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List of dry communities by U.S. state#Virginia

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The following list of dry areas by U.S. state details all of the counties, parishes, boroughs, and municipalities in the United States of America that ban the sale of alcoholic beverages.

For more background information, see dry county and Prohibition in the United States. For more information on semi-wet counties, see moist county.

Overview

=States that permit localities to go dry=

33 states have laws that allow localities to prohibit the sale (and in some cases, consumption and possession) of liquor. Still, many of these states have no dry communities. Two states—Kansas 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.Ala. Code Title 28, Chapters 2 and 2A
  • Alaska specifically allows local jurisdictions to elect to go dry by public referendum.A.S. Section 04.11.491
  • Arkansas specifically allows local jurisdictions to elect to go dry by public referendum.Ark. Code Title 3, Chapter 8
  • California specifically allows local jurisdictions to enact liquor laws that are stricter than state law.Cal. Bus. Code Section 25612.5
  • Colorado specifically allows cities and counties to exercise a local option by public referendum whether to go dry.Colorado Revised Statutes (C.R.S.) Section 12-47-105
  • Connecticut specifically allows towns to exercise a local option by public referendum whether to go dry.Conn. Gen. Stat. Section 545-30-9
  • Delaware's state constitution allows specifically defined local districts (namely Sussex County, Kent County, the City of Wilmington, and the remainder of New Castle County) to elect to go dry by public referendum.Dela. Const. Art. XIII
  • Florida specifically allows counties to elect to go dry by public referendum.Fla. Const. art. VIII, s. 5; Fla. Stat. Chapter 567
  • Georgia specifically allows any local jurisdiction to go dry, without limitation on how that decision is made.O.C.G.A. § 3-10-1
  • Idaho allows local jurisdictions to prohibit sale of liquor by the drink by public referendum,Idaho Stat. Section 23-917 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.{{cite web|url=http://skyways.lib.ks.us/ksleg/KLRD/Publications/Kansas_liquor_laws_2003.pdf |title="Kansas Liquor Law," Kansas Legislative Research Department (2003) |access-date=December 19, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022013021/http://skyways.lib.ks.us/ksleg/KLRD/Publications/Kansas_liquor_laws_2003.pdf |archive-date=October 22, 2013 }} (see Alcohol laws of Kansas)
  • Kentucky specifically allows local jurisdictions to elect to go dry by public referendum.Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 242 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.Ky. Const. § 61
  • Louisiana specifically allows local jurisdictions to go dry, without limitation on how that decision is made.La. R.S. Section 26:147
  • Maine specifically allows local jurisdictions to elect to go dry by public referendum.Maine R.S. Title 28-A Section 121
  • 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.Mass. Gen. L. 138-11
  • 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.M.C.L. Section 436.2109
  • Minnesota allows any local jurisdiction to enact laws that are stricter than state liquor law, including completely prohibiting the sale, possession, and consumption of alcoholic beverages.Minn. Stat. Section 340A.509
  • Mississippi is wet by default; local jurisdictions have to choose to go dry via referendum.
  • New Hampshire specifically allows local jurisdictions to elect to go dry by public referendum.N.H. Stat. Section 663:5
  • New Jersey specifically allows local jurisdictions to exercise control over the sale of alcoholic beverages in retail establishments (liquor stores, restaurants) and to limit or refuse to issue retail licenses.N.J. Stat. Section 33:1–40
  • New Mexico is wet by default. Law does, however, allow for local jurisdictions to elect to go dry by public referendum.N.M. Stat. Section 33:1–40
  • New York specifically allows cities and counties to exercise a local option by public referendum whether to go dry.New York Alcoholic Beverage Control Code, Article 9 (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.N.C. Gen. Stat. §§18B-600 through 605
  • Ohio state law allows local jurisdictions to exercise a local option by public referendum whether to prohibit the sale of liquor.O.R.C. Section 4301.35
  • Rhode Island state law allows local jurisdictions to exercise a local option by public referendum whether to prohibit the sale of liquor.R.I. Gen. L. Section 3-5-2
  • 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.S.D.C. Chapter 35-3
  • Tennessee is dry by default; local jurisdictions must choose whether to allow liquor sales in order for liquor to be sold.Tenn. Code Title 57, Chapters 2 and 3 (see Alcohol laws of Tennessee)
  • 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.Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code Title 6
  • Vermont allows municipalities to exercise a local option by public referendum whether to prohibit the sale of liquor.7 V.S.A. Section 161
  • Virginia allows local jurisdictions to exercise a local option by public referendum whether to prohibit the sale of liquor.Va. Code Section 4.1–122
  • Washington allows local jurisdictions to exercise a local option by public referendum whether to prohibit the sale of liquor.Chapter 66.40, R.C.W.
  • West Virginia allows local jurisdictions to exercise a local option by public referendum whether to prohibit the sale of liquor.W.V.C. Section 60-8-27
  • Wisconsin allows local jurisdictions to exercise a local option by public referendum whether to prohibit the sale of liquor.Wisc. Stat. Ann. Section 125.05

=States that preclude dry communities=

17 states have laws that preclude the existence of any dry counties whatsoever:

  • Arizona prohibits local jurisdictions from enacting any alcohol laws stricter than state law.A.R.S. Section 4-224 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.H.R.S. Chapter 281
  • 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.235 IL.C.S. 5/4‑1
  • 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.Ind. Code Title 7.1
  • Iowa state law specifically requires each county's liquor board to allow liquor licenses and follow the provisions of state liquor law.Iowa Code Section 123.32 As a result, there can be no dry cities or counties in Iowa.
  • Maryland prohibits local jurisdictions from imposing restrictions on licensing that are stricter than state law.Md. Code Art. 2B, Section 8-101
  • 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.Sections 311.110–311.170, R.S.Mo. 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.Section 311.040, R.S.Mo. (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.Mont. Code Section 16-1-101(2){{cite web|url=http://data.opi.mt.gov/bills/mca/16/1/16-1-205.htm |title=MCA 16-1-205 |publisher=Data.opi.mt.gov |access-date=December 19, 2011}} The Crow Indian Reservation and Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation are fully dry. Since the Reservations are considered federal lands, state laws do not apply. Tribal law bans possession and sale of alcohol completely, even if not tribal members.
  • Nebraska only grants local governing bodies authority to approve applications and deny licenses pursuant to state law.Section 53-134.02, Revised Statutes of Nebraska
  • Nevada state law specifically requires each county's board of county commissioners to allow liquor licenses and follow the provisions of state liquor law.Nevada Revised Statutes (N.R.S.) Chapter 369 As a result, there can be no dry cities or counties in Nevada, except that a few rural jurisdictions 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.N.D. Century Code Chapter 5-02
  • 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.Okla. laws ch. 37 As a result, there can be no dry cities or counties in Oklahoma. (see Alcohol laws of Oklahoma)
  • 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.Ore. Rev. Stat. Section 471.045
  • Pennsylvania state law vests control of alcoholic beverages solely in the power of the Commonwealth.Pa. Code Ch. 40
  • South Carolina state law vests control of alcoholic beverages exclusively in the power of the state, although counties are permitted to restrict the hours of operation of locations that sell alcohol.S.C. Code Section 61-2-80
  • Utah state law provides that local jurisdictions only may enact alcohol control legislation that does not conflict with state law, thereby precluding the ability of communities to go dry.Utah Code Section 32A-1-102
  • Wyoming state law provides that each local jurisdiction's liquor board must allow liquor licenses.Wyo. Stat. Section 12-4-101

