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Ind. Code § 7.1-5-10-6 — Sale of adulterated or misbranded beverage prohibited
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 10: Unlawful Sales, Indiana Code.
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Full text of Ind. Code § 7.1-5-10-6
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Indiana.
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. [Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-1-1-33(b).]
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Is sale of adulterated or misbranded beverage prohibited a felony or a misdemeanor in Indiana?
Sale of adulterated or misbranded beverage prohibited is a Class B Misdemeanor in Indiana under Ind. Code § 7.1-5-10-6.
Which Indiana statute covers sale of adulterated or misbranded beverage prohibited?
Sale of adulterated or misbranded beverage prohibited is governed by Ind. Code § 7.1-5-10-6 (Sale of adulterated or misbranded beverage prohibited).
This reference is informational and is not legal advice.