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TITLE 16ECONOMIC REGULATION
PART 3TEXAS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COMMISSION
CHAPTER 45MARKETING PRACTICES
SUBCHAPTER ESPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR WINE
RULE §45.51Additional Provisions for Examination of Wine

(a) It is unlawful for any producer or bottler of wine to accept as a return or to purchase or to use any container permanently branded or imprinted with the name of another producer or bottler of any alcoholic beverage.

(b) The alcoholic content requirements set forth in this chapter do not apply to sacramental or altar wines where ecclesiastical regulations limit the alcoholic content to not more than 18% by volume. Such wines must be labeled "Sacramental" or "Altar" wines.

(c) It is unlawful for any permittee to bring into this state, store, sell, or possess for the purpose of sale, any bottles of wine that are not protected from tampering or contamination by being sealed with seals of a type that must be irreparably mutilated or destroyed before the bottle can be opened. Such seals may not be made of paper.


Source Note: The provisions of this §45.51 adopted to be effective September 1, 2021, 46 TexReg 5182

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