A
dry county is a county in
the United
States
whose government forbids
the sale of alcoholic
beverages. Some prohibit off-premises sale, some
prohibit on-premises sale, and some prohibit both.
Hundreds of dry
counties exist across the United States, although most commonly in
the South and the state of
Utah
. A number of smaller jurisdictions also
exist, such as cities, towns and townships, which prohibit the sale
of alcoholic beverages. These are known as
dry
towns,
dry cities or
dry
townships.
Background
History
Although the
21st
Amendment repealed the
prohibition of alcohol on the
federal level, that Amendment also specifically prohibits the
selling or production of alcohol in violation of local laws. Some
local governments which had passed local laws prohibiting alcohol
during national prohibition never re-legalized the sale of alcohol,
maintaining a "dry" market.
Many dry communities do not generally prohibit the mere consumption
of alcohol, thus potentially losing profits and taxes from the sale
of alcohol to their residents to "wet" — or non-prohibition —
areas. The rationale for maintaining prohibition on the local level
often is religious in nature, as many
Protestant Christian denominations discourage
the consumption of alcohol by their followers (
see
Christianity and alcohol,
sumptuary law, and
Baptists and Bootleggers).
Similar
laws designed to restrict the sale and consumption of alcohol also
are common in the mostly LDS state of
Utah
, although Utah prohibits local jurisdictions from
exercising control over liquor laws. An additional, more
pragmatic intent of these laws often is to reduce alcohol
consumption in that particular county (and the potential health,
safety, and public order issues that can accompany it) by limiting
the ease of acquiring it.
Transport
It once had been considered that, because of the 21st Amendment,
which repealed national prohibition and made alcohol prohibition a
state matter rather than a federal one, states had the power to
regulate interstate commerce with respect to alcohol traveling to,
from, or through their jurisdiction. While the 21st Amendment does
give states the power to ban alcohol, that power is not absolute.
The
Supreme Court of the United
States
held in Granholm
v. Heald
that states do not have the power to regulate interstate shipments
of alcoholic beverages. Therefore, it may be likely that city,
county, or state legislation banning possession of alcoholic
beverages by passengers of vehicles operating in interstate
commerce (such as trains and interstate bus lines) would be
unconstitutional, were passengers on such vehicles simply passing
through the area.
Today
A 2004
survey by the National
Alcoholic Beverage Control Association found that over 500
municipalities in the United States are dry, including 83 in
Alaska
. Almost one half of Mississippi
's counties are dry. Its alcohol laws are
similarly complex.
In Florida
, five of the
67 counties are dry (they are Lafayette
, Liberty
, Madison
, Suwannee
, and Washington
) all of which are located in the northern part of
the state, an area that has cultural ties to the Deep South.
Criticism of local "dry laws"
However, prohibiting alcohol sales may actually reduce public
safety. Research has found that dry counties have higher
proportions of alcohol-related traffic crashes than do wet
counties. A study in Kentucky suggested that residents of dry
counties have to drive farther from their homes to consume alcohol,
thus increasing impaired driving exposure. A study of Arkansas
noted that wet and dry counties are often adjacent and that alcohol
beverage sales outlets are often located immediately across county
or even state lines. Other researchers have pointed to the same
phenomenon. Winn and Giacopassi observed that residents of wet
counties most likely have "shorter distances [to travel] between
home and drinking establishments." From their study, Schulte and
colleagues concluded that in dry counties "individuals are driving
farther under the influence of alcohol, thus increasing their
exposure to crashes."
Contemporary studies highly correlate moderate alcohol beverage
consumption with many health benefits, including (but not limited
to) decreased risk of
atherosclerosis.
Dry communities by state
Alabama
Of the 67
counties in Alabama
, 14 are
completely dry, 12 are partially dry or "moist" (these counties
contain cities that have voted to allow alcohol sales), and 41 are
completely wet. Within those 12 "moist" counties, 16 city
governments have legalized alcohol sales inside their city limits.
- In order for an Alabama city or county to hold a wet-dry vote,
25% of the voters in the preceding general election must sign a
petition requesting a vote. Petitions can be made to go from dry to
wet or wet to dry.
