# Idaho Code § 23-501: 23-501 WINE, BEER, MEAD, CIDER, AND OTHER FERMENTED BEVERAGES FOR PERSONAL USE

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T23_C5_S23-501

## Section

- **Citation:** Idaho Code § 23-501
- **Heading:** 23-501 WINE, BEER, MEAD, CIDER, AND OTHER FERMENTED BEVERAGES FOR PERSONAL USE
- **Jurisdiction:** Idaho
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Idaho Code / Title 23 / Chapter 5 / Section 23-501

## Text

23-501. wine, beer, mead, cider, and other fermented beverages for personal use. (1) Any person shall have the privilege of manufacturing wine, beer, mead, cider, or other fermented beverages for the personal use of himself, family, and guests.

(2) The production of wine, beer, mead, cider, or other fermented beverages per household for family or personal use pursuant to this section may not exceed:

(a) Two hundred (200) gallons per calendar year if there are two (2) or more adults residing in the household; or

(b) One hundred (100) gallons per calendar year if there is one (1) adult residing in the household.

History:

[23-501, added 1939, ch. 222, sec. 801, p. 465; am. 1999, ch. 45, sec. 1, p. 107; am. 2020, ch. 205, sec. 1, p. 599; am. 2022, ch. 136, sec. 1, p. 505.]

## Nearby sections

- [Idaho Code § 23-501 23-501 WINE, BEER, MEAD, CIDER, AND OTHER FERMENTED BEVERAGES FOR PERSONAL USE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T23_C5_S23-501.md)
- [Idaho Code § 23-502 23-502 SACRAMENTAL WINE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T23_C5_S23-502.md)
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- [Idaho Code § 23-510 23-510 INSPECTION OF MANUFACTORY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_T23_C5_S23-510.md)
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