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 CH. 51—DISTILLED SPIRITS, WINES, AND BEER

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SEC. 5303. ESTABLISHMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ALCOHOL DENATURING PLANTS.

On the filing of application and bond and issuance of permit, denaturing plants may be established on the premises of any industrial alcohol plant, or elsewhere, and shall be used exclusively for the denaturation of alcohol by the admixture of such denaturing materials as shall render the alcohol, or any compound in which it is authorized to be used, unfit for use as an intoxicating beverage. SEC. 5304. ALCOHOL PERMITS. (a) GENERAL RULE.^— (1) P E R M I T REQUIRED.—No one shall manufacture alcohol, pro-

cure it tax-free, denature it, deal iu or use specially denatured alcohol, recover completely or specially denatured alcohol, or transport specially denatured or tax-free alcohol, without first obtaining a permit from the Secretary or his delegate so to do. All such permits may be issued for 1 year, and shall expire on the 31st day of December next succeeding the issuance thereof: Provided, That the Secretary or his delegate may without formal application or new bond extend any permit granted under this part after August 31 in any year to December 31 of the succeeding year. (2) AUTHORITY TO PRESCRIBE REGULATIONS.—Permits to purchase or procure specially denatured alcohol and tax-free alcohol shall be issued in such terms and under such conditions as the Secretary or his delegate may by regulation prescribe. (3) RESTRICTION ON ISSUANCE OF PERMITS.—No permit shall be issued to any person who, within 1 year before the application therefor or issuance thereof, shall not in good faith have conformed to the provisions of this chapter, or shall have violated the terms of any permit issued under this section, or made any false statement in the application therefor, or willfully failed to disclose any information required by regulation to be furnished, or violated any law of the United States relating to intoxicating liquor, or willfully violated any law of any State, Territory, or possession of the United States or of the District of Columbia relating to intoxicating liquor. (4) FORM OP APPLICATION AND PERMIT.—Every permit shall be in writing, dated when issued, and signed by the Secretary or his delegate. I t shall give the name and address of the person to whom it is issued and shall designate and limit the acts that are permitted and the time when and place where such act^ may be performed. No permit shall be issued until a verified, written application shall have been made therefor, setting forth the qualification of the applicant and the purpose for which the alcohol or denatured alcohol is to be used. The Secretary or his delegate may prescribe the form of all permits and applications and the facts to be set forth therein. (5) BOND REQUIREMENT.—Before any permit is granted, the Secretary or his delegate may require a bond, in such form and amount as he may prescribe, to insure compliance with the terms of the permit and the provisions of this chapter. (6) R E VI E W OP DISAPPROVAL.—In the event of the refusal by the Secretary or his delegate of any application for a permit, the applicant may have a review of his decision before a court with equity jurisdiction, in the manner provided in subsection (c). § 5304(a)(6)

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