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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 Midwest. A number of smaller jurisdictions also exist, such as cities and towns, which prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages. These are known as dry towns or dry cities. Dry County is a song by Bon Jovi from their 1992 album Keep the Faith. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 520 pixelsFull resolution (1513 × 983 pixel, file size: 135 KB, MIME type: image/png) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 520 pixelsFull resolution (1513 × 983 pixel, file size: 135 KB, MIME type: image/png) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... A county is generally a sub-unit of regional self-government within a sovereign jurisdiction. ... Alcoholic beverages An alcoholic beverage is a drink containing ethanol, commonly known as alcohol, although in chemistry the definition of alcohol includes many other compounds. ... Historic Southern United States. ... This article is about the Midwestern region in the United States. ...

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Although the 21st Amendment repealed the prohibition of alcohol on the federal level, that Amendment also specifically prohibits the selling or production of alcohol in violation of local laws.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.^[1] Amendment XXI in the National Archives Amendment XXI (the Twenty-first Amendment) to the United States Constitution repealed the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which had mandated nationwide Prohibition. ... Prohibition in the United States aimed to achieve alcohol abstinence through legal means. ...

Many dry communities do not generally prohibit the mere consumption of alcohol. Thus, they lose the 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) (see also sumptuary law). Similar laws designed to restrict the sale and consumption of alcohol also are common in the mostly LDS (Mormon) 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. Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations · Other religions Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      A denomination... Jesus making wine in The Marriage at Cana, a 14th century fresco from the Visoki Dečani monastery. ... Sumptuary laws (from Latin sumptuariae leges) were laws that regulated and reinforced social hierarchies and morals through restrictions on clothing, food, and luxury expenditures. ... For other uses, see Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (disambiguation). ... This article is about the U.S. state. ...

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 544 U.S. 460 (2005) 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. Amendment XXI in the National Archives Amendment XXI (the Twenty-first Amendment) to the United States Constitution repealed the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which had mandated nationwide Prohibition. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      The Supreme Court of the United States (sometimes colloquially referred to by the... Holding The Court ruled that laws in New York and Michigan that permitted in-state wineries to ship wine directly to consumers, but prohibited out-of-state wineries from doing the same are unconstitutional. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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. It is also illegal to transport unopened containers of alcohol across any dry county in the state.^[1] In Florida, five out of 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. Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The National Alcohol Beverage Control Association [NABCA] was established in 1937 as the nationwide organization representing the interests of alcoholic beverage control states or monopoly sale states in the United States. ... For other uses, see Alaska (disambiguation). ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Florida. ... Lafayette County is a county located in the state of Florida. ... Liberty County is a county located in the state of Florida. ... Madison County is a county located in the state of Florida. ... Suwannee County is a county located in the state of Florida. ... Washington County is a county located in the state of Florida. ... The states in dark red comprise 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 of Kentucky suggested that residents of dry counties have to drive farther from their homes to consume alcohol, thus increasing impaired driving exposure. ^[2] 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. ^[3] 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." ^[4] 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." ^[5]

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^[6]. Within those 12 "moist" counties, 16 city governments have legalized alcohol sales inside their city limits. List of 67 counties in the U.S. state of Alabama: Autauga County Baldwin County Barbour County Bibb County Blount County Bullock County Butler County Calhoun County Chambers County Cherokee County Chilton County Choctaw County Clarke County Clay County Cleburne County Coffee County Colbert County Conecuh County Coosa County Covington... This article is about the U.S. State. ...

• 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^[7]. 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^[8]

Alaska

• State law allows each village to decide on restrictions, although some boroughs may prohibit it altogether.

here's a link to a summary of dry/damp villages^[9]

Arkansas

• In Arkansas, 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.
• Benton County, Arkansas, in the northwest corner of the state, is considered one of the "wettest" dry counties with 186 private establishments.

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Connecticut

• In December, 2005, Bridgewater, Connecticut, became the last remaining "dry town" in that state.
• Wilton, CT was a "dry town" until 1992 when voters of that town repealed the prohibition laws, allowing limited restaurants a license to serve alcohol. However, Wilton still does not allow the sale of liquor in any stores within its municipality.
• While not legally "dry", there are neither stores in which you can purchase alcohol, nor restaurants that serve alcohol in Easton, CT.

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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 will be 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, Gerogia. In Helen alcohol can be served and sold, and is known to be a DUI trap, as there is only 1 way in and out of town 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.

