27 CFR §19.592
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A proprietor must keep a record for each tank (including each bulk conveyance) containing wine or spirits of less than 190° of proof. The record must show deposits into, withdrawals from, and the balance remaining in, each tank in the storage account. A proprietor must prepare a new record each time wine or spirits are deposited into an empty tank and must make entries each day that transactions occur. Tank records must show the following details:
- (a)The identification of the tank;
- (b)The tank record serial number, beginning with “1” for each record initiated on or after January 1 of each calendar year;
- (c)The date of each transaction;
- (d)For spirits, the kind of spirits and, as applicable,—
- (1)For domestic spirits, the plant number and name of the producer, or, for blended rums or brandies, the plant number and name of the warehouseman;
- (2)For imported spirits, the country of origin and the name and plant number of the warehouseman;
- (3)For Puerto Rican or Virgin Island spirits, the name of the producer;
- (4)The number and average proof gallon content of packages of spirits dumped in the tank, or a notation indicating the deposit of spirits in the tank by pipeline; and
- (5)If subject to age labeling requirements under part 5 of this chapter, the age of the youngest spirits in years, months and days, each time that spirits are deposited;
- (e)For wine, the kind and the tax rate imposed by 26 U.S.C. 5041;
- (f)The wine gallons of wine, or proof gallons of spirits, deposited into the tank;
- (g)The wine gallons of wine, or proof gallons of spirits, withdrawn from the tank;
- (h)Any related transaction form or record and its serial number for deposits and withdrawals;
- (i)The wine gallons of wine, or proof gallons of spirits, remaining in the tank, recorded at the end of each month; and
- (j)Any gain or loss disclosed by inventory or on emptying of the tank.