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Alcohol laws are laws in relation to the manufacture, use, influence and sale of alcohol (also known formally as ethanol) or alcoholic beverages that contains ethanol.
Contents
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1 History
1.1 Temperance movement
2 Alcohol law by country
3 Prohibition
3.1 Outright prohibition of alcohol
3.1.1 Canada
3.1.2 India
3.1.3 Nordic countries
3.1.4 United States
3.1.5 Majority-Muslim countries
3.2 Drunk driving laws
3.3 Prohibition of drinking alcohol in public places
3.3.1 Asia
3.3.1.1 Pakistan
3.3.1.2 Singapore
3.3.2 Europe
3.3.2.1 Restrictions by country (table)
3.3.3 North America
3.3.3.1 United States
3.3.4 South America
3.3.4.1 Brazil
3.3.4.2 Chile
4 Legal drinking age
4.1 Europe
4.1.1 Minimum age by country (table)
4.2 North America, Central America and the Caribbean
4.2.1 Canada
4.2.2 United States
5 Taxation and regulation of production
5.1 Denmark
5.2 United Kingdom
5.3 United States
6 Restrictions on sale and possession
6.1 Nordic countries
6.1.1 Norway
6.1.2 Sweden
6.2 North America
6.2.1 Canada
6.2.2 United States
7 See also
8 References
9 External links
History[edit]
Temperance movement[edit]
Main article: Temperance movement
Alcohol law by country[edit]
Australia
Germany
Hong Kong
India
United Kingdom
Prohibition[edit]
Outright prohibition of alcohol[edit]
Main articles: Prohibition, Teetotalism, and Temperance movement
Some countries forbid alcoholic beverages, or have forbidden them in the past. People trying to get around prohibition turn to smuggling of alcohol – known as bootlegging or rum-running – or make moonshine, a distilled beverage in an unlicensed still.
Canada[edit]
Main article: Prohibition in Canada
Canada imposed prohibition at the beginning of the 20th century, but repealed it in the 1920s.
India[edit]
Main article: Prohibition in India
In India, manufacture, sale or consumption of alcohol is prohibited in the states of Bihar, Gujarat, Manipur and Nagaland,[1] as well as the union territory of Lakshadweep. Prohibition has become controversial in Gujarat, following a July 2009 episode in which widespread poisoning resulted from alcohol that had been sold illegally.[2]
All Indian states observe dry days on major religious festivals/occasions depending on the popularity of the festival in that region. Dry Days are specific days when the sale of alcohol is banned, although consumption is permitted. Dry days are also observed on voting days. Dry Days are fixed by the respective state government. National holidays such as Republic Day (January 26), Independence Day (August 15) and Gandhi Jayanthi (October 2) are usually dry days throughout India.
Nordic countries[edit]
Two Nordic countries (Finland and Norway) had a period of alcohol prohibition in the early 20th century.
In Sweden, prohibition was heavily discussed, but never introduced, replaced by strict rationing and later by more lax regulation, which included allowing alcohol to be sold on Saturdays.
Following the end of prohibition, government alcohol monopolies were established with detailed restrictions and high taxes. Some of these restrictions have since been lifted. For example, supermarkets in Finland are allowed to sell only fermented beverages with an alcohol content up to 4.7% ABV, but Alko, the government monopoly, is allowed to sell wine and spirits. This is also the case with the Norwegian Vinmonopolet and the Swedish Systembolaget (though in Sweden the limit for allowed ABV in supermarkets is 3.5%).
United States[edit]
Main articles: Prohibition in the United States and Alcoholic beverage control state
Detroit police inspecting equipment found in a clandestine brewery during the Prohibition era.
In the United States, there was an attempt from 1919 to 1933 to eliminate the drinking of alcoholic beverages by means of a national prohibition of their manufacture and sale. This period became known as the Prohibition era. During this time, the 18th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States made the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages illegal throughout the United States.
