27 CFR § 31.35 - Limited retail dealer; persons eligible.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t27/s31.35"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "27 CFR § 31.35 - Limited retail dealer; persons eligible."
title_number: 27
title_name: "Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms"
section_number: "31.35"
section_name: "Limited retail dealer; persons eligible."
chapter_name: "ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "ALCOHOL"
part_number: "31"
part_name: "ALCOHOL BEVERAGE DEALERS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "26 U.S.C. 5001, 5002, 5121, 5122-5124, 5131, 5132, 5206, 5207, 5273, 5301, 5352, 5555, 5603, 5613, 5681, 5687, 6061, 6065, 6071, 6091, 6103, 6109, 6723, 6724, 7805."
regulatory_source: "T.D. TTB-79, 74 FR 37407, July 28, 2009, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "31"
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# 31.35 Limited retail dealer; persons eligible.

Any person selling distilled spirits, beer, or wine, or any combination thereof, to members, guests, or patrons of bona fide fairs, reunions, picnics, carnivals, or similar outings, and any fraternal, civic, church, labor, charitable, benevolent, or ex-servicemen's organization selling distilled spirits, beer, or wine, or any combination thereof, on the occasion of any kind of entertainment, dance, picnic, bazaar, or festival held by it, is a “limited retail dealer” if the person or organization is not otherwise engaged in business as a dealer.

(26 U.S.C. 5122)