The manufacturer shall notify TTB when business is to be discontinued. Upon discontinuance of business, a manufacturer's entire stock of taxpaid distilled spirits on hand may be sold in a single sale without the necessity of qualifying as a wholesaler under part 1 of this chapter or registering and keeping records as a liquor dealer under part 31 of this chapter.The spirits likewise may be returned to the person from whom purchased, or they may be destroyed or given away.
[T.D. ATF-379, 61 FR 31412, June 20, 1996, as amended by T.D. TTB-25, 70 FR 19882, Apr. 15, 2005; T.D. TTB-79, 74 FR 37402, July 28, 2009]