2005 California Business and Professions Code Sections 25200-25206 Article 2. Beer

25200.  All beer sold in this State shall have a label affixed to
the package or container thereof, upon which shall appear the true
and correct name and address of the manufacturer of the beer, and
also the true and correct name of the bottler of the beer if other
than the manufacturer.  No manufacturer, importer, or wholesaler of
beer shall use a container or carton as a package or container of a
beer other than such beer as is manufactured by the manufacturer
whose name or brand of beer appears upon the container or carton, or
use as a package or container of a beer a container or carton which
bears the name of a manufacturer of beer or the brand of any beer
other than those of the manufacturer of the beer contained in the
container or carton.
25202.  Manufacturers' names, brand names, print, or markings first
placed on returnable beer containers or cartons made of wood or fiber
board shall not be obliterated, mutilated, or marked out without the
written consent of the manufacturer whose name, brand, or printed
markings is to be obliterated, mutilated, or marked out.  This
section does not apply to wood or fiber board containers or cartons
of a beer manufacturer who has discontinued business and production
and is no longer a licensed beer manufacturer.
25203.  Every manufacturer or bottler of beer in this State or
elsewhere whose beer is sold within the State shall file with the
department the brand name or names under which he sells or labels his
draught beer sold in the State.
25204.  (a) Any beer container sold within this state shall bear a
label that conforms with the alcohol content labeling requirements
prescribed in Section 7.71 of Part 7 of Title 27 of the Code of
Federal Regulations, as adopted pursuant to the Federal Alcohol
Administration Act (27 U.S.C. Sec. 201 et seq.).
   (b) Any beer container sold within this state that contains more
than 5.7 percent alcohol by volume shall include a statement of
alcoholic content.
   (c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 1997.
25206.  No retailer shall dispense any draught beer upon which the
proper tap sign or draught beer sign is not displayed or the
manufacturer or bottler of which has not complied with this article.
The department may seize any draught beer displayed to the public in
violation of this section  and may dispose of the beer pursuant to
Section 25355.