Alabama

Of the 67 counties in Alabama, none are completely dry, 23 are partially dry or "moist" (these counties contain cities that have voted to allow alcohol sales), and 44 are completely wet. In 2014 the municipalities of Oneonta, Blountsville and Cleveland in Blount County became wet, and in 2016 the municipalities of Ashland and Lineville in Clay County became wet.[http://www.abc.alabama.gov/wet_dry.aspx Alabama] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090405124444/http://www.abc.alabama.gov/wet_dry.aspx |date=April 5, 2009 }} Within those 23 "moist" counties, 74 city governments have legalized alcohol sales inside their city limits.{{Cite web |title=Wet Cities {{!}} Alabama ABC Board |url=https://alabcboard.gov/licensing-compliance/wet-cities |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=alabcboard.gov}}

  • 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. A city must have a population in excess of 1,000 residents in order to have a referendum to become wet.[http://www.legislature.state.al.us/CodeofAlabama/1975/coatoc.htm Code of Alabama] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107053602/http://www.legislature.state.al.us/CodeofAlabama/1975/coatoc.htm |date=January 7, 2009 }} Petitions can be made to become wet or dry.

Alaska

  • State law allows each village to decide on restrictions, and some boroughs may prohibit it altogether.{{cite web|url=https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/amco/AlcoholLocalOption.aspx|title=Dry / Damp Communities|publisher=Alcoholic Beverage Control Board}}

Three terms describe Alaskan villages in common usage:

  • A "dry village" bans both the sale and possession of alcohol.
  • A "wet village" permits both the sale and possession of alcohol.
  • A "damp village" permits possession of alcohol but bans the sale of it.

There is wide variation of restrictions placed on the possession and movement of alcohol in the "damp" villages, some villages permit residents to order alcohol from stores outside the ban area and have it shipped in, while other villages require the person owning the alcohol to personally bring the alcohol into their jurisdiction.

Beer, wine and liquor cannot be purchased in grocery stores. Convenience stores and gas stations that sell alcohol must have a separate section with a separate entrance, and separate cash registers.

