Ohioans could legally produce as much as 200 gallons of homemade moonshine a year without a government permit – as long as they don’t sell it – if a new bill proposed by an eastern Ohio lawmaker were to become law.
COLUMBUS, Ohio –
On Thursday, the Ohio Senate introduced its first batch of bills of the new legislative session, which began earlier this month. Among them isIn an email, Hoagland described his general reasoning for the bill succinctly: “If you can make beer or wine, why can’t you make whiskey? Why is one ok and not the other?”
SB13 would legalize the production of homemade liquor, capped at 100 gallons annually per household, as long as someone lives there who’s at least 21 years old. The cap would lift to 200 gallons if at least two people who are 21 or older live there. Under the bill, people could not sell their moonshine, but they could give it away for free, including serving it on private property. They also could ship it to the homes of their “family, neighbors, co-workers, and friends,” as long as the home is that person’s primary residence and is located in Ohio.
The proposed law is sharply at odds with federal law, under which home production of liquor is strictly forbidden. Americans can make homemade beer or wine for personal use, but making homemade liquor can result in seizures, fines and even jail time,
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