§ 5215. Return of tax determined distilled spirits to bonded premises

26 U.S.C. § 5215 (N/A)
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Under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, distilled spirits on which tax has been determined or paid may be returned to the bonded premises of a distilled spirits plant but only for destruction, denaturation, redistillation, reconditioning, or rebottling.

All provisions of this chapter applicable to distilled spirits in bond shall be applicable to distilled spirits returned to bonded premises under the provisions of this section on such return.

Under such regulations as the Secretary shall prescribe, bottled distilled spirits withdrawn from bonded premises may be returned to bonded premises for relabeling or reclosing, and the tax under section 5001 shall not again be collected on such spirits.

For provisions relating to the abatement, credit, or refund of tax on distilled spirits returned to a distilled spirits plant under this section, see section 5008(c).

(Added Pub. L. 85–859, title II, § 201, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1364; amended Pub. L. 89–44, title VIII, § 805(c), June 21, 1965, 79 Stat. 161; Pub. L. 91–659, § 2(c), Jan. 8, 1971, 84 Stat. 1964; Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, § 1906(b)(13)(A), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1834; Pub. L. 95–176, § 2(a), Nov. 14, 1977, 91 Stat. 1363; Pub. L. 96–39, title VIII, § 807(a)(29), July 26, 1979, 93 Stat. 285; Pub. L. 98–369, div. A, title IV, § 454(c)(7), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 821.)