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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).

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Kansas

See also: Alcohol laws of Kansas

Kansas had prohibition longer than any other state, 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. Flag of the State of Kansas The alcohol laws of Kansas are among the strictest in the United States, in sharp contrast to its neighboring state of Missouri (see Alcohol laws of Missouri), but much like (though still stricter than) its other neighboring state of Oklahoma (see Alcohol laws of... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Year 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Drawn up at Wyandotte (now part of Kansas City) in July 1859, the Wyandotte Constitution was the 4th and final constitution voted on by the people of Kansas regarding the terms of Kansas admission to the union, particularly whether as a free state or slave state. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ...

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.^[10] Public bars (so-called "open saloons") are illegal in these dry counties. 59 other 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.^[11] 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.^[12] Johnson County (standard abbreviation: JO) is a county located in the state of Kansas. ... Kansas City satellite map The Kansas City Metropolitan Area is a metropolitan area situated at the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers, sometimes known as (Kaw Point). ...

Kentucky

Of the 120 counties in Kentucky, 53 are completely dry, 37 are considered partially dry or "moist", and 30 are entirely wet.^[13] Map of Kentuckys counties This is a list of the one hundred and twenty counties in the U.S. state of Kentucky. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area  Ranked 37th  - Total 40,444 sq mi (104,749 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 1. ...

• Under Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) 242.123, an individual precinct within any dry territory—which can be a dry county, or a dry portion of an otherwise wet county—that contains a USGA-regulation golf course may vote to allow the sale of alcoholic beverages by the drink on that specific course. As of the last officially published update on Kentucky wet and dry counties by the Kentucky Office of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) in May 2007, 15 golf courses in 12 different counties were approved for such sales. Note that two of the counties with approved golf courses are actually wet.^[13]
• KRS 243.155 allows individual precincts within dry territory to vote to allow a "small farm winery" to operate within the precinct. Once approved, a winery not only can produce and sell wine on its premises but also can apply for a license to sell wine and beer by the drink in a restaurant located on its premises. As of May 2007, 16 wineries were operating in 11 counties under this statute.^[13] KRS 243.154 allows a wholesale distributor of wine produced in small farm wineries to operate in dry territory.
• KRS 242.185(6) allows either a dry county or a city located in a dry county to vote to allow restaurants that seat at least 100 patrons and derive at least 70% of their total sales from food to serve alcohol by the drink. The Kentucky ABC listed 19 cities and three counties that had voted to approve such sales as of May 2007.^[13] The most recent areas to authorize such sales were the city of Whitesburg in April 2007^[14] and Boyd County outside of the wet city of Ashland the following month.^[15] The other counties that have authorized restaurant sales countywide are Oldham County and Shelby County outside of the wet city of Shelbyville.
• In addition to Shelbyville and Ashland, fourteen other cities are wet cities located in dry counties. An otherwise dry county for general retail sales that contains a wet city is also known as a moist county.
• KRS 242.1242, enacted into law in June 2007, allows precincts in dry territory that also house a "qualified historic site"—defined in KRS 242.010(34) as either a site listed on the National Register of Historic Places or a National Historic Landmark, which also includes dining facilities for at least 50 patrons plus lodging—to hold a local option election to allow sales of alcohol by the drink at qualified sites in that precinct. The first such election was held in the North Burgin precinct of Mercer County on November 6, 2007, in which voters approved such sales at the Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, the largest restored Shaker settlement in the U.S.^[16]

A study of about 39,000 alcohol-related traffic accidents in Kentucky found that residents of dry counties are more likely to be involved in such crashes, possibly because they have to drive farther from their homes to consume alcohol, thus increasing impaired driving exposure. The study concludes that county-level prohibition is not necessarily effective in improving highway safety. Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) is the name given to the body of laws which govern the Commonwealth of Kentucky, United States. ... The logo of the USGA The United States Golf Association (USGA) is the United States national association of golf courses, clubs and facilities and the governing body of golf for the U.S. and Mexico. ... This article is about the sport of golf. ... Wine Barrels A winery is a facility where fruit, usually grapes, is processed into wine. ... For other uses, see Restaurant (disambiguation). ... Whitesburg is a city in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States. ... Boyd County is located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. ... Motto: A proud past. ... Oldham County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. ... Shelby County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. ... Shelbyville is a city in Shelby County, Kentucky, United States. ... A moist county is on middle ground between a dry county (where the sale of alcohol is illegal) and a wet county (one where alcohol is sold). ... A typical plaque showing entry on the National Register of Historic Places. ... This article or section needs additional references or sources to improve its verifiability. ... Burgin is a city located in Mercer County, Kentucky. ... Mercer County is a county located in the state of Kentucky. ... is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Michigan

