27 C.F.R. Subpart Q—Reuse and Possession of Used Liquor Bottles
Title 27 - Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms
No person who sells, or offers for sale, distilled spirits, or agent or employee of such person, shall (a) place in any liquor bottle any distilled spirits whatsoever other than those contained in such bottle at the time of closing under the provisions of 26 U.S.C. Chapter 51, or (b) by the addition of any substance whatsoever to any liquor bottle, in any manner alter or increase any portion of the original contents contained in such bottle at the time of closing under the provisions of 26 U.S.C. Chapter 51. (72 Stat. 1374; 26 U.S.C. 5301) [T.D. 6954, 33 FR 6814, May 4, 1968. Redesignated at 40 FR 16835, Apr. 15, 1975, and amended by T.D. ATF–48, 44 FR 55844, Sept. 28, 1979; T.D. ATF–206, 50 FR 23953, June 7, 1985. Redesignated by T.D. TTB–25, 70 FR 19884, Apr. 15, 2005] No person who sells, or offers for sale, distilled spirits, or agent or employee of such person, shall: (a) Possess any liquor bottle in which any distilled spirits have been placed in violation of the provisions of §31.261, or (b) Possess any liquor bottle, any portion of the contents of which has been altered or increased in violation of the provisions of §31.261. (72 Stat. 1374; 26 U.S.C. 5301) [Redesignated and amended by T.D. TTB–25, 70 FR 19884, 19887, Apr. 15, 2005] The possession of used liquor bottles by any person other than the person who empties the contents thereof is prohibited except for the following: (a) The owner or occupant of any premises on which such bottles have been lawfully emptied may assemble the same on such premises— (1) For delivery to a bottler or importer on specific request of such bottler or importer; (2) For destruction, either on the premises on which the bottles are emptied or elsewhere, including disposition for purposes which will result in the bottles being rendered unusable as bottles; or (3) In the case of unusual or distinctive bottles, for disposition or sale as collectors' items or for other purposes not involving the packaging of any product for sale. (b) Any person may possess, offer for sale, or sell unusual or distinctive bottles for purposes not involving the packaging of any product for sale. (c) Any person may assemble used liquor bottles for the purpose of recycling or reclaiming the glass or other approved liquor bottle material. (Sec. 201, Pub. L. 85–859, 72 Stat. 1374, as amended (26 U.S.C. 5301)) [T.D. ATF–114, 47 FR 43950, Oct. 5, 1982. Redesignated by T.D. TTB–25, 70 FR 19884, Apr. 15, 2005] A retail liquor dealer who mixes cocktails or compounds any alcoholic liquors in advance of sale, as provided in §31.293, may not use liquor bottles in which distilled spirits have been previously packaged for the storage of the mixture pending sale. (Sec. 201, Pub. L. 85–859, 72 Stat. 1374, as amended (26 U.S.C. 5301)) [T.D. ATF–62, 44 FR 71694, Dec. 11, 1979. Redesignated and amended by T.D. TTB–25, 70 FR 19884, 19887, Apr. 15, 2005]
Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
PART 31—ALCOHOL BEVERAGE DEALERS
Subpart Q—Reuse and Possession of Used Liquor Bottles
§ 31.261 Refilling of liquor bottles.
§ 31.262 Possession of refilled liquor bottles.
§ 31.263 Possession of used liquor bottles.
§ 31.264 Mixed cocktails.
