Title 26Internal Revenue CodeRelease 119-73

§5272 Bonds

Title 26 › Subtitle Subtitle E— - Alcohol, Tobacco, and Certain Other Excise Taxes › Chapter CHAPTER 51— - DISTILLED SPIRITS, WINES, AND BEER › Subchapter Subchapter D— - Industrial Use of Distilled Spirits › § 5272

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Before issuing a required permit, the Secretary may ask for a bond (in the form and amount he sets) to make sure the permit rules are followed; no bond is needed for permits to the United States, federal agencies, states, or the District of Columbia.

Full Legal Text

Title 26, §5272

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(a)Before any permit required by section 5271(a) is granted, the Secretary may require a bond, in such form and amount as he may prescribe, to insure compliance with the terms of the permit and the provisions of this chapter.
(b)No bond shall be required in the case of permits issued to the United States or any governmental agency thereof, or to the several States or any political subdivision thereof, or to the District of Columbia.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 5272, act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 650, related to requirement and approval of bond as condition to commencing business of rectifier of spirits, prior to the general revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 85–859. See section 5173(a), (d) of this title. Provisions similar to those comprising this section were contained in prior section 5304(a)(5) and 5310(d), act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 655, 658, prior to the general revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 85–859.

Amendments

1976—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94–455, § 1906(b)(13)(A), struck out “or his delegate” after “Secretary”. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94–455, § 1905(c)(3), struck out “and Territories” after “several States”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1976 AmendmentAmendment by section 1905(c)(3) of Pub. L. 94–455 effective on first day of first month which begins more than 90 days after Oct. 4, 1976, see section 1905(d) of Pub. L. 94–455, set out as a note under section 5005 of this title.

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Citation

26 U.S.C. § 5272

Title 26Internal Revenue Code

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73