• Wayne County, Michigan, home to Detroit, is notable in that one cannot buy alcoholic beverages in any gas station there, possibly as a motive to discourage drunk driving. The 7-Eleven gas stations there are the only 7-Elevens in Michigan that do not sell alcohol.
• Hudsonville, Michigan voted to allow alcohol sales on November 6, 2007, ending its run as the last dry community in Michigan. Hudsonville's vote follows the precedent of voters in both Zeeland, Michigan, and Allendale Township, Michigan choosing to overturn their bans on alcohol sales in recent years. ^[17]

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Minnesota

• Dassel, Minnesota prohibits any establishments from selling liquor stronger than 3.2 beer.

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New Jersey

• Ocean City, New Jersey, a major beach-side resort city, is dry, and uses this fact to promote itself to tourists as family-friendly.

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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.

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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 repel of prohbition. But recently through use of the single pecenct vote system, precencts A and C can now sell(but not serve) alcohol. Business must first be put onto the ballot and voted into permitation.

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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).

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Pennsylvania

• In Pennsylvania, one cannot buy beer or wine in a grocery store or a convenience store. Wine and spirits are sold only in state owned/operated liquor stores, while beer is sold only by state licensed independent beer distributors. Non-alcoholic beer can be bought in grocery stores and convenience stores, but even then one has to be 21 to buy it.
• The state has a number of dry municipalities. Perhaps most notable is Yardley, although patrons of restaurants may bring bottles of wine for consumption.

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Tennessee

• The consolidated city-county government of Lynchburg and Moore County, Tennessee, is a dry county, notwithstanding that it is home to the Jack Daniel's distillery. (A special state law allows the distillery to sell small, commemorative bottles of Jack Daniel's whiskey to tourists.)

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Texas

Of Texas's 254 counties, 46 are completely dry, 169 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. For other uses, see Texas (disambiguation). ... Index: Contents: Top - A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A Anderson County formed in 1846 from part of Houston County. ... The Fort Worth Star-Telegram is a major U.S. daily newspaper serving Fort Worth and the western half of the North Texas area known as the Metroplex. ...

The newspaper demonstrates how variable the alcohol laws can be, even within small geographic areas. "Move from Fort Worth to Arlington and you’ll be surprised that you can buy beer but not wine at the grocery store. Move to Grand Prairie and you can’t even find beer there, but you can buy alcoholic drinks at restaurants in both towns. Then move to Burleson, which has alcohol sales in the Tarrant County portion of the city but not in the Johnson County side of town."^[18] Nickname: Motto: Where the West Begins Location of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas Coordinates: , Country State Counties Tarrant, Denton Government  - Mayor Michael J. Moncrief Area  - City 298. ... Arlington is a city in Tarrant County, Texas (USA) within the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area. ... Grand Prairie is a city in Dallas County (USA), with a significant overlap into Tarrant County, and a minor overlap into Ellis County. ... Burleson is a city located partially in Johnson County and partially in Tarrant County in Texas. ... Tarrant County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ... Johnson County is a county located in the state of Texas. ...

Wisconsin

• The village of Ephraim, Wisconsin, is the only dry municipality in Wisconsin; it has been dry since its founding in the mid-nineteenth century, and its anti-liquor laws have been upheld decisively in two referenda (in 1934 and 1992).

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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. This article is about the U.S. state. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... This article is about the U.S. state of Tennessee. ...

