27 CFR § 26.231 - Affixing closures.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t27/s26.231"
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title: "27 CFR § 26.231 - Affixing closures."
title_number: 27
title_name: "Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms"
section_number: "26.231"
section_name: "Affixing closures."
chapter_name: "ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "ALCOHOL"
part_number: "26"
part_name: "LIQUORS AND ARTICLES FROM PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "19 U.S.C. 81c; 26 U.S.C. 5001, 5007, 5008, 5010, 5041, 5051, 5061, 5111-5114, 5121, 5122-5124, 5131-5132, 5207, 5232, 5271, 5275, 5301, 5314, 5555, 6001, 6038E, 6065, 6109, 6301, 6302, 6804, 7101, 7102, 7651, 7652, 7805; 27 U.S.C. 203, 205; 31 U.S.C. 9301, 9303, 9304, 9306."
regulatory_source: "20 FR 6077, Aug. 20, 1955, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 40 FR 16835, Apr. 15, 1975, and further redesignated by T.D. ATF-459, 66 FR 38550, July 25, 2001."
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# 26.231 Affixing closures.

Each container of distilled spirits having a capacity of one gallon (3.785 liters) or less must have a closure or other device securely affixed to the container. The closure or other device must be constructed in such a manner as to require breaking in order to gain access to the contents of the container.

(Sec. 454, Pub. L. 98-369, 98 Stat. 494 (26 U.S.C. 5301))

[T.D. TTB-119, 79 FR 17033, Mar. 27, 2014]