Mississippi § 97-32-7 - Retail sales clerks; notification and agreement; penalties for violations.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 97-32-7 — Retail sales clerks; notification and agreement; penalties for violations., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 97-32-7. Retail sales clerks; notification and agreement; penalties for violations.
Every person engaged in the business of selling tobacco products at retail shall notify each individual employed by that person as a retail sales clerk that state law: Prohibits the sale or distribution of tobacco products, including samples, to any person under eighteen (18) years of age and the purchase or receipt of tobacco products by any person under eighteen (18) years of age, and (b) requires that proof of age be demanded from a prospective purchaser or recipient if the prospective purchaser or recipient is under the age of eighteen (18) years. Every person employed by a person engaged in the business of selling tobacco products at retail shall sign an agreement with his employer in substantially the following or similar form: “I understand that state and federal law prohibit the sale or distribution of tobacco products to persons under the age of eighteen (18) years and out-of-package sales, and requires that proof of age be demanded from a prospective purchaser or recipient under eighteen (18) years of age if the individual is not known to the seller, barterer, deliverer or giver of the tobacco product to be over the age of eighteen (18) years. I promise, as a condition of my employment, to observe this law.” Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be penalized not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). No retailer who instructs his employee as provided in this section shall be liable for any violations committed by such employees.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 97-32-7 cover?
Section 97-32-7 ("Retail sales clerks; notification and agreement; penalties for violations.") 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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