ENROLLED
ACT No. 95
2017 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 114
BY REPRESENTATIVE CHAD BROWN
1 AN ACT
2 To 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.
6 Be 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
8 as 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
21 hundred milliliters, three hundred seventy-five milliliters, three hundred fifty-five
22 milliliters, two hundred fifty milliliters, and one hundred eighty-seven milliliters.
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1 (4)(a) Wines bottled subject to the standards of fill prescribed in Paragraph
2 (2) of this Subsection shall be packed with the following number of containers per
3 shipping case or shipping container:
4 Container sizes Containers per case
5 5 through 20 liters 1
6 4 liters 4
7 3 liters 4
8 1.5 liters 6
9 1 liter 12
10 750 milliliters 12
11 500 milliliters 12
12 375 milliliters 24
13 355 milliliters 24
14 250 milliliters 24
15 187 milliliters 48
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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