Bill > HF642

This bill permits limited home distillation of spirits in Minnesota, amending existing liquor laws to allow individuals to produce up to 100 gallons of distilled spirits per year for personal and family use. The legislation expands current home brewing and fermentation rights to include spirit distillation, with similar restrictions and conditions as those for home-brewed beer and fermented fruit juices. Homemade spirits can be removed from the home for events like tastings, exhibitions, and competitions, but cannot be sold. The bill requires public notice at tastings that discloses the spirits are homemade, not state-inspected, and can only be consumed by individuals over 21 at their own risk. Additionally, the bill repeals a previous statute that considered the presence of an unauthorized still as prima facie evidence of intent to unlawfully manufacture alcoholic beverages, effectively removing legal presumptions that could have previously criminalized home distillation. This change represents a significant relaxation of Minnesota's home alcohol production regulations, giving residents more freedom to produce spirits for personal consumption.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF0642&ssn=0&y=2025