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Code · U.S. Code · Title 26 - INTERNAL REVENUE CODE · CHAPTER 51— DISTILLED SPIRITS, WINES, AND BEER · Subchapter J— Penalties, Seizures, and Forfeitures Relating to Liquors · § 5661

§ 5661. Penalty and forfeiture for violation of laws and regulations relating to wine

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(a)Fraudulent offenses Whoever, with intent to defraud the United States, fails to pay any tax imposed upon wine or violates, or fails to comply with, any provision of subchapter F or subpart C of part I of subchapter A, or regulations issued pursuant thereto, or recovers or attempts to recover any spirits from wine, shall be fined not more than $5,000, or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both, for each such offense, and all products and materials used in any such violation shall be forfeited to the United States.
(b)Other offenses Any proprietor of premises subject to the provisions of subchapter F, or any employee or agent of such proprietor, or any other person, who otherwise than with intent to defraud the United States violates or fails to comply with any provision of subchapter F or subpart C of part I of subchapter A, or regulations issued pursuant thereto, or who aids or abets in any such violation, shall be fined not more than $1,000, or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both, for each such offense.
(Added Pub. L. 85–859, title II, § 201, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1407.)
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  • Pub. L. 85–859, title II, § 201
  • 72 Stat. 1407
  • act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736
  • 68A Stat. 695
  • Pub. L. 85–859
  • section 210(a)(1) of Pub. L. 85–859
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§ 5661
Penalty and forfeiture for violation of laws and regulations relating to wine
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 85–859, title II, § 201
Stat.72 Stat. 1407
Actact Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736
Stat.68A Stat. 695
Pub. L.Pub. L. 85–859
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