Arkansas

  • Arkansas has 75 counties, 31 of which are dry or partially dry—southern Logan County and southern Sebastion County are dry.{{cite news |last1=Eperson |first1=Andrew |title=Alcohol sales approved in Hot Spring, Polk Counties |url=https://www.kark.com/news/state-news/alcohol-sales-approved-in-hot-springs-polk-counties/ |access-date=18 July 2023 |work=KARK |publisher=Nexstar Media Group, Inc |date=November 10, 2022 |location=Little Rock, Arkansas}} Alcohol sales are generally forbidden statewide on Sundays (packaged liquor, beer and wine sales are currently allowed on Sundays in the cities of Altus, Bentonville, Eureka Springs, Ozark, Rogers, Springdale and Tontitown; additionally, licensed microbreweries can sell growlers for carry-out on Sundays) and on Christmas Day. (Amendment 100 to the Arkansas Constitution allows alcohol to be served in the casino properties every day of the year including Sunday and Christmas.) The issue is more complex than that, however, since any local jurisdiction (county, municipal, etc.) can exercise control over alcohol laws via public referendum. For this reason, some cities like Jacksonville, are dry despite being located in a "wet" county. In Fort Smith the same situation exists but with a wet city existing in an otherwise dry county. A city or municipality can elect to go dry in a wet county, but a city or municipality cannot elect to go wet in a dry county. Occasionally, in counties with two county seats, one district may be wet and the other dry, such as Sebastian and Logan counties.
  • Dry counties (with county seat(s) in parentheses): Ashley (Hamburg), Bradley (Warren), Clay (Corning/Piggott), Cleburne (Heber Springs), Craighead (Jonesboro/Lake City), Crawford (Van Buren), Faulkner (Conway), Fulton (Salem), Grant (Sheridan), Hempstead (Hope), Howard (Nashville), Independence (Batesville), Izard (Melbourne), Johnson (Clarksville), Lafayette (Lewisville), Lawrence (Walnut Ridge/Powhatan), Lincoln (Star City), Southern Logan (Booneville), Lonoke (Lonoke), Montgomery (Mt. Ida), Nevada (Prescott), Newton (Jasper), Perry (Perryville), Pike (Murfreesboro),{{cite web |title=Pike County Election Results |url=https://southwestarkansasradio.com/pike-county-election-results/ |website=Southwest Arkansas Radio |publisher=Arklatex Radio, Inc |access-date=25 October 2023 |date=November 9, 2022 |quote=Pike County Voters went to the poll to vote whether or not the county should be wet or dry and by 6 votes the county voted against for the manufacture or sale of intoxicating liquors by the vote of 1,852 to 1,858.}} Pope (Russellville), Scott (Waldron), Searcy (Marshall), Southern Sebastian (Greenwood), Stone (Mountain View), White (Searcy), and Yell (Dardanelle/Danville).
  • Wet counties (with county seat(s) in parentheses): Arkansas (De Witt/Stuttgart), Baxter (Mountain Home), Benton (Bentonville),{{cite news|title=Benton County votes "wet" with 66 percent approval |first=Kim |last=Souza |url=http://www.magnoliareporter.com/news_and_business/regional_news/article_e4fd026e-295e-11e2-8731-0019bb2963f4.html |newspaper=Magnolia Reporter |date=November 7, 2012 |access-date=November 8, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803164723/http://www.magnoliareporter.com/news_and_business/regional_news/article_e4fd026e-295e-11e2-8731-0019bb2963f4.html |archive-date=August 3, 2020 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.thecitywire.com/node/24958#.UTKZnY-x12M |title=Jordan wins in Fayetteville, Benton County goes wet |access-date=March 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130307074507/http://thecitywire.com/node/24958#.UTKZnY-x12M |archive-date=March 7, 2013 |url-status=dead |quote=Benton County voters overwhelmingly approved of countywide retail alcohol sales, in an effort to keep dollars from flowing north and south where off-premise alcohol is sold. This bold change will wipe away nearly 70 years of ‘dry’ history. }}{{cite web |title=Rogers, Arkansas voters approve of Sunday alcohol sales |url=https://www.4029tv.com/article/rogers-sunday-alcohol-sales/41906241 |website=40/29 News |access-date=25 October 2023 |date=November 8, 2022 |quote=Rogers has voted to allow retail alcohol sales on Sundays.}}{{cite news |last1=Darling |first1=Anna |title=Bentonville, Rogers Sunday alcohol sale votes certified |url=https://www.nwahomepage.com/northwest-arkansas-news/bentonville-rogers-sunday-alcohol-sale-votes-certified/ |access-date=25 October 2023 |work=Northwest Arkansas News |date=December 11, 2022 |quote=Voters in both communities overwhelmingly supported Sunday alcohol sales during the November midterm, with 74% supporting it in Bentonville and 70% supporting it in Rogers.}} Boone (Harrison), Calhoun (Hampton), Carroll (Berryville/Eureka Springs), Chicot (Lake Village), Clark (Arkadelphia),{{cite news |title=Arkansas decides wet counties |url=https://www.ksla.com/story/13434825/southwest-arkansas-decides-wet-counties/ |access-date=19 July 2023 |work=KSLA-12 News |agency=AP |publisher=Gray Television |date=November 3, 2010 |location=Shreveport, Louisiana}} Cleveland (Rison), Columbia (Magnolia),{{cite web|url=http://www.magnoliareporter.com/news_and_business/local_news/article_17c16af2-64a7-11e4-9531-fbc1f09749fd.html|title=Election results: Columbia County goes wet, Vann wins Magnolia mayor's race, Blair new county treasurer|work=Magnolia Reporter – Magnolia, Arkansas News}} Conway (Morrilton), Crittenden (Marion), Cross (Wynne), Dallas (Fordyce), Desha (Arkansas City), Drew (Monticello), Franklin (Ozark/Charleston), Garland (Hot Springs), Greene (Paragould), Hot Spring (Malvern),{{cite news |last1=Horbacewicz |first1=Sarah |title=Alcohol sales now legal in Hot Spring County |url=https://www.thv11.com/article/money/consumer/hot-springs-county-to-sell-alcohol/91-3fa037b4-8cf8-46f1-83d8-9a3a6d08465d |access-date=24 December 2022 |work=KTHV-TV |publisher=Tegna Inc. |date=9 November 2022 |quote=After a lengthy petition, Hot Spring County citizens voted to turn the dry county wet on Tuesday.}} Jackson (Newport), Jefferson (Pine Bluff), Lee (Marianna), Little River (Ashdown),{{cite news |last1=Williamson |first1=Jim |title=County gets first liquor permits |url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2017/aug/18/county-gets-first-liquor-permits-201708-1/ |access-date=25 December 2022 |work=Arkansas Democrat Gazette |date=18 August 2017 |quote=2 shops OK’d for Ashdown after last year’s ‘wet’ vote}} Northern Logan (Paris), Madison (Huntsville), Marion (Yellville), Miller (Texarkana), Mississippi (Osceola/Blytheville), Monroe (Clarendon), Ouachita (Camden), Phillips (Helena), Poinsett (Harrisburg), Polk (Mena), Prairie (Des Arc/De Valls Bluff), Pulaski (Little Rock), Randolph (Pocahontas),{{cite news |title=Randolph County goes wet |url=https://neareport.com/2018/11/06/randolph-county-goes-wet/ |access-date=24 December 2022 |work=NEA Report |date=6 November 2018 |quote=With large voter turnout and strong support, voters passed the wet measure Tuesday night. Unofficial vote totals showed, 3,213 for, 2,413 against.}} Saline (Benton),{{cite web|url=http://www.bentoncourier.com/content/saline-county-votes-yes-wet|title=Saline County votes 'yes' for wet|website=Bentoncourier.com}} St. Francis (Forrest City), Northern Sebastian (Fort Smith), Sevier (De Queen),{{cite news |last1=Dunn |first1=Lori |title=Sevier County now is completely wet |url=https://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/2020/nov/04/election-2020-sevier-county-now-completely-wet/ |access-date=24 December 2022 |work=Texarkana Gazette |date=November 4, 2020 |quote=Voters have decided Sevier County Arkansas will be a wet county.}} Sharp (Ash Flat), Union (El Dorado), Van Buren (Clinton),{{cite news |last1=Hoagland |first1=Hunter |title=Van Buren County votes to make county wet |url=https://www.kark.com/news/local-news/van-buren-county-votes-to-make-county-wet/ |access-date=24 December 2022 |work=KARK-TV |date=4 November 2020 |quote=Change is underway in Van Buren County after roughly 63 percent of voters cast their ballot to flip the county from dry to wet.}} Washington (Fayetteville), and Woodruff (Augusta).

Florida

There is only one completely dry county in Florida: Liberty County in the Florida Panhandle. Lafayette County in North Central Florida is a partially dry county, as it does allow retail sales of beer.Associated Press, [https://www.tampabay.com/incoming/number-of-dry-counties-in-florida-dwindling/1238768/ Number of dry counties in Florida dwindling], July 4, 2012.{{cite web|last=Romero |first=Ramsey |url=https://www.wjhg.com/2022/01/22/washington-county-dry-no-more/ |title=Washington County dry no more |publisher=Wjhg.com |date=2022-01-21 |accessdate=2023-03-02}}

While most Florida counties and cities are wet, some do have blue laws regulating alcohol sales on Sunday morning.[http://opinionzone.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2013/11/06/should-cities-repeal-blue-laws-that-ban-sunday-alcohol-sales/ Should cities repeal ‘blue laws’ that ban Sunday alcohol sales?], Palm Beach Post, November 6, 2013.Ralph de la Cruz, [https://web.archive.org/web/20141118232606/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2008-08-05/news/0808040448_1_blue-law-liquor-law-alcohol No more blues: Liquor law to ease: Boynton ready to let you buy alcohol earlier on Sunday. It's about time], Sun-Sentinel, August 5, 2008.

