I can't believe what I want to go pick up my extractor I was told that they would need to take my information down and turned into the state of Texas. I need some help on this If not this is one hobby that's gonna be very short-lived. Thanks you for all your help in this matter.

I'm just not comfortable letting big brother know what I have. Does that mean they can come by my house at any time and asked to see it. Will I be on some sort of list for potential whatever. I don't like buying bottled water I figured I could do all my own water purification with this type of set up. When I want to purchase my extractor I was told that they would have to take down my name number and address and then send it off to the state of Texas to be on the list of people who own extractors.

"Well you just said that you are gonna make your own water.....that's not against the law either. And like diesel said 1000's of these are sold daily. and you can bet ur azz big brother already knows about you and me and him and well you get the idea. Dont do anything against the law and the still should be no problem.
I know I'm as pure as the driven snow and dont have any problem sleeping at night, but then nobody has knocked an my door and asked to see my water distillation unit YET. You and I are miniscule in the big scheme of things, we have a member that says --dont sell - dont tell, shhhhhh"

HHHHMMMMMM saint diesel. st. heeler---st scotty---etc lol lol

jo jo,
The only thing that's illegal to distill without the proper licenses is Alcohol. The state(s) alcohol control board and the TTB are not going after the little fish in the big pond. They're going after the sharks that cause them alot of problems. They are not going to waste their time on prosecuting someone that keeps quiet, produces a small amount, and doesn't sell what they distill. Even local L.E.O's in states with the toughest restriction laws will tell you this. The TTB wanted the names because they want to make sure that people who do have the proper licensing, are regsitering their equipment. That's all that is.

What I am finding out is a LOT of folks in Texas brew they's own...Because of the state laws governing dry counties, it's legal (at the state level) for one quart (or about what an air still makes), as long as you are in a dry county.

TABC enforcement is mostly focused on those that are selling. Private, single use is not harassed, unless goven a reason to do so.

If the statute is read, the difference is wet vs. dry counties.


I advise folks to read the laws yourself. it's not hard to find the TABC website and they are clear.

"sassinfrassin gubmint tellin' me what I can and can't do (insert nuclear mushroom cloud here)

The very fact that ""they"" requiresome kind of B.S. registration is reason enough for me to buy one out'a State or have it trans-shipped by a friend or relative from a slightly less fascist State. Call it civil disobedience if ya will. Ultimately it's all crap anyway. They ain't the least bit worried about anything other than protectin' the big corporate producers' monopolies and squeezin' every last penny of taxes that they can get their grubby mitts on.

Live and let live. As long as my personal behavior, eating, drinking and or smoking habits don't infringe on anyone elses use and enjoyment of the commons, or their personal property, nobody should have squat to say about any of it. Like the man said, ""My right to swing my fist ends at the tip of your nose.""
How ironic that Ron Paul represented a district in Texas.

This is the same State where the Ferals were allowing, nay, forcing gun shop owners to sell weapons to the Mexican drug cartels and notpaying attention to where it all ended up, right?

I have definitely lived too long and seen too much. All of this crap 'cuz they've obviously caught and prosecuted all of the real criminals, like their pimps on Wall Street. Oops... that's right, Nobody There Goes to Jail!?

Somebody just shoot me now and get it over with. You'd think they'd wanna keep us all as drunk as possible all of the time, just to keep us from flippin' out over the crap that they pull every day."