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26 U.S.C. § 5243 — Sale of abandoned spirits for denaturation without collection of tax

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26 U.S.C. § 5243 — Sale of abandoned spirits for denaturation without collection of tax

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any distilled spirits abandoned to the United States may be sold, in such cases as the Secretary may by regulation provide, to the proprietor of any distilled spirits plant for denaturation, or redistillation and denaturation, without the payment of the internal revenue tax thereon.

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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any distilled spirits abandoned to the United States may be sold, in such cases as the Secretary may by regulation provide, to the proprietor of any distilled spirits plant for denaturation, or redistillation and denaturation, without the payment of the internal revenue tax thereon.

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27 U.S.C. § 121 — State statutes as operative on termination of transportation; original packages

All fermented, distilled, or other intoxicating liquors or liquids transported into any State or Territory or remaining therein for use, consumption, sale, or storage therein, shall upon arrival in such State or Territory be subject to the operation and effect of the laws of such State or Territory enacted in the exercise of its police powers, to the same extent and in the same manner as though such liquids or liquors had been produced in such State or Territory, and shall not be exempt therefrom by reason of being introduced therein in original packages or otherwise.

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19 U.S.C. § 1492 — Destruction of abandoned or forfeited merchandise

Except as provided in R.S. § 3369 (relating to tobacco and snuff), and in section 901 of the Revenue Act of 1926 (relating to distilled spirits), any merchandise abandoned or forfeited to the Government under the preceding or any other provision of the customs laws, which is subject to internal revenue tax and which the Customs Service shall be satisfied will not sell for a sufficient amount to pay such taxes, shall be forthwith destroyed, retained for official use, or otherwise disposed of under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, instead of being sold at auction.

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26 U.S.C. § 5315 — Repealed. Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, § 1905(a)(19), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1820]

### Statutory Notes Section 5315, added Pub. L. 85–859, title II, § 201, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1377, related to status of certain distilled spirits on July 1, 1959. A prior section 5316, act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 660, related to form of affidavit, information or indictment, prior to the general revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 85–859. See Fed. Rules Cr. Proc., rules 7(c), (f), and 8(a), Title 18, Appendix, Crimes and Criminal Procedure. A prior section 5317, act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 660, related to applicability of other laws, prior to the general revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 85–859. See [section 5274 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section5274&num=0&edition=prelim). A prior section 5318, act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 660, related to application of this part to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, prior to the general revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 85–859. See [section 5314(a)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section5314/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim). A prior section 5319, act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 661, related to definitions, etc., prior to the general revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 85–859. See sections 5002(a)(6)(A), (9), (11) and 5201(a) of this title. A prior section 5320, act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 661, related to cross references, prior to the general revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 85–859. A prior section 5331, act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 661, related to withdrawal from bond free of tax, prior to the general revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 85–859. See sections 5171(a), 5172, 5173(a), (c), 5178(a)(5), 5202(e), 5207(a), (c), (d), 5214(a), (a)(1), 5241, 5242, 5273(a

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26 U.S.C. § 5243 — Sale of abandoned spirits for denatura-

Page 3205 TITLE 26—INTERNAL REVENUE CODE § 5271 1 Section repealed by Pub. L. 109–59 without corresponding amendment of subchapter analysis. Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 5242, acts Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 645; Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L. 85–859, title II, § 206(e), 72 Stat. 1431, related to deposit of spirits in warehouses, prior to the general revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 85–859. Provisions similar to those comprising this section were contained in prior sections 5303, 5310(a) and 5331(a)(1), (2), act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 655, 658, 661, prior to the general revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 85–859. AMENDMENTS 1976—Pub. L. 94–455 struck out ‘‘or his delegate’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’. § 5243. Sale of abandoned spirits for denatura- tion without collection of tax Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any distilled spirits abandoned to the United States may be sold, in such cases as the Sec- retary may by regulation provide, to the propri- etor of any distilled spirits plant for denatura- tion, or redistillation and denaturation, without the payment of the internal revenue tax there- on. (Added Pub. L. 85–859, title II, § 201, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1370; amended Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, § 1906(b)(13)(A), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1834.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 5243, acts Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 645; Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L. 85–859, § 206(c), 72 Stat. 1431, related to bottling of distilled spirits in bond, prior to the general revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 85–859. See sections 5171, 5172, 5175, 5178(a)(3)(C), (4)(A), 5202(g), 5206(c), 5214(a)(4), and 5233(a) to (c), (e)(1) of this title and section 121 of Title 27, Intoxicating Liquors. Provisions simila

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