DEPARTMENT OF  REVENUE
Division of Liquor Enforcement
LIQUOR CODE
1 CCR 203-2
Regulation 47-002.  Fermented Malt Beverages - Advertising Practices.
No licensee for the retail sale or distribution of fermented malt beverages shall, upon or in proximity to, or referring to the licensed premises, use, publish or exhibit, or permit to be used, published or exhibited, any sign, advertisement, display, notice, symbol or other device which advertises, indicates, implies or infers that beverages containing more than 3.2% alcohol by weight (wt) or four percent by volume (vl), are sold, distributed or dispensed upon or from said premises.
Regulation   47-004  .  Fermented Malt Beverages - Possession of Alcohol Liquors.
No person shall possess or consume on the licensed premises of a fermented malt beverage licensee, any beverages containing alcohol in excess of three and two-tenths percent by weight or four-percent alcohol by volume.
Regulation   47-006  .  Fermented Malt Beverages - Identification and Labeling.
A.  No licensee for the sale of fermented malt beverages shall sell, offer, expose for sale, or distribute within this state any canned or bottled fermented malt beverages in case or carton lots unless such beverages be contained in a case or carton bearing the phrase “3.2%” followed by a word indicating the type of beverage, such as beer or ale. The designation “3.2% BEER,”  “3.2% ALE,”  etc., as the case may be, shall be composed of legible symbols of not less than ¼ of one inch in height, and shall be indelibly stamped or imprinted on top of the case or carton or upon the sealing strip thereof. Notwithstanding the above, cartons or unsealed returnable cases need no external markings if such container allows direct view of the individual cans or bottles which indicates the percent and type of beverage therein.
B.  No licensee shall sell, offer or expose for sale or distribute within this state any fermented malt beverages in kegs, casks or other containers except bottles and cans of less than 33 ounces capacity unless such containers bear thereon the phrase “3.2%” followed by a word indicating the type of beverage, such as beer or ale. The designation “3.2% BEER”, “3.2% ALE,” etc., as the case may be, shall be composed of legible symbols of not less than one inch in height, shall clearly and visibly appear on the container which is intended to be opened and shall be indelibly stamped or imprinted either upon the container itself or upon a label affixed thereto and sealed with a transparent water repellent material. Nothing shall prohibit the division from approving materials other than water repellent material used for labeling if the division finds the material is suitable for maintaining the required information on the container.
C.  No such licensee shall sell, offer or expose for sale or distribute within the state any fermented malt beverages in bottles or cans of less than thirty-three (33) ounces capacity unless said containers, or a label attached thereto, shall carry thereon, in clear legible and indelible print a statement which clearly indicates that the beverage therein contains not more than 3.2% alcohol by weight or 4% alcohol by volume.

Regulation   47-008  .  Fermented Malt Beverages - Limitations of License.
A.  No person licensed for on-premises consumption only, pursuant to Section 12-46-107(1)(b), C.R.S., shall sell fermented malt beverages in sealed containers, or permit the removal from the licensed premises of any fermented malt beverages in either sealed or unsealed containers.
B.  No person licensed for off-premises consumption only, pursuant to Section 12-46-107(1)(a), C.R.S., shall sell, by the drink, any open container of fermented malt beverage, or permit the consumption of any fermented malt beverages within the licensed premises.
Regulation   47-904  .  Product Labeling, Substitution, Sampling and Analysis.
A.  No licensee, for the sale of alcohol beverages for consumption on the premises where sold, shall maintain thereon any container of alcohol beverage which contains any such substance other than that contained at the time such container was received by or delivered to the licensee.
B.  No licensee, for the sale of alcohol beverages for consumption on the premises where sold, shall substitute one brand, type, or alcohol content of alcohol beverages for that which has been specifically requested by a customer, unless the customer expressly consents to the substitution.
C.  Excepting manufacturers, no licensee shall refill or permit the refilling of any alcohol beverage container with alcohol beverage or reuse any such container by adding distilled spirits or any substance, including water, to the original contents or any portion of such original contents. There shall be no prohibition against the use of carafes, pitchers or similar serving containers.