Georgia

All Georgia counties are fully wet, with the exception of the following:

  • Bleckley County prohibits the sale of distilled spirits for retail and on-site consumption.{{cite web|url=https://library.municode.com/ga/bleckley_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH10ALBE|title=Municode Library|website=Library.municode.com}}
  • Butts County prohibits the sale of distilled spirits for on-site consumption.{{cite web|url=https://library.municode.com/ga/butts_county/codes/code_of_ordinances|title=Municode Library|website=Library.municode.com}}
  • Coweta County, Georgia prohibits the retail sale of distilled spirits.{{Cite web |title=Georgia Alcohol Sales: What Time Can You Buy Alcohol? |url=https://www.gettips.com/blog/georgia-liquor-laws#:~:text=Certain%20counties%20in%20Georgia%20are,city%20of%20Helen%20is%20wet. |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=TIPS |language=en}}
  • Decatur County prohibits the sale of distilled spirits for on-site consumption.{{cite web |url=http://bainbridgega.com/decatur/AlcoholOrd.shtml |title=Alcoholic Beverage Ordinance for the Unincorporated Portion of Decatur County, Georgia |access-date=June 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221202/http://bainbridgega.com/decatur/AlcoholOrd.shtml |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |url-status=dead }}
  • Dodge County prohibits the retail sale of distilled spirits.
  • Effingham County prohibits the retail sale of distilled spirits.[https://library.municode.com/index.aspx?clientId=13113 Effingham County Code of Ordinances >> PART II – OFFICIAL CODE >> Chapter 6 – ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES >> ARTICLE III. – LICENSES >> DIVISION 1. GENERALLY >>]. Library.municode.co
  • Hart County prohibits the sale of distilled spirits for retail and on-site consumption.[https://library.municode.com/index.aspx?clientId=13236 Hart County, Georgia, Code of Ordinances >> PART II – CODE OF ORDINANCES >> Chapter 6 – ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES >> ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL >>]. Library.municode.co
  • Lumpkin County prohibits the retail sale of distilled spirits.[https://library.municode.com/index.aspx?clientId=14645 Lumpkin County, Georgia, Code of Ordinances >> PART II – CODE OF ORDINANCES >> Chapter 4 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES >>]. Library.municode.co
  • Murray County prohibits the sale of distilled spirits for retail and on-site consumption.{{cite web|url=https://library.municode.com/index.aspx?clientId=14333|title=Municode Library|website=Library.municode.com}}
  • Union County prohibits the retail sale of distilled spirits.{{cite web |url=http://www.unioncountyga.gov/Portals/0/CommissionersOffice/UnionCountyAlcoholOrdinance.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=June 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714170727/http://www.unioncountyga.gov/Portals/0/CommissionersOffice/UnionCountyAlcoholOrdinance.pdf |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |url-status=dead }}
  • Upson County prohibits the retail sale of distilled spirits.{{cite web |url=http://www.upsoncountyga.org/departments/finance_admin_files/beer_wine_app.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=June 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714183008/http://www.upsoncountyga.org/departments/finance_admin_files/beer_wine_app.pdf |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |url-status=dead }} The sale of distilled spirits for on-site consumption was approved by vote in May 2014.{{cite web|url=http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/GA/Upson/51491/130922/en/summary.html|title=Upson – Election Results|website=Results.enr.clarityelections.com}}
  • White County prohibits the sale of distilled spirits for retail and on-site consumption (except for the City of Helen).{{cite web |url=http://www.whitecounty.net/county_commissioners_office/Alcohol_Ordinance/Alcoholic%20Bev%20Ord.pdf |title=The White County Alcoholic Beverage Ordinance: As amended on October 4, 2010 |access-date=2014-06-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816045642/http://www.whitecounty.net/county_commissioners_office/Alcohol_Ordinance/Alcoholic%20Bev%20Ord.pdf |archive-date=August 16, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}

Illinois

  • Individual precincts within the city of Chicago can elect to restrict alcohol sales, whether by the drink or packaged, in binding referendums.{{cite web |title=Liquor Moratorium Districts |url=https://data.cityofchicago.org/widgets/3cpd-5xpf |website=Chicago Data Portal |publisher=City of Chicago |access-date=16 December 2024}}
  • Edwards County is a dry county, with multiple referendums to allow alcohol sales failing in the mid-1990s. The portion of Grayville that lies within Edwards County does allow alcohol sales per Grayville city ordinance.{{cite web|url=https://www2.illinois.gov/ilcc/Pages/Home.aspx|title=ILCC|website=2.illinois.gov}}
  • Moweaqua, located in Shelby County, and founded in 1854, was a dry town since origination until March 2014.
  • Stewardson, also located in Shelby County, was a dry town from 1910 until 2014, when voters approved alcohol sales.
  • The village of South Holland has been a dry municipality since it was founded by Dutch Reformed immigrants in 1894.{{cite web|url=http://www.southholland.org/index.php?page=Community/distinctive |title=Village of South Holland – South Holland Distinctive Traits |publisher=Southholland.org |access-date=June 7, 2010}} In accordance with the state liquor law (see overview), South Holland bans the sale of alcohol by not issuing licenses for any business to sell alcohol in the community. The possession, consumption and transport of alcohol are all permitted in South Holland. Other municipalities in Illinois' Cook County, such as Oak Park and Evanston, were once dry communities, but have since re-allowed the sale of alcohol, though these municipalities still tend to have tougher regulation on alcohol sales than the rest of the county.
  • South Ottawa Township, LaSalle County within Ottawa elected to stay dry after the end of Prohibition; it remained a dry township until this was overturned by a unanimous city council vote in October 2013.{{cite web|title='High time' for Ottawa South Side liquor sales – The Times: Local|url=http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/high-time-for-ottawa-south-side-liquor-sales/article_9b3503e6-23b1-577a-b689-cfbd73186f16.html|work=The Times|access-date=October 15, 2013}}

Kansas

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Kansas prohibited alcohol from 1881 to 1948, and continued to prohibit bars selling liquor by the drink until 1987. Both the 1948 amendment to the Kansas Constitution that ended prohibition and the 1986 amendment that allowed for open saloons provided that the amendments only would be in effect in counties that had approved the respective amendments, either during the election over the amendment itself or subsequently.

All 105 counties in Kansas have approved the 1948 amendment, but one county (Wallace) has never approved the 1986 amendment, and therefore continues to prohibit any and all sale of liquor by the drink.{{cite web|date=January 6, 2021|title=2021 Kansas Liquor by the Drink Map (Wet and Dry Counties)|url=http://www.ksrevenue.org/pdf/abcwetdrymap.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507214005/https://www.ksrevenue.org/pdf/abcwetdrymap.pdf|archive-date=May 7, 2021|access-date=May 11, 2021|publisher=Kansas Department of Revenue}} Public bars (so-called "open saloons") are illegal in this county. Another 64 counties 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. 40 counties in Kansas have fully approved the 1986 amendment without any limitation, allowing liquor to be sold by the drink without any food sales requirement.

Kentucky

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(As of February 2020) https://abc.ky.gov/Local-Information/Documents/Wet-DryMap02-20.pdf {{Dead link|date=February 2022}} Of the 120 counties in Kentucky, 11 counties are dry, 53 are wet, and the remaining 56 are either "moist" or dry with special circumstances.

Maine

Maine was the first dry state in the country. As of 2019, 37 towns in Maine remained dry.{{cite web|url=http://wgme.com/news/local/a-century-after-prohibition-some-maine-towns-are-still-dry|title=A century after Prohibition, some Maine towns are still dry|last=Journal|first=Steve Collins, Sun|date=2019-08-25|website=WGME|access-date=2019-08-25}}

Massachusetts

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As of 2013, there were only eight completely dry towns in Massachusetts: Alford, Chilmark, Dunstable, Gosnold, Hawley, Montgomery, Mount Washington, and Westhampton.Evan Allen, These towns have 0.11% of the overall population of the state, though Chilmak's rises slightly in the summer months. [http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2013/02/14/how-dry-they-were-needham-latest-town-loosen-rules-alcohol-sales/HGTMvxRq5ynzVEFo33phcN/story.html Selectmen grant 5 retail liquor permits], Boston Globe, February 14, 2013.[http://www.mass.gov/abcc/pdf/DRY%20TOWNS%20as%20of%202-23-2012.pdf Dry Towns in Massachusetts], Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission, February 23, 2012. The number of dry towns has decreased over time: according to the Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission, there were 20 dry towns in Massachusetts in 2000.

Michigan

  • 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.{{cite news |url= http://blog.mlive.com/chronicle/2007/11/city_chooses_booze_to_spark_gr.html |title=City Chooses Booze to Spark Growth |work= Muskegon Chronicle |date=November 7, 2007 |access-date=January 21, 2013}}
  • Oak Park had been dry since its establishment in 1945. A vote on July 15, 2013, allows up to 20 restaurants to obtain tavern licenses, but they could not sell spirits or mixed drinks.{{cite news |last= Andrews |first= Amy |title= Long Dry Oak Park: Eateries Can Sell Beer, Wine |url= http://wrbw.membercenter.worldnow.com/story/22850521/long-dry-oak-park-eateries-can-sell-beer-wine |location= Southfield, MI |publisher= WJBK-TV |access-date= July 29, 2013 |archive-url= https://archive.today/20130729152757/http://wrbw.membercenter.worldnow.com/story/22850521/long-dry-oak-park-eateries-can-sell-beer-wine |archive-date= July 29, 2013 |url-status= dead }} On May 5, 2015 the citizens of Oak Park voted to allow mixed drinks to be sold at businesses within city limits in addition to beer and wine, which were previously allowed.

Minnesota

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  • Lakeside, a neighborhood within Duluth, prohibited 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.duluthmn.gov/clerk/voting/eleresg2008.htm |title=Summary Report Unofficial Results-Duluth, Mn |publisher=Duluthmn.gov |date=November 4, 2008 |access-date=June 7, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100530182521/https://www.duluthmn.gov/clerk/voting/eleresg2008.htm |archive-date=May 30, 2010 |url-status=dead }} A later referendum passed, and the ban was repealed by the City Council on June 27, 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/4063383-duluth-city-council-lifts-ban-liquor-sales-lakeside-lester-park |title=Duluth City Council lifts ban on liquor sales in Lakeside, Lester Park |date=June 28, 2016 |publisher=Duluth News Tribune |access-date=September 4, 2016}}
  • A law was passed permitting the sale of liquor in liquor stores (off-sale) on Sundays in Minnesota starting July 2, 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.fox9.com/news/239192052-story |title=Sunday liquor sales officially passes Minnesota Legislature |publisher=Fox 9 |access-date=May 8, 2017}} Minnesota no longer prohibits the sale of liquor in liquor stores (off-sale) on Sundays. Bars and restaurants may also sell liquor on Sundays for on-premises consumption. 3.2% alcohol beer is also allowed for sale on Sundays in convenience and grocery stores.
  • No alcohol is sold on the Red Lake Indian Reservation.

Mississippi

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As of January 1, 2021, all counties are "wet" by default and allow for the sale of beer and light wine unless they vote to become dry again through a future referendum.{{cite web |title=Mississippi's governor has signed into law a repeal of alcoholic prohibition in the state. |url=https://www.wtva.com/content/news/Mississippi-governor-signs-bill-making-counties-wet-by-default-571585371.html#:~:text=(WTVA)%20%2D%20Mississippi's%20governor%20has,alcoholic%20prohibition%20in%20the%20state.&text=Under%20the%20new%20law%2C%20counties,allow%20the%20sale%20of%20alcohol. |website=WTVA News |publisher=WTVA |access-date=3 February 2021}} However, 10 counties are completely dry with regard to liquor: Benton, Chocktaw, Franklin, George, Greene, Leake, Newton, Scott, Walthall, and Webster.{{Cite web |date=2020-06-23 |title=Prohibition in Mississippi comes to an end with passage of HB 1087 - SuperTalk Mississippi |url=https://www.supertalk.fm/prohibition-in-mississippi-comes-to-an-end-with-passage-of-hb-1087/ |access-date=2024-12-08 |language=en-US}} Mississippi also contains partially dry counties with wet municipalities and wet areas.

