27 USC § 216 - Preemption

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identifier: "/us/usc/t27/s216"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "27 USC § 216 - Preemption"
title_number: 27
title_name: "INTOXICATING LIQUORS"
section_number: "216"
section_name: "Preemption"
chapter_number: 8
chapter_name: "FEDERAL ALCOHOL ADMINISTRATION ACT"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LABELING"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2025-12-12"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 29, 1935, ch. 814, title II, § 205, as added Pub. L. 100–690, title VIII, § 8001(a)(3), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4520.)"
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# § 216. Preemption

section 215 of this title

No statement relating to alcoholic beverages and health, other than the statement required by , shall be required under State law to be placed on any container of an alcoholic beverage, or on any box, carton, or other package, irrespective of the material from which made, that contains such a container.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 29, 1935, ch. 814, title II, § 205, as added Pub. L. 100–690, title VIII, § 8001(a)(3), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4520.)