tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6802756346785000346.post6497299742890987074..comments2024-03-21T10:56:10.623-04:00Comments on Columbus Bourbon: Ohio Updates Some Liquor Laws with House Bill 674Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6802756346785000346.post-81827208118100730402021-02-04T07:18:28.639-05:002021-02-04T07:18:28.639-05:00Mark, regarding your comment, "It also does n...Mark, regarding your comment, "It also does nothing changing the antiquated notion that all liquor needs to be sold from the State and they control supply instead of letting the market determine which liquors should be sold in the State."<br /><br />If Ohio won't 'open' the market to additional bottles/brands/etc., then they need to either 1) set up a system where consumers like us can order through the state (with a state employee doing the leg work to acquire a bottle then delivering it to our local liquor store for pick up - like how the lottery is handled) or, 2) remove the ridiculous but legal restriction on bringing liquor into Ohio.<br /><br />FRom the Dept of Liquor Control's section on 'Direct Shipping'we read: "Any resident of this state or any member of the armed forces of the United States, who has attained the age of 21 years, may bring into this state, for personal use and not for resale, not more than one liter of spirituous liquor, four and one-half liters of wine, or 288 ounces of beer in any 30 day period, and the same is free of any tax when the resident or member of the armed forces physically possesses and accompanies the spirituous liquor, wine, or beer on returning from a foreign country, another state, or an insular possession of the United States."<br /><br />My feeling is that if the state limits what we can acquire within Ohio, then there should not be a limit on what we can acquire in neighboring states and bring home for personal consumption. I understand making commercial establishments buy within Ohio, or at least pay Ohio tax like buyers of full barrels do, but I don't like the potential legal peril when purchasing for home use.<br /><br />Further, I understand the state's language is a 'catch all' provision and seldom enforced - i've never known anyone who has actually been charged with this provision - but it's antiquated and needs to go.<br /><br />Thanks for the opportunity to spew!Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850805268272815212noreply@blogger.com