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25 USC § 251 - Repealed. Pub. L. 115–304, § 1, Dec. 11, 2018, 132 Stat. 4401 

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# § 251. Repealed. Pub. L. 115–304, § 1, Dec. 11, 2018, 132 Stat. 4401

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.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### No Effect on Taxation or State Authority To Regulate Alcohol Within State Borders

> **“(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.”

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