26 U.S.C. § 5368

Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)

Section 5368 - Gauging and marking

(a) Gauging and marking

All wine or wine spirits shall be locked, sealed, and gauged, and shall be marked, branded, labeled, or otherwise identified, in such manner as the Secretary may by regulations prescribe.

(b) Marking

Wines shall be removed in such containers (including vessels, vehicles, and pipelines) bearing such marks and labels evidencing compliance with this chapter, as the Secretary may by regulations prescribe.

26 U.S.C. § 5368

Added Pub. L. 85-859, title II, §201, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1381; amended Pub. L. 94-455, title XIX, §§1905(a)(20), 1906(b)(13)(A), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1820, 1834.

EDITORIAL NOTES

PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 5368, act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 666, consisted of provisions similar to those comprising this section, prior to the general revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 85-859.

AMENDMENTS1976-Pub. L. 94-455 substituted "Gauging and marking" for "Gauging, marking, and stamping" in section catchline, substituted "Marking" for "Stamping" in heading for subsec. (b), and, in text of subsec. (b), substituted "marks and labels" for "marks, labels, and stamps" and struck out "or his delegate" after "Secretary" wherever appearing.

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1976 AMENDMENT Amendment by section 1905(a)(20) 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.

Secretary

The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate.