39-17-706 - Manufacture of alcoholic beverages.

39-17-706. Manufacture of alcoholic beverages.

(a)  It is unlawful for any person, company, or other entity to manufacture intoxicating beverages unless authorized by law to do so; provided, that this section shall not be construed to prohibit the manufacture of alcohol for use as a fuel to power motor-driven vehicles and machinery or for heating purposes or of not less than one hundred eighty-eight (188) proof for chemical, pharmaceutical, medical, and bacteriological purposes.

(b)  A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

[Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1.]