26 U.S.C. § 5402

Current through P.L. 118-64 (published on www.congress.gov on 05/24/2024), except for [P. L. 118-63]

Section 5402 - Definitions

(a) Brewery

The brewery shall consist of the land and buildings described in the brewer's notice. The continuity of the brewery must be unbroken except where separated by public passageways, streets, highways, waterways, or carrier rights-of-way, or partitions; and if parts of the brewery are so separated they must abut on the dividing medium and be adjacent to each other. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, facilities under the control of the brewer for case packing, loading, or storing which are located within reasonable proximity to the brewery packaging facilities may be approved by the Secretary as a part of the brewery if the revenue will not be jeopardized thereby.

(b) Brewer

For definition of brewer, see section 5052(d).

26 U.S.C. § 5402

Added Pub. L. 85-859, title II, §201, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1389; amended Pub. L. 91-673, §3(b), Jan. 12, 1971, 84 Stat. 2057; Pub. L. 94-455, title XIX, §1906(b)(13)(A), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1834; Pub. L. 109-59, title XI, §11125(b)(17), Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1956.

EDITORIAL NOTES

PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 5402, act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 674, consisted of provisions similar to those comprising this section, prior to the general revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 85-859.

AMENDMENTS2005-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109-59 substituted "section 5052(d)" for "section 5092".1976-Pub. L. 94-455 struck out "or his delegate" after "Secretary". 1971-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91-673 inserted proviso to definition of "Brewery" that the continuity of the brewery must be unbroken except where separated by public passageways, streets, highways, waterways, or carrier rights-of-way, or partitions, with the exception that the Secretary approve facilities under the control of the brewer for case packing, loading, or storing, which are located within reasonable proximity to the brewery as a part of the brewery if the revenue will not be jeopardized thereby.

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2005 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 109-59 effective July 1, 2008, but inapplicable to taxes imposed for periods before such date, see section 11125(c) of Pub. L. 109-59, set out as a note under section 5002 of this title.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1971 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 91-673 effective on first day of first calendar month which begins more than 90 days after Jan. 12, 1971, see section 5 of Pub. L. 91-673, set out as a note under section 5056 of this title.

Secretary

The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate.