[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 27, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 27CFR16.10]

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            TITLE 27--ALCOHOL, TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND FIREARMS
 
 CHAPTER I--ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE 
                                TREASURY
 
PART 16_ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE HEALTH WARNING STATEMENT--Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart B_Definitions
 
Sec. 16.10  Meaning of terms.


    As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires, terms 
shall have the meaning ascribed in this section.
    Act. The Alcoholic Beverage Labeling Act of 1988.
    Alcoholic beverage. Includes any beverage in liquid form which 
contains not less than one-half of one percent (.5%) of alcohol by 
volume and is intended for human consumption.
    ATF. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, the Department of 
the Treasury.
    Bottle. To fill a container with an alcoholic beverage and to seal 
such container.
    Bottler. A person who bottles an alcoholic beverage.
    Brand label. The label carrying, in the usual distinctive design, 
the brand name of the alcoholic beverage.
    Container. The innermost sealed container, irrespective of the 
material from which made, in which an alcoholic beverage is placed by 
the bottler and in which such beverage is offered for sale to members of 
the general public.
    Health. Includes, but is not limited to, the prevention of 
accidents.
    Person. Any individual, partnership, joint-stock company, business 
trust, association, corporation, or any other business or legal entity, 
including a receiver, trustee, or liquidating agent, and also includes 
any State, any State agency, or any officer or employee thereof.
    Sale and distribution. Includes sampling or any other distribution 
not for sale.
    State. Includes any political subdivision of any State, the District 
of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Wake 
Island, the Midway Islands, Kingman Reef, or Johnston Island.
    State law. Includes State statutes, regulations and principles and 
rules having the force of law.
    United States. The several States, the District of Columbia, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Wake Island, the 
Midway Islands, Kingman Reef, and Johnston Island.
    Use of other terms. Any other term defined in the Alcoholic Beverage 
Labeling Act and used in this part shall have the same meaning as 
assigned to it by the Act.

[T.D. ATF-294, 55 FR 5421, Feb. 14, 1990, as amended by T.D. ATF-425, 65 
FR 11892, Mar. 7, 2000]