                 TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
 
                             PART I--CRIMES
 
                       CHAPTER 59--LIQUOR TRAFFIC
 
Sec. 1261. Enforcement, regulations, and scope

    (a) The Secretary of the Treasury shall enforce the provisions of 
this chapter. Regulations to carry out its provisions shall be 
prescribed by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue with the approval of 
the Secretary of the Treasury.
    (b) This chapter shall not apply to the Canal Zone.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 761; May 24, 1949, ch. 139, Sec. 31, 
63 Stat. 94.)


                      Historical and Revision Notes

                            1948 Act

    Based on sections 222, 223(b), 225 and 226 of title 27, U.S.C., 1940 
ed., Intoxicating Liquors (June 25, 1936, ch. 815, Secs. 5, 10, 49 Stat. 
1929, 1930).
    Changes were made in phraseology and arrangement.

                            1949 Act

    This section [section 31] corrects a typographical error in section 
1261 of title 18, U.S.C.

                       References in Text

    For definition of Canal Zone, referred to in text, see section 
3602(b) of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.


                               Amendments

    1949--Subsec. (b). Act May 24, 1949, substituted subsection 
designation ``(b)'' for ``(d)''.

                          Transfer of Functions

    Functions of all officers of Department of the Treasury and 
functions of all agencies and employees of such Department transferred, 
with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Treasury, with power vested 
in him to authorize their performance or performance of any of his 
functions, by any of such officers, agencies, and employees, by Reorg. 
Plan No. 26 of 1950, Secs. 1, 2, eff. July 31, 1950, 15 F.R. 4935, 64 
Stat. 1280, 1281, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government 
Organization and Employees. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, referred 
to in this section, is an officer of Department of the Treasury.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 3667 of this title.
