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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 6. (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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 7.1. Alcohol and Tobacco § 7.1-5-10-6 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-7-1-alcohol-and-tobacco/in-code-sect-7-1-5-10-6/
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