- In dry counties, it is illegal to transport more than one case
of beer and three quarts of liquor.
Alaska
- State law allows each village to decide on restrictions, and
some boroughs may
prohibit it altogether.
Arkansas
- Arkansas has 75 counties, of which more than half are dry, and
all alcohol sales are forbidden statewide on Sundays. The issue is
more complex than that, however, since any local jurisdiction
(county, municipal, etc) can exercise control over alcohol laws via
a public referendum. For this reason, some cities like Jacksonville
, are dry despite being located in a "wet"
county. In nearby North Little
Rock
, the distinction of areas is even more specific,
with a single township inside the city
designated as a dry area. In Fort Smith
the situation is reversed, with a wet city existing
in an otherwise dry county.
- Partial list of dry counties with county seat: Lafayette
(Lewisville), Columbia (Magnolia), Little River (Ashdown), Sevier
(DeQueen), Howard (Nashville), Pike (Murfreesboro), Clark
(Arkadelphia), Hot Spring (Malvern), Montgomery (Mt. Ida), Saline
(Benton), Grant (Sheridan), Sebastian (Fort Smith- which is wet
inside the city limits), Crawford (Van Buren), Faulkner (Conway),
Craighead (Jonesboro), Clay (Corning), Scott (Waldron), Benton
(Bentonville), south Logan (Booneville), Perry (Perryville)
- Partial list of wet counties: Miller (Texarkana), Garland (Hot
Springs), Pulaski (Little Rock), Ouachita (Camden), Washington
(Fayetteville), Madison (Berryville), Carroll (Green Forest), north
Logan (Paris), Jefferson (Pine Bluff), Franklin (Ozark)
Connecticut
- Bridgewater
is the last remaining "dry town" in the
state.
- While
not legally "dry", alcoholic beverages are not sold in either
Easton
's stores or in its restaurants.
- Connecticut does not allow sales of liquor, beer, or wine from
9pm to 8am, anytime Sundays, and certain holidays.
Florida
There are
five dry counties in Florida
:
Georgia
- Murray County
, in northwest Georgia
, is a dry county, although the city of Eton
allows the sale of liquor at a local level.
Hart County in northeast Georgia is currently a dry county which
prohibits the sale of liquor, yet a referendum was voted on in the
general election on November 6, 2007 to allow the sale of liquor by
the drink.
- White
County, in northeast Georgia
, is a dry county except in the city limits of
Helen,
Georgia
. In Helen alcohol can be served and sold,
and is known to be a DUI trap, as there is only a single route into
and out of town, along Georgia
State Route 75.
- Dawson County
, was historically noted for being a heavy Moonshine county but was a dry county until
recently with the first package store opening on July 27,
2007.
- Bulloch County
was previously a partially dry county, but a
referendum in 1998 removed the ban on alcoholic
beverages.
- Fannin County
is a partially dry county, allowing for the sale of
beer in restaurants only.
- Coweta County
is a partially dry county.
- Union County
is a dry county
- Brooks County prohibits
the sale of alcohol except beer and wine, with no sales on Sunday.
The city
of Quitman
, within Brooks County, has allowed the sale of
alcohol other than beer and wine in restaurants only since
2005. The new law was passed by Quitman voters despite
fierce opposition from local religious and community leaders.
- Effingham County
, near Savannah, Georgia
, is a partially dry county. Sale of liquor
is prohibited, but the sale of beer and wine is allowed.
- Georgia prohibits the sale of alcohol on Sundays at retail
locations, and has limits on the sale of alcohol at
bars/restaurants.
- Upson County
is a dry county.
Illinois
- The
village of South Holland, Illinois
, has been a dry municipality since it was founded
by Dutch Reformed immigrants
in 1894. It is likely that Illinois
state law, which requires all communities to abide
by the state liquor law, supersedes this law (see
below).