Prohibition led to the unintended consequence of causing widespread disrespect for the law, as many people procured alcoholic beverages from illegal sources. In this way, a lucrative business was created for illegal producers and sellers of alcohol, which led to the development of organized crime. As a result, Prohibition became extremely unpopular, which ultimately led to the repeal of the 18th Amendment in 1933 via the adoption of the 21st Amendment to the Constitution.
Prior to national Prohibition, beginning in the late 19th century, many states and localities had enacted Prohibition within their jurisdictions. After the repeal of the 18th Amendment, some localities (known as dry counties) continued to ban the sale of alcohol.
Majority-Muslim countries[edit]
Some majority-Muslim countries, such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Sudan, and Libya prohibit the production, sale, and consumption of alcoholic beverages because they are forbidden by Islam.[3][4][5]
Drunk driving laws[edit]
Main article: Driving under the influence
Most countries have drunk driving laws which limit how much alcohol a person can consume before driving a car on a road. The permitted blood alcohol content threshold ranges from 0.0% to 0.08%.
Punishments for violation include fines, temporary or permanent loss of driver's license, and imprisonment. Some jurisdictions have similar prohibitions for drunk sailing, drunk bicycling, and even drunk rollerblading. In many places in the United States, it is also illegal to have an open container of an alcoholic beverage in the passenger compartment of a vehicle.
Prohibition of drinking alcohol in public places[edit]
A sign prohibiting the drinking of alcohol in a public place in Victoria, Australia
Asia[edit]
Public drinking is allowed in Asia with the exception of Singapore, where a law was passed in 2015 banning the consumption of liquor in public from 10:30pm to 7am.[citation needed]
Pakistan[edit]
After its independence in 1947, Pakistani law was fairly liberal regarding liquor laws. Major cities had a culture of drinking, and alcohol was readily available until the 1970s when prohibition was introduced for Muslim citizens. Since then, Pakistan's majority Muslim population has been unable to legally buy alcohol, and advertising for alcoholic beverages has been outlawed.[citation needed] However it remains widely available in urban Pakistan through bootleggers and also through the diplomatic staff of some minor countries.[6]
Singapore[edit]
From 1 April 2015, Public drinking is banned from 10:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. daily. Additional restrictions on public drinking are applied to Geylang and Little India where they had declared as Liquor Control Zones. The additional restrictions for Geylang and Little India are from 7 a.m. on Saturdays to 7 a.m. on Mondays and from 7 p.m. on eves of public holidays to 7 a.m. on the day after the public holiday. Retailers within the Liquor Control Zones are not allowed to sell takeaway liquor from 10:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. on weekdays (except on the eve of Public Holidays and Public Holidays) and from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. on weekends, eve of Public Holidays and Public Holidays. Retailers outside the Liquor Control Zones are not allowed to sell takeaway liquor from 10:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. daily.[citation needed]
Europe[edit]
Restrictions by country (table)[edit]
[show]Open container laws by country: Albania-Liechtenstein
Country
Consumption of alcohol in public banned?[7]
Educational buildings
Government offices
Healthcare establishments
Parks and streets
Sporting events
Public transport
Workplaces
Albania ???
Andorra ???
Austria voluntary/self-restricted3 no4 voluntary/self-restricted3
Belarus ???
Belgium partial restriction2 voluntary/self-restricted3 partial restriction2 no4 voluntary/self-restricted3
Bosnia and Herzegovina ???
Bulgaria voluntary/self-restricted3 no4 voluntary/self-restricted3
Croatia ???
Cyprus yes1 partial restriction2 yes1 voluntary/self-restricted3
Belarus ???
