27 C.F.R. PART 19--DISTILLED SPIRITS PLANTS


TITLE 27--Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms

CHAPTER I--ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

SUBCHAPTER A--LIQUORS

PART 19--DISTILLED SPIRITS PLANTS

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Subpart A--SCOPE

�19.1
General.
�19.2
Territorial extent.
�19.3
Related regulations.
�19.4
Delegations of the Administrator.
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Subpart B--DEFINITIONS

�19.11
Meaning of terms.
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Subpart C--TAXES

�19.21
Tax.
�19.22
Attachment of tax.
�19.23
Lien.
�19.24
Persons liable for tax.
�19.25
Time for tax determination.
�19.26
Tax on wine.
�19.31
Production not accounted for.
�19.32
Assessment of tax on spirits, denatured spirits, or wines in bond which are lost, destroyed or removed without authorization.
�19.34
Computation of effective tax rate.
�19.35
Application of effective tax rate (Actual).
�19.36
Standard effective tax rate.
�19.37
Average effective tax rate.
�19.38
Inventory reserve account.
�19.41
Claims on spirits, denatured spirits, articles, or wines lost or destroyed in bond.
�19.42
Claims on spirits returned to bonded premises.
�19.43
Claims relating to spirits lost after tax determination.
�19.44
Execution of claims and supporting documents.
�19.45
Claims for credit of tax.
�19.46
Adjustments for credited tax.
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Subpart CA--SPECIAL (OCCUPATIONAL) TAXES

�19.49
Liability for special tax.
�19.50
Rates of special tax.
�19.51
Special tax returns.
�19.52
Employer identification number.
�19.53
Issuance, distribution, and examination of special tax stamps.
�19.54
Changes in special tax stamps.
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Subpart D--ADMINISTRATIVE AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

�19.57
Recovery and reuse of denatured spirits in manufacturing processes.
�19.58
Use of taxpaid distilled spirits to manufacture products unfit for beverage use.
�19.61
Form prescribed.
�19.62
Alternate methods or procedures.
�19.63
Pilot operations.
�19.64
[Reserved]
�19.65
Experimental distilled spirits plants.
�19.66
Application to establish experimental plants.
�19.67
Spirits produced in industrial processes.
�19.68
Other businesses.
�19.70
Exemptions to meet the requirements of National defense.
�19.71
Experimental or research operations by scientific institutions and colleges of learning.
�19.72
Other businesses.
�19.73
Emergency variations from requirements.
�19.74
Disaster exemptions.
�19.75
Assignment of officers and supervision of operations.
�19.76
Allowance of remission, abatement, credit or refund of tax.
�19.77
Installation of meters, tanks and other apparatus.
�19.78
Approval of qualifying documents.
�19.79
Discontinuance of storage facilities.
�19.81
Right of entry and examination.
�19.82
Detention of containers.
�19.83
Samples for the United States.
�19.84
Gauging and measuring equipment.
�19.86
Furnishing facilities and assistance.
�19.91
Gauging.
�19.92
When gauges are required.
�19.93
Quantity determination of spirits in bond.
�19.96
Securing of conveyances.
�19.97
Taxpaid spirits or wines on bonded premises.
�19.98
Conveyance of untaxpaid spirits or wines within a distilled spirits plant.
�19.99
Spirits in customs custody.
�19.100
Execution under penalties of perjury.
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Subpart E--[RESERVED]

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Subpart F--LOCATION AND USE

�19.131
Restrictions as to locations.
�19.132
Continuity of premises.
�19.133
Use of distilled spirits plant premises.
�19.134
Bonded warehouses not on premises qualified for production of spirits.
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Subpart G--QUALIFICATION OF DISTILLED SPIRITS PLANTS

