27 C.F.R. § 19.237 Disapproval of bonds or consents of surety.
Title 27 - Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms
(a) Disapproval. The appropriate TTB officer may disapprove any bond or consent of surety submitted in respect to the operations of a distiller, warehouseman, or processor, if the principal or any person owning, controlling, or actively participating in the management of the business of the principal shall have been previously convicted, in a court of competent jurisdiction of— (1) Any fraudulent noncompliance with any provision of any law of the United States, if such provision related to internal revenue or customs taxation of spirits, wines, or beer, or if such an offense shall have been compromised with the person on payment of penalties or otherwise, or (2) Any felony under a law of any State or the District of Columbia, or the United States, prohibiting the manufacture, sale, importation, or transportation of spirits, wine, beer, or other intoxicating liquor. (b) Appeal. Where a bond or consent of surety is disapproved by the appropriate TTB officer, the person giving the bond may appeal to the Administrator, who will hear such appeal. The decision of the Administrator shall be final. (Sec. 201, Pub. L. 85–859, 72 Stat. 1394, as amended (26 U.S.C. 5551))
Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
PART 19—DISTILLED SPIRITS PLANTS
Subpart H—Bonds and Consents of Surety
§ 19.237 Disapproval of bonds or consents of surety.
