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State-by-State Carrier Status

This list is meant as a tool to better understand which carriers ship from California wineries to consumers in each state; it should not be considered as legal advice. If you have questions regarding the legality of shipping to certain states, please call Wine Institute's State Relations Department at (415) 356-7530.

			FedEx		UPS		Intrastate
State	General Interstate Shipping Provisions	Legal Amount	Offsite	Onsite	Offsite	Onsite	Allowed
Alabama	Direct Shipments Prohibited	Prohibited
Alaska	Limited Quantity	A reasonable quantity
Arizona	no permit for on-site / off-site permit required	on-site 2 cases per year / off-site unlimited
Arkansas	Direct Shipments Prohibited	Prohibited
California	Permit Required	No Limit
Colorado	Permit Required / Excise Tax Required	No Limit
Connecticut	Permit Required / Taxes Paid	5 gallons every 2 months
Delaware	Federal on-site no limit	Prohibited
Florida	Consumer and Excise Taxes Paid	No Limit
Georgia	no permit for on-site / off-site permit required	on-site 5 cases per household / off-site 12 cases per household
Hawaii	Permit Required / Taxes Paid	6 cases per household per year
Idaho	Permit Required / Taxes Paid	24 cases per year
Illinois	Limited Quantity / Permit Required	12 cases per year
Indiana	Limited Quantity / Permit Required	24 cases per year per individual
Iowa	Reciprocity	2 cases per month
Kansas	no permit for on-site / off-site permit required	on-site unlimited / off-site 12 cases per person and address per year
Kentucky	Felony	Prohibited
Louisiana	Permit Required	4 cases per household per year
Maine	Permit Required / Taxes Paid	12 cases per person per year
Maryland	Felony	Prohibited
Massachusetts	Prohibited	Prohibited
Michigan	Limited Quantity / Permit Required / Taxes Paid	Limited
Minnesota	Limited Quantity	2 cases per year
Mississippi	Direct Shipments Prohibited	Prohibited
Missouri	Limited Quantity / Permit Required	2 cases per month
Montana	Prohibited	Prohibited
Nebraska	Limited Quantity / Permit Required	1 case per month
Nevada	Limited Quantity / Permit Required	1 case per month
New Hampshire	Limited Quantity / Permit Required	60 bottles per household per year
New Jersey	Direct Shipments Prohibited / Federal on-site 1 gallon	Prohibited
New Mexico	Reciprocity	2 cases per month
New York	Limited Quantity / Permit Required / Taxes Paid	36 cases annually
North Carolina	Limited Quantity / Permit Required	2 cases per month
North Dakota	Limited Quantity / Permit Required	3 cases per month
Ohio	$25.00 Permit (Only Wineries Producing less than 250,000 gallons annually are allowed to ship to consumers).	24 cases per household per year
Oklahoma	Felony (for sales to minors) / Federal on-site 1 gallon	Prohibited
Oregon	Permit Required / Taxes Paid	2 cases per month
Pennsylvania	Direct Shipments Prohibited	Prohibited
Rhode Island	On-site Sales Only	Check with ABC
South Carolina	Limited Quantity / Permit Required	24 bottles per individual per month
South Dakota	Direct Shipments Prohibited / Federal on-site 1 gallon	Prohibited
Tennessee	Permit Required / Taxes Paid	3 cases per person per year
Texas	Limited Quantity / Permit Required	9 gallons per person per month / 36 gallons annually
Utah	Felony	Prohibited
Vermont	Permit Required / Taxes Paid	12 cases per year
Virginia	Limited Quantity / Permit Required	2 cases per month
Washington	Permit Required / Taxes Paid	Unlimited
Washington D.C.	Limited Quantity	1 case per month
West Virginia	Permit Required / Taxes Paid	2 cases per month
Wisconsin	Limited Quantity / Permit Required	12 cases per year
Wyoming	Limited Quantity / Permit Required	2 cases per year

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