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312.220. 1. Inspection of nonintoxicating beer may be made by samples of quantities in the original vats before such nonintoxicating beer is placed in bottles, barrels or kegs, or, in the case of nonintoxicating beer manufactured or brewed in another state and shipped into this state, from samples taken from each shipment thereof.

2. Any manufacturer or brewer who, after the inspection of any nonintoxicating beer in bulk, shall change the ingredients thereof, or increase the alcoholic content thereof, or any distributor or wholesaler who shall substitute, in any shipment of nonintoxicating beer, any beer or other liquid for sale as nonintoxicating beer, having any other ingredients therein than those contained in the samples submitted for inspection, or having an alcoholic content in excess of three and two-tenths percent by weight, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a term of not more than one year or by a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more than one thousand dollars or by both such fine and jail sentence.

(RSMo 1939 § 4962)