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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 123.56A MANUFACTURE OF BEER FOR
1 2 PERSONAL OR FAMILY USE – EXEMPTION.
1 3 1. A person who is not prohibited from possessing
1 4 alcoholic beverages and who manufactures beer in the person's
1 5 residence for personal or family use, and not for sale, in the
1 6 amounts provided in this section shall be exempt from the
1 7 requirements of this chapter governing the manufacture and
1 8 sale of beer.
1 9 2. The aggregate amount of beer permitted to be
1 10 manufactured with respect to any person's residence shall be
1 11 as follows:
1 12 a. An amount not in excess of two hundred gallons per
1 13 calendar year if there are two or more persons not prohibited
1 14 from possessing alcoholic beverages in the residence.
1 15 b. An amount not in excess of one hundred gallons per
1 16 calendar year if there is only one person not prohibited from
1 17 possessing alcoholic beverages in the residence.
1 18 3. Any personal or family manufacture of beer in excess of
1 19 the amounts permitted in this section or any sale of such beer
1 20 shall not be exempt from the requirements of this chapter
1 21 governing the manufacture and sale of beer.
1 22 4. Beer manufactured under the provisions of this section
1 23 may be removed from the premises where made for personal or
1 24 family use, including use at organized affairs, exhibitions,
1 25 or competitions. Beer used as provided in this subsection
1 26 shall not be sold or offered for sale.
1 27 EXPLANATION
1 28 This bill provides an exemption from the requirements of
1 29 chapter 123 governing alcoholic beverages concerning beer
1 30 manufactured for personal or family use and not for sale. The
1 31 bill provides for limits on the total amount of beer that can
1 32 be brewed at a person's residence based upon the number of
1 33 persons in the residence permitted to possess alcohol. The
1 34 bill provides that a person is not exempt from the
1 35 requirements of chapter 123 if the person brews beer in an
2 1 amount that exceeds the limits specified in the bill. The
2 2 bill also provides that the beer can be removed from the place
2 3 of manufacture for personal or family use, including use at
2 4 organized exhibitions or competitions.
2 5 LSB 2471SV 77
2 6 ec/jj/8
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