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27 C.F.R. § 19.607   Marks on cases.

Title 27 - Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms

Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
PART 19—DISTILLED SPIRITS PLANTS
Subpart R—Containers and Marks
Marks

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§ 19.607   Marks on cases.

(a) Mandatory marks. Except for cases marked as provided in §19.608, the following information shall be plainly marked on each case of spirits filled in processing:

(1) Serial number;

(2) Kind of spirits;

(3) Plant number where bottled;

(4) Date filled;

(5) Proof; and

(6) Liters or proof gallons.

Cases removed for export, transfer to customs bonded warehouses or customs manufacturing bonded warehouses, transfer to foreign-trade zones, or for use as supplies on certain vessels and aircraft, shall bear the additional marks required by 27 CFR part 28.

(b) Other marks. In addition to the required marks on cases filled in processing, the proprietor may include other marks such as;

(1) Name or trade name, and location of desired, of the bottler, and in conjunction therewith the word “Bottler”;

(2) For products actually distilled or processed by the proprietor, his name or trade name, and location, if desired, and in conjunction therewith the words “Distiller” or “Processor” as applicable;

(3) For products actually imported and bottled by the proprietor, the words “Imported and Bottled By”, followed by his name or trade name, and location if desired;

(4) For products bottled for a dealer, the words “Bottled For”, followed by the name of such dealer;

(5) Other material required by Federal or State law and regulations; or

(6) Labels or data describing the contents for commercial identification or accounting purposes, or indicating payment of State or local taxes.

The marks authorized by this paragraph shall not interfere with or detract from the mandatory marks prescribed in paragraph (a) of this section.

(Sec. 201, Pub. L. 85–859, 72 Stat. 1360, as amended (26 U.S.C. 5206); sec. 3(a), Pub. L. 91–659, 84 Stat. 1965, as amended (26 U.S.C. 5066))

[T.D. ATF–198, 50 FR 8464, Mar. 1, 1985, as amended by T.D. TTB–8, 69 FR 3829, Jan. 27, 2004]

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