§ 63-1-1301.36. Registration.

A.  Any person engaged in the manufacture of a Mello-drink product shall separately register each product with the Department as provided by this section.

B.  Each application for a registered product shall be in such form as prescribed by the Department and shall be accompanied by a fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00).  The application shall include the ingredients of the product, and the proposed label or labels for the product.  The Department shall approve such application if it determines the product will comply or has complied with the provisions of this act.  The information required by this subsection shall be kept current, and shall be amended within thirty (30) days of any change; provided, that the submission of containers for approval of minor informational changes on the label or changes in the promotional panel of the label shall not require the payment of any fee.

C.  No Mello-drink product shall be sold unless it is registered with and approved by the Department.

D.  In addition to any other penalty, the Department or its authorized agent may, after any hearing, revoke or suspend the registration of any Mello-drink product for violation of the provisions of this act.

E.  All product registrations made pursuant to this section shall be confidential.  No information contained in the application for any such registration, or in the registration, shall be divulged by the Department, except if necessary for the proper determination of any hearing before the Department or any court proceeding.

Laws 1971, c. 96, § 8, operative July 1, 1971. Amended by Laws 1987, c. 206, § 32, operative July 1, 1987; Laws 1987, c. 236, § 18, emerg. eff. July 20, 1987. Renumbered from Title 2, § 7-308 by Laws 1987, c. 206, § 97, operative July 1, 1987; Laws 1987, c. 236, § 205, emerg. eff. July 20, 1987.