§ 3-13. Presumptions.  


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  • (a)

    It shall be prima facie evidence that any beverage or liquid is an alcoholic beverage if it is or was contained within a container labeled as an alcoholic beverage container of any sort and if it either looks like, smells like or tastes like an alcoholic beverage.

    (b)

    Except for those offenses in this chapter which specifically involve only malt, vinous or spirituous liquors, it shall not be necessary in order to provide a violation of any provision of this chapter to distinguish between beers having more or less than three and two-tenths (3.2) percent alcohol by weight or to offer proof as to the alcoholic content of the beer or other malt liquors or fermented malt liquors or fermented malt beverage involved.

(Code 1962, § 5-12-14)