The following definitions apply to this part:
Beer means an alcoholic beverage made from malted cereal grain, flavored with hops, and brewed by slow fermentation.
Distilled spirits, as defined in the Federal Alcohol Administration Act (27 U.S.C. 211 ), means ethyl alcohol; hydrated oxide of ethyl; or spirits of wine, whiskey, rum, brandy, gin, and other distilled spirits, including all dilutions and mixtures thereof, for non-industrial use.
Drug paraphernalia means any equipment, product, or material primarily intended or designed for use in manufacturing, compounding, converting, concealing, processing, preparing, or introducing into the human body a controlled substance in violation of the Controlled Substances Act (see 21 U.S.C. 863 ). It includes items primarily for use in injecting, ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing marijuana, cocaine, hashish, hashish oil, PCP, or amphetamines into the human body.
Eleemosynary institution means any nonprofit health or medical institution that is organized and operated for charitable purposes.
Firearms means any weapon, silencer, or destructive device designed to, or readily convertible to, expel a projectile by the action of an explosive, as defined in the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. 5845 ). Excludes antique firearms as defined in 26 U.S.C. 5845(g).
Forfeited property means personal property that the Government has acquired ownership of through a summary process or court order pursuant to any law of the United States.
Seized property means personal property that has been confiscated by a Federal agency, and whose care and handling will be the responsibility of the agency until final ownership is determined by the judicial process.
Unclaimed property means personal property unknowingly abandoned and found on premises owned or leased by the Government, i.e., lost and found property.
Voluntarily abandoned property means personal property abandoned to any Federal agency in a way that immediately vests title to the property in the Government. There must be written or circumstantial evidence that the property was intentionally and voluntarily abandoned. This evidence should be clear that the property was not simply lost by the owner.
Wine means the fermented juice of a plant product, as defined in 27 U.S.C. 211.