Indiana § 7.1-5-10-6 Sale of adulterated or misbranded beverage prohibited

Indiana Statutes

§ 7.1-5-10-6 — Sale of adulterated or misbranded beverage prohibited

Indiana § 7.1-5-10-6

Art. 5CRIMES AND INFRACTIONS

Ch. 10Unlawful Sales

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Ind. Code § 7.1-5-10-6 (2026).

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(a)It is unlawful for a person to sell, offer or expose for sale, or have in the person's possession with intent to sell, an alcoholic beverage that is adulterated or misbranded.

(b)It is unlawful for a person to alter or change a brand, label, mark, design, device, or inscription that has reference to the kind, brand, age, quality, quantity, or other description of the alcoholic beverage contents of a bottle or container.

(c)The possession of an adulterated or misbranded alcoholic beverage by a permittee, or other person engaged in the manufacture or traffic in alcoholic beverages, is prima facie evidence of knowledge of the misbranding or adulteration and of an intent to violate a provision of this section.

(d)The possession by a permittee, or other person engaged in the alcoholic be

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(a) It is unlawful for a person to sell, offer or
expose for sale, or have in the person's possession with intent to sell, an
alcoholic beverage that is adulterated or misbranded.
(b) It is unlawful for a person to alter or change a brand, label, mark,
design, device, or inscription that has reference to the kind, brand, age,
quality, quantity, or other description of the alcoholic beverage
contents of a bottle or container.
(c) The possession of an adulterated or misbranded alcoholic
beverage by a permittee, or other person engaged in the manufacture
or traffic in alcoholic beverages, is prima facie evidence of knowledge
of the misbranding or adulteration and of an intent to violate a
provision of this section.
(d) The possession by a permittee, or other person engaged in the
alcoholic beverage traffic, of a bottle or container used, or intended to
be used, for containing an alcoholic beverage on which a label, brand,
mark, design, or device has been altered or changed is prima facie
evidence of an intent to violate a provision of this section.
(e) A person who violates subsection (a) or knowingly or
intentionally violates subsection (b) commits a Class B misdemeanor.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-33(b).]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1. As amended by
P.L.159-2014, SEC.73.