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 72 S T A T. ]

PUBLIC LAW 85-869-SEPT. 2, 1958

shall be fined not more than $1,000, or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both. "(2)

PENALTY FOR WITHDRAWAL FROM IMPROPERLY STAMPED

CONTAINERS O WITHOUT DESTROYING STAMPS O DEVICES.—Any perR R son who withdraws or aids in the withdrawal of any beer from any hogshead, barrel, keg, or other container, without destroying or defacing the stamp or device affixed thereon, or withdraws or aids in the withdrawal of any beer from any hogshead, barrel, keg, or other container, upon which the proper stamp or device has not been affixed or on which a false or fraudulent stamp or device is affixed, shall be fined not more than $1,000, or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both. "(3)

PENALTY FOR COUNTERFEITING STAMPS AND DEVICES AND

TRAFFICKING IN USED STAMPS O DEVICES.—Every persou who makes, R sells, or uses any false or counterfeit stamp or device of the kind mentioned in section 5054 or regulations issued pursuant thereto, or who makes, sells, or uses any die for printing or making any such false or counterfeit stamp or device, or who procures the same to be done, and every person who shall remove, or cause to be removed, from any hogshead, barrel, keg or other container of beer, any stamp or device required by regulations issued pursuant to section 5054, with intent to reuse such stamp or device, or who, with intent to defraud the revenue, knowingly uses, or permits to be used, any stamp or device removed from another hogshead, barrel, keg, or other container, or receives, buySj sells, gives away, or has in nis possession any such stamp or device so removed, or makes any fraudulent use of any such stamp or device for beer, shall be fined not more than $5,000, or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both. " (4) FORFEITURE OF UNSTAMPED CONTAINERS.—The ownership

or possession by any person of any beer in hogsheads, barrels, kegs, or other similar containers which do not bear the stamps or devices required by regulations issued pursuant to section 5054 shall render such hogsheads, barrels, kegs, and other similar containers, and the beer contained therein, liable to seizure wherever found and to forfeiture. "(5)

PENALTY FOR REMOVAL OR DEFACEMENT OF STAMPS, DEVICES,

O LABELS.—Every person who intentionally removes, alters, or R defaces any stamp, device, or label required by section 5054 or regulations issued thereunder to be placed on containers of beer, other than in the manner and at the time required by law or regulations issued by the Secretary or his delegate, shall be liable to a fine of not more than $500 for each such container from which the stamp, device, or label is removed, altered, or defaced.

"PART IV—PENALTY, SEIZURE, AND FORFEITURE PROVISIONS COMMON TO LIQUORS "Sec. 5681. Penalty relating to signs. "Sec. 5682. Penalty for breaking locks or gaining access. "Sec. 5683. Penalty and forfeiture for removal of liquors under improper brands. "Sec. 5684. Penalties relating to the payment and collection of liquor taxes. "Sec. 5685. Penalty and forfeiture relating to possession of devices for emitting gas, smoke, etc., explosives and firearms, when violating liquor laws. "Sec. 5686. Penalty for having, possessing, or using liquor or property intended to be used in violating provisions of this chapter. "Sec. 5687. Penalty for offenses not specifically covered. "Sec..5688. Disposition and release of seized property. "Sec. 5689. Penalty and forfeiture for tampering with a stamp machine. "Sec. 5690. Definition of the term 'person'.

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