Kansas
- See also: Alcohol
laws of Kansas
Kansas
had
prohibition longer than any other state (except Mississippi), from
1881 to 1948, and continued to prohibit bars selling liquor by the
drink until 1987. Both the 1948 amendment to the
Kansas Constitution which ended
prohibition and the 1986 amendment which allowed for open saloons
provided that the amendments only would be in effect in counties
which had approved the respective amendments, either during the
election over the amendment itself or subsequently.
All counties in Kansas have approved the 1948 amendment, but 29 dry
counties never approved the 1986 amendment and therefore continue
to prohibit any and all sale of liquor by the drink. Public bars
(so-called "open saloons") are illegal in these dry counties.
Another
59 counties (including Johnson
County, the largest county in Kansas and the largest Kansas
portion of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area
) approved the 1986 amendment but with a requirement
that to sell liquor by the drink, an establishment must receive 30%
of its gross revenues from food sales. Only 17 counties in
Kansas approved the 1986 amendment without any limitation, allowing
liquor to be sold by the drink without any food sales
requirement.
Kentucky
Of the
120 counties in
Kentucky
, 52 are completely dry, 38 are considered partially
dry or "moist", 29 are entirely wet, and one is classified as wet
but is actually closer to "moist."
Massachusetts
- The
following towns in Massachusetts are dry, as of 04/19/2007:
Alford
, Aquinnah
(formerly Gay Head), Chilmark
, Dunstable
, Gosnold
, Hawley
, Lincoln
, Montgomery
, Mt Washington
, Tisbury
, West Tisbury
, and Westhampton
.
- Rockport
is a formerly dry town which became moist three
years ago. The town now issues liquor licenses to full
service restaurants. Alcohol may only be served to patrons who are
consuming a full meal, and there are no bars in the town. There are
also no stores which sell beer wine or liquor in the town of
Rockport, as the town still prohibits retail of all alcoholic
beverages.
Michigan
- Wayne County
, Michigan
, whose county seat is Detroit
, is notable in that one cannot buy alcoholic
beverages in any gas station there,
possibly to discourage drunk driving. The 7-Eleven gas stations there are the only 7-Elevens
in Michigan that do not sell alcohol.
- Hudsonville
, voted to allow alcohol sales on November 6, 2007,
ending its run as the last dry city in Michigan.
Hudsonville's vote follows the precedent of
voters in both Zeeland
, and Allendale
Charter Township
, choosing to overturn their bans on alcohol sales
to adults age 21 and older in recent years.
- Michigan prohibits the sale of alcoholic beverages before noon
on Sundays.
- Michigan prohibits the sale of alcohol in bars and restaurants
on Christmas Day, December 25.
Minnesota
- Lakeside, a neighborhood
within Duluth
, Minnesota
, prohibits the sale of alcohol even though it is
part of a larger municipality. This was part of its charter
when it was incorporated into Duluth in 1893. An advisory
referendum to overturn the prohibition failed by one vote (2858 to
2857) in November 2008.
- Minnesota
prohibits the sale of liquor in liquor stores
(off-sale) on Sundays, however, bars and restaurants may sell
liquor on Sundays for on-premises consumption. However,
3.2% alcohol beer is allowed for
sale on Sundays in convenient and grocery stores.
- No alcohol is sold on the Red Lake Indian Reservation
Nevada
- The
town of Panaca,
Nevada
, was southern Nevada
's first
permanent settlement, founded as a Mormon
colony in 1864. It originally was part of Washington
County, Utah
, but the Congressional redrawing of boundaries in
1866 shifted Panaca into Nevada
. It
remains Nevada's only dry municipality, only because it is
grandfathered into state law.
New Jersey
- Ocean City
, a major beach-side resort, is dry, and uses
this fact to promote itself to tourists as family-friendly.
Wildwood
Crest
is also dry, although Wildwood
itself is not.
- There
are several other dry communities in the southern part of the
state, mostly a result of Quaker influence, including Moorestown
, Collingswood
, Haddonfield
, Pitman
, and Haddon Heights
New York
- In 2007, referendums were placed on the ballots of two dry and
two moist towns, asking the voters to allow the towns to become
"wet". Potter
, which was previously dry, voted to go wet.
