{"data":{"id":"us/27-cfr-19.678","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"27 CFR 19.678","heading":"Criteria for issuance of permit.","body":"As a general rule, the appropriate TTB officer will issue an alcohol fuel plant permit to any person who completes the required application for a permit and, when required, furnishes a bond. However, the appropriate TTB officer may begin proceedings to deny an application for a permit, in accordance with part 71 of this chapter, if the appropriate TTB officer determines that—\n(a) The applicant (including, in the case of a corporation, any officer, director, or principal stockholder, and, in the case of a partnership, a partner) is, by reason of business experience, financial standing, or trade connections, not likely to maintain operations in compliance with 26 U.S.C. chapter 51, or the regulations issued thereunder;\n(b) The applicant failed to disclose any material information required with the application, or has made any false statement as to any material fact in connection with the application; or\n(c) The premises where the applicant proposes to conduct the operations are not adequate to protect the revenue.","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 X—Distilled Spirits for Fuel Use"],"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":"2734add3020ae4128d2313eca1c0fb28b1b63e2996c454bc859fdb34e29c89f4","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/27-cfr-19.677","next":"us/27-cfr-19.679"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}