Title 16: Intoxicating Spirit Drinks § 281-3 Illegal production, importation or sale of spirits. It is illegal for any person who does not hold a valid licence to produce or sell spirit drinks unless otherwise provided in this Chapter; provided that the head of the family may produce, for family use and not for sale, a quantity of wine not exceeding two hundred gallons per year and a quantity of beer not exceeding one hundred gallons per year. The state of Missouri, for example, theoretically allows the production of 100 gallons of alcohol per year (but, as mentioned earlier, it`s still illegal nationwide). Other states that theoretically allow moonshine include Alaska, Arizona, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, and Rhode Island. Division 28 Spirits, malt beverages and intoxicating wines Article 28-1-1 Possession of alcoholic beverages produced or illegal, transported or imported. In all counties of the state, it is illegal for any person, business, or corporation to possess stills or devices that can be used to make an alcoholic beverage of any kind or an alcoholic beverage of any kind that is illegally manufactured or transported into the state or imported into the state from any other location without the authorization of the state liquor control authority. and any person, company or entity that violates this provision or transports illegally produced alcoholic beverages or illegally produces alcoholic beverages shall be punished upon conviction in accordance with the law. §§ 30-107. Arrest and seizure without warrant.
Elimination of illegal alcohol. Any official so authorized under article 54-1(f) may, without a warrant, arrest any person found illegally producing or selling liquor by committing an offence and seize spirits, containers and apparatus intended for manufacture or sale in his possession and keep them in a safe place. Any property seized under this article may be considered harassment by the competent judge or court in respect of the arrested person and may be destroyed or otherwise disposed of in the manner provided for in article 54-33g. 53-168.06. General prohibition; Exceptions. No person may produce, bottle, blend, sell, barter, transport, supply, supply or possess liquor spirits for the purpose of beverages, except as expressly provided in the Nebraska Liquor Control Act. Nothing in the Act (1) prevents the possession of liquor liquor lawfully acquired under the Act for the personal use of the owner, his family and guests; 2. the production by a person of wine, cider or other alcoholic beverages from fruit, vegetables or cereals or their product by simple fermentation and without distillation, if it is intended exclusively for the use of the producer, his family and his guests; .. And while it`s illegal at the federal level to distill alcohol for consumption in the United States, penalties and enforcement vary widely from state to state.
Below are the detailed laws on alcohol distillation in the United States. Just click on the name of the report to read the details. (b) this Division does not apply to the production of beer, cider or wine for personal consumption and not for sale, or to fermented liquids used exclusively for the manufacture of vinegar; However, pipes, conductors or inventions of any kind which enable steam to be removed in any way and transformed into distilled spirit drinks shall not be used, used or attached to appliances used in the manufacture of beer, cider, wine or vinegar, except in the case of a duly approved manufacturer. Any violation of this subsection shall be punishable by the same penalties as those provided for in paragraph (a) of this section. If you avoid Johnny Law like most moonshiners, 26 U.S.C. Section 5602 states that you can expect up to five years in federal prison and up to $10,000 in distillation fines. (b) Any material, property or other tangible personal effects used in the illegal distillation, production or production of alcoholic beverages shall be smuggled and destroyed or otherwise disposed of by officers or agents seizing the property by order of the Commissioner. (c) Anyone who violates the following provisions: (1) Paragraph 1 (a) of this Code is guilty of an offence and, if convicted, shall be punished by imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year and not more than five years; (2) Subsections (2) to (8) of clause (a) of this Code are guilty of an administrative offence.