2017 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 12 - Professions and Occupations
General - Continued
Article 46 - Fermented Malt Beverages
§ 12-46-102. Legislative declaration
SECOND OF TWO VERSIONS OF THIS SECTION
(1) The general assembly hereby declares that it is in the public interest that fermented malt beverages shall be manufactured, imported, and sold only by persons licensed as provided in this article and article 47 of this title. The general assembly further declares that it is lawful to manufacture and sell fermented malt beverages subject to this article and applicable provisions of articles 47 and 48 of this title.
(2) The general assembly further recognizes that fermented malt beverages and malt liquors are separate and distinct from, and have a unique regulatory history in relation to, vinous and spirituous liquors, and as such require the retention of a separate and distinct regulatory framework under this article. To aid administrative efficiency, however, article 47 of this title applies to the regulation of fermented malt beverages, except when otherwise expressly provided for in this article.
