27 CFR § 31.54 - Hospitals.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t27/s31.54"
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title: "27 CFR § 31.54 - Hospitals."
title_number: 27
title_name: "Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms"
section_number: "31.54"
section_name: "Hospitals."
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"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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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."
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# 31.54 Hospitals.

Hospitals and similar institutions furnishing liquors to patients are not required to register or keep records under this part, provided that no specific or additional charge is made for the liquors so furnished.