Retailer instructions to employees.
Oxford Code of Ordinances § 74-93
in effectSec. 74-93. - Retailer instructions to employees.
(a) Every person engaged in the business of selling caffeine products shall notify each individual employed by that person as a retail sales clerk that City of Oxford Ordinances:
(1) Prohibit the sale or distribution of certain caffeine products, including samples, to any person under 18 years of age and the purchase or receipt of such caffeine products by any person under 18 years of age, and
(2) Require that proof of age be demanded from a prospective purchaser or recipient if the prospective purchaser or recipient is under the age of 18 years. Every person employed by a person engaged in the business of selling caffeine products at retail shall sign an agreement with his employer in substantially the following or similar form:
"I understand that City of Oxford Ordinances prohibit the sale or distribution of certain caffeine 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 prohibited caffeine product to be over the age of eighteen (18) years. I promise, as a condition of my employment, to observe this law."
(b) Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be penalized not less than $50.00 nor more than $100.00.
(c) No retailer who instructs his employee as provided in this section shall be liable for any violations committed by such employees.
(Ord. No. 2015-24, § 3, 9-15-2015)
Source: City of Oxford, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/oxford/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH74OFMIPR_ARTIVPUPOUSCECAPRMI_S74-93REINEMFetched: 11/1/2026