THE

JHARKHAND GAZETTE

EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

4 AASHWIN 1946 (S)

RANCHI THURSDAY 26^th SEPTEMBER, 2024

EXCISE AND PROHIBITION DEPARTMENT

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NOTIFICATION

18^th September, 2024

No. - 01/Niti-05-04/2022-1975--In exercise of the powers conferred by section 89 of

Jharkhand Excise Act, 1915, the Government of Jharkhand pleased to 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 notification

no- 350 dated 31.03.2022 and as amended from time to time make the following amendments :-

Jharkhand Excise (Country Liquor Manufacturing, Bottling and Storage) (Amendment)

Rules, 2024

1.

Short title, extent and commencement -

i)

These rules may be called the Jharkhand Excise (Country Liquor Manufacturing, Bottling

and Storage) (Amendment) Rules, 2024.

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.

No. 617

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2.

In rule 21(3), 23(4), 28, 35, 42 and 43(6) of the Principal Rules, 2018 as amended

through the Jharkhand Excise (Country Liquor Manufacturing, Bottling and Storage)

(Amendment) Rules, 2022, the following rule shall be substituted by amendment namely :-

Sl.

No.

Rule

No.

Current Provisions

Amendments

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21(3)

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.

Quality

-

(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 IS

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.

The country liquor manufacturer

can also use glass bottles for packing of

country liquor or spiced country liquor.

The specification of Pet/Glass bottles for

bottling of liquor can be redefined keeping

in mind the quality, strength and hygiene

of the country liquor/spiced country liquor.

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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 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 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

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, 600ml,

375ml, 300ml, 200ml & 180ml each of

every batch after the process of reduction,

blending etc. are completed and before the

process of bottling 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

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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.

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 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.

Kind

of

Country

liquor

to

be

manufactured-

The

licensee

shall

manufacture Country liquor/Flavoured/

Spiced Country Liquor of strength 75⁰UP,

60⁰UP, 50⁰UP, 40⁰UP & 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

shall 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

the

Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954

as

amended

and

having

ISI

"AG"

certification can be used or any other

flavoring agent as approved by Excise

Commissioner can also be used for this

purpose.

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35

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.

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.

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2.

Rest provisions mentioned in Jharkhand Excise (Country Liquor Manufacturing,

Bottling and Storage) Rules, 2018 and Jharkhand Excise (Country Liquor Manufacturing, Bottling

and Storage) (Amendment) Rules, 2022 shall remain unchanged.

By the order of the Governor of Jharkhand,

Manoj Kumar,

Secretary to the Government.

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The strength, pack & size of bottles of

Plain/Flavoured/Spiced Country Liquor to be

sold in Glass Bottle only according 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

The strength, pack & size of bottles of

Plain/Flavoured/Spiced Country Liquor

to be sold in Glass/Pet Bottle only

according to following Table :-

SI

No

Kind of

Liquor

Strength

of the

liquor

Pack size of

the liquor

Colour of

the bottled

for

packing

1

Plain/

Flavoured/

Spiced

Country

Liquor

75⁰ UP

750 ML,

600 ML,

375 ML,

300 ML,

200 ML &

180 ML

Transparent

White

2

Plain/

Flavoured/

Spiced

Country

Liquor

60⁰ UP

750 ML,

600 ML,

375 ML,

300 ML,

200 ML &

180 ML

Transparent

White

3

Plain/

Flavoured/

Spiced

Country

Liquor

50⁰ UP

750 ML,

600 ML,

375 ML,

300 ML,

200 ML &

180 ML

Transparent

White

4

Plain/Flavour

ed/

Spiced

Country

Liquor

40⁰ UP

750 ML,

600 ML,

375 ML,

300 ML,

200 ML &

180 ML

Transpare

nt White

5

Plain/Flavour

ed/

Spiced

Country

Liquor

25⁰ UP

750 ML,

600 ML,

375 ML,

300 ML,

200 ML &

180 ML

Transpare

nt White

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43 (6)

The Sale of Country Liquor/ Spice Country

Liquor Shall be done only in measure of 750ml,

375ml & 180ml.

The Sale of Country Liquor/ Spice

Country Liquor shall be done only in

measure of 750ml, 600ml, 375ml, 300ml,

200ml & 180ml.