26 USC § 5363 - Taxpaid wine bottling house operations

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identifier: "/us/usc/t26/s5363"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "26 USC § 5363 - Taxpaid wine bottling house operations"
title_number: 26
title_name: "INTERNAL REVENUE CODE"
section_number: "5363"
section_name: "Taxpaid wine bottling house operations"
chapter_number: 51
chapter_name: "DISTILLED SPIRITS, WINES, AND BEER"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "Bonded and Taxpaid Wine Premises"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "OPERATIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 85–859, title II, § 201, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1381; amended Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, § 1906(b)(13)(A), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1834; Pub. L. 96–39, title VIII, § 807(a)(45), July 26, 1979, 93 Stat. 287.)"
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# § 5363. Taxpaid wine bottling house operations

In addition to the operations described in section 5352, the proprietor of a taxpaid wine bottling house may, subject to regulations issued by the Secretary, on such premises mix wine of the same kind and taxable grade to facilitate handling; preserve, filter, or clarify wine; and conduct operations not involving wine where such operations will not jeopardize the revenue or conflict with wine operations.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 85–859, title II, § 201, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1381; amended Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, § 1906(b)(13)(A), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1834; Pub. L. 96–39, title VIII, § 807(a)(45), July 26, 1979, 93 Stat. 287.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 5363, , , consisted of provisions similar to those comprising this section, prior to the general revision of this chapter by .

### Amendments

1979— struck out provision that this subchapter apply to any wine received on the bottling premises of any distilled spirits plant for bottling, packaging, or repackaging, and to all operations relative thereto and provision that sections 5021, 5081, and 5082, not apply to the mixing or treatment of taxpaid wine under this section.

1976— struck out “or his delegate” after “Secretary”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1979 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as a note under .