RULE NUMBER 13

a. Purpose and Scope. This rule is intended to reduce obstacles to commerce in alcoholic liquors by adopting, to the extent possible under the Liquor Control Act, 4 Del. Code, federal laws and regulations relating to labeling, standards of identity, and standards of fill of alcoholic liquors. This rule applies to all alcoholic liquors manufactured, bottled, packaged, sold, imported, received, and stored for resale in the State of Delaware.

b. Labeling. It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, bottle, package, sell, import, receive, or store for resale in this State alcoholic liquors, unless such liquors are labeled in conformity with federal laws and regulations applicable to such alcoholic liquors. It shall not be necessary for a manufacturer or supplier to file with the Commissioner evidence of label approval by an agency of the United States, except upon written request by the Commissioner.

c. Standards of Identity. It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, bottle, package, sell, import, receive, or store for resale in this State alcoholic liquors, unless such liquors conform to the standards of identity provided by federal laws and regulations applicable to such alcoholic liquors.

d. Standards of Fill.

(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, bottle, package, sell, import, receive, or possess for resale in this State alcoholic liquors, unless such liquors are bottled and packed in primary containers and cartons or cases of primary containers in conformity with federal laws and regulations applicable to such alcoholic liquors.

(2) Beer and malt beverages not required by federal law to be in metric primary containers may be manufactured, bottled, packaged, sold, imported, received, and stored for resale in any size primary container usual and customary to the brewing industry.

e. Effective date; Repeal of Former Rule. This rule is effective on March 27, 1982. Rule 13, effective February 2, 1967, is repealed. Approved: February 25, 1982