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26 U.S.C. § 5605

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Penalty relating to return of materials used in the manufacture of distilled spirits, or from which distilled spirits may be recovered
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Title
26 — Internal Revenue Code
Chapter
STE/CH51
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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Any person who willfully violates any provision of section 5291(a), or of any regulation issued pursuant thereto, and any officer, director, or agent of any such person who knowingly participates in such violation, shall be fined not more than $1,000, or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both. (Added Pub. L. 85–859, title II, § 201, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1402.) Editorial Notes Prior ProvisionsA prior section 5605, act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 684, related to penalty for improper approval of distiller’s bond, prior to the general revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 85–859. See section 7214 of this title. Provisions similar to those comprising this section were contained in prior section 5609, act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 685, prior to the general revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 85–859.

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