Oklahoma homebrewing license

[TheLionKing]

So glad I live in Michigan... Love your state but what a bummer for the homebrewing community there.

 

[ancientmariner52]

So glad I live in Michigan... Love your state but what a bummer for the homebrewing community there.

I don't think it holds anyone back. My son in law brews near OKC. No one he knows had ever heard of the requirement, let alone bothered to get a permit. Law enforcement has plenty to do without worrying about free scraps of paper.

 

[Br3w4u]

There probably aren’t enough people getting the permit to bring attention to the money loss. I am sure as soon as they notice they will jack the cost up to $20 a year or something.

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

Love your state but what a bummer for the homebrewing community there.

Not sure what this means. The registration acknowledges legalization. Prior to 2010, Homebrewing was essentially illegal but not enforced. Legalization did more for public gathering involving homebrew than it did for private production.

 

[ins_and_outs]

I don't think it holds anyone back. My son in law brews near OKC. No one he knows had ever heard of the requirement, let alone bothered to get a permit. Law enforcement has plenty to do without worrying about free scraps of paper.

I am getting one so my insurance company doesn't have an excuse not to cover me if I somehow burn my house down.... in Oklahoma you need to have a license for pretty much everything.

 

[homebrewer_99]

If a TAX HEAVY State like NJ doesn't require one anymore I don't think OK will be far behind.

https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/wa...f/2011/12/new_jersey_bill_eliminates_per.html

IMO, if it costs them more (man-hours processing and printing the permit) than the requirement should be rescinded.

 

[ancientmariner52]

What is the purpose of a homebrewer permit? No revenue collected, no enforcement or inspection, no use of data collected, no data collected for that matter. My belief is that the sort of people who gravitate toward government simply can't comprehend that people might do something, anything, without their oversight and permission. "The bureaucracy must expand to meet the needs of the growing bureaucracy".

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

Licensure will become much less relevant if SQ788 passes.

 

[Br3w4u]

What is the purpose of a homebrewer permit? No revenue collected, no enforcement or inspection, no use of data collected, no data collected for that matter. My belief is that the sort of people who gravitate toward government simply can't comprehend that people might do something, anything, without their oversight and permission. "The bureaucracy most expand to meet the needs of the growing bureaucracy".

Depending on the thickness of the paper the permit is printed on you can wipe your butt with it. That would give it purpose

 

[Br3w4u]

Licensure will become much less relevant if SQ788 passes.

How would the legalization of medical marijuana effect home brewing? I highly doubt it will pass anyway.

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

How would the legalization of medical marijuana effect home brewing? I highly doubt it will pass anyway.

It would become the bigger regulatory fish. With legalized MJ no one will care if you are making alcoholic beverages.

I have a feeling it will pass. Legalization is the new "thing" sweeping the nation.

 

[ancientmariner52]

How would the legalization of medical marijuana effect home brewing? I highly doubt it will pass anyway.

That's what we thought in Arkansas. However, the marijuana question brings out voters who have never voted before, or will ever vote again. So now we have a regulatory nightmare, lawsuits flying, judges injunctioning (?), and at least one bribery case. Not one gram of legal dope produced yet.

 

[Br3w4u]

The new wave of voters does have me concerned for more than just sq788 which I don’t really care about either way but I just don’t think it will pass this year. It might eventually but not yet. Before tattooing was legalized we were one of the last states to restrict tattooing. We’ll see soon though.

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

For this, it will be decided by voter turn out. There is a majority in favor of any legalization. Reality is that said majority rarely votes during June primary.

 

[ins_and_outs]

Reality is that said majority rarely votes during June primary.

And that is why our Governor decided to put it on the June ballot... I'm getting tired of the politicians and backwards thinking in Oklahoma... the humidity... I'm running out of reasons to stay in this state.... but I am excited to find out the results in one week... even though we too in Oklahoma would not see a gram of weed until years later if this passes... Wooo hooo

 

[Br3w4u]

Well that was a surprise. Let’s see how Mary Failin handles this one.....

