[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 27, Volume 1] [Revised as of April 1, 2004] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 27CFR40.42] [Page 811] TITLE 27--ALCOHOL, TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND FIREARMS CHAPTER I--ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY PART 40_MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND CIGARETTE PAPERS AND TUBES --Table of Contents Subpart D_Administrative Provisions Sec. 40.42 Authority of ATF officers to enter premises. Any ATF officer may enter in the daytime any premises where tobacco products are produced or kept, so far as it may be neccessary for the purpose of examining such products. When such premises are open at night, any ATF officer may enter them, while so open, in the performance of his official duties. The owner of such premises, or person having the superintendence of the same, who refuses to admit any ATF officer or permit him to examine such products shall be liable to the penalties prescribed by law for the offense. (68A Stat. 872, 903; 26 U.S.C. 7342, 7606) [T.D. 6871, 31 FR 33, Jan. 4, 1966. Redesignated at 40 FR 16835, Apr. 15, 1975; T.D. ATF-232, 51 FR 28080, Aug. 5, 1986; T.D. ATF-243, 52 FR 43194, Dec. 1, 1986]