Mina
, which was
moist, voted to go wet. Bovina
, which was previously dry, voted to become
moist. Franklin, which was
moist, voted to stay moist.
- After
this latest vote, there remain ten towns in New York state that are
completely dry, including Neversink
, established 1798, in Sullivan County.
- The
other "dry" towns in the state are: Caneadea
in Allegany County, Clymer
and Harmony
in Chautauqua County, Lapeer
in Cortland County, Orwell
in Oswego County, Fremont and Jasper
in Steuben County, Berkshire
in Tioga County and Argyle in Washington County.
- The
town of West Almond,
New York
does not allow off-premises consumption, while the
towns of Freedom
, Hartford
, Franklin,
Seneca
, Caton
, Rathbone
, Newark
Valley, Butler
, Rose
, Pike, Wethersfield
and Middlesex
do not allow on-premises consumption.
- The
towns of Essex
, Bovina
, Gorham
, Richford
, Orangeville
and Barrington
do not allow on-premises consumption except in
year-round hotels.
North Carolina
- There
are currently two dry counties: Graham
and Yancey
.
- North Carolina does not allow alcohol sales between 2am and 7am
Monday through Saturday or before noon on Sundays.
Ohio
- The
city of Westerville
, Ohio
, was dry
for more than a century. Once the home of the Anti-Saloon League and called the "dry
capital of the world", the first legal drink in recent times was
served in 2006.
- The
village of Bethel
in
Clermont
County
has been dry since the repeal of
prohibition. But recently, through use of the single
precinct vote system, precincts A and C can now sell (but not
serve) alcohol. Business must first be put onto the ballot and
voted into permitation.
- Lawrence County
is dry but individual towns can choose to allow
sales of alcohol.
- Adams County
is a dry county
- Hartville Ohio
is a dry city.
Oregon
- The
city of Monmouth,
Oregon
was the last dry municipality on the Pacific coast
outside of Alaska
until it
repealed its prohibition on January 10, 2003. Oregon
state law now prohibits any dry community from
existing (see below).
- Throughout the state of Oregon, beer, wine, wine coolers, malt
liquor and similar beverages may be purchased in a convenience
store, grocery store and similar outlets. However, sales of "hard"
liquor are restricted to state-controlled outlets, as well as bars,
or restaurants that include a bar. As such, there are relatively few
stand-alone liquor stores in Oregon (for example, as of March 18,
2008, there were only 35 stand-alone liquor stores in the city of
Portland,
Oregon
, which had a 2000 population of 529,000
residents). Oregon also has taverns that sell beer and wine
only. All outlets selling "hard" liquor are subject to the rules
and regulations of the state-run Oregon Liquor Control
Commission (OLCC). By law, any establishment wishing to sell
any alcoholic beverage in the state of Oregon must also offer food
for sale, including bars, taverns, music venues, fairs and
festivals, and so-called strip clubs.
Oregon is one of 18 states that directly control the sales of
alcohol beverages in the U.S.
Pennsylvania
- The state has a number of dry municipalities, but no dry
counties.
- In
Pennsylvania
, sales of alcoholic beverages are prohibited in
grocery and convenience stores. Non-alcoholic beer can be bought in these
stores, but even then, purchasers must be at least 21 years of
age.
- Beer, wine and spirits are available for on-premises
consumption at bars, taverns and restaurants; no single bottles or
cans can be sold to drink off premises. Every bar, tavern and
restaurant must purchase a state-issued "liquor license" to be
legally permitted to serve alcohol.
- Unopened six-packs of beer can be sold "to-go" by bars,
taverns, and certain restaurants.
- Bottles of wine and spirits are only available in state
owned/operated liquor stores. See the Pennsylvania Liquor Control
Board.
- Cases and kegs of beer are sold only by state-licensed
independent beer distributors.
Tennessee
Texas
Of
Texas
's 254 counties, 45 are completely
dry, 170 are partially dry or "moist", and 39 are entirely
wet. The vast majority of entirely wet counties are in
southern border regions of Texas near Mexico, or in the south
central part of the state. The patchwork of laws can be confusing,
even to residents. In some counties, only 4% beer is legal. In
others, beverages that are 14% or less alcohol are legal. In some
"dry" areas, a customer can get a mixed drink by paying to join a
"private club," and in some "wet" areas a customer needs a club
membership to purchase liquor by-the-drink, reports the
Fort Worth
Star-Telegram.
