In 1875, the Meiji government totally abolished the complicated regulations on sakekabu which were determined by the Edo bakufu, simplified liquor tax into the tax of sake brewing and sales tax, and promulgated some laws and regulations for anyone who had brewing techniques and capital to be able to brew sake freely.
明治8年（1875年）、明治政府は、江戸幕府が定めた複雑に入り組んだ酒株に関する規制を一挙に撤廃し、酒類の税則を酒造税と営業税の二本立てに簡略化して、醸造技術と資本のある者ならば誰でも自由に酒造りができるように法令を発した。