North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 14B - Public Safety › Chapter 15 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL COMMISSION › Subchapter B - RETAIL BEER: WINE: MIXED BEVERAGES: BROWNBAGGING: ADVERTISING: SPECIAL PERMITS › Section .0200 - GENERAL RULES AFFECTING RETAILERS AND BROWNBAGGING PERMITTEES › Section 15B .0220 - DISPENSING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES: PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a)
				  Malt Beverages, On-Premises. Malt beverages may be sold by persons holding
				  on-premise permits in the original containers, by the glass, by the mug, by the
				  pitcher, or a single-service and single-use container as defined by FDA Food
				  Code 2009, 1-201.10(B). The brand name of draught malt beverages dispensed in
				  retail outlets shall be shown on the knobs of draught faucets. Covers for these
				  faucets bearing a brand name may be used if the brand name appearing on the
				  cover corresponds with the brand name on the knob of the faucets that are to be
				  used for that brand.
(b) Malt
				  Beverages, Off-Premises. Malt beverages may be sold by persons holding an
				  off-premise permit only in the unopened original container that was filled by
				  the product manufacturer, except as permitted pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  18B-1001.
(c) Wine, On-Premises. A person holding an
				  on-premises wine permit may sell wine in the unopened original container, by
				  the carafe, by the glass, or a single-service and single-use container. A
				  person holding an on-premises wine permit may sell wine mixed with
				  non-alcoholic beverages by the carafe, by the glass, or a single-service and
				  single-use container. Wine served in carafes, by the glass, or single-service
				  and single-use containers may be dispensed under pressure from nitrogen from
				  sealed bulk containers provided the containers and dispensing systems have been
				  approved by the Commission and the Commission for Public Health. The vintner,
				  brand, and type of wine dispensed by the carafe, glass, or single-service and
				  single-use container, except for the house wine, shall appear on the wine list.
				  Where the wine is dispensed from bulk containers, the vintner, brand, and type
				  shall be shown on the knobs of draught faucets.
(d) Use of Siphons. The use of siphons or
				  pressurized dispensers is allowed if the malt beverage or wine contents are
				  dispensed directly from the original containers.
(e) Mixed Beverages. A person holding a mixed
				  beverages permit may sell mixed beverages in a glass, in a pitcher, or in a
				  single-service and single-use container.
(f) Multi-Use Containers. All multi-use
				  containers used by permittees to serve any alcoholic beverages shall meet the
				  requirements as referenced by FDA Food Code 2009, 3-304.11(a). Multi-use
				  containers include glassware, mugs, pitchers, and carafes.
(g) Incorporation by Reference. The 2009 FDA
				  Food Code, as established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
				  Food and Drug Administration, is hereby incorporated by reference, excluding
				  subsequent amendments and editions, and may be accessed at no cost at
https://www.fda.gov/food/guidanceregulation/retailfoodprotection/foodcode/ucm2019396.htm
.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 18B-100;
					 18B-206;
					 18B-207;
					 18B-1001;
					 130A-248(a);
Eff. January 1, 1982;
Amended Eff. June 1, 2013; May 1,
					 1984;
Transferred and Recodified from
					 04 NCAC
					 02S .0228 Eff. August 1, 2015;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. August 20, 2016;
Temporary
					 Amendment Eff. November 28, 2017;
Amended Eff. August 1,
					 2018.