Czech Republic yes1 no voluntary/self-restricted3 yes1
Denmark voluntary/self-restricted3 no4 voluntary/self-restricted3
Estonia partial restriction2 no4 yes1 no4 partial restriction2 no4
Finland yes1 partial restriction2 yes1
France partial restriction2 no4 yes1 partial restriction2
Germany voluntary/self-restricted3 no4 voluntary/self-restricted3 no4
Greece no4 partial restriction2 yes1 no4
Hungary yes1 no4 partial restriction2 yes1
Iceland yes1 no4 voluntary/self-restricted3
Ireland partial restriction2 voluntary/self-restricted3 partial restriction2 voluntary/self-restricted3
Italy partial restriction2 voluntary/self-restricted3 partial restriction2 no4 partial restriction2
Latvia yes1 partial restriction2 yes1
Liechtenstein voluntary/self-restricted3 no4 partial restriction2 no4
[show]Open container laws by country: Lithuania-United Kingdom
Country
Consumption of alcohol in public banned?[7]
Educational buildings
Government offices
Healthcare establishments
Parks and streets
Sporting events
Public transport
Workplaces
Lithuania yes1 partial restriction2 yes1 partial restriction2 yes1
Luxembourg yes1 no4 voluntary/self-restricted3 no4
Macedonia ???
Malta partial restriction2 yes1 partial restriction2
Moldova ???
Monaco ???
Montenegro ???
Netherlands partial restriction2 voluntary/self-restricted3
Norway ???
Poland yes1 voluntary/self-restricted3 yes1 partial restriction2 yes1
Portugal partial restriction2 yes1 partial restriction2
Romania yes1
Russia ???
San Marino ???
Serbia ???
Slovakia yes1 partial restriction2 voluntary/self-restricted3 yes1
Slovenia yes1 voluntary/self-restricted3 yes1 no4 yes1
Spain yes1 partial restriction2 yes1 no4 partial restriction2
Sweden partial restriction2 voluntary/self-restricted3 partial restriction2 voluntary/self-restricted3
Switzerland partial restriction2 no4 voluntary/self-restricted3 no4 voluntary/self-restricted3 no4
Turkey ???
Ukraine ???
United Kingdom voluntary/self-restricted3 no4 partial restriction2 voluntary/self-restricted3
1 yes = the consumption of alcohol is prohibited by law, violation may result in punishment.
2 partial restriction =
in some states, regions, municipalities or cities the consumption of alcohol is prohibited by law or
the consumption is restricted at certain places but not generally prohibited.
3 voluntary/self-restricted = the consumption of alcohol is not prohibited by law, but (some) establishments may have own regulations prohibiting or regulating the consumption of alcohol voluntary.
4 no = the consumption of alcohol is legal.
North America[edit]
United States[edit]
Main article: United States open container laws
Drinking alcohol in public places, such as streets and parks, is against the law in most of the United States, though there is no specific federal law that forbids consumption of alcohol in public.[citation needed] Moreover, even when a state (such as Nevada, Louisiana, and Missouri) has no such ban, the vast majority of its cities and counties do have it. Some cities allow it in specified area such as on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada, or during public festivals. Two notable exceptions are New Orleans, Louisiana, and Butte, Montana, which allow public consumption of alcoholic beverages anywhere in the city.[citation needed]
South America[edit]
Brazil[edit]
It is legal and usually socially acceptable to drink alcohol in public areas.
Chile[edit]
It is illegal to drink alcohol in any public place or unlicensed facilities. The law may or may not be enforced, depending on the location, time of the day and the behaviour of the offender.
Penalties may include the confiscation or destruction of the liquor, fines or arrest.
Legal drinking age[edit]
Main article: Legal drinking age
Most countries have prescribed a legal drinking age which prohibits the purchase of alcohol by minors. Most countries also prohibit the consumption of alcohol to minors. Some countries have a tiered structure that limits the sale of stronger alcoholic drinks to older adults (typically based upon the percentage of ABV) Other restrictions that some countries impose is based on the place in which alcohol is consumed, such as in the home, in a restaurant, or in a bar. The age at which these restrictions come to an end varies significantly from country to country, as does the degree to which it is enforced, which can also vary within a country.
Europe[edit]
Minimum age to purchase alcohol in Europe as of 2015:
Minimum age of 20 years
Minimum age of 18 years
Minimum age of 17 years
Minimum age of 16 years

For further details see table below.
