---
kind: "section"
citation: "27 C.F.R. § 31.141"
title: "27"
number: "31.141"
heading: "Unlawful purchases of distilled spirits."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/27/31.141"
---

# §31.141. Unlawful purchases of distilled spirits.

- (a) **General.** It is unlawful for any dealer to purchase distilled spirits for resale from any person other than:
  - (1) A wholesale dealer (including a State, a political subdivision of a State, the District of Columbia, and a distilled spirits plant) who is required to keep records under [§§ 31.151 through 31.163](/cfr/27/31.151..31.163.md) pertaining to the place where the distilled spirits are purchased;
  - (2) A retail liquor store operated by a State, a political subdivision of a State, or the District of Columbia; or
  - (3) A person not required to register as a wholesale liquor dealer, as provided in §§ [31.62](/cfr/27/31.62.md), [31.63](/cfr/27/31.63.md), [31.66](/cfr/27/31.66.md), and [31.67](/cfr/27/31.67.md).
- (b) **Special provision for limited retail dealers.** A limited retail dealer may purchase distilled spirits from a retail dealer in liquors for resale.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 26 U.S.C. 5001, 5002, 5121, 5122-5124, 5131, 5132, 5206, 5207, 5273, 5301, 5352, 5555, 5603, 5613, 5681, 5687, 6061, 6065, 6071, 6091, 6103, 6109, 6723, 6724, 7805.

### Source

Source: T.D. TTB-79, 74 FR 37407, July 28, 2009, unless otherwise noted.