Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code 101.41 – Containers, Packaging, and Dispensing Equipment of Malt Beverages: Labels
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(a) A brewer or distributor, directly or indirectly or through a subsidiary, affiliate, agent, employee, officer, director, or firm member, may not brew, sell, or otherwise introduce into commerce any container, packaging, or dispensing equipment of malt beverages that does not meet the requirements of this section.
(b) Every container of malt beverages must have a label or imprint in legible type showing the full name and address of the brewer and, if it contains a special brand brewed for a distributor, of the distributor. Any box, crate, carton, or similar device in which containers of malt beverages are sold or transported must have a label meeting the same requirements.
Terms Used In Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code 101.41
- Brewer: means a person engaged in the brewing of malt beverages, whether located inside or outside the state. See Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code 1.04
- Liquor: means any alcoholic beverage, other than a malt beverage, containing alcohol in excess of five percent by volume, unless otherwise indicated. See Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code 1.04
- United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) The label of a container of malt beverages must state:
(1) the net contents in terms of United States liquor measure; and
(2) the alcohol content by volume.
(d) A container, packaging material, or dispensing equipment may not bear a label or imprint that:
(1) by wording, lettering, numbering, or illustration, or in any other manner refers or alludes to or suggests a brewing process, aging, analysis, or a scientific fact;
(2) refers or alludes to the “proof,” “balling,” or “extract” of the product;
(3) is untrue in any respect; or
(4) by ambiguity, omission, or inference tends to create a misleading impression, or causes or is calculated to cause deception of the consumer with respect to the product.