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.{{cite web|url=http://panaca.travelnevada.com/ |title=Panaca, Nevada |publisher=Panaca.travelnevada.com |access-date=June 7, 2010}}

New Hampshire

According to the New Hampshire Liquor Commission, Ellsworth is the only town to disallow the sale of alcoholic beverages. (Other towns allow sales of alcohol, but with restrictions).Benji Rosen, [http://www.ledgertranscript.com/home/14224421-95/its-a-dry-town-no-longer Sharon: It's a dry town no longer: Voters decide beer, wine can be purchased, online or otherwise] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150601080349/http://www.ledgertranscript.com/home/14224421-95/its-a-dry-town-no-longer |date=June 1, 2015 }}, Monadnock Ledger-Transcript, November 10, 2014. The most recent town to go "wet" is Sharon; the town voted to repeal its dry law in 2014.Jeff Woodburn, [http://www.nhmagazine.com/January-2015/NHs-Checkered-Prohibition-Past/ NH's Checkered Prohibition Past], NH Magazine, January 2015.

New Jersey

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New Jersey has no dry counties, but as of 2017, at least 30 municipalities (out of 565 statewide) prohibit the retail sale of alcohol. Most of the dry towns are in South Jersey, and some of them are dry because of their origins as Quaker, Methodist, or other Protestant religious communities.Peterson, Iver. [https://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/23/nyregion/dry-towns-find-that-temperance-and-business-do-not-mix.html "Dry Towns Find That Temperance and Business Do Not Mix"] in The New York Times (September 23, 2002). Retrieved May 1, 2013. Dry towns in New Jersey cannot forbid the possession, consumption, or transportation of alcohol, but have the option to permit or prohibit BYOB at restaurants and social affair permits for non-profit organizations.Haddon, Heather. [https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304636404577297812440387318 "Bring Your Own Debate Roils Dry City"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130815082110/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304636404577297812440387318.html |date=August 15, 2013 }} in The Wall Street Journal (archived website) (March 23, 2012). Retrieved May 1, 2013.Avedissian, Eric. [http://www.ocsentinel.com/article.php?article_id=2530 "Ocean City Tabernacle: Stop serving alcohol at nonprofit functions"] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130615222304/http://www.ocsentinel.com/article.php?article_id=2530 |date=June 15, 2013 }} in The Ocean City Sentinel (August 27, 2009). Retrieved May 2, 2013. It is possible for a dry town to have a winery or brewery that offers tastings, since alcohol manufacturing licenses in New Jersey are issued by the state, and are not regulated by municipalities.Walsh, Daniel. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140921204232/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1088207071.html "Shiloh farmer corks borough's opposition to winery"] in The Press of Atlantic City (archived website) (August 3, 2006). Retrieved July 19, 2013.New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. [http://www.nj.gov/oag/abc/downloads/abcmunicipalhandbook.pdf "Alcoholic Beverage Control Handbook for Municipal Issuing Authorities."] Retrieved May 1, 2013.

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New Mexico

  • Curry County is dry except for the city of Clovis
  • Roosevelt County is dry except for the city of Portales{{cite web|url=http://www.rld.state.nm.us/uploads/files/Alcohol%20and%20Gaming/2017%20Liquor%20License%20Quota%20List%20revised%2013SEPT2017.pdf|title=Local Option District|website=Rld.state.nm.us|access-date=30 July 2019}}

New York

North Carolina

  • North Carolina does not allow alcohol sales between 2 and 7 a.m. Monday through Saturday or before 12 p.m. on Sundays. In June 2017, NC allowed each municipality or county (for unincorporated areas) to start allowing alcohol sales prior to noon on Sundays. Raleigh and Carrboro were the first two cities to enact the 10 a.m. Sunday alcohol sales.
  • Several of North Carolina's 100 counties are considered "dry".{{cite web|url=http://www.ncabc.com/xo/county.aspx?county=0|title=Legal Sales by County: North Carolina ABC Commission|publisher=Ncabc.com|access-date=December 2, 2011}}{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Individual towns may pass ordinances (via referendum) that may allow alcohol sales within the municipal limits, however, even if the county itself is dry.{{cite web|url=http://www.ncabc.com/xo/county.aspx?county=57|title=Legal Sales by County: North Carolina ABC Commission (Madison County)|publisher=Ncabc.com|access-date=June 7, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100417000644/http://www.ncabc.com/xo/county.aspx?county=57|archive-date=April 17, 2010|url-status=dead}} Most counties, such as Wake{{cite web|url=http://www.ncabc.com/xo/county.aspx?county=92|title=Legal Sales by County: North Carolina ABC Commission (Wake County)|publisher=Ncabc.com|access-date=June 7, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100417000437/http://www.ncabc.com/xo/county.aspx?county=92|archive-date=April 17, 2010|url-status=dead}} and Mecklenburg,{{cite web|url=http://www.ncabc.com/xo/county.aspx?county=60|title=Legal Sales by County: North Carolina ABC Commission (Mecklenburg County)|publisher=Ncabc.com|access-date=June 7, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100417000651/http://www.ncabc.com/xo/county.aspx?county=60|archive-date=April 17, 2010|url-status=dead}} allow alcohol sales of any type anywhere in the county, eliminating the potential need for any town or city within its boundary to do so.
  • Town and city ordinances concerning alcohol sales may be more liberal than the county's, but may not be more restrictive.

Ohio

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  • 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. Recently, through use of the single precinct vote system, precincts A and C can now sell (but not serve) alcohol. The business must first be put onto the ballot and voted to allow alcohol to be sold.
  • Cortland was a dry town until 2002.
  • Lawrence County is dry but individual towns can choose to allow sales of alcohol.
  • Hartville, was a dry village, but is no longer dry as of 2013.
  • Albany is a dry town.
  • Adams County besides Manchester and Green Township are dry. Recently, through use of the single precinct vote system, a precinct in Seaman and Peebles can now sell (but not serve) alcohol.
  • Although Scioto County and Portsmouth are not completely dry, Green Township, including Franklin Furnace, is dry.

