27 CFR § 1.22 - Wholesalers.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t27/s1.22"
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title: "27 CFR § 1.22 - Wholesalers."
title_number: 27
title_name: "Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms"
section_number: "1.22"
section_name: "Wholesalers."
chapter_name: "ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "ALCOHOL"
part_number: "1"
part_name: "BASIC PERMIT REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE FEDERAL ALCOHOL ADMINISTRATION ACT, NONINDUSTRIAL USE OF DISTILLED SPIRITS AND WINE, BULK SALES AND BOTTLING OF DISTILLED SPIRITS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "27 U.S.C. 203, 204, 206, 211 unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "T.D. ATF-373, 61 FR 26098, May 24, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1.22 Wholesalers.

No person, except pursuant to a basic permit issued under the Act, shall:

(a) Engage in the business of purchasing for resale at wholesale, distilled spirits, wine, or malt beverages; or,

(b) While so engaged, receive, sell, offer or deliver for sale, contract to sell, or ship in interstate or foreign commerce, directly or indirectly or through an affiliate, distilled spirits, wine, or malt beverages so purchased.