CHAPTER 51— DISTILLED SPIRITS, WINES, AND BEER›Subchapter I— Miscellaneous General Provisions

§ 5554. Pilot operations

26 U.S.C. Subtitle E — Alcohol, Tobacco, and Certain Other Excise Taxes (Internal Revenue Code) · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · United States

For the purpose of facilitating the development and testing of improved methods of governmental supervision (necessary for the protection of the revenue) over distilled spirits plants established under this chapter, the Secretary is authorized to waive any regulatory provisions of this chapter for temporary pilot or experimental operations. Nothing in this section shall be construed as authority to waive the filing of any bond or the payment of any tax provided for in this chapter.

(Added Pub. L. 85–859, title II, § 201, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1395; amended Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, § 1906(b)(13)(A), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1834.)

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