Oregon

  • Throughout the state, beer, wine, wine coolers, malt liquor and similar beverages may be purchased in a convenience store, grocery store and similar outlets. Sales of "hard" liquor for off-premises consumption, are restricted to state-controlled outlets called liquor stores, the stores themselves are owned & operated by independent contractors, however the liquor itself is owned by the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission. Hard liquor can also be sold as well at bars, or restaurants that include a bar, but only in single-drink amounts for on-site consumption; though bars and restaurants that have a bar with a full on-premises, commercial license are allowed to sell beer, wine and malt liquor for off-premises consumption.{{cite web |title=Full On-Premises, Commercial |url=https://www.oregon.gov/olcc/lic/pages/full_on_premises_license.aspx |website=Liquor Licensing |publisher=Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission |access-date=7 March 2025}} However restaurants without a bar, which only have a limited on-premises license, can only serve alcohol like beer, wine & malt liquor, for consumption inside the establishment.{{cite web |title=Limited On-Premises Sales |url=https://www.oregon.gov/olcc/lic/Pages/limited_on_premises_license.aspx |website=Liquor Licensing |publisher=Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission |access-date=7 March 2025}} As such, there are relatively few stand-alone liquor stores in Oregon (for example, as of March 3, 2025, there were only 77 stand-alone liquor stores in the Portland metropolitan area,{{cite web |title=Liquor Stores in Oregon |url=https://www.oregon.gov/olcc/liquorstores/pages/general.aspx |website=Liquor Stores and Products |publisher=Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission |access-date=7 March 2025}} which had a 2020 population of 2,512,859) and 282 stores in the entire state, which had a population of 4,272,371 in 2024. 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 and Cannabis Commission (OLCC). By law, any establishment wishing to sell any alcoholic beverage in the state, for on-site consumption, must also offer food for sale, including bars, taverns, music venues, fairs & festivals, and strip clubs.{{cite web |title=Full On-Premises, Commercial |url=https://www.oregon.gov/olcc/lic/pages/full_on_premises_license.aspx |website=Liquor Licensing |publisher=Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission |access-date=7 March 2025}} Oregon law also limits the hours at which alcohol may be sold, between 7:00 A.M. - 2:30 A.M.;{{cite web |title=OAR 845-006-0425 - Alcohol Hours of Sale |url=https://oregon.public.law/rules/oar_845-006-0425 |website=Oregon Administrative Rules |publisher=Public Laws - Oregon |access-date=7 March 2025}} liquor stores face additional restrictions and are required to be open at least eight hours a day (except on Sundays), they must be open between 12:00 P.M. & 6:00 P.M., but cannot open any earlier than 7:00 A.M. or close any later than 10:00 P.M.. Other establishments that sell or serve alcohol are not allowed to do so between 7:00 A.M. - 2:30 A.M., and stores selling alcohol that are open past 2:30 A.M., like 24-hour convivence or grocery stores, must store alcoholic beverages in closed display cases, with the doors locked between 2:30 A.M. - 7:00 A.M.{{cite web |title=Off-Premises Sales License |url=https://www.oregon.gov/olcc/lic/Pages/off_premises_license.aspx |website=Liquor Licensing |publisher=Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission |access-date=7 March 2025}} Oregon began restricting alcohol hours of sale due to studies showing that it can reduce excessive alcohol consumption and increase public safety by reducing the number intoxicated drives in busy early morning traffic when many people are driving to work.{{cite journal |last1=Hahn |first1=RA |last2=Kuzara |first2=JL |last3=Elder |first3=R |last4=Brewer |first4=R |last5=Chattopadhyay |first5=S |last6=Fielding |first6=J |last7=Naimi |first7=TS |last8=Toomey |first8=T |last9=Middleton |first9=JC |last10=Lawrence |first10=B |last11=Task Force on Community Preventive |first11=Services |title=Effectiveness of policies restricting hours of alcohol sales in preventing excessive alcohol consumption and related harms. |journal=American Journal of Preventive Medicine |date=December 2010 |volume=39 |issue=6 |pages=590–604 |doi=10.1016/j.amepre.2010.09.016 |pmid=21084080 |pmc=3712516}} Oregon is one of 18 states that directly control the sales of alcohol beverages in the U.S.

Pennsylvania

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  • The state has a number of dry municipalities, but no dry counties.
  • In Pennsylvania, sales of alcoholic beverages were prohibited in convenience stores until 2017.
  • 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.
  • Unopened six- and twelve-packs of beer, and single units of certain larger sizes (i.e., 22- and 40-ounce bottles) can be sold "to-go" by bars, taverns, and certain restaurants. Though convenience and grocery stores broadly cannot sell beer or malt liquor, some have created attached "cafe" areas that, though enclosed by the store, are legally separate, allowing them to sell beer.
  • Bars, taverns, etc., can only sell a limited quantity of beer in a single transaction. Cases and kegs of beer are sold only by state-licensed independent beer distributors.
  • Spirits are only available in state owned/operated liquor stores. See the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board.
  • Bottles of wine are available in state owned/operated liquor stores, as well as certain grocery stores.
  • Independent producers may be exempt in certain ways

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

1 of Tennessee's 95 counties are completely dry:

  • Hancock County{{cite news |title=Why can't you buy liquor in stores outside Knoxville city limits? |url=https://eu.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/2024/11/14/why-you-cant-buy-alcohol-in-stores-outside-knoxville-city-limits-tennessee-dry-wet-counties/74799212007/ |access-date=9 January 2025 |work=Knoxville News Sentinel |language=en}}

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While Moore County itself had been completely dry, the County now allows the sale of commemorative bottles of Jack in the White Rabbit Bottle Shop, and one can take part in a sampling tour at the distillery. It is also now possible to sample wine, rum, vodka and whiskey in shops where it is distilled on premises, and beer is also available in local food establishments when served with a meal.

  • Blount, Crockett, Sevier, Stewart, and Weakley are considered moist counties. Some municipalities within these counties allow sales of liquor-by-the-drink and retail package stores.{{cite web |url=http://www.state.tn.us/abc/commission%20matters%20-%20lead%20page.html |title=Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission |access-date=January 27, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101214141059/http://www.state.tn.us/abc/commission%20matters%20-%20lead%20page.html |archive-date=December 14, 2010 |url-status=dead }}

Texas

Of Texas' 254 counties, 4 (Borden, Kent, and Robert’s county{{cite web|url=http://www.tabc.state.tx.us/local_option_elections/index.asp |title=TABC Local Option Elections General Information |publisher=Tabc.state.tx.us |date=November 1, 2017 |access-date=July 29, 2018}}{{cite news |last1=Thurmond |first1=Sarah |title=Dry January? These Texas Counties Are Dry Year-Round. |url=https://texashighways.com/culture/dry-january-these-texas-counties-are-dry-year-round/ |access-date=9 January 2025 |work=Texas Highways |date=20 January 2023}} are completely dry, 195 are partially dry, and 55 are entirely wet. The vast majority of entirely wet counties are in southern border regions of Texas near Mexico, or in the south central portion.{{Cite web |date=June 1, 2023 |title=Wet/Dry Status of Texas Counties |url=https://www.tabc.texas.gov/static/sites/default/files/2021-08/county-wet-dry-map.jpg}}

