27 CFR § 70.311 - Authority for establishment, alteration, and distribution of stamps, marks, or labels.

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title: "27 CFR § 70.311 - Authority for establishment, alteration, and distribution of stamps, marks, or labels."
title_number: 27
title_name: "Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms"
section_number: "70.311"
section_name: "Authority for establishment, alteration, and distribution of stamps, marks, or labels."
chapter_name: "ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES"
part_number: "70"
part_name: "PROCEDURE AND ADMINISTRATION"
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last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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regulatory_source: "T.D. ATF-6, 38 FR 32445, Nov. 26, 1973, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "70"
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# 70.311 Authority for establishment, alteration, and distribution of stamps, marks, or labels.

The appropriate TTB officer may establish, and from time to time alter, renew, replace, or change the form, style, character, material, and device of any stamp, mark, or label under any provision of the law relating to Subtitle E of the Internal Revenue Code (or to any provision of Subtitle F which relates to Subtitle E).

(26 U.S.C. 6801)

[T.D. ATF-251, 52 FR 19314, May 22, 1987. Redesignated by T.D. ATF-301, 55 FR 47606, Nov. 14, 1990]