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2008 Alabama Homebrewing Bill

Posted on January 10th, 2008 by John Little

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT

To provide an exception for the production of beer, mead, cider and wine for personal or family use; to permit persons not prohibited from purchasing, consuming, possessing, or transporting alcoholic beverages under Section 28-1-5, Code of Alabama 1975, to produce beer, mead, cider and wine for personal or family use, but not for sale, without payment of any taxes, or fees, or without a license; and to provide limited circumstances in which the beer, mead, cider or wine may be removed from the household premises.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:

Section 1. (a) Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, a person who is not prohibited by Section 28-1-5, Code of Alabama 1975, from purchasing, consuming, possessing, or transporting alcoholic beverages may produce beer, mead, cider and wine for personal or family use, and not for sale, without payment of taxes or fees or without a license.

(b) Beer, mead, cider or wine made under this section may be removed from the premises where made for personal or family use, including use at organized affairs, exhibitions, or competitions, such as homebrewing competitions, tastings, or judgings. Beer, mead, cider or wine made under this section shall not be sold or offered for sale. Organizers of homebrewing competitions may charge competition entrants a fee, and such fee shall not constitute a sale or offering for sale.

Section 2. This act shall become effective immediately upon its passage and approval by the Governor, or upon its otherwise becoming a law.

Filed under: Legal Issues

4 Responses to “2008 Alabama Homebrewing Bill”

Homebrew Tasting and Informal Legal Issues Discussion, on January 15th, 2008 at 9:43 am Said:

[...] homebrew bill we’d like to get passed in Alabama this year can be found here. This will be very informal and casual, just a bunch of us sitting around talking about these [...]
Matt Squared, on February 10th, 2008 at 6:42 pm Said:

I sent a respectful email to Sen Ted Little. I will soon petition the powers that be in my area. Stand by for evangelical backlash, more news to come.
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Bill Velek, on March 10th, 2008 at 8:44 pm Said:

I wish you all the best of luck in getting the law in Alabama changed. I’d like to eventually get our antiquated homebrew laws in Arkansas changed, too, but there doesn’t seem to be any effort to ever enforce them, so it’s probably not worth the effort. I’ve been practicing law for 27 years and brewing for over 10, and it has become a passion with me; I have a few groups that I’ve formed that you might find interesting: they are explained here: http://home.alltel.net/billvelek/growhops.html

Cheers.

Bill Velek
John Little, on March 11th, 2008 at 8:03 pm Said:

Thanks Bill. I almost moved to Fort Smith a couple of years ago, home of the Hell on the Border homebrew club!