Section 30-6-A35 - Labels, labeling and registration of brands(a) No alcoholic beverage shall be imported into the state or manufactured and sold within the state or included in any price list required to be filed with the department until the label of such brand has received the approval of the department.(b) No label will be approved until the label is submitted, along with the appropriate form and fee to the department: nor until a list of brands with corresponding numeric brand code numbers to be imported or sold within the state has been submitted to the department, such list to be compiled on a form provided by the department.(c) The department may require, before approval of any brand label, that a complete analysis of the alcoholic beverages for which labels have been offered be submitted. A brand label once approved shall not require reapproval unless such approval has been revoked or unless there is a change in the contents of the container as originally approved or a change in the descriptive phraseology on the label. The department may waive the requirement of a reapproval if the label change consists only of a new coloring, shading or label format.(d) The department shall withhold approval of any brand label if it has reasonable cause to believe that the language, wording or design phraseology contained in the front label exaggerates the quality or age of the alcoholic beverage for which the label has been submitted, or belies its true contents, or may in any manner tend to deceive the purchaser as to the real nature of such alcoholic beverage.(e) Repealed, December 5, 1967.(f) In selling any item requiring a special label, this requirement shall be made known to the purchaser at the time of solicitation of sale. When the sample bottle is shown, the label shall be on the bottle. If no sample is shown, it should be made known to the purchaser that a label goes on the bottle.(g) No on-premises consumption permittee shall sell, offer for sale, display, serve or dispense or mix in any drink any of the " liqueurs," "types," "imitation types" or substandard whiskeys described in this regulation as a substitute for whiskey when the original form of such whiskey is called for. No on-premises consumption permittee shall sell, offer for sale, serve, dispense or mix in any drink any substitute when a named alcoholic liquor is ordered or asked for. The presence on any permit premises of any container of liquor, the contents of which are at variance with the federal or state label thereon, shall be prima facie evidence of refilling.(h) No off-premises consumption permittee shall sell, offer for sale or display any of the "liqueurs," "type," "imitation type" or substandard whiskeys described in this regulation when the original form of such whiskey is called for.(i) The permit of any permittee who violates any of the provisions of this section shall be subject to revocation or suspension.(j) Regulations of the federal alcohol administration currently in effect relating to labelling of distilled spirits, wine and malt beverages packaged for shipments in interstate or foreign commerce not inconsistent with this section are made a part hereof as though fully set forth and are hereby promulgated with respect to the state of Connecticut. The aforesaid regulations shall apply to distilled spirits, wine and malt beverages packaged purely for intrastate shipment within Connecticut to the same extent as though intended for interstate or foreign shipment.(k) No private labels will be approved for registration unless the registrant when requesting such approval furnishes the department with the name and address of the retailer who will sell such brand. Any labels submitted for registration without such accompanying information shall be considered to be for general distribution.(l) Where a liqueur or cordial label is submitted for registration having the same or similar format, coloring, design or brand name as a label for a previously approved brand of alcoholic liquor not a cordial or liqueur, or wherever the word "liqueur" is used on a front label, a special label shall be affixed to the front label, a special label shall be affixed to the front of each container or bottle shipped into or offered for sale in the state of Connecticut, either by the bottle, container or drink. The special label shall contain the wording "Not A Whiskey," "Not A Gin," or any other wording the department may deem necessary to clearly designate that such brand is, in fact, a cordial or liqueur. On all labels to be attached to containers of twenty-six or thirty-two ounce or 750 ml. capacity or larger, these words shall be printed in thirty-six point bookman style type; on pint or 500 ml. and half-pint or 200 ml. containers, twenty-four point bookman style type; on containers of less than one half-pint or less than 200 ml., twelve point bookman style type; printed in black type on yellow paper. Such labels shall be affixed to the face of the container, either below or above the regular label, where the entire special label can be most easily read when viewing the face of the bottle, this subsection shall not apply (1) where the word "liqueur" is used on the front label as a designation of quality or (2) where the word "liqueur" is used in conjunction with the word "scotch" or precedes the word "rum" or "brandy."Conn. Agencies Regs. § 30-6-A35
Effective October 28, 1977; Amended October 1, 2001