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2017 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 114
BY REPRESENTATIVE CHAD BROWN
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES: Provides relative to the sale and shipment of certain
alcoholic beverages
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 26:351(2)(a) and (4)(a), relative to alcoholic beverages; to
3 provide relative to the sale and shipment of certain alcoholic beverages; to provide
4 for container size limitations of certain alcoholic beverages; and to provide for
5 related matters.
6Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 26:351(2)(a) and (4)(a) are hereby amended and reenacted to read
8as follows:
9 ยง351. Limitation on size of containers of beverages of high alcoholic content;
10 standards of fill
11 Except for wines, no manufacturer or wholesaler in this state shall have in his
12 possession any beverages of high alcoholic content outside of his bonded stockroom
13 unless they are in containers of no greater capacity than 1.75 liters. The standards
14 of fill shall be the following:
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16 (2)(a) All wine, sold in or shipped into this state shall be in the following
17 containers: twenty liters, nineteen and five-tenths liters, eighteen liters, seventeen
18 liters, sixteen liters, fifteen liters, fourteen liters, thirteen liters, twelve liters, eleven
19 liters, ten liters, nine liters, eight liters, seven liters, six liters, five liters, four liters,
20 three liters, one and five-tenths liters, one liter, seven hundred fifty milliliters, five
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1 hundred milliliters, three hundred seventy-five milliliters, three hundred fifty-five
2 milliliters, two hundred fifty milliliters, and one hundred eighty-seven milliliters.
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4 (4)(a) Wines bottled subject to the standards of fill prescribed in Paragraph
5 (2) of this Subsection shall be packed with the following number of containers per
6 shipping case or shipping container:
7 Container sizes Containers per case
8 5 through 20 liters 1
9 4 liters 4
10 3 liters 4
11 1.5 liters 6
12 1 liter 12
13 750 milliliters 12
14 500 milliliters 12
15 375 milliliters 24
16 355 milliliters 24
17 250 milliliters 24
18 187 milliliters 48
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 114 Engrossed 2017 Regular Session Chad Brown
Abstract: Authorizes the sale of wine in 250 milliliter containers.
Present law requires all wine sold in or shipped into La. to be in containers of certain sizes.
Proposed law retains present law and authorizes the sale or shipment of wine in 250 ml
containers, and provides that a case of 250 ml containers shall consist of 24 containers.
(Amends R.S. 26:351(2)(a) and (4)(a))
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Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Judiciary to the original
bill:
1. Remove provisions related to package labeling requirements of sparkling or still
wine for direct shipment.
2. Make technical amendments.
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