(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, beginning October 1, 2025, or on the date that the commissioner first makes the directory available for public inspection on the department’s website, whichever is later, cigarettes not included in the directory may not be sold for retail sale in Mississippi, either directly or through an importer, distributor, wholesaler, retailer or similar intermediary.
(2) (a) Each retailer has sixty (60) days from the date that the commissioner first makes the directory available for inspection on the department’s website to either sell cigarettes in the retailer’s inventory which are not included in the directory or remove those cigarettes from inventory.(b) Upon the expiration of the initial sixty (60) days after the first date the directory is available on the department’s website, a retailer has thirty (30) days following the date of removal of a manufacturer or its brand family from the directory to either sell the cigarettes in the retailer’s inventory on the date of removal from the directory or remove those cigarettes from inventory.
(a) Each retailer has sixty (60) days from the date that the commissioner first makes the directory available for inspection on the department’s website to either sell cigarettes in the retailer’s inventory which are not included in the directory or remove those cigarettes from inventory.
(b) Upon the expiration of the initial sixty (60) days after the first date the directory is available on the department’s website, a retailer has thirty (30) days following the date of removal of a manufacturer or its brand family from the directory to either sell the cigarettes in the retailer’s inventory on the date of removal from the directory or remove those cigarettes from inventory.
(3) (a) Each importer, distributor or wholesaler has sixty (60) days from the date that the commissioner first makes the directory available for inspection on the department’s website to remove those cigarettes intended for sale in the state from its inventory.(b) Upon the expiration of the initial sixty (60) days after the first date the directory is available on the department’s website, an importer, distributor or wholesaler has thirty (30) days following the date of removal of a manufacturer or its brand family from the directory to remove those cigarettes intended for sale in the state from its inventory.
(a) Each importer, distributor or wholesaler has sixty (60) days from the date that the commissioner first makes the directory available for inspection on the department’s website to remove those cigarettes intended for sale in the state from its inventory.
(b) Upon the expiration of the initial sixty (60) days after the first date the directory is available on the department’s website, an importer, distributor or wholesaler has thirty (30) days following the date of removal of a manufacturer or its brand family from the directory to remove those cigarettes intended for sale in the state from its inventory.
(4) Cigarettes that must be sold or removed from inventory under subsections (2) and (3) of this section because those cigarettes are not included in, or are removed from, the directory may not be purchased or sold for retail sale in Mississippi, either directly or through an importer, distributor, wholesaler, retailer or similar intermediary, and are subject to seizure, forfeiture and destruction. The cost of the seizure, forfeiture and destruction must be borne by the person from whom the cigarettes are confiscated. The commissioner may store and dispose of the seized cigarettes as appropriate in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws pertaining to storage and disposal of such products.
(5) Cigarettes in the possession of a consumer who has made a bona fide purchase of the cigarettes subject to being seized under this section may not be seized.