Title 26, Internal Revenue CodeRelease 119-102

§5172 Application

Title 26 › Subtitle E — Alcohol, Tobacco, and Certain Other Excise Taxes › CHAPTER 51 — DISTILLED SPIRITS, WINES, AND BEER › Subchapter B — Qualification Requirements for Distilled Spirits Plants › § 5172

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

An application for registration must follow the Secretary’s rules and identify the applicant and anyone with an interest in the business, describe the premises (type, location, size), list the operations to be done there, and provide any other information the Secretary requires.

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Title 26, §5172

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The application for registration required by section 5171(c) shall, in such manner and form as the Secretary may by regulations prescribe, identify the applicant and persons interested in the business (or businesses) covered by the application, show the nature, location and extent of the premises, show the specific type or types of operations to be conducted on such premises, and show any other information which the Secretary may by regulations require for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 5172, act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 627, related to “conditions precedent to carrying on business of distilling”, prior to the general revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 85–859 and is covered in part by this section. See also section 5171(a), 5173(a), 5178(a)(1)(A), and 5601(a)(2), (4) of this title. Provisions similar to those comprising this section were contained in prior section 5175(a), 5178, 5231, 5243(a), 5271, 5301 to 5303, 5305, and 5331(a)(1), act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 628, 631, 643, 645, 650, 654, 655, 657, 661, prior to the general revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 85–859.

Amendments

1979—Pub. L. 96–39 substituted “section 5171(c)” for “section 5171(a)”. 1976—Pub. L. 94–455 struck out “or his delegate” after “Secretary” wherever appearing.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1979 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 96–39 effective Jan. 1, 1980, see section 810 of Pub. L. 96–39, set out as a note under section 5001 of this title.

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Citation

26 U.S.C. § 5172

Title 26, Internal Revenue Code

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102