Alcohol
Burke McCrory
burkemc at ionet.net
Tue Jun 10 21:06:40 PDT 1997
At 10:45 AM 6/10/97 -0500, you wrote:
>> Okay, since you guys have brought this up could you please wade through
the
>> legaleze and explain one thing to me.
>
>Sure.
>
>> Kwass has a very low alcohol content but the liqueurs are made with vodka.
>
>The liqueurs are perfectly legal in both Texas and Oklahoma. (You've
>already paid the taxes on them and can transport them and give them away.)
>
One point here. If you purchase alcohol beverages in Texas and bring them
back into Oklahoma you are restricted to less than 3 liters at one time.
Otherwise you are considered importing and must pay the tax and have a
distributors licsence.
>I don't know what Kvass is made from to know if it's legal to produce it
>in either state.
>
>> So what's the story? Can I enter these without a license? Can I serve
Kvass at
>> a feast as long as it is a "gift" to the diners and is not included in the
>> feast price and not bought through SCA money?
>
>By the letter of the law, it's probably illegal for you to transport the
>Kvass to the site in both states.
>
>In Texas, the letter of the law would consider entering the Kvass in an
>A&S display/competition as being illegal because of too much criteria that
>we generally don't meet. (Closed to the general public, no charge for
>admission of the entry or attendance to the event [we might be able to
>"fudge it" since we don't charge to see the A&S display *shrug*], and
>written permission from TABC.)
>
>In Texas, you aren't allowed to give the Kvass to your "guests" but in
>Oklahoma you can. People at gatherings/feasts like this could be considered
>your guests.
>
> NOTE: Everyone still has to be over 21. In Texas, you can give alcohol
> to your spouse or children if you are over 21, but only you can. (IE.
> Server hands it to the person over 21, they then hand it to the under
> 21 person.) I don't know about Oklahoma nor if "legal guardian" counts.
>
NO! They changed the law in Oklahoma several years ago and it is now
illegal to give alcohol to anyone under 21. Even your own kids.
>Ciao,
>
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