04 NCAC 02T .0303. LABEL CONTENTS: MALT BEVERAGES

(a)  Containers that are prefilled by the manufacturer shall be affixed with malt beverage labels that shall contain the following information in a legible form:

(1)           brand name of product;

(2)           name and address of brewer or bottler;

(3)           class of product (e.g., beer, ale, porter, lager, bock, stout, or other brewed or fermented beverage);

(4)           net contents;

(5)           if the malt beverage is fortified with any stimulants, the amount of each (milligrams) per container; and

(6)           the alcoholic beverage health warning statement as required by the Federal Alcohol Administration Act, 27 C.F.R. Sections 16.20 through 16.22.

(b)  Growlers that are filled or refilled on demand pursuant to Rule .0309 of this Subchapter shall be affixed with a label or a tag that shall contain the following information in type not smaller than 3 millimeters in height and not more than 12 characters per inch:

(1)           brand name of the product dispensed;

(2)           name of brewer or bottler;

(3)           class of product (e.g., beer, ale, porter, lager, bock, stout, or other brewed or fermented beverage);

(4)           net contents;

(5)           if the malt beverage is fortified with any stimulants from the original manufacturer, the amount of each (milligrams) per container;

(6)           name and address of business that filled or refilled the growler;

(7)           date of fill or refill;

(8)           if the malt beverage is more than six percent alcohol by volume, the amount of alcohol by volume pursuant to G.S. 18B-101(9); and

(9)           the following statement:  "This product may be unfiltered and unpasteurized. Keep refrigerated at all times."

(c)  Growlers that are filled or refilled on demand pursuant to Rule .0309 of this Section shall be affixed with the alcoholic beverage health warning statement as required by the Federal Alcohol Administration Act, 27 C.F.R. Sections 16.20 through 16.22.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 18B-100; 18B-101(9); 18B-206(a); 18B-207; 18B-1001(1); 18B-1001(2); 18B-1001(16); 27 C.F.R. 16.20 through 16.22;

Eff. January 1, 1982;

Amended Eff. April 1, 2011;

Temporary Amendment Eff. October 25, 2013;

Amended Eff. September 1, 2014.