27 CFR § 72.65 - Sale of forfeited tobacco products and cigarette papers and tubes.

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title: "27 CFR § 72.65 - Sale of forfeited tobacco products and cigarette papers and tubes."
title_number: 27
title_name: "Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms"
section_number: "72.65"
section_name: "Sale of forfeited tobacco products and cigarette papers and tubes."
chapter_name: "ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES"
part_number: "72"
part_name: "DISPOSITION OF SEIZED PERSONAL PROPERTY"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "18 U.S.C. 921, 1261; 19 U.S.C. 1607, 1610, 1612, 1613, 1618; 26 U.S.C. 7101, 7322-7325, 7326, 7805; 31 U.S.C. 9301, 9303, 9304, 9306; 40 U.S.C. 304(k); 49 U.S.C. 784, 788."
regulatory_source: "T.D. ATF-9, 39 FR 9954, Mar. 15, 1974, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "72"
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# 72.65 Sale of forfeited tobacco products and cigarette papers and tubes.

All tobacco products and cigarette papers and tubes forfeited under the internal revenue laws shall be sold at a price which will include the tax due and payable on those forfeited articles. Written, timely notice shall be given by the Director or his delegate to the manufacturer of any such forfeited articles offered for sale.

[T.D. ATF-9, 39 FR 9954, Mar. 15, 1974, as amended by T.D. ATF-65, 45 FR 8593, Feb. 8, 1980; T.D. ATF-183, 49 FR 37061, Sept. 21, 1984]