Moonshine in law?

<p align="justify">The history of moonshine making in Rus' did not begin yesterday or even a hundred years ago &ndash; The topic is eternal, painful for many, literally and figuratively. We do this even in cities, not to mention towns, and even more so villages.</p>

The history of moonshine brewing in Rus' did not begin yesterday or even a hundred years ago - an eternal topic, for many a sore point in the literal and figurative sense. We do this even in cities, not to mention towns, and even more so in villages. You can understand: bad vodka is a dangerous thing, good vodka is not cheap, but in the villages there’s simply no way without “magarych” - the land is not plowed, the grass is not mowed, weddings cannot take place. So people are engaged in handicraft production - some moonshine, some liqueurs, some wine.
Once upon a time you could have suffered seriously for this. District police officers went door to door (often on a tip from neighbors), the devices were confiscated, and Kulibins were punished with a ruble. In the Administrative Code of the RSFSR of June 20, 1984, there was Article 160.1, which provided for punishment for the production and sale of even weak drinks - homemade wine, for example. Until recently, a granny selling an innocent cherry on the road could be fined 50 rubles - two pairs of decent shoes could be bought in the pre-perestroika years.
The production and storage without the intention of selling strong drinks - not only mash and moonshine, but also chacha and other national variations - fell under Article 160.2. As, by the way, is the simple storage of a moonshine still. The fine for all this was up to 300 rubles - by the standards of the 80s, a serious amount, and besides, for brewing and selling again, they were fined up to 500 rubles, and they could be subject to correctional labor for up to 2 years. From the point of view of the law, those who actively sold were already criminals; they could finally sit down.
What about homemade moonshine and liqueurs now? Maybe it’s not worth educating ignorant people, but now all this is everyone’s personal business. In 2002, a new Code of Administrative Offenses appeared in our country, in which all of the above articles are simply absent. It turns out that there is no reason to hold accountable a person who buys moonshine from neighbors or distills it himself.
In general, nowadays everyone decides what to drink, how much and whose production. Exactly until the moonshiner decides to go into business. Because this is already illegal business. And if the entire entrance “is on fire” every weekend from the vodka of your manufacture, do not doubt that sooner or later you will have to explain it to the local police officer.