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Regular Session, 2014
SENATE BILL NO. 204
BY SENATOR MORRELL
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. Provides relative to limitation on size of containers of
beverages of high alcoholic content. (8/1/14)
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 26:351(2)(a) and (4) and to enact R.S. 26:351(9), relative to the2
size of containers for beverages of high alcoholic content; to require certain3
container sizes for certain alcoholic beverages sold or shipped in the state; to provide4
relative to the number of containers in each shipping case or container; to exempt5
certain products; and to provide for related matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. R.S. 26:351(2)(a) and (4) are hereby amended and reenacted and R.S.8
26:351(9) is hereby enacted to read as follows: 9
ยง351. Limitation on size of containers of beverages of high alcoholic content;10
standards of fill11
Except for wines, no manufacturer or wholesaler in this state shall have in his12
possession any beverages of high alcoholic content outside of his bonded stockroom13
unless they are in containers of no greater capacity than 1.75 liters. The standards14
of fill shall be the following:15
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(2)(a) All wine, sold in or shipped into this state shall be in the following17 SB NO. 204
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containers: twenty liters, nineteen and five-tenths liters, eighteen liters, seventeen1
liters, sixteen liters, fifteen liters, fourteen liters, thirteen liters, twelve liters, eleven2
liters, ten liters, nine liters, eight liters, seven liters, six liters, five liters, four liters,3
three liters, one and five-tenths liters, one liter, seven hundred fifty milliliters, five4
hundred milliliters, three hundred seventy-five milliliters, three hundred fifty-five5
milliliters, one hundred eighty-seven milliliters.6
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(4) Wines bottled subject to the standards of fill prescribed in Paragraph (2)8
above shall be packed with the following number of bottles containers per shipping9
case or shipping container:10
Bottle Container sizes Bottles Containers per case11
5 through 18 liters 20 liters 112
4 liters 413
3 liters 414
1.5 liters 615
1 liter 1216
750 milliliters 1217
500 milliliters 1218
375 milliliters 2419
355 milliliters 2420
187 milliliters 4821
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(9) The container restrictions provided for in this Section shall not apply23
to cider products.24
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Cathy Wells.
DIGEST
Morrell (SB 204)
Present law provides that all wine sold or shipped into this state shall be in certain sized
containers. SB NO. 204
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Proposed law retains present law and adds the following container sizes: nineteen and five-
tenths liters, twenty liters, and five hundred milliliters.
Present law requires that wines bottled subject to the standards provided for in present law
be packed with a certain number of bottles per shipping case or shipping container and
further provides for the bottle size and the corresponding bottles per case.
Proposed law retains present law except that it changes all references from "bottles" to
"containers" and further changes a container size from 5 through 18 liters to 5 through 20
liters and adds a container size of 500 milliliters with 12 containers per case.
Proposed law exempts cider products from container size restrictions.
Effective August 1, 2014.
(Amends R.S. 26:351(2)(a) and (4); adds R.S. 26:351(9))