2017 US Code
Title 26 - Internal Revenue Code
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
Sec. 5613 - Forfeiture of distilled spirits not closed, marked, or branded as required by law

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Citation	26 U.S.C. § 5613 (2017)
Section Name	§5613. Forfeiture of distilled spirits not closed, marked, or branded as required by law
Section Text	(a) Unmarked or unbranded casks or packages All distilled spirits found in any cask or package required by this chapter or any regulation issued pursuant thereto to bear a mark, brand, or identification, which cask or package is not marked, branded, or identified in compliance with this chapter and regulations issued pursuant thereto, shall be forfeited to the United States. (b) Containers without closures All distilled spirits found in any container which is required by this chapter to bear a closure or other device and which does not bear a closure or other device in compliance with this chapter shall be forfeited to the United States.
Source Credit	(Added Pub. L. 85–859, title II, §201, Sept. 21, 1958, 72 Stat. 1404; amended Pub. L. 98–369, div. A, title IV, §454(c)(12)(A), (B), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 822.)
Editorial Notes	PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 5613, act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 685, related to penalty for distilling during prohibited hours, prior to the general revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 85–859. See section 5687 of this title. Provisions similar to those comprising this section were contained in prior sections 5639 and 5640, act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 691, prior to the general revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 85–859. AMENDMENTS 1984—Pub. L. 98–369, §454(c)(12)(B), substituted "closed" for "stamped" in section catchline. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98–369, §454(c)(12)(A), amended subsec. (b) generally, substituting provisions relating to forfeitures of containers without closures for provisions relating to forfeitures of unstamped containers. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1984 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 98–369 effective July 1, 1985, see section 456(b) of Pub. L. 98–369, set out as an Effective Date note under section 5101 of this title.
Publication Title	United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 26 - INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
Category	Bills and Statutes
Collection	United States Code
SuDoc Class Number	Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within	Title 26 - INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 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 Sec. 5613 - Forfeiture of distilled spirits not closed, marked, or branded as required by law
Contains	section 5613
Date	2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date	January 12, 2018
Positive Law	No
Disposition	standard
Statutes at Large References	72 Stat. 1404 98 Stat. 822
Public Law References	Public Law 85-859, Public Law 98-369

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