Moonshine?

[OperationalPinecone]

Well that's the thing with the shine, illegal to make it but some are above the law apparently.

They must claim democrat.

 

[Bodhi]

OP can you cite some law or rule that allows you to distill liquor w/o a license? I'm sincerely interested. My dad made moonshine back in the late 70's through the mid 80's and it most certainly was illegal then, and in Florida, still is.

I have the guts to my dad's old still and believe me if it were legal my brother and I would be hard at it.

Interesting the site has not nuked this thread. Next up, tips on growing my own marijuana... you know, just for personal use.

Laws sometimes change quietly... so if there's something to learn here, am all ears.

You can start here:
Code of Alabama, 1975 (as amended from time to time)

Section 28-4B-1​

Home brewing of beer, mead, cider, and table wine for personal use.​

(a) Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, a person who has not been convicted of a felony in Alabama or any other state or federal jurisdiction, and who is not prohibited by Section 28-1-5, from purchasing, consuming, possessing, or transporting alcoholic beverages due to age may produce at his or her legal residence beer, mead, cider, and table wine, as those terms are defined in Section 28-3-1, for personal use, in the amounts specified in this chapter, without payment of taxes or fees and without obtaining a license. The aggregate amount of the beer, mead, cider, and table wine permitted to be produced under this chapter, with respect to any legal residence, shall not exceed 15 gallons for each quarter of a calendar year. Further, there shall not be in any legal residence at any one time more than an aggregate amount of 15 gallons of beer, mead, cider, and table wine which has been produced under the authority of this chapter.

(b) Beer, mead, cider, or table wine produced under this chapter may not be sold or offered for sale.

(c) Beer, mead, cider, or table wine produced under this chapter may not be removed from the legal residence where it was produced, except in quantities no larger than 10 gallons, aggregate, for any one event, and to be transported for personal use at organized events of homebrew competitions and judgings licensed by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board as a special events retail license under Section 28-3A-20, provided that the license will not allow the purchase or sale of any alcoholic beverages when that license is used for this purpose. Organized events involving beer, mead, cider, or table wine produced for personal use may not be held on the premises of entities otherwise licensed under this title.

(d) Nothing in this chapter permits the production of distilled liquors, for personal use or otherwise, or the use of distilled liquors or products in the production of beer, mead, cider, or table wine provided in this section.

(e) It shall be unlawful for any person less than 21 years of age to attempt to purchase, consume, possess, or transport beer, mead, cider, or table wine produced for personal use.

(f) It shall be unlawful for any person less than 21 years of age to attempt to purchase, possess, or transport any apparatus or equipment used to produce beer, mead, cider, or table wine. It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity to sell, furnish, give away, or provide to any person less than 21 years of age any apparatus or equipment used to produce beer, mead, cider, or table wine.

(g) Nothing in this section permits the production of beer, mead, cider, or table wine in a dry municipality, as defined in Chapter 3. Further, with the exception of wet municipalities, as defined in Chapter 3, nothing in this section permits the production of beer, mead, cider, or table wine in a dry county as defined in Chapter 3.

(h) The definitions contained in Section 28-3-1 shall apply to this chapter.

(i) Any violation of this section shall be a Class B misdemeanor.

 

[Bodhi]

This "Code" you speak of is what interests me. Please cite it when you have a minute.

Code of Alabama, 1975. Title 28 is your starting point.

Alabama Legislature

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alisondb.legislature.state.al.us

 

[OperationalPinecone]

Code of Alabama, 1975. Title 28 is your starting point.

Alabama Legislature

Web site created using create-react-app

alisondb.legislature.state.al.us

Clearly you did not read part (d) very well.

 

[Bowhntr6pt]

Code of Alabama, 1975. Title 28 is your starting point.

Alabama Legislature

Web site created using create-react-app

alisondb.legislature.state.al.us

I suppose you glossed over this little nugget...

(d) Nothing in this chapter permits the production of distilled liquors, for personal use or otherwise, or the use of distilled liquors or products in the production of beer, mead, cider, or table wine provided in this section.

I'm not seeing where your state law permits distilling liquor.

I'm starting to think you're trolling in a similar fashion another apparently MIA member did.

Then again, I'm slow, perhaps you can point out the part in your cited statute that allows non-licensed persons to distill liquor. You had me excited that just maybe I too could fire up the old still.

ETA- then again, a Class B Misd isn't so bad I suppose...

 

[Bodhi]

I suppose you glossed over this little nugget...

(d) Nothing in this chapter permits the production of distilled liquors, for personal use or otherwise, or the use of distilled liquors or products in the production of beer, mead, cider, or table wine provided in this section.

