Alcohol Across State Lines

Hi I live in NC, they have some strict laws on alcohol here. I’m not sure about over state lines but I would google it just to be sure.

I have actually never thought about this. I can't imagine it would be a problem. My mom has bought lots of muscadine wine in NC and brought it back home, brought wine down for Christmas, etc. I flew with a bottle of wine a few weeks ago. My FIL goes to a 'whiskey weekend' where they all bring stuff. I can't imagine this would be a problem.

I'm not an expert and I know there are many laws regarding selling alcohol over state lines but it never occurred to me that there might be rules about transporting it once it has already been purchased, especially for private use. I live in MD and both myself and my family have gone to DE to purchase alcohol (I did it sometimes in college because we were close to the state line and my family has done it for events where we were going to need a lot) because there is no sales tax.

View Quoted Comment The only reason I know is because my FH is a police officer! From my understanding, it’s fine as long as it is an amount for personal consumption. If I have enough wine for 120 people, I may seem suspicious, haha!

View Quoted Comment The only reason I know is because my FH is a police officer! He’s VA, so he suggested I check in on the NC laws.


From my understanding, it’s fine as long as it is an amount for personal consumption. If I have enough wine for 120 people, I may seem suspicious, haha! Apparently if you are transporting more than 5 cases of wine, it’s considered to be “bootlegging”
I’m just going to call NC ABC and get the scoop to be safe.

Is it still considered "personal consumption" if you're not re-selling it? I hope it's all fine!

View Quoted Comment I talked to NC ABC today, and they told me I’m fine as long as it’s less than 50 liters!

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That's great news!! And I'm so glad they were able to give you a clear answer! 🙌