Mississippi Code Title 97. Crimes § 97-32-7

(1) Every person engaged in the business of selling tobacco products or alternative nicotine products at retail shall notify each individual employed by that person as a retail sales clerk that state law:

“I understand that state and federal law prohibit the sale or distribution of tobacco products and alternative nicotine products to persons under the age of twenty-one (21) years and out-of-package sales, and requires that proof of age be demanded from a prospective purchaser or recipient under twenty-one (21) years of age if the individual is not known to the seller, barterer, deliverer or giver of the tobacco product or alternative nicotine product to be over the age of twenty-one (21) years. I promise, as a condition of my employment, to observe this law.”

(2) 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).

(3) No retailer who instructs his employee as provided in this section shall be liable for any violations committed by such employees.