Opinion No. (1987)

REQUESTED BY: Forrest D. Chapman Executive Director Nebraska Liquor Control Commission Are "liqueur-filled chocolates" (or similar liquid liqueur-filled candies) and/or "cooking wines" subject to the jurisdiction of the Nebraska Liquor Control Act?

No.

The Nebraska Liquor Control Act gives the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission the "power to regulate all phases of the control of the manufacture, distribution, sale and traffic in alcoholic liquors. . . ." Neb.Rev.Stat. §53-116 (Reissue 1984).

Alcoholic liquors are defined by Neb.Rev.Stat. §53-103(6) (1986 Cum. Supp.) as the four varieties of…