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<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="6-314" title_number="6" title_name="Forfeitures; Enforcement; Prohibited Acts; Penalties" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Prohibited Acts">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a person may not sell or offer for sale at retail an alcoholic beverage container that is:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>made from metal or a composite material; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>designed and constructed with an all–metal tab opening device that detaches from the container when the container is opened in a manner that is normally used to empty the contents of the container.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Paragraph (1) of this subsection does not apply to:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a beverage container sealed with a laminated tape seal, including one with aluminum foil, that is not rigid;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>an all–metal container with a detachable metal pull tab for a frozen beverage concentrate that is customarily and primarily purchased for dilution and use in the home or a similar purpose; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>a metal beverage container with a detachable metal pull tab for a milk–based, soy–based, or similar product that requires sterilization and pressure in the canning process.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or a fine not exceeding $100 or both.</text>
  </level>
</section>
