---
kind: "section"
citation: "27 C.F.R. § 7.51"
title: "27"
number: "7.51"
heading: "Requirement for firmly affixed labels."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/27/7.51"
---

# §7.51. Requirement for firmly affixed labels.

- (a) **General rule.** Except as otherwise provided in [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section, any label that is not an integral part of the container must be affixed to the container in such a way that it cannot be removed without thorough application of water or other solvents.
- (b) **Exception for keg labels.** The following provisions apply to labels on kegs with a capacity of 5.16 gallons or more that bear mandatory information, as defined by [§ 7.61(a)(5)](/cfr/27/7.61.md?p=a-5), and are in the form of a keg collar or tap cover, as defined in [§ 7.1](/cfr/27/7.1.md).
  - (1) Such keg collars or tap covers are considered to be firmly affixed if removal would break or destroy the keg collar or tap cover in such a way that it cannot be reused.
  - (2) Such keg collars or tap covers are not required to be firmly affixed, provided that the name of the bottler or importer of the malt beverage, as applicable under [§§ 7.66-7.68](/cfr/27/7.66-7.68.md), is permanently or semi-permanently stated on the keg in the form of embossing, engraving, stamping, or through the use of a sticker or ink jet method.
- (c) This section in no way affects the requirements of [part 16](/cfr/27/part16.md) of this chapter regarding the mandatory health warning statement.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 27 U.S.C. 205 and 207.

### Source

Source: T.D. TTB-176, 87 FR 7605, Feb. 9, 2022, unless otherwise noted.