2020 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 455
BY SENATOR HENRY
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact the introductory paragraph of R.S. 26:351, (1)(a), and (3)(a), and to
3 repeal R.S. 26:351(7), relative to the limitation on size of containers of beverages of
4 high alcohol content; to authorize wholesalers and manufacturers to possess and pack
5 distilled spirits in certain containers; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. The introductory paragraph of R.S. 26:351, (1)(a), and (3)(a) are hereby
8 amended and reenacted to read 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 one and seventy-five
14 one hundredths liters. The standards of fill shall be the following:
15 (1)(a) All distilled spirits sold in or shipped into this state shall be in the
16 following containers: One and seventy-five hundredths liters, one liter, seven
17 hundred fifty milliliters, five hundred milliliters, three hundred seventy-five
18 milliliters, and two hundred milliliters, and fifty milliliters.
19 * * *
20 (3)(a) Distilled spirits, whether domestically bottled or imported, subject to
21 the metric standard of fill prescribed in Paragraph (1) above shall be packed with the
22 following number of containers per shipping case or container:
23 Container sizes Containers per case
24 1.75 liters 6
25 1.00 liters 12
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1 750 milliliters 12
2 375 milliliters 24
3 355 milliliters 24
4 200 milliliters 48
5 100 milliliters 48
6 50 milliliters 60
7 50 milliliters 120
8 * * *
9 Section 2. R.S. 26:351(7) is hereby repealed.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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