Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-08-01
GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS
MAKE EASY MANUFACTURE.
RULES JUST PUBLISHED
Dealers Not Required to Keep Record
May Sell Spirits Same as Other
Products-Distillers May Produce
Alcohol From any Material-May
Keep 1t Stored in Locked Tanks.

Under authority of the amendatory
act to the internal-revenue law pro-
viding for the manufacture of de-
lnatured alcohol the commissioner of
internal revenue has just completed
the new denatured alcohol regulations
which will take effect Sept. l next.
The old regulations were found to
be unnecessarily stringent in some
points and the new regulations have
liberalized materially the govern
ment's method of handling the de-
natured alcohol industry. Inasmuch
as this industry, when fully known
and appreciated by the farmers of the
country, is expected to save much Of
the farm waste in grains, fruits and
vegetables and in turn is expected
eventually to be a source of cheap
fuel supply to the country, the new
regulations, which are based on a close
investigation of foreign methods and
domestic conditions, are of great in
terest at this time.
Under the new regulations, as under
the old, regularly registered distiller-
les may construct denatur;ng ware
houses on distillery premises. In addi-
ton to denatur.ng warehouses on distil
lery premises, central denaturing ware
houses may be constructed and oper-
ated at such points as in the opinion
Of the commissioner of internal reve-
nue. the business interests of the
country may require.
Proprtetors of central denaturing
warehouses may transfer thereto for
denaturation alcohol prouced at
their own distilleries or alcohol pur-
chased by them.
Manufacturers using completely de-
natured alcohol are not required to
set aside storeroom in which to
keep the denatured product, but may
keep it stored in locked tanks any
where on their premises.
Dealers in denatured alcohol are not
required to swear to application for
permit, and a permit when secured
continues in force until revoked, and
will not, therefore, have to be re
inewed annually as heretofore.
Retail dealers in denatured alcohol
are not required to keep a record of
any kind. They may purchase al
cohoI in stamped packages of five gal
Ions or more, or from tank wagons
in quantities of five gallons or more,
or they may purchase it in quantities
of less than five gallons, provided it
| be taken from stamped packages or
! duly authorized tank wagons.
One of the most important features
! of the new regulations lis that relat-
! ing to the construction and operation
of industrial distilleries. Industrial
distilleries may produce alcohol from
anything that contains fermentable
matter
Industrial distiIleries are divided
! into two classes. In the first class
are placed distilleries of surveyed
capacity of fifty proof gallons or less
of spirits in twenty-four hours. At
distilleries of this class storekeeper-
gaugers or other officers are not regu-
larly assigned and the distillery may
operate without the presence of an
! officer unless the collector certifies that
in his opinion the presence of an Of
! fcer at particular distillery is neces-
sary.
Distilleries of the second-class are
those that produce more than fifty
gallons and less than 100 gallons of
distilled spirits daily. At distiIleries
! of this class an officer will be regu-
larIy assigned unless the collector
shall certify that in his opinion the
dist,llery can safely operate without
| the presence of an officer.
Industrial distilleries to which no of
fcer is regularly assigned are placed
| in charge of a general storekeeper-
gauger, who is required to visit each
d.stillery to which he is assigned at
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