[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 27, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 27CFR46.163]

[Page 862]
 
            TITLE 27--ALCOHOL, TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND FIREARMS
 
 CHAPTER I--ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE 
                                TREASURY
 
PART 46--MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONS RELATING TO TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND CIGARETTE PAPERS AND TUBES--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart G--Dealers in Tobacco Products
 
Sec. 46.163  Meaning of terms.

    When used in this subpart, where not otherwise distinctly expressed 
or manifestly incompatible with the intent thereof, each of the 
following terms shall have the meaning ascribed in this section. Words 
in the plural form shall include the singular, words in the singular 
form shall include the plural, and words importing the masculine gender 
shall include the feminine. The terms ``includes'' and ``including'' do 
not exclude things not enumerated which are in the same general class.
    Appropriate ATF officer. An officer or employee of the Bureau of 
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) authorized to perform any functions 
relating to the administration or enforcement of this part by ATF Order 
1130.28, Delegation of the Director's Authorities in 27 CFR Parts 45 and 
46.
    Dealer. Any person who sells, or offers for sale, at wholesale or 
retail levels, any cigars or cigarettes after removal.
    Manufacturer of tobacco products. Any person who manufactures 
cigars, cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, pipe tobacco, or roll-your-own 
tobacco but does not include:
    (1) A person who produces tobacco products solely for that person's 
own consumption or use; or
    (2) A proprietor of a Customs bonded manufacturing warehouse with 
respect to the operation of such warehouse.
    Package. The container in which tobacco products are put up by the 
manufacturer or the importer and offered for delivery to the consumer.
    Person. An individual, partnership, association, company, 
corporation, estate, or trust.
    Removal or remove. The removal of tobacco products from the factory 
or release from Customs custody, including the smuggling or other 
unlawful importation of such articles into the United States.
    Tobacco Products. Cigars, cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, pipe 
tobacco, and roll-your-own tobacco.
    U.S.C. The United States Code.

[T.D. 6573, 26 FR 8202, Aug. 31, 1961, as amended by T.D. 6871, 31 FR 
60, Jan. 4, 1966. Redesignated at 40 FR 16835, Apr. 15, 1975]

    Editorial Note: For Federal Register citations affecting 
Sec. 46.163, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the 
Finding Aids section of the printed volume and on GPO Access.