�19.151
General requirements for registration.
�19.152
Data for application for registration.
�19.153
Statement of physical security.
�19.154
Notice of registration.
�19.155
Maintenance of registration file.
�19.156
Powers of attorney.
�19.157
Operating permits.
�19.158
Data for application for operating permits.
�19.159
Issuance of operating permits.
�19.160
Duration of permits.
�19.161
Denial of permit.
�19.162
Correction of permits.
�19.163
Suspension or revocation.
�19.164
Rules of practice in permit proceedings.
�19.165
Trade names.
�19.166
Major equipment.
�19.167
Organizational documents.
�19.168
Description of plant.
�19.169
Registry of stills.
�19.170
Statement of production procedure.
�19.180
Application for amended registration.
�19.181
Automatic termination of permits.
�19.182
Change in name of proprietor.
�19.183
Change of trade name.
�19.184
Changes in stockholders.
�19.185
Changes in officers and directors.
�19.186
Change in proprietorship.
�19.187
Adoption of formulas.
�19.188
Partnerships.
�19.189
Change in location.
�19.190
Changes in premises.
�19.191
Change in operations.
�19.192
Change in production procedure.
�19.193
Changes in construction or use of buildings and equipment.
�19.201
Procedure for alternating proprietors.
�19.202
Alternate use of premises and equipment for customs purposes.
�19.203
Alternation of distilled spirits plant and bonded wine cellar premises.
�19.204
Alternation of distilled spirits plant and taxpaid wine bottling house premises.
�19.205
Alternate curtailment and extension of bonded premises for use as general premises.
�19.206
Curtailment and extension of plant premises for the manufacture of eligible flavors.
�19.207
Alternate use of distilled spirits plant and volatile fruit-flavor concentrate premises.
�19.211
Notice of permanent discontinuance.
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Subpart H--BONDS AND CONSENTS OF SURETY

�19.231
Filing of operations or unit bonds.
�19.232
Additional condition of operations bond.
�19.233
Corporate surety.
�19.234
Deposit of securities in lieu of corporate surety.
�19.235
Consents of surety.
�19.236
Filing and execution of powers of attorney.
�19.237
Disapproval of bonds or consents of surety.
��19.238-19.240
[Reserved]
�19.241
Operations bond--distilled spirits plant and adjacent bonded wine cellar.
�19.242
Area operations bond.
�19.243
Withdrawal bond.
�19.244
Unit bond.
�19.245
Bonds and penal sums of bonds.
�19.246
Strengthening bonds.
�19.247
General.
�19.248
New or superseding bond.
�19.249
Termination of bonds.
�19.250
Application of surety for relief from bond.
�19.251
Relief of surety from bond.
�19.252
Release of pledged securities.
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Subpart I--CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT AND SECURITY

�19.271
Construction of buildings
�19.272
Equipment.
�19.273
Tanks.
�19.274
Pipelines.
�19.275
Continuous distilling system.
�19.276
Package scales.
�19.277
Measuring devices and proofing instruments.
�19.278
Identification of structures, areas, apparatus, and equipment.
�19.279
Office facilities.
�19.280
Signs.
�19.281
Security.
�19.282
Breaking Government locks.
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Subpart J--PRODUCTION

�19.311
Notice by proprietor.
�19.312
Receipt of materials.
�19.313
Use of materials in production of spirits.
�19.314
Removal of fermenting material.
�19.315
Removal or destruction of distilling material.
�19.316
Distillation.
�19.317
Treatment during production.
�19.318
Addition of caramel to rum or brandy and addition of oak chips to spirits.
�19.319
Production gauge.
�19.320
Identification of spirits.
�19.321
Entry.
�19.322
Distillates containing extraneous substances.
�19.324
Statement of production procedure or Form 5110.38.
�19.326
Spirits content of chemicals produced.
�19.327
Disposition of chemicals.
�19.328
Wash water.
�19.329
Production inventories.
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Subpart K--REDISTILLATION

�19.331
General.
�19.332
Receipts for redistillation.
�19.333
Redistillation.
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Subpart L--STORAGE

�19.341
General.
�19.342
Receipt and storage of bulk spirits and wines.
�19.343
Addition of oak chips to spirits and addition of caramel to brandy and rum.
�19.344
Filling of packages from tanks.
�19.345
Change of packages.
�19.346
Mingling or blending of spirits for further storage.
�19.347
Packages dumped for mingling.
�19.348
Determining age of mingled spirits.
�19.349
Mingled spirits or wines held in tanks.
�19.353
Storage inventories.
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Subpart M--PROCESSING OPERATIONS OTHER THAN DENATURATION AND MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES

