California · Business and Professions Code - BPC

BPC §25171: Any rectifier or wholesaler of distilled spirits who delivers to the premises of any on- or off-sale general licensee or any on- or off-sale general licensee who sells or has in his possession at the

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A distilled spirits rectifier, wholesaler, or on/off-sale licensee who delivers, sells, or possesses distilled spirits in non-standard packages violating federal fill standards commits a misdemeanor.

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Any rectifier or wholesaler of distilled spirits who delivers to the premises of any on- or off-sale general licensee or any on- or off-sale general licensee who sells or has in his possession at the licensed premises distilled spirits in packages containing standards of fill for distilled spirits which do not conform in all respects to the federal standards established pursuant to the regulations issued under the Federal Alcohol Administration Act (27 U.S.C. Secs. 201 et seq.) and any amendments thereto is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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