The minimum age to purchase and consume alcoholic beverages varies by country, and sometimes by state or region (e.g. Spain and Austria). Most European countries have a minimum purchase age of 18 years, while a few remain with a purchase age of 16 years. In the past years there has been an attitude towards raising the minimum age to 18 years to bring them into line with other countries, and to protect children and juveniles from the mental and physical harm of alcohol. In the past 15 years[when?] following changes have occurred:
In 2002 the autonomous communities Madrid,[8] Valencia[9] and Catalonia[10] raised their minimum purchase age to 18 years. Previous to 2002 Valencia and Madrid had a minimum purchase age of 16 years, and in Catalonia minors aged 16 or 17 could purchase alcohol up to 23% ABV on and off premises.
In 2004 Denmark[11] raised its off premises purchase age from 15 to 16 years.
In November 2005 Switzerland passed its "Food and Commodities Regulation"[12] (German: Lebensmittel- und Gebrauchsgegenständeverordnung), introducing a ban on alcohol sales to anyone under the age of 16, although the 1980 passed "Alcohol Law"[13] (German: Alkoholgesetz) already required a minimum age of 18 years for the retail sale of distilled spirits. Therefore, it is illegal to sell fermented alcohol (e.g. beer, wine, sparkling wine or cider) to anyone under the age of 16, and any distilled alcoholic beverages to anyone under the age of 18 years. Further the canton of Ticino introduced a contonal law in 1989 banning all alcohol sales to anyone under the age of 18 years.[14]
In 2006 the autonomous communitie Castile and León[15] raised its minimum purchase age from 16 to 18 years.
In late 2006, Gibraltar[16] lawmakers passed the "Children and Young Persons (Alcohol, Tobacco and Gaming) Act 2006", which raised the minimum purchase age from 16 to 18 years. But the new law made an exception: minors aged 16 or 17 can purchase and consume on premises beer, wine or cider under 15% ABV or pre-packed containers of an alcoholic strength not exceeding 5.5% ABV (e.g. alcopops).
In 2009 France[17] raised its minimum purchase age to 18 years, and fines were increased for selling or serving alcohol to a minor (up to 7,500 €). Previous to 2009 the minimum age to purchase any alcohol from off licensed premises was 16 years. In order to purchase alcohol on premises the minimum age was 16 years for low alcoholic beverages such as wine, beer, cider, perry, mead, crème de cassis and juices from fermented fruits or vegetables that contain 1.2 to 3° alcohol, natural sweet wines from controlled cultivation – to purchase or be served stronger alcoholic drinks one had to be 18 years of age.
In October 2009, the government of Malta[18] passed a new law raising its drinking and purchase age from 16 to 17 years.
In 2010 the autonomous community of Galicia raised its minimum purchase age from 16 to 18 years.[19]
In 2011 Denmark[20] passed a new law, raising the minimum age for off-premises sale of alcohol >16.5% ABV to 18 years of age. The age to purchase alcohol <16.5% ABV remained at 16.
Italy raised its minimum purchase age from 16 to 18 in 2012. Previously Italy did not have a purchase age for off-premises sales, and the minimum age of 16 years for on premises sales was barely enforced. After the new law was passed banning sales of alcohol to anyone under 18 (Legge n 189/2012), the old regulation (L’art. 689 del codice penale) was still valid which caused problems with enforcing the law: many bars and restaurants continued to serve 16- and 17-year-olds, because they claimed that the new regulation would only affect off-premises sales while the old regulation would separately regulate the minimum age to be served in on-licensed establishment. Later that year the ministry of health published a circular which clearly stated that "serving" and "selling" alcohol in this context have the same meaning which raised the de jure minimum age for on license sales to 18.[21]
In 2013 the government of Portugal restricted alcohol sales to young people: distilled spirits can not be sold to anyone under the age of 18, and other alcohol (e.g. beer, wine or cider) can't be sold to anyone under the age of 16. Previously the minimum age for all kinds of alcoholic beverages was 16 years.[22]
As of 1 January 2014, the minimum legal purchase and consumption age was raised from 16 to 18 in the Netherlands. Previously young people over the age of 16 could purchase and consume alcohol <15% ABV, and adults aged 18 and over could purchase alcohol over 15% ABV.[23]
As of March 2015, the autonomous community of Asturias raised its drinking age from 16 to 18 years. Asturias was Spain's last community with a drinking age of 16 years. The new law brings the drinking age into line with the rest of Spain.[24]
Minimum age by country (table)[edit]
[show]Minimum purchase and consumption age by country: Albania–Liechtenstein
Country
Minimum purchase age
Minimum consumption age
Notes[25]
On premises
Off premises
Public
Private
LA1
HA2
LA1
HA2
LA1
HA2
LA1
HA2
Albania 18 None
Andorra 18 None
Austria 16 16 None Burgenland, Lower Austria and Vienna.