The newspaper demonstrates how variable the alcohol laws can be,
even within small geographic areas.
"...Move to Burleson
, which has alcohol sales in the Tarrant
County
portion of the city but not in the Johnson
County
side of town." May 16, 2004. Since this
article was written, Arlington approved wine sales in grocery
stores; Grand Prairie also approved grocery store beer and wines
sales.
Texas prohibits off-premises sale of liquor on Sundays.
Wisconsin
- The
village of Ephraim,
Wisconsin
, is the only dry municipality in Wisconsin
; it has been dry since its founding in 1853, and
its anti-liquor laws were upheld in 1934 and 1992 referenda.
Richland
Center
and Port Edwards
were dry for decades, but bars opened in both towns
in 1994 after changes to local ordinances.
- The
city of Sparta,
Wisconsin
is the largest community in Wisconsin that
restricts beer and liquor sales to taverns and restaurants that
have an on-premise consumption license. Grocery and
convenience stores cannot sell beer and liquor there. The community
abolished Class A licenses for retail sales in 1966 through
referendum, when a local liquor store owner in the city objected to
a grocery store's application for a class A license. Referendums
were defeated in 1982, 1986, 1992, 2005, 2007, and 2009 for class A
licenses. Opposition to Class A licenses in the community is widely
believed to be from the liquor store owner(s), who locate on the
border of the city in neighboring towns that allow Class A
licenses. Local opposition from these liquor stores is also widely
believed to be a monopolistic motivation to protect their business
trade by restricting it in Sparta.On April 7, 2009, in the
Wisconsin 2009 spring general election, voters defeated the
referendum questions about changing restrictions on the beer and
liquor sales in Sparta, for the sixth time.
States which permit localities to go dry
33 states have laws which allow localities to prohibit the sale
(and in some cases, consumption and possession) of liquor. Still,
many of these states have no dry communities.
Three states,
Kansas
, Mississippi
, and Tennessee
, are entirely dry by default: counties specifically
must authorize the sale of alcohol in order for it to be legal and
subject to state liquor control laws.
- Alabama
specifically allows cities and counties to elect to
go dry by public referendum.
- Alaska
specifically
allows local jurisdictions to elect to go dry by public
referendum.
- Arkansas
specifically allows local jurisdictions to elect to
go dry by public referendum.
- California
specifically allows local jurisdictions to enact
liquor laws which are more strict than state law.
- Colorado
specifically allows cities and counties to exercise
a local option by public referendum
whether to go dry.
- Connecticut
specifically allows towns to exercise a local option by public referendum whether to go
dry.
- Delaware
's state constitution allows specifically-defined
local districts to elect to go dry by public
referendum.
- Florida
specifically
allows counties to elect to go dry by public
referendum.
- Georgia
specifically allows any local jurisdiction to go
dry, without limitation on how that decision is made.
- Idaho
allows
local jurisdictions to prohibit sale of liquor by the drink by
public referendum,, but because all retail package sales are
controlled by the state, no local jurisdiction may prohibit package
liquor sales for consumption off-premises.
- Kansas
is dry by
default; counties have to choose to allow liquor sales in order for
liquor to be sold at all in the county. (see
Alcohol laws of Kansas)
- Kentucky
specifically allows local jurisdictions to elect to
go dry by public referendum. The Kentucky Constitution
implies that the default wet/dry status of any local subdivision
reflects the state of its local laws at the time that statewide
prohibition ended.
- Louisiana
specifically allows local jurisdictions to go dry,
without limitation on how that decision is made.
- Maine
specifically allows local jurisdictions to elect to go dry by
public referendum.
- Massachusetts
requires that a series of questions of whether to
go dry be placed on each municipality's local ballot every two
years, unless the municipality has voted to allow or prohibit
liquor sales in three such consecutive elections.
