THE
JHARKHAND GAZETTE
EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
10 CHAITRA, 1944 (S)
RANCHI, THURSDAY, 31th MARCH, 2022
EXCISE AND PROHIBITION DEPARTMENT
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NOTIFICATION
31th March, 2022
No. :- 01/Niti-05-04/2022-650/ In exercise of the powers conferred by section 89& 90
of Jharkhand Excise Act, 1915, the Government of Jharkhand makes the following
amendments in Jharkhand Excise (Country Liquor Manufacturing, Bottling and Storage)
Rules, 2018 published in official gazette vide notification no - 2141 dated 24/12/2018 and
makes the following rules :-
No. 143
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Jharkhand Gazette (Extraordinary), Thursday, 31th March, 2022
Jharkhand Excise (Country Liquor Manufacturing, Bottling and Storage) (Amendment)
Rules, 2022
1.
Short title and commencement -
i)
These rules may be called the Jharkhand Excise (Country Liquor Manufacturing,
Bottling and Storage) (Amendment) Rules, 2022.
ii)
It extends to the whole of State of Jharkhand.
iii)
They shall come into force from the date of publication in the official gazette.
2.
Sl.
No.
Rule
No.
Current Provisions
Amendments
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21(3)
The Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Bottles
used for bottling of country liquor shall be made
from virgin -nontoxic 'A' Grade/Food Grade
PET Chips/Resins and these bottles shall be
clean, free from pin holes, particles of foreign
matter and undispersed raw material. It should
conform to specification for PET bottles as per
ISI 12252-1987 standard. Certificate to this
effect shall have to be furnished by the Country
Liquor Manufacturers before using PET bottles
for bottling of country liquor.
To encourage the ecofriendly and reusable
bottle, the packaging & sale of country
liquor/ spiced country liquor/flavoured
country liquor shall be done only in glass
bottle. The bottle shall be clean, free from
pin holes, particles of foreign matter and
undispersed raw material.
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23(4)
The licensee of the country liquor bottling plant
or any authorized representative on behalf of the
country liquor bottling plant shall draw two
samples of 600ml each of every batch after the
process
of
reduction,
blending
etc.
are
completed and before the process of bottling is
commenced under the supervision of and in the
presence of the Officer in charge of the country
liquor bottling plant and make over these two
samples (batch wise) to the Excise Officer-in-
charge, who with proper invoice shall send one
of the these samples to the laboratory within the
country liquor bottling plant for testing and
another sample shall be kept under his custody
The licensee of the country liquor bottling
plant or any authorized representative on
behalf of the country liquor bottling plant
shall draw two samples of 750ml, 375ml
& 180ml each of every batch after the
process of reduction, blending etc. are
completed and before the process of
bottling
is
commenced
under
the
supervision of and in the presence of the
Officer in charge of the country liquor
bottling plant and make over these two
samples (batch wise) to the Excise Officer-
in-charge, who with proper invoice shall
send one of the these samples to the
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for six months from the date of last bottling of
such batch of country liquor. The sample bottles
kept under the custody of the Excise Officer-in-
charge may be reprocessed with intimation to
the Collector; however no reprocessing fee will
be chargeable in this case.
laboratory within the country liquor
bottling plant for testing and another
sample shall be kept under his custody for
six months from the date of last bottling of
such batch of country liquor. The sample
bottles kept under the custody of the
Excise
Officer-in-charge
may
be
reprocessed
with
intimation
to
the
Collector; however no reprocessing fee
will be chargeable in this case.
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Kind of Country liquor to be manufactured -
The
licensee
can
manufacture
country
liquor/Flavoured/Spiced Country Liquor of
strength 750 under proof, 600 under proof &
400 under proof in the country liquor bottling
plant and can sale it to wholesaler or retailer as
prescribed.
Colouring
agents
used
for
manufacturing of spiced country liquor should
be according to the rules framed under the
prevention of food adulteration act, 1954, as
amended from time to time.
Flavouring essence of orange, lemon,
malta, plantian kerosa, cardamom and rose
which are certified by the chemical examiner as
suitable for the compounding of spiced country
liquor and permissible under the rules framed
under prevention of food adulteration act, 1954
as amended and having ISI "AG" certification
can be used any other flavoring agent as
approved by Excise Commissioner can also be
used for this purpose.
