Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

14.   Brewer to maintain Book in approved form

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   (1)   A book in the approved form shall be maintained by the brewer and the following provisions shall have effect in relation to the book, and to the entries to be made therein—

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      (a)     the brewer shall keep the book in an approved place in his or her entered premises at all times ready for the inspection of the officer, and shall permit any officer at any time to inspect the same and make extracts therefrom;

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      (b)     the brewer shall enter separately in the book the quantity of the several materials which he or she intends to use in his or her next brewing, and also the day and hour when such next brewing is intended to take place;

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      (c)     the brewer shall make such entry, so far as respects the day and hour of brewing, 24 hours at least before he or she shall begin to mash or dissolve, and, so far as respects the quantity, 2 hours at the least before the hour entered for the mashing and the dissolving respectively;

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      (d)     the brewer shall within one hour of the wort being all removed from the copper or boiling vessel prior to cooling record the quantity and original gravity of wort corrected to 68^o Fahrenheit and the number and description of the vessel or vessels in which the cold wort will be collected;

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      (e)     the brewer shall cancel the entry not less than 2 hours before the hour entered when he or she does not intend to brew or dissolve on the day and hour entered;

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      (f)     the brewer shall, if so required by the Comptroller send notice in writing containing the required particulars to the proper officer 48 hours before his or her next brewing is intended to take place.

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   (2)   For any contravention of this section the brewer is liable to a fine of $1,000.