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25 U.S.C. § 253

Wines for sacramental purposes

United States · Title 25 — INDIANS · Status: effective

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25 U.S.C. § 253, Wines for sacramental purposes, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/459584
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It shall not be unlawful to introduce and use wines solely for sacramental purposes, under church authority, at any place within the Indian country or any Indian reservation, including the Pueblo Reservations in New Mexico.

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