Every person, who destroys, breaks, injures, or tampers with any lock or seal which may be placed on any room, building, tank, vessel, or apparatus, by any authorized internal revenue officer or any approved lock or seal placed thereon by a distilled spirits plant proprietor, or who opens said lock, seal, room, building, tank, vessel, or apparatus, or in any manner gains access to the contents therein, in the absence of the proper officer, or otherwise than as authorized by law, shall be fined not more than $5,000, or imprisoned not more than 3 years, or both.
Pub. L. 85–859, title II, § 20172 Stat. 1410 Pub. L. 96–39, title VIII, § 807(a)(59)93 Stat. 290 (Added , , ; amended , , .)
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736 68A Stat. 698 Pub. L. 85–859A prior section 5682, , , consisted of provisions similar to those comprising this section, prior to the general revision of this chapter by .
Amendments
Pub. L. 96–391979— expanded penalty provisions to include persons tampering with locks or seals affixed by distilled spirits plant proprietors.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1979 Amendment
Pub. L. 96–39section 810 of Pub. L. 96–39section 5001 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .