ANST - Running a tavern

[James Crouchet]

On 1 Sep 98,, Pug Bainter wrote:

>   NOTE: These do not include selling what you make, which requires a
>   brewer's or winery permit which are $1500 and $75 respectively. As
>   well as approriate Taxes for each sell.

This is very much a legal mess and goes way beyond even the 
permits for selling.  It includes regulations about your production 
facilities (no "I made it in the basement" stuff), federal tax code, on-
site inspections and a bunch of other legal stuff that makes it way 
out of range for anyone who does not intend to set up a serious 
business.

Lets just say that even our current practice concerning free 
homebrew is extremely questionable and we have not been hassled 
about it mainly because we have never had a problem. Low profile 
and all that.

If you must have more info, look up the laws on transporting 
homebrew and charging fees for events where alcohol is given 
away.

Dore
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