Title 26, Internal Revenue CodeRelease 119-102
§5606 Penalty Relating to Containers of Distilled Spirits
Title 26 › Subtitle E — Alcohol, Tobacco, and Certain Other Excise Taxes › CHAPTER 51 — DISTILLED SPIRITS, WINES, AND BEER › Subchapter J — Penalties, Seizures, and Forfeitures Relating to Liquors › PART I — PENALTY, SEIZURE, AND FORFEITURE PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO DISTILLING, RECTIFYING, AND DISTILLED AND RECTIFIED PRODUCTS › § 5606
Summary
Violating the rule, its regulations, or a permit’s terms—including corporate officers who knowingly join in—can lead to up to a $1,000 fine or up to 1 year in jail per offense.
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Title 26, §5606
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Whoever violates any provision of section 5301, or of any regulation issued pursuant thereto, or the terms or conditions of any permit issued pursuant to the authorization contained in such section, and any officer, director, or agent of any corporation who knowingly participates in such violation, shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than $1,000, or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both, for each such offense.
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Prior Provisions
A prior section 5606, act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 684, related to penalty and forfeiture for distilling without giving bond, prior to the general revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 85–859. See section 5601(a)(4), 5602, and 5615(3) of this title. Provisions similar to those comprising this section were contained in prior section 5641, act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 692, prior to the general revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 85–859.
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26 U.S.C. § 5606
Title 26, Internal Revenue Code
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102