 

[ancientmariner52]

Told ya so. Clever to put it on a primary ballot. Now the folks that came out solely for the dope vote will stay home in November.

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

Told ya so. Clever to put it on a primary ballot. Now the folks that came out solely for the dope vote will stay home in November.

Whole thing has already stirred the proverbial pot. I work in municipal .gov. Alcohol licencesure falls in our lap and we've just begun to summit the mountain created by the new alcohol requirements. wondering if licencesure for this will become our workload too.

 

[Br3w4u]

Whole thing has already stirred the proverbial pot. I work in municipal .gov. Alcohol licencesure falls in our lap and we've just begun to summit the mountain created by the new alcohol requirements. wondering if licencesure for this will become our workload too.

Hey I work in a local government office too! I won’t say which one but....Yay for home brewing bureaucrats! LOL

 

[AlmostAllAmerican]

<quote>The new wave of voters does have me concerned for more than just sq788 which I don’t really care about either way but I just don’t think it will pass this year. It might eventually but not yet. Before tattooing was legalized we were one of the last states to restrict tattooing. We’ll see soon though.</quote>

what he said

 

[mdscole]

When I brew, it doesn’t have any alcohol in it. They can arrest the yeast cells.

 

[FloppyKnockers]

Oregon just passed a law too that you have to have a license to brew beer at home. They're like fifty bucks. Thankfully I can get them with a couple admin fees waived and get the price down to $40. Go ahead and PM me if you need one. Here's mine I just got in the mail today.

 

[ins_and_outs]

<quote>The new wave of voters does have me concerned for more than just sq788 which I don’t really care about either way but I just don’t think it will pass this year. It might eventually but not yet. Before tattooing was legalized we were one of the last states to restrict tattooing. We’ll see soon though.</quote>

what he said

Been voting since I was 18... always against the grain of standard Oklahomans... can't wait until the young take control of this country...

P.S.
a democrat is the only reason brewing is legal in Oklahoma.

 

[BrewZer]

Been voting since I was 18... always against the grain of standard Oklahomans... can't wait until the young take control of this country...

P.S.
a democrat is the only reason brewing is legal in Oklahoma.

Well, God bless him!

 

[BrewZer]

Oregon just passed a law too that you have to have a license to brew beer at home. They're like fifty bucks. Thankfully I can get them with a couple admin fees waived and get the price down to $40. Go ahead and PM me if you need one. Here's mine I just got in the mail today.

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And if I lived in Oregon, I might just...

 

[Bobcatbrewing42]

I've been making it for years and had always heard making beer was legal, but it appears I was wrong. You could make wine and cider, but they've only allowed beer since 2010, and only legally can make 3.2% beer, and ONLY if you have a license/permit to do so!

So, last week I contacted the Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission and just received my license in the mail. No fees to get one (Yet) but they say they can fine you up to $5,000 for not having one..

Anyway, didn't know if you other Okies even knew about it, or you others from other states.. if you know your current laws.

I wondered if there was a state with more strict laws than Utah. Now I know. I moved here from Oregon (absolute beer nirvana) to Utah and persecution. They leave homebrewers alone though.

 

[Bobcatbrewing42]

How would the legalization of medical marijuana effect home brewing? I highly doubt it will pass anyway.

I lived in Bend Oregon for a couple of years. It is beer heaven and has legal weed. They don't seem to compete with each other much You can't smoke weed in a pub and you can't take alcohol to a dispensary.

 

[Bobcatbrewing42]

And if I lived in Oregon, I might just...

I wondered about your post. I belong to a big brew club in Oregon and had never heard that and doubted it anyway.

 

[smcinco]

Does this mean Scott Pruitt’s going to be sipping some regulation pruno? Ironic.

 

[ins_and_outs]

Oklahoma leaps forward and then jumps backwards.... The saga continues...

https://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/state-board-votes-on-marijuana-rules-excludes-smokable-cannabis