---
kind: "section"
citation: "27 C.F.R. § 19.491"
title: "27"
number: "19.491"
heading: "Marks on containers of specially denatured spirits."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/27/19.491"
---

# §19.491. Marks on containers of specially denatured spirits.

- (a) **General.** A proprietor must mark or label each package, case, or encased container of specially denatured spirits filled on bonded premises to show:
  - (1) The quantity in gallons;
  - (2) The serial number or lot identification number;
  - (3) The plant number of the proprietor;
  - (4) The designation or abbreviation of the specially denatured spirits by kind (alcohol or rum);
  - (5) The applicable formula number; and
  - (6) **The proof of the spirits, if they were denatured at other than 190 proof.**
- (b) **Bottles.** A proprietor must mark or label each bottle to show the information prescribed in paragraphs [(a)(1)](#a-1), [(3)](#a-3), [(4)](#a-4), [(5)](#a-5), and [(6)](#a-6) of this section.
- (c) **Alternate formulations.** When spirits are denatured under a formula authorizing a choice of types and quantities of denaturants, the proprietor must mark the container or case to show the actual types and quantities of denaturants used.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 19 U.S.C. 81c, 1311; 26 U.S.C. 5001, 5002, 5004-5006, 5008, 5010, 5041, 5061, 5062, 5066, 5081, 5101, 5111-5114, 5121-5124, 5142, 5143, 5146, 5148, 5171-5173, 5175, 5176, 5178-5181, 5201-5204, 5206, 5207, 5211-5215, 5221-5223, 5231, 5232, 5235, 5236, 5241-5243, 5271, 5273, 5301, 5311-5313, 5362, 5370, 5373, 5501-5505, 5551-5555, 5559, 5561, 5562, 5601, 5612, 5682, 6001, 6065, 6109, 6302, 6311, 6676, 6806, 7011, 7510, 7805; 31 U.S.C. 9301, 9303, 9304, 9306.

### Source

Source: T.D. TTB-92, 76 FR 9090, Feb. 16, 2011, unless otherwise noted.