§31.203. Possession of used liquor bottles.
27 C.F.R. § 31.203
The possession of used liquor bottles by any person other than the person who empties the contents thereof is prohibited except in the following circumstances:
The owner or occupant of any premises on which the used bottles have been lawfully emptied may assemble the bottles on such premises—
For delivery to a bottler or importer on specific request of that bottler or importer;
For destruction, either on the premises on which the bottles are emptied or elsewhere, including disposition for purposes that will result in the bottles being rendered unusable as bottles; or
In the case of unusual or distinctive bottles, for disposition or sale as collectors' items or for other purposes not involving the packaging of any product for sale;
Any person may possess, offer for sale, or sell unusual or distinctive bottles for purposes not involving the packaging of any product for sale; and
Any person may assemble used liquor bottles for the purpose of recycling or reclaiming the glass or other approved liquor bottle material.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
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.