I'm not seeing where your state law permits distilling liquor.

I'm starting to think you're trolling in a similar fashion another apparently MIA member did.

Then again, I'm slow, perhaps you can point out the part in your cited statute that allows non-licensed persons to distill liquor. You had me excited that just maybe I too could fire up the old still.

ETA- then again, a Class B Misd isn't so bad I suppose...

Since you asked ….

Section 28-3-3​

Exceptions for ethyl alcohol intended or used for certain purposes.​

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to ethyl alcohol intended for use or used for the following purposes:

(1) For scientific, chemical, mechanical, industrial, medicinal, and culinary purposes;

(2) For use by those authorized to procure the same tax-free as provided by acts of Congress and regulations promulgated thereunder;

(3) In the manufacture of denatured alcohol produced and used as provided by acts of Congress and regulations promulgated thereunder;

(4) In the manufacture of patented, patent, proprietary, medicinal, pharmaceutical, antiseptic, toilet, scientific, chemical, mechanical, and industrial preparations or products unfit for beverage purposes;

(5) In the manufacture of flavoring extracts and syrups unfit for beverage purposes; or

(6) In the manufacture of an alternative fuel source for motor vehicles unfit for beverage purposes.

(emphasis mine)

Who is to say I don’t make a little brandy, err, ethanol (aka ethyl alcohol) for the holidays? Super Bowl? Etc …..

 

[Bowhntr6pt]

Since you asked ….

Section 28-3-3​

Exceptions for ethyl alcohol intended or used for certain purposes.​

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to ethyl alcohol intended for use or used for the following purposes:

(1) For scientific, chemical, mechanical, industrial, medicinal, and culinary purposes;

(2) For use by those authorized to procure the same tax-free as provided by acts of Congress and regulations promulgated thereunder;

(3) In the manufacture of denatured alcohol produced and used as provided by acts of Congress and regulations promulgated thereunder;

(4) In the manufacture of patented, patent, proprietary, medicinal, pharmaceutical, antiseptic, toilet, scientific, chemical, mechanical, and industrial preparations or products unfit for beverage purposes;

(5) In the manufacture of flavoring extracts and syrups unfit for beverage purposes; or

(6) In the manufacture of an alternative fuel source for motor vehicles unfit for beverage purposes.

(emphasis mine)

Who is to say I don’t make a little brandy, err, ethanol (aka ethyl alcohol) for the holidays? Super Bowl? Etc …..

Just as I thought... a troll thread.

 

[Longtooth]

IDK - Seems like the "I wasn't driving, I was traveling and don't need a license argument"

If this was America 100 years ago, you could probably argue your case - best of luck.

 

[Bowhntr6pt]

IDK - Seems like the "I wasn't driving, I was traveling and don't need a license argument"

If this was America 100 years ago, you could probably argue your case - best of luck.

"I’ll probably only make enough to give away a few jars at Christmas and keep the rest for the hunting camp bonfires."

Maybe he and his hunt buddies plan on a campfire flam·bé cookout...lol.

 

[OperationalPinecone]

Since you asked ….

Section 28-3-3​

Exceptions for ethyl alcohol intended or used for certain purposes.​

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to ethyl alcohol intended for use or used for the following purposes:

(1) For scientific, chemical, mechanical, industrial, medicinal, and culinary purposes;

(2) For use by those authorized to procure the same tax-free as provided by acts of Congress and regulations promulgated thereunder;

(3) In the manufacture of denatured alcohol produced and used as provided by acts of Congress and regulations promulgated thereunder;

(4) In the manufacture of patented, patent, proprietary, medicinal, pharmaceutical, antiseptic, toilet, scientific, chemical, mechanical, and industrial preparations or products unfit for beverage purposes;

(5) In the manufacture of flavoring extracts and syrups unfit for beverage purposes; or

(6) In the manufacture of an alternative fuel source for motor vehicles unfit for beverage purposes.

(emphasis mine)

Who is to say I don’t make a little brandy, err, ethanol (aka ethyl alcohol) for the holidays? Super Bowl? Etc …..

In regards to my meme..

You're right.

 

[lil'skeet]

That's exactly what I've always known about it, why if you do it you don't tell anybody let alone post it on the open internet..

What fun is that?

 

[OperationalPinecone]

What fun is that?

As the saying goes.. fck around and find out.

 

[lil'skeet]

As the saying goes.. fck around and find out.

Sounds like he's fixin to.

 

[donr101395]

It’s been pointed out many times it’s illegal at both the state and federal levels regardless of the reason. Do what your wallet can support, but in the mean time this is getting shut down since the forum doesn’t want to support illegal activities.


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