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27 C.F.R. § 646.153   Authority of appropriate ATF officers to enter business premises.

Title 27 - Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms

Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
PART 646—CONTRABAND CIGARETTES
Other Provisions Relating to the Distribution of Cigarettes

§ 646.153   Authority of appropriate ATF officers to enter business premises.

Any appropriate ATF officer may enter the business premises of any distributor of cigarettes to inspect the records required by §§646.146 through 646.147 or to inspect any cigarettes stored on the premises—

(a) Pursuant to duly issued search warrant or an administrative inspection warrant; or

(b) Upon the consent of the distributor to enter his premises.

[45 FR 48612, July 21, 1980, as amended by T.D. ATF–472, 67 FR 8881, Feb. 27, 2002]