Title 25, IndiansRelease 119-102
§253 Wines for Sacramental Purposes
Title 25 › CHAPTER 6 — GOVERNMENT OF INDIAN COUNTRY AND RESERVATIONS › SUBCHAPTER II — TRAFFIC IN INTOXICATING LIQUORS › § 253
Summary
You may bring and use wine only for religious ceremonies, with church approval, anywhere in Indian country or on any Indian reservation, including the Pueblo Reservations in New Mexico.
Full Legal Text
Title 25, §253
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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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Citation
25 U.S.C. § 253
Title 25, Indians
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102