Illinois Administrative Code › Title 11 - ALCOHOL, HORSE RACING, LOTTERY, AND VIDEO GAMING › Part 100 - THE ILLINOIS LIQUOR CONTROL COMMISSION › Section 100.70 - Labels

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 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.