- Michigan
allows any city, village, or township in which
there are no retail liquor licenses to prohibit the retail sale of
alcoholic liquor within its borders by passage of an
ordinance.
- Minnesota
allows any local jurisdiction to enact laws which
are more strict than state liquor law, including completely
prohibiting the sale, possession, and consumption of alcoholic
beverages.
- Mississippi
is dry by default; local jurisdictions have to
choose to allow liquor sales in order for liquor to be sold at all
in the county.
- New Hampshire
specifically allows local jurisdictions to elect to
go dry by public referendum.
- New
Jersey
specifically allows local jurisdictions to
exercise full control over alcoholic beverages, including
completely prohibiting all alcohol.
- New
Mexico
is wet by default, however dry on Sundays until
Noon. It is however allowed for local jurisdictions to elect
to go dry by public referendum.
- New
York
specifically allows cities and counties to
exercise a local option by public
referendum whether to go dry. (see Alcohol laws of New York)
- North Carolina
allows certain classes of local jurisdictions
to exercise a local option by public
referendum whether to go dry. (see Alcohol laws of North
Carolina)
- Ohio
state law
allows local jurisdictions to exercise a local option by public referendum whether to
prohibit the sale of liquor.
- Rhode Island
state law allows local jurisdictions to
exercise a local option by public
referendum whether to prohibit the sale of liquor.
- South Dakota
allows certain classes of local jurisdictions
to exercise a local option by public
referendum whether to prohibit the on-premises sale of
liquor.
- Tennessee
is dry by default; local jurisdictions must choose
whether to allow liquor sales in order for liquor to be
sold.
- Texas
allows
local jurisdictions to exercise a local
option to decide whether it is "wet" or "dry," and does not
limit how that decision shall be made.
- Vermont
allows municipalities to exercise a local option by public referendum whether to
prohibit the sale of liquor.
- Virginia
allows local jurisdictions to exercise a
local option by public referendum
whether to prohibit the sale of liquor.
- Washington
allows local jurisdictions to exercise a
local option by public referendum
whether to prohibit the sale of liquor.
- West Virginia
allows local jurisdictions to exercise a
local option by public referendum
whether to prohibit the sale of liquor.
- Wisconsin
allows local jurisdictions to exercise a local option by public referendum whether to
prohibit the sale of liquor.
States which preclude dry communities
Seventeen states have laws which preclude the existence of any dry
counties whatsoever:
- Arizona
prohibits local jurisdictions from enacting any
alcohol laws stricter than state law. As a result, no dry
communities can exist in Arizona.
- Hawaii
does not allow for any local control of liquor
beyond licensing of manufacture and sale.
- Illinois
only allows for local control as to the "number,
kind and classification of licenses, for sale at retail of
alcoholic liquor," but such local control cannot supersede state
law, thereby preventing any local jurisdiction from going
dry.
- Indiana
's comprehensive state alcohol laws only allow
local liquor boards to issue liquor licenses for sale and
manufacture; all other regulation of alcohol is an operation of
state law.
- Iowa
state law
specifically requires each county's liquor board to allow liquor
licenses and follow the provisions of state liquor law. As a
result, there can be no dry cities or counties in Iowa.
- Maryland
prohibits local jurisdictions from imposing
restrictions on licensing which are more strict than state
law.
- Missouri
state law specifically prohibits any counties,
or unincorporated city or town from banning the retail sale of
liquor, but only allows incorporated cities to ban the sale of
liquor by the drink by public referendum. No incorporated
Missouri cities have ever chosen to hold a referendum banning
alcohol sales. In addition, Missouri state law specifically
supersedes any local laws that restrict the sale of alcohol.
(see Alcohol laws of
Missouri)
- Montana
state law vests control of alcoholic beverages
solely in the power of the state, although county voters may, by
initiative, prohibit alcohol sales.
- Nebraska
only grants local governing bodies authority to
approve applications and deny licenses pursuant to state
law.
- Nevada
state law specifically requires each county's
board of county commissioners to allow liquor licenses and follow
the provisions of state liquor law. As a result, there can
be no dry cities or counties in Nevada, except that a few rural
jurisdictions in are grandfathered into the ability to still
be partially or totally dry.
