[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 27, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 27CFR20.163]

[Page 518]
 
            TITLE 27--ALCOHOL, TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND FIREARMS
 
 CHAPTER I--ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE 
                                TREASURY
 
PART 20_DISTRIBUTION AND USE OF DENATURED ALCOHOL AND RUM--Table of Contents
 
Subpart I_Operations by Dealers and Users of Specially Denatured Spirits
 
Sec.  20.163  Receipt and storage of specially denatured spirits.

    (a) Receipt of bulk conveyances or by pipeline. A permittee who 
receives specially denatured spirits in bulk conveyances or by pipeline 
shall: (1) Deposit the specially denatured spirits into storage tanks as 
provided by Sec.  20.165; (2) draw the specially denatured spirits into 
packages marked and labeled as required by paragraph (b) of this 
section; (3) store the specially denatured spirits in the tank truck or 
tank car in which received if the conveyance is effectively immobilized 
within an enclosure secured to prevent unauthorized access; or (4) use 
the specially denatured spirits immediately in accordance with an 
approved formula or statement of process.
    (b) Marks on portable containers. (1) A user who receives specially 
denatured spirits in bulk conveyances or by pipeline and who transfers 
the spirits to drums shall plainly label them to show (i) the words 
``Specially Denatured Alcohol'' or ``Specially Denatured Rum'', and (ii) 
the formula number.
    (2) A dealer who fills packages of specially denatured spirits shall 
label them in accordance with Sec.  20.178.
    (c) Receipt of portable containers. A permittee who receives 
specially denatured spirits in portable containers such as drums or 
barrels shall transfer the specially denatured spirits to storage tanks 
or deposit the specially denatured spirits in a storeroom as provided in 
Sec.  20.165, or use the spirits in accordance with an approved formula 
or statement of process. A user may not transfer the spirits to other 
portable containers for storage except in the following circumstances:
    (1) Contents of damaged packages may be transferred to new packages 
to prevent loss or waste; or
    (2) Contents of portable containers may be transferred to ``safety'' 
containers to comply with city or State fire code regulations, or on 
filing notice with the appropriate TTB officer to comply with the safety 
practices of the user. The user shall label the new containers with the 
information marked on the original containers and shall also identify 
the new containers as ``repackaged.''
    (d) Record of receipt. Records of receipt will consist of the 
consignor's invoice of bill or lading which identifies the quantities, 
formula number(s), and serial numbers of containers of specially 
denatured spirits, and which has been annotated by the consignee with 
the date of receipt of the shipment.
    (e) Losses. On receipt of specially denatured spirits, the user 
shall determine and account for any losses in transit in accordance with 
subpart J of this part.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 
1512-0337)

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