# 27 CFR § 70.33: Authority of enforcement officers of the Bureau

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-70.33

## Section

- **Citation:** 27 CFR § 70.33
- **Heading:** Authority of enforcement officers of the Bureau
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 27—Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms > CHAPTER I—ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY > SUBCHAPTER F—PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES > PART 70—PROCEDURE AND ADMINISTRATION > Subpart C—Discovery of Liability and Enforcement of Laws > Examination and Inspection

## Text

Appropriate TTB officers may perform the following functions:
(a) Carry firearms;
(b) Execute and serve search warrants and arrest warrants, and serve subpoenas and summonses issued under authority of the United States;
(c) In respect to the performance of such duty, make arrests without warrant for any offense against the United States committed in their presence, or for any felony cognizable under the laws of the United States if they have reasonable grounds to believe that the person to be arrested has committed, or is committing, such felony; and
(d) In respect to the performance of such duty, make seizures of property subject to forfeiture to the United States.
(53 Stat. 1291, 62 Stat. 840, 68 Stat. 848, as amended, 72 Stat. 1429, as amended, 82 Stat. 233, as amended, 84 Stat. 956 (49 U.S.C. 782, 18 U.S.C. 3615, 22 U.S.C. 1934, 26 U.S.C. 7608, 18 U.S.C. 924, 844); 26 U.S.C. 7805 (68A Stat. 917), 27 U.S.C. 205 (49 Stat. 981 as amended), 18 U.S.C. 926 (82 Stat. 959), and sec. 38, Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778, 90 Stat. 744))
[T.D. ATF-6, 38 FR 32445, Nov. 26, 1973, as amended by T.D. ATF-48, 43 FR 13531, Mar. 31, 1978. Redesignated by T.D. ATF-301, 55 FR 47606, Nov. 14, 1990; T.D. ATF-450, 66 FR 29023, May 29, 2001; T.D. TTB-196, 89 FR 87951, Nov. 6, 2024]

## Nearby sections

- [27 CFR § 70.21 § 70.21 Canvass for taxable persons and objects.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-70.21.md)
- [27 CFR § 70.22 § 70.22 Examination of books and witnesses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-70.22.md)
- [27 CFR § 70.23 § 70.23 Service of summonses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-70.23.md)
- [27 CFR § 70.24 § 70.24 Enforcement of summonses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-70.24.md)
- [27 CFR § 70.25 § 70.25 Special procedures for third-party summonses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-70.25.md)
- [27 CFR § 70.26 § 70.26 Third-party recordkeepers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-70.26.md)
- [27 CFR § 70.27 § 70.27 Right to intervene; right to institute a proceeding to quash.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-70.27.md)
- [27 CFR § 70.28 § 70.28 Summonses excepted from 26 U.S.C. 7609 procedures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-70.28.md)
- [27 CFR § 70.29 § 70.29 Suspension of statutes of limitations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-70.29.md)
- [27 CFR § 70.30 § 70.30 Time and place of examination.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-70.30.md)
- [27 CFR § 70.31 § 70.31 Entry of premises for examination of taxable objects.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-70.31.md)
- [27 CFR § 70.32 § 70.32 Examination of records and objects.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-70.32.md)
- [27 CFR § 70.33 § 70.33 Authority of enforcement officers of the Bureau.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-70.33.md)
- [27 CFR § 70.34 § 70.34 Listing by appropriate TTB officers of taxable objects owned by nonresidents.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-27-70.34.md)

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