Illinois Administrative Code
Title 11 - ALCOHOL, HORSE RACING, LOTTERY, AND VIDEO GAMING
Part 100 - THE ILLINOIS LIQUOR CONTROL COMMISSION
Section 100.70 - Labels
Universal Citation: 11 IL Admin Code § 100.70
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 52, December 27, 2024
a) No manufacturer, nonresident dealer, distributor or importing distributor shall sell or deliver any package or container containing alcoholic liquor manufactured or delivered by that person unless the package and/or container is labeled in conformity with this Section.
b) General requirements and Restrictions:
1) Federal
Alcohol Administration Regulations Nos. 4, 5 and 7 relating to the labeling of
wine, distilled spirits and malt beverages ( 27 CFR 4, 5, and 7, April 1998,
not including any later amendments or editions) are hereby adopted and made a
part of this Section for labeling every package or container of wine, distilled
spirits and malt beverages, with the following exception: wine includes all
products as defined in Section 1-3.03 of the Act [235 ILCS
5/1-3.03] and Section
100.10 of this
Part.
2) The aforesaid regulations
shall apply to wine, distilled spirits and malt beverages packaged purely for
intrastate commerce within the State of Illinois to the same extent as though
intended for interstate or foreign shipment.
3) No manufacturer, nonresident dealer,
distributor or importing distributor shall affix any label to any package or
container containing alcoholic liquor for sale or delivery in the State of
Illinois until such label has been submitted to and approved by the federal
government. Such manufacturer, nonresident dealer, distributor or importing
distributor shall submit to the Commission a photostatic copy of the federal
label approval.
4) Wine Labels
A) Wine labels must contain the name and
address of the manufacturer or the bottler of the product.
B) For the purpose of this Section, the use
of an assumed trade name which has been registered with the Clerk of the County
in which the manufacturer or bottler is located is acceptable.
5) Malt Beverage Labels
A) Malt beverage labels must contain the name
and address of the brewery which manufactured or canned or bottled the
product.
B) For the purpose of this
Section, the use of an assumed trade name which has been registered with the
Clerk of the County in which the manufacturer or bottler is located is
acceptable.
6) Distilled
Spirits Labels
A) Labels of all alcoholic
liquors other than wine and malt beverages must contain either the phrase
"Bottled By" or "Distilled By" (or other descriptive identification of the
manufacturer of the product) followed by the name and address of the bottler or
manufacturer, as the case may be.
B) For the purpose of this Section, the use
of an assumed trade name which has been registered with the Clerk of the County
in which the manufacturer or bottler is located is acceptable.
7) No statement of age shall be
made with respect to gins, cordials, liqueurs or specialties.
8) The Commission shall withhold approval of
any label if it has reasonable cause to believe that the wording or design
contained on the label may, in any manner, tend to deceive the purchaser as to
the true nature of such alcoholic liquor.
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