(a) For the purposes of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
(b) Brewer. Any person manufacturing, bottling or otherwise producing nonintoxicating beer for sale at wholesale.
(c) Distributor. Any person, whose chief place of business is within the state, jobbing or distributing nonintoxicating beer to retailers at wholesale.
(d) Nonintoxicating beer. All cereal malt beverages or products of the brewing industry commonly referred to as beer, lager beer and ale, and all other mixtures and preparations produced by the brewing industry and containing not more than four and two-tenths percent of alcohol by weight or six percent by volume, whichever is greater, which are hereby declared to be nonintoxicating. The word "liquor," as used in chapter 60 of the Code of West Virginia, shall not be construed to include or embrace nonintoxicating beer.
(e) Original container. The container used by the brewer at the place of manufacturing, bottling or otherwise producing nonintoxicating beer for sale at wholesale.
(f) Retailer. Any person selling, serving, delivering or otherwise dispensing nonintoxicating beer at his established and licensed place of business.
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