27 U.S.C. § 216 — Preemption

submitted 91 years ago by Pub. L. 100-690 to r/title-27-INTOXICATING-LIQUORS · 56 words · no verdicts yet

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States cannot require their own health warning on alcohol containers. Only the health statement required by section 215 can be mandated. This rule covers containers and any box or package holding them.

This section is a single, undivided rule. States can't force alcohol sellers to put any health-related warning on a drink container — except the one warning that section 215 of this title already requires. That covers the container itself, and also any outer box, carton, or other package the container comes in, no matter what material that package is made of.

the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

No statement relating to alcoholic beverages and health, other than the statement required by section 215 of this title, shall be required under State law to be placed on any container of an alcoholic beverage, or on any box, carton, or other package, irrespective of the material from which made, that contains such a container.

Source credit: (Aug. 29, 1935, ch. 814, title II, § 205, as added Pub. L. 100–690, title VIII, § 8001(a)(3), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4520.)

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1935Enacted · Pub. L. 100-690 · 102 Stat. 4520

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 100-690 on 1935-08-29.

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