Kind
of
Country
liquor
to
be
manufactured-
The
licensee
can
manufacture Country liquor/Flavoured/
Spiced Country Liquor of strength 750UP,
500UP & 250UP in the country liquor
bottling plant and can sale it to wholesaler
or retailer as prescribed.
Colouring
agents
used
for
manufacturing of spiced country liquor
should be according to the rules framed
under the prevention of food adulteration
act, 1954, as amended from time to time.
Flavouring essence of orange, lemon,
malta, plantian kerosa, cardamom and rose
which are certified by the chemical
examiner as suitable for the compounding
of spiced country liquor and permissible
under the rules framed under prevention of
food adulteration act, 1954 as amended
and having ISI "AG" certification can be
used any other flavoring agent as approved
by Excise Commissioner can also be used
for this purpose.
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33(1) No country liquor in labeled and capsuled
bottled shall be issued from the plant without
payment of duty, additional duty or duty in any
other name as notified by the State Government
from time to time from a country liquor bottling
plant for the wholesale or retail sale. The Excise
duty will be collected before import or transport
No labeled and bottled country liquor
shall be issued from the plant without
payment of duty, additional duty or duty in
any other name as notified by the State
Government from time to time from a
country liquor bottling plant for the
wholesale or retail sale. The Excise Duty
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2.
Rest provisions mentioned in Jharkhand Excise (Country Liquor Manufacturing,
Bottling and Storage) Rules, 2018 Rule shall remain unchanged.
By the order of the Governor of Jharkhand,
Sd/-
Vinay Kumar Choubey
Secretary to the Government
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झारखड राजक
य मुणालय
झारखड राजक
य मुणालय, राँची वारा काशत एवं मु त
राँची वारा काशत एवं मु त,
झारखड गजट
झारखड गजट (असाधारण
असाधारण)
) 143-- 50
of ENA for manufacture of Country Liquor.
will be collected before import or transport
of ENA for manufacture of Country
Liquor.
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The bottling plant in which the operation of
bottling of country liquor in labeled and
capsuled/sealed (Roll-on-Pilfer Proof) bottles
are/will be undertaken and the warehouses
thereof shall operate in accordance with rules
relating to storage of country liquor.
The bottling plant in which the operation
of bottling of country liquor in labeled and
sealed
(Roll-on-Pilfer
Proof)
bottles
are/will be undertaken and the warehouses
thereof shall operate in accordance with
rules relating to storage of country liquor.
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42
The strength, pack size & colour of bottles of
Plain/Flavoured/Spiced Country Liquor to be sold by
SI
No
Kind of
Liquor
Strength
of the
liquor
Colour of
the
bottled for
packing
Pack Size
1
Plain/
Flavoured/
Spiced
Country
Liquor
750 UP
Transpare
nt White
600ml/
300ml/
200ml
2.
Plain/
Flavoured/
Spiced
Country
Liquor
600 UP
Light
green
600ml/
300ml/
200ml
3.
Plain/
Flavoured/
Spiced
Country
Liquor
400UP
Dark
Brown
600ml/
300ml/
200ml
The
strength,
pack
&
size
of
bottles
of
Plain/Flavoured/Spiced Country Liquor to be sold in
Glass Bottle only acording to following Table:-
Sl.
No.
Kind of
Liquor
Streng
th of
the
liquor
Colour
of the
bottled
for
packing
Pack Size
1
Plain
Country
Liquor
750 UP
Transpar
ent
White
750ml/
375ml/
180ml
2
Plain
Premium
Country
Liquor
500 UP
Light
green
750ml/
375ml/
180ml
3
Spiced/
flavoured
Country
Liquor
250 UP
Dark
Brown
750ml/
375ml/
180ml
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43 (6)
The retail vendor shall not sell country liquor/spiced
country liquor, except in measure of 600ml, 300ml
or 200ml keeping the pilfer-proof capsule/sell
(ROPP) intact.
The Sale of Country Liquor/ Spice Country
Liquor Shall be done only in measure of
750ml, 375ml & 180ml.