Alcohol law in Texas varies significantly by location. In some counties, 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. "...Move to Burleson, which has alcohol sales in the Tarrant County portion of the city but not in the Johnson County side of town."Labbe, J.R. "You may need a drink to understand our liquor laws." Fort Worth Star-Telegram, May 16, 2004. Today beer and wine can be purchased in all parts of Burleson. The only places in the county where liquor can be purchased are a couple of stores inside the city limits of Alvarado and Rio Vista.{{Citation needed|reason=Need source to explain current status of Burleson if it is to be mentioned here.|date=December 2018}} Hemphill County voters changed the county from being dry to moist in November 2020.{{Cite web |date=January 20, 2023 |title=Dry January? These Texas Counties Are Dry Year-Round. |url=https://texashighways.com/travel-news/dry-january-these-texas-counties-are-dry-year-round/}}{{Cite web |title=Here are three debunked Texas alcohol laws and a guide to legally drinking in the state |url=https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2023/07/28/texas-alcohol-laws-myth-debunked-guide-legal-drinking/70477116007/ |access-date=2023-09-24 |website=Austin American-Statesman |language=en-US}}

A bill passed in 2003 by the Texas Legislature allows for Justice of the Peace precincts to host alcohol option elections. To date, this law has allowed many JP precincts, particularly in East Texas, to allow a vote that has resulted in many previously dry counties becoming "moist" and allowing sales of beer and wine, but not liquor.{{cite web|url=http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/83R/billtext/html/HB02818F.htm|title=83(R) HB 2818 – Enrolled version – Bill Text|website=Legis.state.tx.us}}

Texas law prohibits off-premises sale of liquor (but not beer and wine) all day on Sunday, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day. Off-premises sale of beer and wine on Sunday is only allowed from 10:01 am onward.

Texas law also prohibits the sale of alcohol in any "sexually oriented business" in a dry county. Strip clubs in these dry counties often sell "set ups" (a cup with soda, ice, and a stirrer to which one can add their own alcohol) and have a BYOB policy to allow patrons to bring their own alcohol into the establishment.

Utah

As of September 2018 there are 9 cities where alcoholic beverages cannot be purchased.

Virginia

Beer and wine sales are legal in all of Virginia.{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.state.va.us/admin/annual/docs/2013ar.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=June 13, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714124409/http://www.abc.state.va.us/admin/annual/docs/2013ar.pdf |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |url-status=dead }} Of the 95 counties in Virginia, nine (Bland, Buchanan, Charlotte, Craig, Grayson, Highland, Lee, Patrick) are dry in that retail sale of distilled spirits is prohibited. Virginia cities are not subject to county alcohol laws as they are independent by state law, and all Virginia cities are wet. Virginia also restricts the sale of hard liquors (or distilled spirits) to retail stores operated by the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority. This setup is unusual in that the state agency is not only responsible for the sale of liquor, but also for the enforcement of alcohol-related laws in addition to public education campaigns. These campaigns are generally geared toward young adults not of drinking age, but also cover topics such as substance abuse, training for hospitality industry employees, and cautioning of the dangers of mixing alcohol and medications.{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.virginia.gov/education/programs|title=Programs|website=Abc.virginia.gov}}

Washington

  • The city of Fircrest was the last dry community on the west coast of the contiguous 48 states. Voters chose to allow the sale of alcohol by the glass in Fircrest in the 3 November 2015 election.{{cite web|url=http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/fircrest-voters-ending-liquor-sale-ban/|title=Fircrest voters ending liquor-sale ban|date=November 3, 2015 |publisher=Seattle Times|access-date=2015-12-18}}
  • The Yakama Nation prohibits the sale of alcohol on the Yakama Indian Reservation.{{cite web|url=http://hunow.heritage.edu/CAMPUS/TabId/2083/ArtMID/3663/ArticleID/40/10-Things-You-Should-Know-About-the-Yakama-Nation.aspx|title=10 Things You Should Know About the Yakama Nation|work=HU Now}}
  • The city of College Place allows sale of alcohol in stores, but has no taverns or cocktail lounges.
  • The Makah Tribe prohibits the sale or possession of alcohol on the Makah Reservation. [https://www.narf.org/nill/codes/makahcode/makahlawt5.html]

Wisconsin

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  • Richland Center and Port Edwards were dry for decades, but bars opened in both communities in 1994 after changes to local ordinances.Doug Moe, "The Last Dry Town in Wisconsin," Capital Times, December 9, 2005 at A2
  • The city of Sparta is the largest community in Wisconsin that restricts beer and liquor sales to taverns and restaurants that have an on-premises 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, 2009, and 2011 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.{{cite news|author=Chris Hubbuch|title=Sparta retailers looking to end 46-year ban on alcohol sales.|newspaper=La Crosse Tribune|date=February 2, 2009|url=http://www.lacrossetribune.com/news/article_7f5a8705-ce78-53cd-8366-53770d994a5c.html}} 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.{{cite news|author=Chris Hubbuch|title=Sparta again says no to alcohol sales.|newspaper=La Crosse Tribune|date=April 8, 2009|url=http://www.lacrossetribune.com/news/article_681df8a2-7a51-5827-9339-ed5eb4ad2931.html}} In the April 5, 2011 Wisconsin spring election, Sparta voted for the seventh time not to change restrictions on the sale of beer and liquor in the city.'Referendum on beer, alcohol sales fail,' La Crosse Tribune, April 6, 2011, B2 In the April 1, 2014 Wisconsin spring election, the voters narrowly approved the sale of wine and beer in groceries and convenience stores. Liquor sales remain banned in the city.{{cite web|url=http://www.wxow.com/story/25135499/2014/04/01/city-of-sparta-beer-referendum-narrowly-passes|title=Voters approve Sparta beer sales|author=Brittany Lake|date=April 1, 2014|website=Wxow.com}}

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| title = These are the N.J. 'dry towns' with the most DWI arrests

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External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20100226131610/http://www.citypages.com/databank/24/1201/article11733.asp Frequently Asked Questions on Minnesota liquor laws]

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