§ 19.91 - Operating permit.

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Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, a person must obtain an operating permit under the IRC in order to:

Distill for industrial use;

Warehouse spirits for industrial use;

Denature spirits;

Warehouse spirits (without bottling) for nonindustrial use;

Bottle or package spirits for industrial use;

Manufacture articles; or

Engage in any other distilling, warehousing, or processing operation not required to be covered by a basic permit under the Federal Alcohol Administration Act (49 Stat. 978; 27 U.S.C. 203, 204).

Exception. The requirement to obtain an operating permit does not apply to an agency of a State, or political subdivision of a State, or an officer or employee of, and acting for, such an agency.