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Distilling Laws by State

Distilling Laws by State: compare 51 US states on 7 metrics.

LawTech & Business51 states · 7 metricsUpdated Dec 28, 2025Original page
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Operation of Still

4 values across 51 entries

Possession of Moonshine

4 values across 51 entries

Producing Spirits

4 values across 51 entries

Producing Oils

4 values across 51 entries

Producing Fuels

5 values across 51 entries

Producing Distilled Water

4 values across 51 entries

Data

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51 states
AlabamaVaries by countyIllegal
AlaskaVaries by countyVaries by county
ArizonaLegalLegal
ArkansasIllegalIllegal
CaliforniaLegalIllegal
ColoradoLegalIllegal
ConnecticutLegalIllegal
DelawareLegalIllegal
District of ColumbiaLicense RequiredLicense Required
FloridaIllegalIllegal
GeorgiaLegalIllegal
HawaiiIllegalIllegal
IdahoIllegalIllegal
IllinoisIllegalIllegal
IndianaIllegalIllegal
IowaLegalIllegal
KansasLegalIllegal
KentuckyIllegalIllegal
LouisianaLegalIllegal
MaineLegalIllegal
MarylandIllegalIllegal
MassachusettsLegalLegal
MichiganLegalIllegal
MinnesotaIllegalIllegal
MississippiIllegalIllegal
MissouriLegalLegal
MontanaLegalIllegal
NebraskaLegalIllegal
NevadaLegalIllegal
New HampshireLegalIllegal
New JerseyIllegalIllegal
New MexicoLegalIllegal
New YorkLegalIllegal
North CarolinaLegalIllegal
North DakotaLegalLegal
OhioLegalIllegal
OklahomaLegalIllegal
OregonLegalIllegal
PennsylvaniaLegalIllegal
Rhode IslandLegalIllegal
South CarolinaLegalIllegal
South DakotaIllegalIllegal
TennesseeLegalIllegal
TexasIllegalIllegal
UtahIllegalIllegal
VermontLegalIllegal
VirginiaIllegalIllegal
WashingtonIllegalIllegal
West VirginiaLegalIllegal
WisconsinLegalIllegal
WyomingIllegalIllegal

Quick answers

Where does this distilling laws by state data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Distilling laws by state - Distillate; Home Distilling - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau; Research & Policy - NCSL; Home Distilling Laws by State - How to Moonshine.