2022 Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 244 - Alcoholic beverages -- prohibitions, restrictions, and regulations 244.260 Containers that wholesaler may purchase, keep, or sell in -- Distilled spirits or wine to be kept by licensees in approved containers.
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244.260 Containers that wholesaler may purchase, keep, or sell in -- Distilled
spirits or wine to be kept by licensees in approved containers.
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(2)
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No wholesaler shall purchase, import, keep upon the licensed premises, or sell
any distilled spirits or wine in any container except in the original sealed
package containing quantities of not less than fifty (50) milliliters each of
distilled spirits or one hundred (100) milliliters of wine, and not exceeding the
largest applicable federal standard of fill size for distilled spirits or two hundred
twenty (220) liters of wine, as received from the distiller, rectifier, winery, or
wholesaler. The containers shall be in sizes authorized by federal law and at all
times shall have affixed to them all labels required by federal law or the
administrative regulations of the board.
Except for purposes of preparing barrel-aged and batched cocktails as defined
in KRS 241.010 and as permitted by KRS 243.055 and 243.082(4) and
subsection (3) of this section, licensees holding retail distilled spirits and wine
drink licenses shall not keep upon their licensed premises any distilled spirits or
wine in any container except in the original package as received from the
wholesaler and authorized by federal law. Containers of distilled spirits shall not
exceed the largest applicable federal standard of fill size for distilled spirits or
be less than fifty (50) milliliters of distilled spirits. Containers of wine shall not
exceed two hundred twenty (220) liters or be less than one hundred (100)
milliliters. All containers shall at all times have affixed to them any labels
required by federal law or administrative regulations of the board.
Licensees holding retail distilled spirits and wine package licenses shall not
keep upon their licensed premises any distilled spirits or wine in any container
except in the original package as received from the wholesaler and authorized
by federal law. Containers of distilled spirits shall not exceed the largest
applicable federal standard of fill size for distilled spirits or be less than fifty (50)
milliliters of distilled spirits. Containers of wine shall not exceed two hundred
twenty (220) liters or be less than one hundred (100) milliliters. Except as
permitted by subsection (2) of this section, all containers shall at all times
remain sealed and shall have affixed to them any labels required by federal law
or administrative regulations of the board.
Effective:March 29, 2022
History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 39, sec. 13, effective March 29, 2022. -Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 62, sec. 104, effective June 29, 2017. -- Amended
2013 Ky. Acts ch. 121, sec. 90, effective June 25, 2013. -- Amended 2000 Ky.
Acts ch. 289, sec. 3, effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 121,
sec. 30, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 228, sec. 3,
effective July 14, 1992. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 194, sec. 22, effective
June 17, 1978. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1,
1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2554b-172.
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