D.  If sampling, analysis or other means shall establish that any such licensee has upon the licensed premises any bottle or other container which contains alcohol beverage of a different brand, type, or alcohol content than that which appears on the label thereof, such licensee shall be deemed to have violated this regulation.
E.  All licensees for the sale of alcohol beverages for consumption on the premises where sold shall, upon request of the Department of Revenue, Liquor Enforcement Division or any of its officers, make available to the person so requesting a sufficient quantity of such alcohol beverage to enable sampling or analysis thereof. The licensee shall be notified of the results of the sampling or analysis without delay.
F.  The manufacturer or importer of any alcohol beverage product sold in Colorado must register said product with the Liquor Enforcement Division prior to the date of the product's initial intended date of sale. Alcohol beverages sold in Colorado must have first obtained either a “Certificate of Label Approval” or a “Certificate of Exemption”  from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (“TTB”).
G.  The manufacturer or importer of alcohol beverage products that have obtained a TTB “Certificate of Exemption” are required upon request to certify that their product's label will comply with TTB labeling criteria as found in the “Federal Alcohol Administration Act”  27 CFR Subchapter A - Liquor Part 4, Subpart D; Part 5, Subpart D; and Part 7, Subpart C.
Material incorporate by reference in this rule does not include later amendments to or editions of the incorporated material. Copies of the material incorporated by reference may be obtained by contacting the Director of the Colorado Liquor Enforcement Division of the Department of Revenue, 1881 Pierce Street, Suite 108A, Lakewood, Colorado Tel: 303-205-2300, and copies of the material may be examined at any state publication depository library.

Regulation   47-914  .  Unlicensed Possession of Beverages.
No licensee shall possess, maintain or permit the possession, on the licensed premises, of any alcohol beverage which it is not licensed to sell or possess for sale.
Regulation   47-924  .  Importation and Sole Source of Supply/Brand Registration.
A.  Before any person, firm, company, partnership, or corporation ships any alcohol beverages into the State of Colorado, each such entity shall be properly licensed by the state licensing authority. The only exceptions to licensing for importation may be found under 12-47-104 and 12-47-106, C.R.S.
B.  At least thirty (30) days prior to the sale or shipment of any alcohol beverages into the State of Colorado, each licensed manufacturer, non-resident manufacturer or importer shall submit to the state licensing authority a complete report, on forms prepared and furnished by the state licensing authority, which shall detail: the licensee's name and license number; the designated Colorado licensed wholesaler(s); the name of the United States primary source of supply; the products to be imported, including the brand name, class or type, and fanciful name; and evidence of compliance with federal labeling requirements found in the “Federal Alcohol Administration Act”  27 CFR Subchapter A-Liquors Part 4, Subpart D; Part 5, subpart D; and Part 7, Subpart C. The import licensee, if not the product manufacturer, shall also include with said form a separate letter from the primary source of supply designating such import licensee as the primary source in the United States or the sole source of supply in Colorado. A separate form is required for each primary source. Each non-resident manufacturer, manufacturer and importer shall also remit with said form the appropriate brand registration and/or sole source fee(s). A separate sole source fee is required for each primary source that an importer represents.
C.  Should the primary source of supply change its designated licensed importer, the newly designated licensed importer is required to submit the same information described in paragraph B of this regulation on required forms thirty (30) days prior to shipment of any alcohol beverages. The newly designated importer shall also remit the appropriate sole source and brand registration fees with said form.
Material incorporated by reference in this rule does not include later amendments to or editions of the incorporated material. Copies of the material incorporated by reference may be obtained by contacting the Director of the Colorado Liquor Enforcement Division of the Department of Revenue, 1881 Pierce Street, Suite 108A, Lakewood, Colorado Tel: 303-205-2300, and copies of the material may be examined at any state publication depository library.
Regulation 47-930. Testing of Alcohol Content - Malt Liquor and Fermented Malt Beverage.
All licensees for the sale of malt liquor and fermented malt beverage shall, upon request of the Department of Revenue, Liquor Enforcement Division, make available a sufficient quantity of such malt liquor or fermented malt beverage to enable sampling or analysis thereof. The licensee shall be notified of the results of the sampling or analysis without delay.