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PUBLIC LAW 85-859-SEPT. 2, 1958

[72 S T A T.

"(16) AAillfully and unlawfully remove, change, or deface any stamp, mark, brand, label, or seal affixed to any case of distilled spirits, or to any bottle contained therein; or "(17) with intent to defraud the United States, purchase, sell, receive with intent to transport, or transport any empty cask or package having thereon any stamp, mark, or brand required by law to be affixed to any cask or package containing distilled spirits; or "(18) change or alter any stamp, mark, or brand on any cask or package containing distilled spirits, or put into any cask or package spirits of greater strength than is indicated by the inspection-mark thereon, or fraudulently use any cask or package having any inspection-mark or stamp thereon, for the purpose of selling other spirits, or spirits of quantity or quality different from the spirits previously inspected therein; or "(19) affix, or cause to be affixed, to or on any cask or package containing, or intended to contain, distilled spirits, any imitation stamp or other engraved, printed, stamped, or photographed label, device, or token, whether the same be designed as a trade mark, caution notice, caution, or otherwise, and which shall be in the similitude or likeness of, or shall have the resemblance or general appearance of, any internal revenue stamp required by law to be affixed to or upon any cask or package containing distilled spirits; shall be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both, for each such offense. "(b) OFFICERS AUTHORIZED TO ENFORCE T H I S SECTION.—Any officer authorized to enforce any provision of law relating to internal revenue stamps is authorized to enforce this section. "SEC. 5605. PENALTY RELATING TO RETURN OF MATERIALS USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF DISTILLED SPIRITS, OR FROM WHICH DISTILLED SPIRITS MAY BE RECOVERED. "Any person who willfully violates any provision of section 5291 (a), or of any regulation issued pursuant thereto, and any officer, director, or agent of any such person who knowingly participates in such violation, shall be fined not more than $1,000, or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both. "SEC. 5606. PENALTY RELATING TO CONTAINERS OF DISTILLED SPIRITS. "Whoever violates any provision of section 5801, or of any regulation issued pursuant thereto, or the terms or conditions of any permit issued pursuant to the authorization contained in such section, and any officer, director, or agent of any corporation who knowingly participates in such violation, shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than $1,000, or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both, for each such offense. "SEC. 5607. PENALTY AND FORFEITURE FOR UNLAWFUL USE, RECOVERY, OR CONCEALMENT OF DENATURED DISTILLED SPIRITS, OR ARTICLES. "Any person who— "(1) uses denatured distilled spirits withdrawn free of tax under section 5214(a)(1) in the manufacture of any medicinal preparation or flavoring extract in violation of the provisions of section 5273(b)(1), or knowingly sells, or offers for sale, any such medicinal preparation or flavoring extract in violation of section 5273(b)(2); or "(2) knowingly withdraws any denatured distilled spirits free of tax under section 5214(a)(1) for beverage purposes; or

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