1[Explanation.― Sales tax on potable liquor excluding country liquor sold through FL-II Vendor's licence issued under Rule 25 of the Bombay Foreign Liquor Rules, 1953 levied vide Government Notification, Finance Department, No. S1A-1097-CR-1 /Taxation-2, dated 8th December 1998 is also recoverable over and above Maximum Retail Price on such potable liquor manufactured prior to the 9th December 1998 and sold on or after the 9th December 1998.]
(b) All bottles and packages containing Potable Liquor to be sold out of the State of Maharashtra shall bear a label showing the name of the manufacture, the name of the Potable Liquor, the place of the manufacture, the alcoholic percentage, the batch number, the month and year of manufacture and the statement "NOT FOR SALE IN THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA".
3(c) A statutory warning "Consumption of Alcohol is injurious to health, Be safe— Don't Drink and Drive" in the format and as prescribed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) from time to time shall be printed on every label of all bottles and packages containing potable liquor.
(25) The guaranteed fluid contents of each bottle or receptacle shall be clearly indicated in bold letters on the label.
(26) All labels required to be used shall be submitted to the Commissioner for his approval before use.
(27) The strength of any variety of potable liquor shall not exceed or shall not be less than the strength sanctioned in the licence.
2[(27a) The strength of the rum manufactured by the licensee shall be 25° U. P. strength.]
(28) The containers to be used for the purpose of bottling potable liquor shall be new and shall be proper cleaned and washed.
(29) Immediately after the containers are filled up, they shall be corked, capsuled and labelled and removed to the liquor room.
(30) The capsule shall be metallic, and shall be firmly fixed in position by capsuling machine or any other suitable appliance. The capsule shall bear the name of the manufacturer.
(31) An account of the transactions in the bottling room shall be maintained in Form RL.VII.
(32) The licensee shall store all the potable liquor manufactured and bottled in the manufactory in the liquor room and nowhere else.
(33) The licensee shall conduct his business either personally or by an agent authorised in writing by him in that behalf.
(34) The licensee shall keep the licensed premises and all the goods there in open for inspection and examination at all reasonable times by the Commissioner or the Collector or the Superintendent of Prohibition and Excise or any other officer empowered under section 122 of the Act. The licensee shall render all assistance in such inspection and examination.