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26 USC § 5662 - Penalty for alteration of wine labels 

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identifier: "/us/usc/t26/s5662"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "26 USC § 5662 - Penalty for alteration of wine labels"
title_number: 26
title_name: "INTERNAL REVENUE CODE"
section_number: "5662"
section_name: "Penalty for alteration of wine labels"
chapter_number: 51
chapter_name: "DISTILLED SPIRITS, WINES, AND BEER"
subchapter_number: "J"
subchapter_name: "Penalties, Seizures, and Forfeitures Relating to Liquors"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PENALTY AND FORFEITURE PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO WINE AND WINE PRODUCTION"
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. 1407; amended Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, §§ 1905(b)(2)(D), 1906(b)(13)(A), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1822, 1834.)"
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# § 5662. Penalty for alteration of wine labels

Any person who, without the permission of the Secretary, so alters as to materially change the meaning of any mark, brand, or label required to appear upon any wine upon its removal from premises subject to the provisions of subchapter F, or from customs custody, or who, after such removal, represents any wine, whether in its original containers or otherwise, to be of an identity or origin other than its proper identity or origin as shown by such stamp, mark, brand, or label, or who, directly or indirectly, and whether by manner of packaging or advertising or any other form of representation, represents any still wine to be an effervescent wine or a substitute for an effervescent wine, shall be fined not more than $1,000, or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both, for each such offense.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 85–859, title II, § 201, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1407; amended Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, §§ 1905(b)(2)(D), 1906(b)(13)(A), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1822, 1834.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 5662, , , consisted of provisions similar to those comprising this section, prior to the general revision of this chapter by .

### Amendments

1976— struck out “or his delegate” after “Secretary” and “stamp,” before “mark,”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1976 Amendment

Amendment by  effective on first day of first month which begins more than 90 days after , see , set out as a note under .