§ 175:5-b — Production of Beer and Wine for Personal or Family Use

I. Except as provided in this section, this title shall not apply to the production of beer, wine, other than fortified wine, or liquor produced from beer or wine by persons over 21 years of age for personal or family use, when such beer, wine, or liquor produced from beer or wine is not offered for sale or sold, when produced in the following aggregate amount per household:
(a) Not in excess of 200 gallons per calendar year if there are 2 or more persons producing beer or wine in such household.
(b) Not in excess of 100 gallons per calendar year if there is only one person producing beer or wine in such household.
(c) Not in excess of the quantity of liquor that is produced from 200 gallons of beer or wine per calendar year if there are 2 or more persons producing beer or wine in such household.
(d) Not in excess of the quantity of liquor that is produced from 100 gallons of beer or wine per calendar year if there is only one person producing beer or wine in such household.
II. It shall be unlawful for any person to produce beer or wine for personal or family use in excess of the amounts permitted in paragraph I or to offer for sale or sell such beer or wine.
III. Beer or wine produced under the provisions of paragraph I may be removed from the premises where made for personal or family use for use at organized home brewing meetings, exhibitions, or competitions, such as homebrewer's contests, tastings, or judgings, and for personal off-premises use. Beer or wine used under this paragraph shall not be sold or offered for sale.

Legislative History

1998, 133:1. 2013, 25:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2014. 2024, 206:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2025.