{"data":{"id":"us/27-cfr-19.91","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"27 CFR 19.91","heading":"Operating permit.","body":"(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, a person must obtain an operating permit under the IRC in order to:\n(1) Distill for industrial use;\n(2) Warehouse spirits for industrial use;\n(3) Denature spirits;\n(4) Warehouse spirits (without bottling) for nonindustrial use;\n(5) Bottle or package spirits for industrial use;\n(6) Manufacture articles; or\n(7) Engage in any other distilling, warehousing, or processing operation not required to be covered by a basic permit under the Federal Alcohol Administration Act (49 Stat. 978; 27 U.S.C. 203, 204).\n(b) Exception. The requirement to obtain an operating permit does not apply to an agency of a State, or political subdivision of a State, or an officer or employee of, and acting for, such an agency.","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 D—Registration of a Distilled Spirits Plant and Obtaining a Permit"],"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":"9e61ab5fa6dde50c2dc23cf252a0b260990006cce4ca266ac76eb964969d4392","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/27-cfr-19.81","next":"us/27-cfr-19.92"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}