�19.371
General.
�19.372
Receipt of spirits, wines and alcoholic flavoring materials for processing.
�19.373
Use of spirits, wines and alcoholic flavoring materials.
�19.374
Manufacture of nonbeverage products, intermediate products, or eligible flavors.
�19.376
Determining obscuration.
�19.378
Formula requirements.
�19.381
Removals from processing.
�19.382
Bottling tanks.
�19.383
Bottling tank gauge.
�19.384
Preparation of bottling or packaging record.
�19.385
Labels to agree with contents of tanks and containers.
�19.386
Alcohol content and fill.
�19.387
Completion of bottling.
�19.388
Cases.
�19.389
Remnants.
�19.390
Filling packages.
�19.391
Removals by bulk conveyances or pipelines.
�19.392
Rebottling.
�19.393
Reclosing and relabeling.
�19.394
Bottled-in-bond spirits.
�19.395
Labels for export spirits.
�19.396
Spirits removed for shipment to Puerto Rico.
�19.397
Spirits not originally intended for export.
�19.398
Alcohol.
�19.400
Daily summary record of spirits bottled or packaged.
�19.401
Inventories of wines and bulk spirits (except in packages) in processing account.
�19.402
Inventories of bottled and packaged spirits.
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Subpart N--DENATURING OPERATIONS AND MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES

�19.451
General.
�19.452
Formulas.
�19.453
Testing of denaturants.
�19.454
Gauge for denaturation.
�19.455
Dissolving of denaturants.
�19.456
Adding denaturants.
�19.457
Neutralizing denatured spirits.
�19.458
Restoration and redenaturation of recovered denatured spirits and recovered articles.
�19.459
Mixing of denatured spirits.
�19.460
Conversion of denatured alcohol formulas.
�19.461
Receipt and storage of denatured spirits.
�19.462
Filling of containers from tanks.
�19.463
Containers for denatured spirits.
�19.464
Denatured spirits inventories.
�19.471
Manufacture of articles.
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Subpart O--SPIRITS FROM CUSTOMS CUSTODY

�19.481
General.
�19.482
Age and fill date.
�19.483
Recording gauge.
�19.484
Marks on containers of imported spirits.
�19.485
Marks on containers of Puerto Rican and Virgin Islands spirits.
�19.486
Additional tax on nonbeverage spirits.
�19.487
Abatement, remission, credit or refund.
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Subpart P--TRANSFER AND WITHDRAWALS

�19.501
Authority to withdraw.
�19.502
Withdrawal of spirits on production or filling gauge.
�19.503
Determination of tare.
�19.505
Authorized transfers.
�19.506
Application to receive spirits in bond.
�19.507
Termination of application.
�19.508
Consignor premises.
�19.509
Reconsignment.
�19.510
Consignee premises.
�19.515
Determination and payment of tax.
�19.516
Bond account.
�19.517
Gauge for tax determination.
�19.518
Imported spirits.
�19.519
Methods of tax payment.
�19.520
Employer identification number.
�19.521
Application for employer identification number.
�19.522
Taxes to be collected by returns.
�19.523
Time for filing returns.
�19.524
Payment of tax by electronic fund transfer.
�19.525
Manner of filing returns.
�19.526
Removal of spirits on tax determination.
�19.531
Authorized withdrawals without payment of tax.
�19.532
Withdrawals of spirits for use in wine production.
�19.533
Withdrawal of spirits without payment of tax for experimental or research use.
�19.534
Withdrawals of spirits for use in production of nonbeverage wine and nonbeverage wine products.
�19.536
Authorized withdrawals free of tax.
�19.537
Withdrawal of spirits free of tax.
�19.538
Withdrawal of spirits by the United States.
�19.539
Disposition of excess spirits.
�19.540
Removal of denatured spirits and articles.
�19.541
Reconsignment.
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Subpart Q--LOSSES AND SHORTAGES

