in fair enclosures.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 27-17-487 — Privilege tax exemptions; activities in fair enclosures., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 27-17-487. Privilege tax exemptions; activities in fair enclosures.
No privilege tax license shall be required of hotels, restaurants, fruit stands and vendors of soft drinks, circuses, exhibitions, street fairs, or other amusements when the same are held within the enclosure of and in cooperation with the annual holding of any state, county or community fair or any fair held for the benefit of the public where no dividends are declared to the stockholders thereof, and the proceeds thereof are used exclusively for the operation, maintenance and improvement of such fair.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 27-17-487 ("Privilege tax exemptions; activities in fair enclosures.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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