27 CFR § 26.41 - Destruction of marks and brands.

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title: "27 CFR § 26.41 - Destruction of marks and brands."
title_number: 27
title_name: "Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms"
section_number: "26.41"
section_name: "Destruction of marks and brands."
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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# 26.41 Destruction of marks and brands.

The marks, brands, and serial numbers required by this part to be placed on barrels, casks, or similar containers, or cases, shall not be removed or obscured or obliterated before the contents thereof have been removed.

(Sec. 201, Pub. L. 85-859, 1358, as amended, 26 U.S.C. 5205)

[T.D. ATF-198, 50 FR 8548, Mar. 1, 1985]