US Liquor Laws

HOW'D YOU REALLY GET THAT DRINK? U.S. LIQUOR LICENSE, BYOB, CORKAGE LAWS TAPPING INTO ALCOHQL SALES 2011 In 2011, beer, wine and spirits sales in restaurants, bars and licensed locations increased 4.9%, to $93.7 billion total alcohol sales. 2010 Liquor sales at stores and supermarkets increased /.2%, in 2012. The most profitable restaurant in America in 2011, Tao Las Vegas, made /5% of its income from alcohol sales. 30% Most restaurants try to make alcohol sales account for around of their revenue. In the United Sates, alcohol sales equal about $90 billion per year. HOW DO YOU GET ACCESS TO ALCOHOL? BRING-YOUR-OWN-BEVERAGE (BYOB) AND CORKAGE FEES LIQUOR LICENSES Who's Buying? Who's Buying? Businesses serving or selling alcohol are responsible for paying for and complying with these Liquor License Types. Customers and patrons ordering and buying alcohol at licensed businesses are Liquor License Types responsible for paying corkage fees if they are allowed to bring their own beverages. Tavern Club (not-for-Profit Club) Selling alcohol that is consumed on the premises. Organizations that promote a common purpose other than alcohol consumption Where? •Bar •Nightclub •Pub Lounge Where? •Not-for-Profit organizations Consumption on Premises-İncidental Activity Packaged Goods Selling liquor in the original sealed and labelled Businesses where the sale of alcohol con sumed on the premises, is secondary to primary business activity containers. Where? *Grocery Store Convenience Store •Liquor Store Where? •Restaurants Theaters •Bowling LIQUOR STORE Caterer's License Caterer's Registration Catering companies and restaurants to serve food Catering companies outside of a specified geographic area to serve food and alcohol within and alcohol off site and within a defined geographical area the licensing organization's geographic location. Outdoor Patio Late Hour Permits liquor in an outdoor Establishments can remain location that is adjacent to the business that has another form of liquor license. No music may be played or performed at the outdoor location. open and sell liquor until specified late night and early morning hours. NOTE: Consent of a percentage of the legal voters registered within a specified distance range of the business may be required. LIQUOR LICENSE, BYOB, AND CORKAGE FACTS: STATES WITH TOP 25 DRINKING CITIES Adults drink 15,6 BOSTON beverages/month Adults drink 15,1 NORFOLK beverages/month Adults drink 15.2 MILWAUKEE beverages/month Massachusetts 3 Wisconsin Virginia State and Local Facts: State and Local Facts: State and Local Facts: Liquor License: Unlike some states, MA state directly controls liquor license quotas for municipalities. Liquor License: Liquor licensing is controlled by the state of Virginia, via regional Liquor License: All liquor licensing is governed by individual municipalities, separate licenses are required in Milwaukee for beer and liquor. ABC offices. BYOB: BYOB: State: BYOB is illegal in Massachusetts if an establishment has an existing liquor license, otherwise it depends on local law. State: BYOB allowed in Virginia, corkage fees are optional by restaurants. BYOB: State: While BYOB is illegal in Wisconsin, it is rarely enforced, and certain restaurants will sometimes allow it. Local: Visitors to Virginia wineries aren't allowed to buy a bottle and open it on site. Local: In Boston, BYOB is currently illegal without exceptions. If enforced, breaking of BYOB law in Wisconsin carries a fine of $10,000 and up to nine months in jail. Adults drink 15.3 beverages/month Adults drink 14.6 beverages/month Adults drink 15.2 beverages/month Adults drink 15,1 beverages/month CHARLESTON AUSTIN HARTFORD-NEW HAVEN NEW ORLEANS South Carolina Connecticut Texas Louisiana State and Local Facts: State and Local Facts: State and Local Facts: State and Local Facts: Liquor License: Establi shments applying for liquor licenses must be 300 feet from churches, schools or playgrounds within a municipality, or 500 if outside a municipality, judged by the State: There are no state shortest route of foot or Liquor License: Licensing governed by TABC, which issues approximately 100,000 licenses each year. Liquor License: Connecticut law recently changed to allow licensed establishments to sell alcohol on Sundays. Liquor License: Licensing isgoverned by the state of Louisiana ATC, with parish regulations governing dates for expiration of permits. BYOB: State: For those choosing to BYOB: BYOB: laws prohibiting BYOB in Texas. It is illegal to bring your own liquor into an establishment with State: There is no state law bring their own on a night out, vehicular traffic. governing corkage Connecticut has no BYOB: state laws governing Local: There is no regulation the transport of an open container in a car, only against drinking from it. State: BYOB allowed, but municipal and county laws limiting the hours of sales of liquor in licensed establishments now apply to non-licensed BYOB establishments of corkage fees in New Orleans, but usually they fall below $25. an active liquor license. There are no formal laws governing corkage fees, but many licensed restaurants that allow BYOB charge a which do not sell fee. liquor. Adults drink 15.0 beverages/month Adults drink 15.6 beverages/month Adults drink 14.1 beverages/month Adults drink 13.8 beverages/month WASHINGTON, D.C. 9. CHICAGO PROVIDENCE MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL 8. 