---
kind: "section"
citation: "27 C.F.R. § 19.91"
title: "27"
number: "19.91"
heading: "Operating permit."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/27/19.91"
---

# §19.91. Operating permit.

- (a) Except as provided in [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section, a person must obtain an operating permit under the IRC in order to:
  - (1) Distill for industrial use;
  - (2) Warehouse spirits for industrial use;
  - (3) Denature spirits;
  - (4) Warehouse spirits (without bottling) for nonindustrial use;
  - (5) Bottle or package spirits for industrial use;
  - (6) Manufacture articles; or
  - (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](/usc/27/203.md), [204](/usc/27/204.md)).
- (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.

## 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.