CHAPTER 51— DISTILLED SPIRITS, WINES, AND BEER›Subchapter A— Gallonage and Occupational Taxes›PART II— MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS›Subpart D— Other Provisions
§ 5131. Packaging distilled spirits for industrial uses
26 U.S.C. Subtitle E — Alcohol, Tobacco, and Certain Other Excise Taxes (Internal Revenue Code) · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · United States
(a) General
The Secretary may, at his discretion and under such regulations as he may prescribe, authorize a dealer (as defined in section 5121(c)) engaging in the business of supplying distilled spirits for industrial uses to package distilled spirits, on which the tax has been paid or determined, for such uses in containers of a capacity in excess of 1 wine gallon and not more than 5 wine gallons.
(b) Cross reference
For provisions relating to containers of distilled spirits, see section 5206.
(Added Pub. L. 85–859, title II, § 201, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1343, § 5116; amended Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, § 1906(b)(13)(A), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1834; Pub. L. 96–39, title VIII, § 807(a)(12), July 26, 1979, 93 Stat. 282; Pub. L. 98–369, div. A, title IV, § 454(c)(3), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 821; renumbered § 5131 and amended Pub. L. 109–59, title XI, § 11125(b)(11), Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1956.)
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