America’s Strangest Liquor Laws

Recently, the Indiana House and Senate voted to overturn the state’s long-standing law banning Sunday sales of alcohol, a statute that has been a thorn in the side of football game watchers and weekend wine sippers, as well as an unwelcome surprise for the thousands of out-of-town guests attending the always-on-a-Sunday Indianapolis 500.

The Indiana vote comes on the heels of the 85th anniversary of the twenty-first amendment, which was ratified in January 1933. It repealed the eighteenth amendment to the Constitution, which outlawed the production, transport, and sale of alcohol. But it also recognized the rights of states and municipalities to pass their own laws limiting alcohol use.

What has resulted is a wild assortment of laws that govern everything from signage to serving moose. Here are some of the more interesting state laws concerning alcohol.

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Colorado

Florida

Georgia

Indiana

Iowa

Massachusetts

Nebraska

New Jersey

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Texas

Utah

Washington, D.C.

Wyoming