; or (III) any other beverage that is exempted by a rule of the Administrator. (B) Exclusion The term beverage container does not include a container that contains infant formula intended solely for infant feeding. (3) Category of beverage The term category of beverage means one of the following categories of beverage in a beverage container: (A) Water. (B) Carbonated soft drinks. (C) All other non-alcoholic beverages (excluding dairy milk and plant-based milk, infant formula, and liquid meal replacements). (D) Alcoholic beverages. (E) Beverages containing marijuana or hemp. (4) Dairy milk (A) In general The term dairy milk means a beverage that consists of only dairy milk, flavorings, or nutritional additives. (B) Inclusions The term dairy milk includes flavored milk beverages, such as chocolate milk and lactose free milk. (C) Exclusions The term dairy milk does not include kefir, drinkable yogurt, buttermilk, smoothies, shakes, a beverage that is primarily milk but includes other ingredients such as fruit, or a beverage that is primarily milk but is marketed as a beverage other than milk, such as a smoothie or shake. (5) Distributor The term distributor means a person who engages in the sale of beverages in beverage containers to a retailer, including any manufacturer who engages in those sales. (6) Convenience zone The term convenience zone means a convenience zone specified by the Administrator under section 12002(e)(1)(A). (7) Hard seltzer The term hard seltzer means a sugar-based alcoholic beverage that contains carbonated water or any malt-based alcoholic beverage that contains carbonated water and is not a malt beverage. (8) Importer The term importer means any retailer or manufacturer who directly imports into the United States beverage containers. (9) Kombucha The term kombucha means a fermented beverage that is made from tea and does not contain more than 21 percent alcohol by volume. (10) Liquid meal replacement The term liquid meal replacement means a ready-to-drink liquid with caloric and