---
kind: "section"
citation: "27 C.F.R. § 10.52"
title: "27"
number: "10.52"
heading: "Practice which puts trade buyer independence at risk."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/27/10.52"
---

# §10.52. Practice which puts trade buyer independence at risk.


The practice specified in this section is deemed to place trade buyer independence at risk within the description of exclusion in [§ 10.51](/cfr/27/10.51.md): Industry member payments of money to the employee(s) of a trade buyer without the knowledge or consent of the trade buyer-employer in return for the employee agreeing to order distilled spirits, wine, or malt beverages from the industry member. The practice enumerated here is an example and does not constitute a complete list of those situations which result in such control.


## Notes

### Source

Source: T.D. ATF-364, 60 FR 20427, Apr. 26, 1995, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 49-50; 27 U.S.C. 202 and 205; 44 U.S.C. 3504(h).

### Source

Source: T.D. ATF-74, 45 FR 63257, Sept. 30, 1980, unless otherwise noted.