10 D.C. Minnesota Illinois Rhode Island State and Local Facts: State and Local Facts: State and Local Facts: State and Local Facts: Liquor License: Licensing is governed by the state of Louisiana ATC, with parish regulations governing dates for expiration of permits. AM on Fridays and Liquor License: Sales of alcohol are normally allowed until 2 AM during the week, 3 Liquor License: Liquor licensing for restaurants and taverns controlled by municipalities, retail establishments controlled by state. Liquor License: Licensing is controlled by state AGE BYOB: State: BYOB is allowed. Saturdays, and 4 AM on New Year's Eve. BYOB: State: There is no state law Local: Usual corkage fees between $10 and $30, but current trends are toward more free corkage governing corkage. BYOB: BYOB: State: BYOB is only allowed at establishments with no liquor license. State: Corkage fees are capped at $25. Local: If a restaurant doesn't have a liquor license, employees are not supposed to interact at all with liquor. Wine-toting patrons to Chicago BYOBS are supposed to bring their own bottle, serve themselves and, when they're done, and take the empty bottle with them. Glasses and ice Many restaurants offer free corkage days one day per week to encourage those interested in BYOB to dine out. in Twin Cities. can be provided. Adults drink 13.6 beverages/month Adults drink 14.7 beverages/month Adults drink 13.6 beverages/month Adults drink 14.4 beverages/month OMAHA BALTIMORE SPRINGFIELD DENVER 12 13 15 Massachusetts Colorado Nebraska Maryland State and Local Facts: State and Local Facts: State and Local Facts: State and Local Facts: Liquor License: Licensing is regulated by state of Nebraska, but Liquor License: Maryland ATB controls licensing except in Montgomery County, i.e. Baltimore. Liquor License: Unlike some states, MA state government directly 'dual-licensing"; licenses controls liquor license quotas for municipalities. Liquor License: Colorado operates under local ordinances take must be obtained at both precedence over state in the local and state level. most cases. Manufacturers, wholesalers, importers, and transporters only need a state-level permit. BYOB: BYOB: BYOB: State: BYOB is allowed only in unlicen sed establishments, unless county laws differ. State: BYOB is only State: There are no laws allowed at governing BYOB or corkage fees. establishments with no liquor BYOB: State: BYOB is illegal in license. Colorado. 14.8 Adults drink 13,6 beverages/month 14.9 Adults drink beverages/month Adults drink 15.3 beverages/month Adults drink beverages/month BATON ROUGEBATON RENO SAN FRANCISCO PHILADELPHIA 18 Nevada Pennsylvania California Loui siana State and Local Facts: State and Local Facts: State and Local Facts: State and Local Facts: Liquor License: Liquor sales are not allowed on Sundays in licensed establishments. Liquor License: Licensing is controlled at the county level, generally state of California. speaking, Nevada has Liquor License: Licensing is controlled by Liquor License: Licensing controlled by the state of Pennsylvania, with allowances for additional municipal and county regulations. some of the most permissive alcohol laws in the country. BYOB: State: There are no BYOB: State: Regulation of liquor sales on Sunday applies to BYOB businesses, such as BYOB painting classes. mandatory corkage fees. BYOB: BYOB: State: There is no state State: There are no laws governing BYOB, or corkage fees. Local: BYOB is allowed law governing corkage. only in establishments with liquor licenses. State: Alcohol brought into BYOB restaurants must have been "legally obtained in the state of Pennsylvania". Adults drink 13.7 beverages/mon th 13.5 BUFFALO Adults drink 13.3 beverages/month Adults drink FARGO LAS VEGAS beverages/month 20 21 22 Nevada North Dakota New York State and Local Facts: State and Local Facts: State and Local Facts: Liquor License: Licensing is controlled at state level Licensing is controlled at county by the office of the North Dakota Attorney General; Fargo also requires a license at the local level. Liquor License: Licensing is controlled by New York State Liquor Authority, with offices in New York City, Buffalo, and Albany. Liquor License: level; generally speaking, some of the most permissive alcohol laws in the country. BYOB: State: BYOB is allowed in licensed BYOB: State: There is no state law BYOB: State: There is no state law governing BYOB or corkage fee establishments, and prohibited in unlicensed establishments governing corkage. with more than 20 seats. Adults drink 13,4 ST. LOUIS beverages/month Adults drink 13. 1 Adults drink 13.2 CLEVELAND beverages/month BURLINGTON beverages/month 23 24 25 Ohio Missouri Vermont State and Local Facts: State and Local Facts: State and Local Facts: Liquor License: Licensing is controlled by the state of Missouri; licensed establishments of Ohio. must be 100 feet from a church or Liquor License: Licensing is controlled by the state Liquor License: Licensing is controlled at state level; special licenses are available for art galleries and bookstores that wish to serve alcohol school by state law, but this can be extended or waived by municipal BYOB State: : BYOB is not permitted in Ohio, with some exceptions. law. BYOB: State: BYOB is only allowed at establishments with no liquor license BYOB: State regulates BYOB for special events held by non-profit organizations through permit system. State: No state laws governing BYOB or corkage Local: BYOB laws are determined by municipalities; Kansas City, MO recently legalized it. 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