• Alabama specifically allows cities and counties to elect to go dry by public referendum.^[19]
• Alaska specifically allows local jurisdictions to elect to go dry by public referendum.^[20]
• Arkansas specifically allows local jurisdictions to elect to go dry by public referndum.^[21]
• California specifically allows local jurisdictions to enact liquor laws which are more strict than state law.^[22]
• Colorado specifically allows cities and counties to exercise a local option by public referendum whether to go dry.^[23]
• Connecticut specifically allows towns to exercise a local option by public referendum whether to go dry.^[24]
• Delaware's state constitution allows specifically-defined local districts to elect to go dry by public referendum.^[25]
• Florida specifically allows counties to elect to go dry by public referendum.^[26]
• Georgia specifically allows any local jurisdiction to go dry, without limitation on how that decision is made.^[27]
• Idaho allows local jurisdictions to prohibit sale of liquor by the drink by public referendum,^[28], 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.^[29] (see Alcohol laws of Kansas)
• Kentucky specifically allows local jurisdictions to elect to go dry by public referendum.^[30] 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.^[31]
• Louisiana specifically allows local jurisdictions to go dry, without limitation on how that decision is made.^[32]
• Maine specifically allows local jurisdictions to elect to go dry by public referendum.^[33]
• Massachusetts requires that a series of questions of whether to go dry be placed on each county's local ballot every two years, unless the county has voted to allow or prohibit liquor sales in three such consecutive elections.^[34]
• 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.^[35]
• 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.^[36] In addition, when the 21st Amendment was enacted to end national Prohibition, the state was one of only 6 to continue to have a regulatory framework for 3.2 beer, due to the fact that the 1933 federal law, The Non-Intoxicating Beverage Act, capped the alcohol limit on beer to 3.2 percent. To this day, no non-liquor stores in Minnesota, including convenience and grocery stores, can legally sell alcoholic beverages beyond 3.2 beer.
• 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.^[37]
• New Hampshire specifically allows local jurisdictions to elect to go dry by public referendum.^[38]
• New Jersey specifically allows local jurisdictions to exercise full control over alcoholic beverages, including completely prohibiting all alcohol.^[39]
• New Mexico specifically allows local jurisdictions to elect to go dry by public referendum.^[40]
• New York specifically allows cities and counties to exercise a local option by public referendum whether to go dry.^[41]
• North Carolina allows certain classes of local jurisdictions to exercise a local option by public referendum whether to go dry.^[42] (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.^[43]
• Rhode Island state law allows local jurisdictions to exercise a local option by public referendum whether to prohibit the sale of liquor.^[44]
• 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.^[45]
• Tennessee is dry by default; local jurisdictions must choose whether to allow liquor sales in order for liquor to be sold.^[46]
• 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.^[47]
• Vermont allows municipalities to exercise a local option by public referendum whether to prohibit the sale of liquor.^[48]
• Virginia allows local jurisdictions to exercise a local option by public referendum whether to prohibit the sale of liquor.^[49]
• Washington allows local jurisdictions to exercise a local option by public referendum whether to prohibit the sale of liquor.^[50]
• West Virginia allows local jurisdictions to exercise a local option by public referendum whether to prohibit the sale of liquor.^[51]
• Wisconsin allows local jurisdictions to exercise a local option by public referendum whether to prohibit the sale of liquor.^[52]

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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.^[53] 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.^[54]
• 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.^[55]
• Indiana's comprehensive state alcohol laws only allows local liquor boards to issue liquor licenses for sale and manufacture; all other regulation of alcohol is an operation of state law.^[56]
• Iowa state law specifically requires each county's liquor board to allow liquor licenses and follow the provisions of state liquor law.^[57] As a result, there can be no dry cities or counties in Iowa.
• Maryland prohibits local jursidictions from imposing restrictions on licensing which are more strict than state law.^[58]
• 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.^[59] No incorporated Missouri cities have ever chosen to held a referendum banning alcohol sales. In addition, Missouri state law specifically supersedes any local laws that restrict the sale of alcohol.^[60] (see Alcohol laws of Missouri)
• Montana state law vests control of alcoholic beverages solely in the power of the state.^[61]
• Nebraska only grants local governing bodies authority to approve applications and deny licenses pursuant to state law.^[62]
• Nevada state law specifically requires each county's board of county commissioners to allow liquor licenses and follow the provisions of state liquor law.^[63] 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.^[64]
• 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.^[65] 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.^[66]
• Pennsylvania state law vests control of alcoholic beverages solely in the power of the state.^[67]
• South Carolina state law vests control of alcoholic beverages exclusively in the power of the state.^[68]
• 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.^[69]
• Wyoming state law provides that each local jurisdiction's liquor board must allow liquor licenses.^[70]

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External links

Maps

• Alabama Wet & Dry Counties and Cities
• Map of Wet and Dry Counties in Kansas
• Kentucky Counties: Wet/Dry Status
• The Wet/Dry Issue in Texas
• Dry towns in Massachusetts
• Frequently Asked Questions on Minnesota liquor laws
• [2], on the right-hand side list

References