27 CFR 29.57
§ 29.57 Failure to register; penalty.
United States · 27 CFR — Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms · Status: effective
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- 27 CFR 29.57, § 29.57 Failure to register; penalty, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/117678
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Any person having possession, custody, or control of any still or distilling apparatus set up who fails to register the still or distilling apparatus is subject to a fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment of not more than 5 years, or both, and the still or distilling apparatus is forfeitable to the Government.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.