[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 27, Volume 1] [Revised as of April 1, 2007] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 27CFR31] [Page 871] TITLE 27--ALCOHOL, TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND FIREARMS CHAPTER I--ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY PART 31_ALCOHOL BEVERAGE DEALERS--Table of Contents Subpart C_Special (Occupational) Taxes Sec. 31.34 Sales by agencies and instrumentalities of the United States. Unless specifically exempt by statute, any agency or instrumentality of the United States, including post exchanges, ship's stores, ship's service stores, and commissaries, or any canteen, club, mess, or similar organization operated under regulations of any such agency or instrumentality, which sells, or offers for sale, distilled spirits, wines, or beer shall pay special tax (or register during the suspension period as provided in Sec. 31.21(b)) as a dealer in liquors or as a dealer in beer, as the case may be, for carrying on such business. (72 Stat. 1340, 1343, 1347; 26 U.S.C. 5111, 5121, 5143) [25 FR 6270, July 2, 1960. Redesignated at 40 FR 16835, Apr. 15, 1975, and amended by T.D. ATF-379, 61 FR 31426, June 20, 1996 and further redesignated by T.D. TTB-25, 70 FR 19884, Apr. 15, 2005; T.D. TTB-36, 70 FR 62249, Oct. 31, 2005]