19 U.S.C. § 469 : US Code - Section 469: Dealing in or using empty stamped imported liquor containers

Search 19 U.S.C. § 469 : US Code - Section 469: Dealing in or using empty stamped imported liquor containers

If any person shall purchase or sell, with the imported-liquor
stamp herein required remaining thereon, or any of the marks or
brands which shall have been placed thereon in accordance with the
laws or regulations concerning imported liquors remaining thereon,
any cask or other package, after the same has been once used to
contain imported liquors and has been emptied; or if any person
shall use or have in possession such cask or package, with any
imitation of such marks or brands, for the purpose of placing
domestic distilled spirits therein for sale; every such cask or
package, with its contents, if any, shall be forfeited to the
United States. And every such person who shall violate any of the
provisions of this section shall be liable to a penalty of $200 for
every such cask or package so purchased, sold, used, or had in
possession.