The duty shall be charged as per the rate of duty for the bottled/canned beer prevalent in the State.
The licensee of the Micro Brewery shall pay minimum duty per day as per the maximum declared capacity of beer production in the Micro Brewery. On the “dry days” declared by Government of Jharkhand beer cannot be brewed from the Micro Brewery and accordingly duty will not be charged for the dry days.
7. Checking of the quality of the beer –
(i) Licensee shall arrange to check the quality of raw materials used and the beer produced in the Micro Brewery by a chemist holding a degree in science with chemistry as one of his subject preferably Jharkhand Gazette (Extraordinary), Tuesday 10th October, 2017 4 organic chemistry or bio chemistry or specialization in alcohol technology.
(ii) The beer so produced in Micro Brewery shall be released for sale only after the chemist certified that such beer is fit for human consumption. Chemist shall be responsible for specification and quality of the beer and safety. Chemist shall be responsible for specification and quality of the beer and safety.
(iii) The licensee shall arrange to draw the beer sample once in every month and forward the same to the laboratory for analysis. The reports so obtained their on displayed on the premises of Micro Brewery.
(iv) The beer so produced in the Micro Brewery shall be released for sale only after the chemist of the licensee certified that beer is fit for human consumption. The entire responsibility of the quality of beer served on the premises of the licensee shall be of the licensee.
(v) The PH, temperature and gravity of the brews up to the maturation stage should be recorded and subject to the inspection as and when called by the competent authority.