- North Dakota
state law provides that each local jurisdiction's
liquor board must allow liquor licenses, and sets the range of
allowable fees.
- Oklahoma
state law requires the liquor ordinances of
municipalities and counties to conform to the state Alcoholic
Beverage Control Act, and prohibits local jurisdictions from
enacting penalties more severe than those of the state law.
As a result, there can be no dry cities or counties in Oklahoma.
(see Alcohol laws of
Oklahoma) The 28 so-called "dry" counties can sell low-point
beer or have a license for a "bottle club," where members can bring
their own bottles of alcohol under certain guidelines.
- Oregon
's Liquor Control Act, which is "designed to operate
uniformly throughout the state," specifically replaces and
supersedes "any and all municipal charter enactments or local
ordinances inconsistent with it," thereby precluding dry
communities in Oregon.
- Pennsylvania
state law vests control of alcoholic beverages
solely in the power of the state.
- South Carolina
state law vests control of alcoholic beverages
exclusively in the power of the state.
- Utah
state law
provides that local jurisdictions only may enact alcohol control
legislation which does not conflict with state law, thereby
precluding the ability of communities to go dry.
- Wyoming
state law provides that each local jurisdiction's
liquor board must allow liquor licenses.
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- Chris Hubbuch, "Sparta again says no to alcohol sales."
La
Crosse Tribune, April 8, 2009.
http://www.lacrossetribune.com/news/article_681df8a2-7a51-5827-9339-ed5eb4ad2931.html
- Ala. Code Title 28, Chapters 2 and 2A
- A.S. Section 04.11.491
- Ark. Code Title 3, Chapter 8
- Cal. Bus. Code Section 25612.5
- Colorado Revised Statutes (C.R.S.) Section 12-47-105
- Conn. Gen. Stat. Section 545-30-9
- Dela. Const. Art. XIII
- Fla. Stat. Chapter 567
- O.C.G.A. § 3-10-1
- Idaho Stat. Section 23-917
- "Kansas Liquor Law," Kansas Legislative Research
Department (2003)
- Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 242
- Ky. Const. § 61
- La.R.S. Section 26:147
- Maine R.S. Title 28-A Section 121
- Mass. Gen. L. 138-11
- M.C.L. Section 436.2109
- Minn. Stat. Section 340A.509
- Miss. Code Section 67-1-3
- N.H. Stat. Section 663:5
- N.J. Stat. Section 33:1-40
- N.M. Stat. Section 33:1-40
- New York Alcoholic Beverage Control Code, Article 9
- N.C. Gen. Stat. §§18B-600 through 605
- O.R.C. Section 4301.35
- R.I. Gen. L. Section 3-5-2
- S.D.C. Chapter 35-3
- Tenn. Code Title 57, Chapters 2 and 3
- Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code Title 6
- 7 V.S.A. Section 161
- Va. Code Section 4.1-122
- Chapter 66.40, R.C.W.
- W.V.C. Section 60-8-27
- Wisc. Stat. Ann. Section 125.05
- A.R.S. Section 4-224
- H.R.S. Chapter 281
- 235 IL.C.S. 5/4‑1
- Ind. Code Title 7.1
- Iowa Code Section 123.32
- Md. Code Art. 2B, Section 8-101
- Sections 311.110-311.170, R.S.Mo.
- Section 311.040, R.S.Mo.
- Mont. Code Section 16-1-101(2)
- Mont. Code Section 16-1-101(2)
- MCA 16-1-105
http://data.opi.mt.gov/bills/mca/16/1/16-1-205.htm
- Section 53-134.02, Revised Statutes of Nebraska
- Nevada Revised Statutes (N.R.S.) Chapter 369
- N.D. Century Code Chapter 5-02
- Okla. laws ch. 37
- Ore. Rev. Stat. Section 471.045
- Pa. Code Ch. 40
- S.C. Code Section 61-2-80
- Utah Code Section 32A-1-102
- Wyo. Stat. Section 12-4-101
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