27 CFR 20.1 - General.

U.S. Code of Federal Regulations

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§ 20.1 - General.

The regulations in this part relate to denatured distilled spirits and cover the procurement, use, disposition, and recovery of denatured alcohol, specially denatured rum, and articles containing denatured spirits.

§ 20.2 - Territorial extent.

(a) This part applies to the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia and to denatured spirits and articles coming into the United States from Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.

(b) For the purposes of this part, operations in a foreign-trade zone located in any State of the United States or the District of Columbia are regulated in the same manner as operations in any other part of such State or the District of Columbia.

(48 Stat. 999, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81c)) [T.D. ATF-274, 53 FR 25156, July 5, 1988, as amended by T.D. TTB-91, 76 FR 5477, Feb. 1, 2011]

§ 20.3 - Related regulations.

Regulations related to this part are listed below:

16 CFR Chapter I—Federal Trade Commission.

16 CFR Chapter II—Consumer Product Safety Commission.

21 CFR Chapter I—Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services.

27 CFR Part 19—Distilled Spirits Plants.

27 CFR Part 21—Formulas for Denatured Alcohol and Rum.

27 CFR Part 26—Liquors and Articles from Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

27 CFR Part 27—Importation of Distilled Spirits, Wines and Beer.

27 CFR Part 29—Stills and Miscellaneous Regulations.

27 CFR Part 71—Rules of Practice in Permit Proceedings.

[T.D. ATF-199, 50 FR 9162, Mar. 6, 1985, as amended by T.D. ATF-207, 50 FR 23682, June 5, 1985; T.D. ATF-459, 66 FR 38549, July 25, 2001; T.D. ATF-479, 67 FR 30798, May 8, 2002; T.D. ATF-923, 67 FR 17938, Apr. 12, 2002]