§ 7.1-2-5-11 — Evidence of misbranding

An unbroken bottle or container which
contains, or has contained, liquor or wine and which bears a brand,
label, trade-mark, name or other device, marking, inscription, or a
reference to quality, nature, character, origin, or manufacturer of the
alcoholic beverage contents of that bottle or container, that has been
altered, defaced, restored, or upon which the tax stamp of the federal
government has been forged, counterfeited, restored, or reused, or
which brand, label, trade-mark, name or other device, marking or
inscription does not truly describe the contents or former contents shall
be received in evidence in a court as prima facie proof that the person
chargeable with the possession of it either is, or was, or both,
maintaining a public nuisance and either is, or was, or both, keeping
and possessing misbranded or adulterated alcoholic beverages.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-39.]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1; Acts 1973, P.L.56, SEC.4.
As amended by P.L.194-2021, SEC.20.