Prohibition of mixing spirits or low wines with other matters

(1) There shall not be mixed with or added to any spirit in a distillery any substance which increases the gravity thereof and prevents the true strength from being ascertained by Sykes’ hydrometer before an Excise Officer has taken an account of the quantity of such spirits in the manner provided in section 31 of this Act. (2) There shall not be mixed with or added to any low wines or feints in a distillery any substance which increases the gravity thereof and prevents the true strength from being ascertained by Sykes’ hydrometer, but nothing contained in this section shall prevent the mixture in a retort of low wines or feints with wash or with such other substance as may be necessary. (3) If this section is contravened, the distiller is liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.