{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-7.1-5-10-6","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 7.1-5-10-6","heading":"Sale of adulterated or misbranded beverage prohibited","body":"Sec. 6. (a) It is unlawful for a person to sell, offer or expose for sale, or have in the person's possession with intent to sell, an alcoholic beverage that is adulterated or misbranded.\n(b) It is unlawful for a person to alter or change a brand, label, mark, design, device, or inscription that has reference to the kind, brand, age, quality, quantity, or other description of the alcoholic beverage contents of a bottle or container.\n(c) The possession of an adulterated or misbranded alcoholic beverage by a permittee, or other person engaged in the manufacture or traffic in alcoholic beverages, is prima facie evidence of knowledge of the misbranding or adulteration and of an intent to violate a provision of this section.\n(d) The possession by a permittee, or other person engaged in the alcoholic beverage traffic, of a bottle or container used, or intended to be used, for containing an alcoholic beverage on which a label, brand, mark, design, or device has been altered or changed is prima facie evidence of an intent to violate a provision of this section.\n(e) A person who violates subsection (a) or knowingly or intentionally violates subsection (b) commits a Class B misdemeanor.","path":["TITLE 7.1. ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO","ARTICLE 5. CRIMES AND INFRACTIONS","Chapter 10. Unlawful Sales"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_7.1.html#7.1-5-10-6","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-12T01:57:19Z","sha256":"d4b27e6cf2e34492dd8caa2150035ed428616ffc4e5a862980d675b4e098dde5","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-7.1-5-10-5","next":"us-in/ic-7.1-5-10-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}