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Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment-Alcoholic Beverage Labeling Act
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau published this final rule in the Federal Register on January 16, 2025. It took effect on January 16, 2025.
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What the agency says
This document informs the public that the maximum penalty for violations of the Alcoholic Beverage Labeling Act (ABLA) is being adjusted in accordance with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended. Prior to the publication of this document, any person who violated the provisions of the ABLA was subject to a civil penalty of not more than $25,561, with each day constituting a separate offense. This document announces that this maximum penalty is being increased to $26,225.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2025-00912
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Notification of civil monetary penalty adjustment
- Agency
- Treasury Department; Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
- Published
- January 16, 2025
- Takes effect
- January 16, 2025
- Dates
- The new maximum civil penalty for violations of the ABLA takes effect on January 16, 2025 and applies to penalties that are assessed after that date.
- Docket
- Docket No. TTB-2025-0001; Notice No. 236
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 27 CFR 16
- Pages
- 2
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