[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 27, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 27CFR6.88]

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            TITLE 27--ALCOHOL, TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND FIREARMS
 
 CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS, DEPARTMENT OF THE 
                                TREASURY
 
PART 6--``TIED-HOUSE''--Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart D--Exceptions
 
Sec. 6.88  Equipment and supplies.

    (a) General. The act by an industry member of selling equipment or 
supplies to a retailer does not constitute a means to induce within the 
meaning of section 105(b)(3) of the Act if the equipment or supplies are 
sold at a price not less than the cost to the industry member who 
initially purchased them, and if the price is collected within 30 days 
of the date of the sale. The act by an industry member of installing 
dispensing accessories at the retailer's establishment does not 
constitute a means to induce within the meaning of the Act as long as 
the retailer bears the cost of initial installation. The act by an 
industry member of furnishing, giving, or selling coil cleaning service 
to a retailer of distilled spirits, wine, or malt beverages does not 
constitute a means to induce within the meaning of section 105(b)(3) of 
the Act.
    (b) Definition. ``Equipment and supplies'' means glassware (or 
similar containers made of other material), dispensing accessories, 
carbon dioxide (and other gasses used in dispensing equipment) or ice. 
``Dispensing accessories'' include items such as standards, faucets, 
cold plates, rods, vents, taps, tap standards, hoses, washers, 
couplings, gas gauges, vent tongues, shanks, and check valves.

[T.D. ATF-364, 60 FR 20423, Apr. 26, 1995]