4301:1-1-47 Ban on refilling bottles or selling brands not ordered.

No retail permit holder authorized to sell alcoholic beverages by the glass or container for on-premises consumption, or any agent or employee thereof, shall refill any bottle that formerly contained alcoholic beverages. Manufacturers authorized to sell at retail for on-premises consumption may refill their own bottles in their manufacturing process, in accordance with federal labeling requirements and local health department regulations. No permit holder, or any agent or employee thereof, shall sell or deliver to any consumer any brand or variety of alcoholic beverage other than that which was ordered or requested, without the consent or approval of the consumer.

Replaces: 4301:1-1-47

Effective: 08/08/2005

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 06/30/2010

Promulgated Under: 119.03

Statutory Authority: ORC 4301.03

Rule Amplifies: ORC 4301.03, 4301.68

Prior Effective Dates: 7/5/50