Delaware General Assembly


CHAPTER 229

FORMERLY

SENATE BILL NO. 167

AS AMENDED BY

SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 4 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend § 101, Title 4, Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

As used in this title, in addition to their usual meaning:

(2) "Alcoholic liquor" or "alcoholic liquors" include the 5 varieties of liquor defined in this section (alcohol, spirits, wine, beer and alcoholic cider) as well as every liquid or solid, patented or not, containing alcohol, spirits, wine, beer or alcoholic cider and capable of being consumed by a human being, and any liquid or solid containing more than 1 of the 5 varieties defined in this section is considered as belonging to that variety which usually has the higher percentage of alcohol. A concentrated alcoholic beverage shall be an "alcoholic liquor" for purposes of this title. Notwithstanding any other definition in this Chapter, “alcoholic liquor” shall not include solids and confections that contain two percent or less alcohol by weight, so long as the package which contains the product and/or any menu or other medium noticing the product for sale shall, if the product contains between one half of one percent alcohol by volume and two percent alcohol by weight, be labeled with the word “alcoholic”, the phrase “contains alcohol”, or some other indication that the product contains alcohol.

Approved May 21, 2014