Florida Statutes
Chapter 562 - Beverage Law: Enforcement
562.165 - Production of Beer or Wine for Personal or Family Use; Exemption.


(1) Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, a person who is not prohibited by s. 562.111 from possessing alcoholic beverages may produce beer for personal or family use, and not for sale, in the amounts provided in this section without payment of taxes or fees or without a license. The aggregate amount of such beer permitted to be produced with respect to any household shall be as follows:
(a) Not in excess of 200 gallons per calendar year if there are two or more such persons in such household.
(b) Not in excess of 100 gallons per calendar year if there is only one such person in such household.

(2) Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, a person who is not prohibited by s. 562.111 from possessing alcoholic beverages may produce wine for personal or family use, and not for sale, in the amounts provided in this section without payment of taxes or fees or without a license. The aggregate amount of such wine permitted to be produced with respect to any household shall be as follows:
(a) Not in excess of 200 gallons per calendar year if there are two or more such persons in such household.
(b) Not in excess of 100 gallons per calendar year if there is only one such person in such household.

(3) Any personal or family production of beer or wine in excess of the amount permitted in this section or any sale of such alcoholic beverages constitutes a violation of the Beverage Law.
(4) Wine and beer made under the provisions of this section may be removed from the premises where made for personal or family use, including use at organized affairs, exhibitions, or competitions, such as homemakers’ contests, tastings, or judgings. Wine or beer used under this subsection shall not be sold or offered for sale.
History.—s. 1, ch. 80-365; s. 48, ch. 83-216.

Structure Florida Statutes

Florida Statutes

Title XXXIV - Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco

Chapter 562 - Beverage Law: Enforcement

562.01 - Possession of Untaxed Beverages.

562.02 - Possession of Beverage Not Permitted to Be Sold Under License.

562.025 - Possession of Beverages as Food Ingredients.

562.03 - Storage on Licensed Premises.

562.06 - Sale Only on Licensed Premises.

562.061 - Misrepresentation of Beverages Sold on Licensed Premises.

562.07 - Illegal Transportation of Beverages.

562.11 - Selling, Giving, or Serving Alcoholic Beverages to Person Under Age 21; Providing a Proper Name; Misrepresenting or Misstating Age or Age of Another to Induce Licensee to Serve Alcoholic Beverages to Person Under 21; Penalties.

562.111 - Possession of Alcoholic Beverages by Persons Under Age 21 Prohibited.

562.112 - Alcohol-Related or Drug-Related Overdoses; Medical Assistance; Immunity From Arrest, Charge, Prosecution, and Penalization.

562.12 - Beverages Sold With Improper License, or Without License or Registration, or Held With Intent to Sell Prohibited.

562.121 - Operating Bottle Club Without License Prohibited.

562.13 - Employment of Minors or Certain Other Persons by Certain Vendors Prohibited; Exceptions.

562.131 - Solicitation for Sale of Alcoholic Beverage Prohibited; Penalty.

562.14 - Regulating the Time for Sale of Alcoholic and Intoxicating Beverages; Prohibiting Use of Licensed Premises.

562.15 - Unlawful Possession; Unpaid Taxes.

562.16 - Possession of Beverages Upon Which Tax Is Unpaid.

562.165 - Production of Beer or Wine for Personal or Family Use; Exemption.

562.17 - Collection of Unpaid Beverage Taxes.

562.18 - Possession of Beverage Upon Which Federal Tax Unpaid.

562.20 - Monthly Reports by Common and Other Carriers of Beverages Required.

562.23 - Conspiracy to Violate Beverage Law; Penalty.

562.24 - Administration of Oaths by Director or Authorized Employees.

562.25 - State Bonded Warehouses.

562.26 - Delivering Beverage on Which Tax Unpaid.

562.27 - Seizure and Forfeiture.

562.28 - Possession of Beverages in Fraud of Beverage Law.

562.29 - Raw Materials and Personal Property; Seizure and Forfeiture.

562.30 - Possession of Beverage Prima Facie Evidence; Exception.

562.31 - Possession of Raw Materials Prima Facie Evidence; Exception.

562.32 - Moving or Concealing Beverage With Intent to Defraud State of Tax; Penalty.

562.33 - Beverage and Personal Property; Seizure and Forfeiture.

562.34 - Containers; Seizure and Forfeiture.

562.35 - Conveyance; Seizure and Forfeiture.

562.36 - Beverage on Conveyance Prima Facie Evidence; Proviso.

562.38 - Report of Seizures.

562.408 - Exercise of Police Power.

562.41 - Searches; Penalty.

562.42 - Destruction of Forfeited Property.

562.44 - Donation of Forfeited Beverages or Raw Materials to State Institutions; Sale of Forfeited Beverages.

562.45 - Penalties for Violating Beverage Law; Local Ordinances; Prohibiting Regulation of Certain Activities or Business Transactions; Requiring Nondiscriminatory Treatment; Providing Exceptions.

562.451 - Moonshine Whiskey; Ownership, Possession, or Control Prohibited; Penalties; Rule of Evidence.

562.452 - Curb Service of Intoxicating Liquor Prohibited.

562.453 - Curb Drinking of Intoxicating Liquor Prohibited.

562.454 - Vendors to Be Closed in Time of Riot.

562.455 - Adulterating Liquor; Penalty.

562.46 - Legal Remedies Not Impaired.

562.47 - Rules of Evidence; Beverage Law.

562.48 - Minors Patronizing, Visiting, or Loitering in a Dance Hall.

562.50 - Habitual Drunkards; Furnishing Intoxicants To, After Notice.

562.51 - Retail Alcoholic Beverage Establishments; Rights as Private Enterprise.

562.61 - Sale, Offer for Sale, Purchase, or Use of Alcohol Vaporizing Devices Prohibited.