Georgia § 3-6-28 - Wine to be in containers specified; standards of fill for wine; exemptions from requirements as to container size.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 3-6-28 — Wine to be in containers specified; standards of fill for wine; exemptions from requirements as to container size., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3-6-28. Wine to be in containers specified; standards of fill for wine; exemptions from requirements as to container size.
All wine shipped into this state and all wine manufactured within this state shall be in containers specified in the Standards of Fill for Wine prescribed by the United States Department of the Treasury for wines shipped in interstate commerce. The federal regulations relating to Standards of Fill for Wine are adopted and incorporated by reference in this Code section. Wines manufactured and produced in this state shall be exempt from this Code section, provided the container sizes were in use and exempt from such federal regulations on January 1, 1977. (Code 1933, § 58-824, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 1316, § 1; Code 1933, § 5A-5509, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1573, § 1.) Code of Federal Regulations. - As to Standards of Fill for Wine, see 27 CFR § 4.70 et seq.
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