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Internal Revenue Code · 26 U.S.C.

§ 5231. Entry for deposit

In force Text current through Public Law 119-121 (October 9, 2026) release point 119-121

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Cite as 26 U.S.C. § 5231

At a glance

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Status
In force
Added
September 2, 1958 by Pub. L. 85–859
Last amended
July 26, 1979 by Pub. L. 96–39
Amendments
2 dated changes in the source credit
Length
81 words · about 1 min to read
Cross-references
cites 1; cited by 0 Code sections and 0 other regulations

All distilled spirits entered for deposit on the bonded premises of a distilled spirits plant under section 5211 shall, under such regulations as the Secretary shall prescribe, be deposited in the facilities on the bonded premises designated in the entry for deposit.

(Added Pub. L. 85–859, title II, § 201, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1366; amended Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, § 1906(b)(13)(A), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1834; Pub. L. 96–39, title VIII, § 807(a)(32), July 26, 1979, 93 Stat. 286.)

Cross-references

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Amendment history

From the source credit and the official notes, newest first.

  1. Amended by Pub. L. 96–39
  2. Amended by Pub. L. 94–455Parts changed in 1976: (a)
  3. Added by Pub. L. 85–859

Where it sits in the Code

  1. Subtitle E Alcohol, Tobacco, and Certain Other Excise Taxes
  2. Chapter 51 DISTILLED SPIRITS, WINES, AND BEER
  3. Subchapter C Operation of Distilled Spirits Plants
  4. Part II OPERATIONS ON BONDED PREMISES
  5. Subpart C Storage

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Official notes

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Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 5231, act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 643, related to authority to establish internal revenue bonded warehouses, prior to the general revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 85–859. See sections 5171(a), 5172, 5173(a), and 5178(a)(1)(A)(B), (3)(A)(B) of this title.

Provisions similar to those comprising this section were contained in prior section 5242(a), (b)(5), act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 645, prior to the general revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 85–859.

Amendments

1979—Pub. L. 96–39 struck out in section catchline “in storage” after “for deposit” and subsec. (a) catchline and in text substituted “on the bonded premises of a distilled spirits plant” for “in storage” and “in the facilities” for “in storage facilities” and repealed subsec. (b) which related to a cross reference to section 5006(a)(2) for provisions requiring that all distilled spirits entered for deposit be withdrawn within 20 years from date of original entry for deposit.

1976—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94–455 struck out “or his delegate” after “Secretary”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1979 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 96–39 effective Jan. 1, 1980, see section 810 of Pub. L. 96–39, set out as a note under section 5001 of this title.

Effective Date

Section effective July 1, 1959, see section 210(a)(1) of Pub. L. 85–859, set out as a note under section 5001 of this title.