- (a) Samples of wine and vinous liquor shall be taken for examination by representatives of the commission whenever deemed necessary by the administrator. Examinations may include any chemical or physical determinations for the measurement of contents, the detection of alteration, and lack of conformity to standards of identity, quality, and purity, as set forth in the code and the rules of the commission.
- (b) It shall be unlawful for any producer or bottler of wine to accept as a return or to purchase or to use any container permanently branded or imprinted with the name of another producer or bottler of any alcoholic beverage.
- (c) The alcoholic content requirements set forth in this section shall not apply to sacramental or altar wines where ecclesiastical regulations limit the alcoholic content to not more than 18% by volume. Provided, however, that such wines shall be labeled "Sacramental" or "Altar" wines.
- (d) It shall be unlawful for any permittee to bring into this state, store, sell, or possess for the purpose of sale, any bottles of wine which are not protected from tampering or contamination by being sealed with seals of a type which must be irreparably mutilated or destroyed before the bottle can be opened. Such seals shall not be made of paper.
Source Note:The provisions of this §45.50 adopted to be effective August 21, 2011, 36 TexReg 5208.