§ 251. Repealed. Pub. L. 115–304, § 1,
Repealed. Pub. L. 115–304, § 1, Dec. 11, 2018, 132 Stat. 4401
Notes
Section, R.S. § 2141, established a penalty of $1,000 for setting up or continuing a distillery for manufacturing ardent spirits and mandated the destruction of the distillery.
No Effect on Taxation or State Authority To Regulate Alcohol Within State Borders
Pub. L. 115–304, § 2,
Dec. 11, 2018
, 132 Stat. 4401, provided that:“(a)
No Effect on Taxation.—
Nothing in section 1 [repealing this section] or the repeal made by section 1 shall affect State or Federal taxation.
“(b)
State Authority Unaffected.—
Nothing in section 1 or the repeal made by section 1 shall diminish, enlarge, or otherwise affect a State’s authority to regulate the importation and sale of alcoholic beverages within its own borders, including State authority over the manufacture, distribution, transportation, or sale of intoxicating liquors.”