Our discussion in class of the stringent wine regulation in Utah got me thinking that there must be some other peculiar laws out there, and with a quick Google - there are a ton! Some of them make you wonder what must have happened for the law to have to be written in the first place (Missouri / North Dakota / Ohio)! Here are a select few standouts:
Alaska - It is illegal to be drunk in a bar (either upon entering or exiting)
Arkansas - If you are caught with alcohol between the ages of 18 and 21, you must write a themed essay on liquor, wine or beer as part of the punishment
Hawaii - It is illegal to have more than one alcoholic beverage in front of you
Indiana - It is illegal for grocery stores and convenience stores to sell cold beer (only liquor stores can)
Missouri - It is illegal in one part of the state to provide beer to elephants and it is illegal in St. Louis to sit on the curb of any city street and drink beer from a bucket
Nebraska - It is illegal to have any physical contact or PDA with a bartender
New Jersey - If you get a DUI, you are not allowed to get a vanity license plate
North Carolina - NO HAPPY HOURS!
North Dakota - It is illegal to serve beer and pretzels at the same time
Ohio - It is illegal to give alcohol to a fish
Texas - If you are standing up, you can legally only take three sips in a row before having to sit back down
Be careful out there, it's a minefield!
Source: https://craftbeerclub.com/blog/post/weird-drinking-laws-in-our-50-states
Alaska - It is illegal to be drunk in a bar (either upon entering or exiting)
Arkansas - If you are caught with alcohol between the ages of 18 and 21, you must write a themed essay on liquor, wine or beer as part of the punishment
Hawaii - It is illegal to have more than one alcoholic beverage in front of you
Indiana - It is illegal for grocery stores and convenience stores to sell cold beer (only liquor stores can)
Missouri - It is illegal in one part of the state to provide beer to elephants and it is illegal in St. Louis to sit on the curb of any city street and drink beer from a bucket
Nebraska - It is illegal to have any physical contact or PDA with a bartender
New Jersey - If you get a DUI, you are not allowed to get a vanity license plate
North Carolina - NO HAPPY HOURS!
North Dakota - It is illegal to serve beer and pretzels at the same time
Ohio - It is illegal to give alcohol to a fish
Texas - If you are standing up, you can legally only take three sips in a row before having to sit back down
Be careful out there, it's a minefield!
Source: https://craftbeerclub.com/blog/post/weird-drinking-laws-in-our-50-states
I imagine that the Hawaii, North Carolina and North Dakota laws are driven by the same motivation as the tied house laws originally were: the idea that allowing those practices (multiple drinks at once, happy hours, salted foods like pretzels) will encourage excess. (These are just weirdly specific ways to address that!)
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