�19.561
Losses in general.
�19.562
Determination of losses in bond.
�19.563
Loss of spirits from packages.
�19.564
Losses after tax determination.
�19.565
Shortages of bottled distilled spirits.
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Subpart R--CONTAINERS AND MARKS

�19.581
Authorized containers.
�19.582
Spirits for nonindustrial use.
�19.583
Spirits for industrial use.
�19.584
Packages.
�19.585
Bulk conveyances.
�19.586
Tanks.
�19.587
Pipelines.
�19.588
Construction of bulk conveyances.
�19.589
Restrictions on disposition of bulk spirits.
�19.592
General.
�19.593
Package identification numbers in production and storage.
�19.594
Numbering of packages and cases in processing.
�19.595
Specifications for marks.
�19.596
Marks on packages of spirits filled on bonded premises.
�19.597
Kind of spirits.
�19.598
[Reserved]
�19.599
Change of packages in storage.
�19.600
[Reserved]
�19.601
Marks on containers of specially denatured spirits.
�19.602
Marks on containers of completely denatured alcohol.
�19.603
[Reserved]
�19.604
Caution label.
�19.605
Additional marks on portable containers.
�19.606
Marks on bulk conveyances.
�19.607
Marks on cases.
�19.608
Cases of industrial alcohol.
�19.609
[Reserved]
�19.610
Obliteration of marks.
�19.611
Relabeling and reclosing off bonded premises.
�19.612
Authorized abbreviations to identify marks.
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Subpart S--LIQUOR BOTTLE AND LABEL REQUIREMENTS

�19.631
Scope of subpart.
�19.632
Bottles authorized.
�19.633
Distinctive liquor bottles.
�19.634
Receipt and storage of liquor bottles.
�19.635
Bottles to be used for display purposes.
�19.636
Bottles for testing purposes.
�19.637
Bottles not consitituting approved containers.
�19.638
Disposition of stocks of liquor bottles.
�19.639
Use and resale of liquor bottles.
�19.641
Certificate of label approval or exemption.
�19.642
Statements required on labels under an exemption from label approval.
�19.643
Brand name, kind, alcohol content, and State of distillation.
�19.644
Net contents.
�19.645
Name and address of bottler.
�19.646
Age of whisky containing no neutral spirits.
�19.647
Age of whisky containing neutral spirits.
�19.648
Age of brandy.
�19.649
Presence of neutral spirits and coloring, flavoring, and blending materials.
�19.650
Country of origin.
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Subpart T--CLOSURES

�19.661
General.
�19.662
Affixing closures.
�19.663
Reclosing.
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Subpart U--RETURN OF SPIRITS TO BONDED PREMISES AND VOLUNTARY DESTRUCTION

�19.681
Return of taxpaid spirits to bonded premises.
�19.682
Receipt and gauge of returned taxpaid spirits.
�19.683
Return of recovered denatured spirits and recovered articles.
�19.684
Articles and spirits residues received for redistillation.
�19.685
Return of recovered tax-free spirits, and spirits and denatured spirits withdrawn free of tax.
�19.686
Return of spirits withdrawn without payment of tax.
�19.687
Return of spirits withdrawn for export with benefit of drawback.
�19.688
Abandoned spirits.
�19.691
Voluntary destruction.
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Subpart V--SAMPLES OF SPIRITS

�19.701
Spirits withdrawn from bonded premises.
�19.702
Samples used on bonded premises.
�19.703
Taxpayment of samples.
�19.704
Labels.
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Subpart W--RECORDS AND REPORTS

