Collapse to view only § 5713. Permit

§ 5711. Bond
(a) When required
(b) Approval or disapproval
(c) Cancellation
(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 711; Pub. L. 85–859, title II, § 202, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1421; Pub. L. 89–44, title V, § 502(b)(6), June 21, 1965, 79 Stat. 151; Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, § 1906(b)(13)(A), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1834.)
§ 5712. Application for permitEvery person, before commencing business as a manufacturer or importer of tobacco products or processed tobacco or as an export warehouse proprietor, and at such other time as the Secretary shall by regulation prescribe, shall make application for the permit provided for in section 5713. The application shall be in such form as the Secretary shall prescribe and shall set forth, truthfully and accurately, the information called for on the
(1) the premises on which it is proposed to conduct the business are not adequate to protect the revenue;
(2) the activity proposed to be carried out at such premises does not meet such minimum capacity or activity requirements as the Secretary may prescribe,1
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or
(3) such person (including, in the case of a corporation, any officer, director, or principal stockholder and, in the case of a partnership, a partner)—
(A) is, by reason of his business experience, financial standing, or trade connections or by reason of previous or current legal proceedings involving a felony violation of any other provision of Federal criminal law relating to tobacco products, processed tobacco, cigarette paper, or cigarette tubes, not likely to maintain operations in compliance with this chapter,
(B) has been convicted of a felony violation of any provision of Federal or State criminal law relating to tobacco products, processed tobacco, cigarette paper, or cigarette tubes, or
(C) has failed to disclose any material information required or made any material false statement in the application therefor.
(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 712; Pub. L. 85–859, title II, § 202, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1421; Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, §§ 1905(a)(27), 1906(b)(13)(A), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1821, 1834; Pub. L. 105–33, title IX, § 9302(h)(2)(A), (5), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 674; Pub. L. 111–3, title VII, § 702(a)(1)(A), (b)(1), Feb. 4, 2009, 123 Stat. 108, 109.)
§ 5713. Permit
(a) Issuance
(b) Suspension or revocation
(1) Show cause hearing
If the Secretary has reason to believe that any person holding a permit—
(A) has not in good faith complied with this chapter, or with any other provision of this title involving intent to defraud,
(B) has violated the conditions of such permit,
(C) has failed to disclose any material information required or made any material false statement in the application for such permit,
(D) has failed to maintain his premises in such manner as to protect the revenue,
(E) is, by reason of previous or current legal proceedings involving a felony violation of any other provision of Federal criminal law relating to tobacco products, processed tobacco, cigarette paper, or cigarette tubes, not likely to maintain operations in compliance with this chapter, or
(F) has been convicted of a felony violation of any provision of Federal or State criminal law relating to tobacco products, processed tobacco, cigarette paper, or cigarette tubes,
the Secretary shall issue an order, stating the facts charged, citing such person to show cause why his permit should not be suspended or revoked.
(2) Action following hearing
(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 712; Pub. L. 85–859, title II, § 202, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1421; Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, § 1906(b)(13)(A), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1834; Pub. L. 105–33, title IX, § 9302(h)(2)(A), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 674; Pub. L. 111–3, title VII, § 702(a)(1)(B), (b)(2), Feb. 4, 2009, 123 Stat. 108, 109.)