SECTION .0200 ‑ PRODUCT APPROVALS: LISTING PROCEDURES:
PRODUCT LISTS
14B NCAC 15C .0201 MALT BEVERAGE PRODUCT APPROVAL: LISTING
IN STATE
(a) All malt beverage products offered for sale in this
State shall first be approved by the Commission. The Commission shall provide
blank Label/Product Application Forms upon request. Thereafter, any approved
malt beverage product sold in this State shall conform to the analysis of the
samples submitted.
(b) The Commission shall approve malt beverage products if:
(1) the procedure for approval is complied with
as required in Paragraph (c) of this Rule;
(2) the analysis is within the limits as
required in Paragraph (d) of this Rule;
(3) the malt beverage product meets or exceeds
the packaging requirements as required in 14B NCAC 15C .0301; and
(4) at the time of consideration, the
Commission does not have evidence to suspect that the product:
(A) contains harmful or impure substances;
(B) contains an improper balance of substances, based on
studies by universities, laboratories, the Commission or other scientific
studies;
(C) is a spurious or imitation product; or
(D) is unfit for human consumption.
(c) Procedure for Approval. To receive consideration for
approval by the Commission for a new malt beverage product, an industry member
shall comply with the following procedures:
(1) submit a completed Label/Product Approval
Form with a list of all container sizes being offered;
(2) attach all malt beverage product labels
that are specified on the Label/Product Approval Form to the Label/Product
Approval Form;
(3) upon request from the Commission, submit a
sample of the product in a marketable container;
(4) attach a copy of the Federal Label Approval
Form (COLA) to the Label/Product Approval Form;
(5) submit a non-refundable analysis fee in the
form of a certified check, cashier's check or money order in the amount of
twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each new malt beverage product submitted, except
if an analysis certified by a laboratory of the product is submitted, submit a
non-refundable administrative fee as set out in G.S. 18B-206(c) in the form of
a certified check, cashier's check or money order; and
(6) forward all required items to the North
Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission, 4307 Mail Service Center,
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4307.
(d) All malt beverage analyses shall be within the
following limits:
(1) a maximum 15 percent alcohol by volume;
(2) a maximum 25 parts per million of total
sulphur dioxide content; and
(3) a maximum 100 parts per million of gallo
tannins.
(e) All analyses of products submitted by industry members
shall provide the following information in English:
(1) the measured amounts listed in Paragraph (d)
of this Rule;
(2) the calories per 360 milliliters (12
ounces);
(3) the specific gravity; and
(4) the amount of any fortified stimulant per
360 milliliters (12 ounces).
(f) The Commission shall withdraw approval of a malt beverage
product when the Commission has evidence to suspect that the product:
(1) contains harmful or impure substances;
(2) contains an improper balance of substances;
(3) is a spurious or imitation product; or
(4) is unfit for human consumption.
The malt beverage product shall not be reapproved until the
Commission has evidence that proves otherwise.
(g) A person possessing malt beverage products that have
had the approval withdrawn by the Commission shall have 60 days after notice of
the withdrawal to sell or otherwise dispose of the malt beverage products.
History Note: Authority G.S. 18B-100; 18B-203(a)(5);
18B-206; 18B-207;
Eff. January 1, 1982;
Amended Eff. April 1, 2011; July 1, 1992; May 1, 1984;
Transferred and Recodified from 04 NCAC 02T .0201 Eff.
August 1, 2015.