26 U.S.C. § 5613 — Forfeiture of distilled spirits not closed, marked, or branded as required by law

submitted 68 years ago by Pub. L. 85-859 to r/title-26-INTERNAL-REVENUE-CODE · 106 words · no verdicts yet

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Spirits in containers lacking required marks, brands, identification, closures, or other devices are forfeited.

(a) Spirits in a cask or package required by this chapter or its regulations to bear a mark, brand, or identification are forfeited if it does not comply. (b) Spirits in a container required to bear a closure or other device are forfeited if it lacks a compliant one.

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(a) Unmarked or unbranded casks or packages

All distilled spirits found in any cask or package required by this chapter or any regulation issued pursuant thereto to bear a mark, brand, or identification, which cask or package is not marked, branded, or identified in compliance with this chapter and regulations issued pursuant thereto, shall be forfeited to the United States.

(b) Containers without closures

All distilled spirits found in any container which is required by this chapter to bear a closure or other device and which does not bear a closure or other device in compliance with this chapter shall be forfeited to the United States.

Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 85–859, title II, § 201, Sept. 21, 1958, 72 Stat. 1404; amended Pub. L. 98–369, div. A, title IV, § 454(c)(12)(A), (B), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 822.)

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1958Enacted · Pub. L. 85-859 · 72 Stat. 1404
1984Amended · Pub. L. 98-369 · 98 Stat. 822

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