Internal Revenue Code · 26 U.S.C.
§ 5402. Definitions
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Cite as 26 U.S.C. § 5402
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- Status
- In force
- Added
- September 2, 1958 by Pub. L. 85–859
- Last amended
- August 10, 2005 by Pub. L. 109–59
- Amendments
- 3 dated changes in the source credit
- Length
- 2 subsections · 171 words · about 1 min to read
- Cross-references
- cites 1; cited by 0 Code sections and 0 other regulations
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.
(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.)
Cross-references
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Amendment history
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Where it sits in the Code
- Subtitle E Alcohol, Tobacco, and Certain Other Excise Taxes
- Chapter 51 DISTILLED SPIRITS, WINES, AND BEER
- Subchapter G Breweries
- Part I ESTABLISHMENT
Nearby sections
- § 5401 Qualifying documents
- § 5402 Definitions
- § 5403 Cross references
Official notes
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Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A 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.
Amendments
2005—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.