Section 8.43. Empty containers.

 

(1)  Any person possessing a bottle of intoxicating liquor, excluding wine, shall, as soon as such bottle is emptied, scratch, deface or mutilate any label attached thereto in such a manner that the label cannot be used. The requirement that labels be defaced shall not apply to ceramic commemorative bottles and other uniquely designed decanters.

(2)  No person shall fill, or cause to be filled, any bottle which has previously been used for intoxicating liquors, not including wine. Such bottles, except ceramic commemorative bottles and other uniquely designed decanters and bottles retained for delivery or collection for recycling through a process which will result in rendering them unusable as bottles, shall be broken and destroyed immediately upon being emptied of their original contents.

(3)  Empty liquor bottles retained for recycling purposes shall have all labels scratched, defaced or mutilated, and shall be stored in containers marked "For recycling only" and shall be removed from the premises within 10 days.

1-2-56 ; am. (1) and (2), r. (3), Register, October, 1974 ; No. 226, eff. 11-1-74; cr. (3), am. (1) and (2), Register, June, 1983, No. 330 , eff. 7-1-83; am. (1) and (3), Register, July, 1990, No. 415 , eff. 8-1-90.

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This section interprets s. 125.68 (8) , Stats. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1