Minnesota Administrative Rules

7515.1040 STANDARDS OF FILL FOR DISTILLED SPIRITS.

Code of Federal Regulations for distilled spirits, title 27, chapter I, parts 5.47 and 5.47A, as amended, is adopted as the rule for the standards of fill requirements for containers of distilled spirits sold within the state, insofar as federal regulations or amendments are not contrary to or inconsistent with this chapter or Minnesota Statutes, chapter 340A.

Code of Federal Regulations for distilled spirits, title 27, chapter I, part 5.22, as amended, is adopted as the rule for the standards of identity and labeling requirements for containers of distilled spirits sold within this state, insofar as the federal regulations or amendments are not contrary or inconsistent with this chapter or Minnesota Statutes, chapter 340A.

Tolerance in the standards of fill may be allowed by the commissioner for distilled spirits upon prior application.

The regulations adopted by the secretary of the treasury pursuant to the Federal Alcohol Administration Act governing standards of fill must be followed in all bottling or selling of distilled spirits in Minnesota.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 14.06; 299A.02; 340.507

History:

27 SR 1580

Published Electronically:

October 14, 2013