§ 4-6. Possession, etc., generally.

No person shall manufacture, bottle, blend, sell, barter, transport, deliver, furnish or possess any alcoholic liquor for beverage purposes, except as specifically provided in this chapter or by law; provided, nothing herein contained shall prevent the possession and transportation of alcoholic liquor for the personal use of the possessor, his family and guests; nor prevent the making of wine, cider or other alcoholic liquor by a person from fruits, vegetables or grains, or the product thereof, by simple fermentation and without distillation, if it is made solely for the use of the maker, his family and guests; nor prevent any duly licensed practicing physician or dentist from possessing or using alcoholic liquor in the strict practice of his profession, or any hospital or other institution caring for the sick and diseased persons, from possessing and using alcoholic liquor for the treatment of bona fide patients of such hospital or other institution, or any drug store employing a licensed pharmacist from possessing or using alcoholic liquors in the compounding of prescriptions of duly licensed physicians; nor prevent the possession and dispensation of wine by an authorized representative of any church for the purpose of conducting any bona fide rite or religious ceremony conducted by such church; nor prevent persons who are 16 years old or older from carrying beer from grocery stores when they are accompanied by a person not a minor; nor prevent persons who are 16 years old or older from handling beer containers and beer in the course of their employment in grocery stories; nor prevent persons who are 16 years or older from removing and disposing of alcoholic liquor containers for the convenience of the employer and customers in the course of their employment as waiters, waitresses or busboys, by any restaurant, club, hotel or similar organization.

(Code 1964, § 3-6)

State law reference

Similar state law, R.R.S. 1943, § 53-168.06.