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27 C.F.R. § 19.96   Securing of conveyances.

Title 27 - Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms

Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
PART 19—DISTILLED SPIRITS PLANTS
Subpart D—Administrative and Miscellaneous Provisions
Securing of Conveyances Used for Transporting Spirits

§ 19.96   Securing of conveyances.

(a) Construction for securing. If a conveyance is required by this part to be secured, the conveyance shall be constructed in such manner that all openings, including valves (if any) on bulk conveyances, may be closed and secured.

(b) Approval of securing devices. (1) All seals, locks, or other devices that are required to be used on conveyances in which spirits are transferred in bond, or withdrawn free of tax or without payment of tax, shall be approved by the appropriate TTB officer prior to use. However, cap seals, at least 3/4 of an inch in diameter, and ball-strap-type (railroad) seals with a strap at least 5/16 of an inch wide may be used on conveyances without prior approval of the appropriate TTB officer. Such seals shall:

(i) Be made of durable materials,

(ii) Bear the plant registration number or name, or readily recognizable abbreviation of the name of the proprietor,

(iii) Bear a serial number including letter prefixes or suffixes, that will not be repeated within a six month period,

(iv) Be durably marked in readily legible form, and

(v) Be made so that their being opened will leave evidence thereof.

(2) Seals, locks or other devices that are used on conveyances to transport taxpaid spirits, or denatured spirits transferred in bond or withdrawn free of tax, need not be approved.

(c) Furnishing and affixing securing devices. (1) Seals, locks, or other devices for use on conveyances shall be furnished and affixed by the proprietor.

(2) The appropriate TTB officer may, if he deems necessary, require conveyances in which spirits are: (i) transferred in bond, (ii) withdrawn free of tax, or (iii) withdrawn without payment of tax, to be secured by seals, locks, or other devices approved and furnished by the Bureau and affixed by an appropriate TTB officer.

(3) Seals, locks, or other devices shall be affixed:

(i) As soon as the conveyance is loaded for shipment, and

(ii) In such a manner that access to the contents of the conveyance cannot be gained without showing evidence of tampering.

(4) The openings of bulk conveyances may be secured with permanent seals, locks, or other devices.

(d) Numbers and marks on proprietor's securing devices. Seals, locks, or other devices that are furnished by the proprietor for use on conveyances shall be serially numbered. Letter abbreviations of the name of a proprietor may not be used unless approved by the appropriate TTB officer pursuant to written application.

(Sec. 201, Pub. L. 85–859, 72 Stat. 1360, as amended 1410, as amended (26 U.S.C. 5206, 5682))