�19.721
Records.
�19.722
Conversion between metric and U.S. units.
�19.723
Maintenance and preservation of records.
�19.724
Modified forms.
�19.725
Photographic copies of records.
�19.726
Authorized abbreviations to identify spirits.
�19.731
General.
�19.732
Details of daily records.
�19.736
Daily production records.
�19.740
Daily storage records.
�19.741
Package summary records.
�19.742
Tank record of wine or spirits of less than 190 degrees of proof.
�19.743
Tank summary record for spirits of 190 degrees or more of proof.
�19.746
Processing.
�19.747
Records of manufacturing.
�19.748
Dump/batch records.
�19.749
Bottling and packaging record.
�19.750
Records of alcohol content and fill tests.
�19.751
Records of finished products.
�19.752
Denaturation records.
�19.753
Record of article manufacture.
�19.761
Record of tax determination.
�19.762
Daily summary record of tax determinations.
�19.763
Record of average effective tax rates.
�19.764
Inventory reserve records.
�19.765
Standard effective tax rates.
�19.766
Record of samples.
�19.767
Record of destruction.
�19.768
Gauge record.
�19.769
Package gauge record.
�19.770
Transfer record.
��19.771-19.772
[Reserved]
�19.773
Daily record of wholesale liquor dealer and taxpaid storeroom operations.
�19.774
Record of inventories.
�19.775
Record of securing devices.
�19.776
Record of scale tests.
�19.777
[Reserved]
�19.778
Removal on or after January 1, 1987 of Puerto Rican and Virgin Islands spirits, and rum imported from all other areas.
�19.779
Record of shipment of spirits and specially denatured spirits withdrawn free of tax.
�19.780
Record of distilled spirits shipped to manufacturers of nonbeverage products.
�19.791
Submission of transaction forms.
�19.792
Reports.
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Subpart X--PRODUCTION OF VINEGAR BY THE VAPORIZING PROCESS

�19.821
Production of vinegar by the vaporizing process.
�19.822
Application.
�19.823
Changes after original qualification.
�19.824
Notice of permanent discontinuance of business.
�19.825
Construction and equipment.
�19.826
Authorized operations.
�19.827
Conduct of operations.
�19.828
Removals from the premises.
�19.829
Daily records.
�19.830
Application of distilled spirits tax.
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Subpart Y--DISTILLED SPIRITS FOR FUEL USE

�19.901
Scope of subpart.
�19.902
Waiver for alcohol fuel plants.
�19.903
Alternate methods or procedures.
�19.904
Emergency variations from requirements.
�19.905
Taxes.
�19.906
Special (occupational) tax.
�19.907
Meaning of terms.
�19.910
Application for permit required.
�19.911
Criteria for issuance of permit.
�19.912
Small plants.
�19.913
Action on applications to establish small plants.
�19.914
Medium plants.
�19.915
Large plants.
�19.916
Organizational documents.
�19.917
Powers of attorney.
�19.918
Information already on file and supplemental information.
�19.919
Changes affecting applications and permits.
�19.920
Automatic termination of permits.
�19.921
Change in type of alcohol fuel plant.
�19.922
Change in name of proprietor.
�19.923
Changes in officers, directors, or principal persons.
�19.924
Change in proprietorship.
�19.925
Continuing partnerships.
�19.926
Change in location.
�19.930
Alternating proprietorship.
�19.945
Notice of permanent discontinuance.
�19.950
Suspension or revocation.
�19.955
Bonds.
�19.956
Amount of bond.
�19.957
Instructions to compute bond penal sum.
�19.958
Conditions of bond.
�19.959
Additional provisions with respect to bonds.
�19.965
Construction and equipment.
�19.966
Security.
�19.967
Additional security.
�19.970
Supervision of operations.
�19.980
Gauging.
�19.981
Inventories.
�19.982
Records.
�19.983
Spirits rendered unfit for beverage use in the production process.
�19.984
Record of spirits received.
�19.985
Record of spirits rendered unfit for beverage use.
�19.986
Record of dispositions.
�19.987
Maintenance and retention of records.
�19.988
Reports.
�19.990
Redistillation of spirits or fuel alcohol received on the plant premises.
�19.995
Use on premises.
�19.996
Withdrawal of spirits.
�19.997
Withdrawal of fuel alcohol.
�19.998
Transfer in bond of spirits.
�19.999
Consignor premises.
�19.1000
Reconsignment in transit.
�19.1001
Consignee premises.
�19.1002
Prohibited uses, transfers, and withdrawals.
�19.1005
Authorized materials.
�19.1006
Other materials.
�19.1007
Samples.
�19.1008
Marks.
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Subpart Z--PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT

�19.1010
OMB control numbers assigned pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act.
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