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CH. 51—DISTILLED SPIRITS, WINES, AND BEER

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public street or yard, and shall be used exclusively for the business of rectification and the bottling of liquors rectified by him thereon, and the bottling of wines and spirits without rectification, (b)

CROSS R E F E R E N C E S. —

(1) For provisions authorizing the Secretary or his delegate to require installation of meters, tanks, and other apparatus, see section 5552. (2) For penalty for unlawful use of rectifying premises, see section 5627. SEC. 5274. SIGN REQUIRED ON PREMISES.

(a) REQUIREMENT.—Every person engaged in rectifying spirits

shall, in such manner and form as the Secretary or his delegate may by regulations prescribe, place and keep conspicuously on the outside of the place of such business a sign exhibiting in plain and legible letters the name or firm of the rectifier, with the words: "rectifier of spirits". (b) P E N A L T Y. —

For penalty for failure to post sign or improperly posting such sign, see section 5681. SEC. 5275. CROSS REFERENCES. (1) For provisions requiring the registration of stills, see section 5174. (2) For provisions requiring permit to set up still, boiler, or other vessel, for distilling, see section 5105. (3) For provisions requiring payment of special (occupational) tax as rectifier, see section 5081, and as wholesale liquor dealer, see section 5111, and as retail liquor dealer, see section 5121.

PART II—OPERATION Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec.

5281. 5282. 5283. 5284. 5285.

Regulation of business of rectifier. Rectification of spirits. Examination of premises. Prohibited hours for removal of distilled spirits. Records and returns.

SEC. 5281. REGULATION OF BUSINESS OF RECTIFIER.

(a) GENERAL.—The business of a rectifier shall be carried on under such regulations as the Secretary or his delegate may prescribe. The Secretary or his delegate may prescribe such regulations under this part and subpart B of part I of subchapter A as he deems necessary. All distilled spirits or wines taxable under sections 5021 and 5022 shall be subject to regulations prescribed by the Secretary or his delegate concerning the use thereof in the manufacture, blending, compounding, mixing, marking, branding, and sale of rectified products. (b)

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(1) For requirement that the premises of a rectifier be used exclusively for rectification and bottling of spirits and wines, see section

5273 (a). (2) For provisions requiring the blending of straight whiskies and pure fruit brandies to be under supervision of a revenue officer and under conditions prescribed by regulations, see section 5025(e). SEC. 5282. RECTIFICATION OF SPIRITS. (a) NOTICE OF INTENTION TO RECTIFY.—When any rectifier in-

tends to rectify or compound any distilled spirits he shall, before dumping any distilled spirits for that purpose, give notice to the Secretary or his delegate of his intention so to rectify. Such notice shall be § 5282(a)