{"data":{"id":"us/27-cfr-19.497","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"27 CFR 19.497","heading":"Obliteration of marks.","body":"Except as otherwise provided in § 19.487(b), the marks required to be placed on any container or case under this part must not be destroyed or altered before the container or case is emptied.","path":["Title 27—Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms","CHAPTER I—ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","SUBCHAPTER A—ALCOHOL","PART 19—DISTILLED SPIRITS PLANTS","Subpart S—Containers and Marks"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-27.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:11Z","sha256":"e9f63b73e384b3a381b072908ab2fdb3e9f42b5bed47c903e20b7db66f3678f0","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/27-cfr-19.496","next":"us/27-cfr-19.498"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}