South Salt Lake city drafts home-brew ban - just in case [View All]

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http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_2964935

SOUTH SALT LAKE - City officials here are drafting an alcohol ordinance that, among other things, bans home-brewing.

Why bother. Utah already forbids homemade beer and wine - sort of - even though the prohibition is widely ignored.

"Under state law, nothing precludes the sale of home-brewing and wine-making equipment," said Earl Dorius, regulatory director of Utah's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (DABC). "But once the equipment is put to use, there's a technical violation of the law. We don't have a good answer for you if you want to do home production."

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"We haven't had any problems with home-brewing in our city, but under state law it is illegal and we just wanted to make that clear," said South Salt Lake City Attorney David Carlson.

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"I don't care what people do in their own homes as long as it doesn't spill out into the public," Mayor Wes Losser said. "But if there were problems related to home-brewing, such as people going blind or a small riot breaking out, we have to think in extremes to cover all the bases."

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What a joke. Apparently it'll be illegal to brew a sixpack of beer, but not to marry a sixpack of wives...