What are the home distilling laws in texas?

Question

Is it something i can do for myself or is it completely illegal to even have the still. Thanks for the info. Please texas law not interested in other state laws.

Answer 1

No, it is not legal. There are only a handful of 'first world' nations which allow home distillation of spirits. New Zealand, Russia, Italy, and the Ukraine to name a few.



In the USA, it is legal to posses a small still for the purpose of extracting "Essential Oils" for use in making perfumes and such, but to do so from any liquid containing alcohol in the first place is illegal.



Now, realistically, the only reason you would be caught is if you tried to sell your moonshine to others, a practice that is even illegal in most of the countries listed above, and someone turned you in. You also might get caught from the smell of the still running.



Frankly, I would just be happy and content to legally brew Beer, Wine, and Cider at home if I were you.

Answer 2

Texas Distilling Laws

Answer 3

It is illegal Nationally (Every state and territory of the USA) to make moonshine (aka. "distilled spirits") regardless of the purpose. Check this website- http://www.ttb.gov/spirits/spirits-regs.shtmland -do a search for distilled spirits and you will see the following code in the federal regulations:



§ 19.51 Home production of distilled spirits prohibited.



A person may not produce distilled spirits at home for personal use. Except as otherwise provided by law, distilled spirits may only be produced by a distilled spirits plant registered with TTB under the provisions of 26 U.S.C. 5171. All distilled spirits produced in the United States are subject to the tax imposed by 26 U.S.C. 5001.

Answer 4

It's federal law that makes it illegal in all states. There are permits, but they are impossible to get (and impossible to comply with) so for all practical purposes it is not possible to legally distill alcohol.



Of course Texas is the only state with the legal right to secede from the union, I'd try that trick first, then work on the Texas laws that are in your way next.



Good luck.

Answer 5

Legal? No, it is illegal to home distill without a license and a registered still, even for personal consumption. Further, people who sell stills in the US must, by law, give any information of people attempting to buy stills to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. It is illegal to own an unlicensed still, much less a homemade still. Punishment: Making homemade hard liquor via distilling is a felony punishable by up to $10K in fines and 5 years in jail for each offense (federally, with states also having the ability to penalize and fine).

Answer 6

Distilling falls in the realm of the ATF or IRS, depending on if you plan to profit off distilling. You don't want to mess with the feds.

Answer 7

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RE:

What are the home distilling laws in texas?

Is it something i can do for myself or is it completely illegal to even have the still. Thanks for the info. Please texas law not interested in other state laws.

Answer 8

T.A.B.C. code, Sec. 11.01.

PERMIT REQUIRED.

(a) No person who has not first obtained a permit of the type required for the privilege exercised may, in a wet area, do any of the following:

(1) manufacture, distill, brew, sell, possess for the purpose of sale, import into this

state, export from this state, transport, distribute, warehouse, or store liquor;

(2) solicit or take orders for liquor; or

(3) for the purpose of sale, bottle, rectify, blend, treat, fortify, mix, or process liquor

Answer 9

Na its legal my mom use to make some every now and then(im from texas) They even sell kits on how to do it so im pretty sure its not illegal.