163 183 163 183 163 183 None Carinthia, Upper Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Tyrol and Vorarlberg.[26]
Belarus 18 18 None
Belgium 163 183 163 183 None [27]
Bosnia and Herzegovina 18 None [28]
Bulgaria 18 None [29]
Croatia 18 None [30]
Cyprus 17 17 None [31]
Belarus 18 18
Czech Republic 18 None
Denmark 18 164 184 None Previous to 2011 the age limit for all off premises sales was 16. Previous to 2004 the age limit for all off premises sales was 15.[32][33]
Estonia 18 18 [34]
Finland 18 185 205 185 205 185 205 [35]
France 18 None Minimum age raised from 16 to 18 in 2009.[36]
Germany 163 183 163 183 163 183 None Age limit for LA is 14 if accompanied by parent.[37]
Greece 18 None [38]
Hungary 18 18
Iceland 20 20
Ireland 18 18 None [39]
Italy 18 None Minimum age raised from 16 to 18 in 2012.[40]
Latvia 18 None [41]
Liechtenstein 163 183 163 183 163 183 None [42]
[show]Minimum purchase and consumption age by country: Lithuania–United Kingdom
Country
Minimum purchase age
Minimum consumption age
Notes[25]
On premises
Off premises
Public
Private
LA1
HA2
LA1
HA2
LA1
HA2
LA1
HA2
Lithuania 18 18 [43]
Luxembourg 16 None [44]
Macedonia 18 None [45]
Malta 17 17 None [46]
Moldova 16 None [47]
Monaco 16 None
Montenegro 18 None [48]
Netherlands 18 18 None [23]
Norway 185 205 185 205 None [49]
Poland 18 None [50]
Portugal 163 183 163 183 163 183 None Minimum age for spirits was raised from 16 to 18 in 2013.[51]
Romania 18 18 None [52]
Russia 18 None [53]
San Marino 16 None [54]
Serbia 18 None [55]
Slovakia 18 18 [56]
Slovenia 18 None [57]
Spain 18 None [58] Minimum age raised from 16 to 18 in 2015 in Asturias, 2010 in Galicia, 2006 in Castile and León and in 2002 in Madrid, Valencia and Catalonia.
Sweden 18 186 206 186 206 None [59]
Switzerland 163 183 163 183 None [60][61]
18 None The canton Ticino prohibits selling any type of alcohol to minors under the age of 18.[62]
Turkey 18 None
Ukraine 18 None
United Kingdom 187 16/188 18 5 England and Wales.[63][64]
16/1879 18 18 16/189 18 None Scotland.[65]
18 18 None Northern Ireland.[66]
1 LA = Low alcoholic beverages
2 HA = High alcoholic beverages
3 Differentiation between fermented alcoholic beverages (LA) and distilled spirits (HA).
4 Differentiation between alcoholic beverages <16.5% ABV (LA) and ≥16.5% ABV (HA).
5 Differentiation between alcoholic beverages <22% ABV (LA) and ≥22% ABV (HA).
6 Differentiation between alcoholic beverages <3.5% ABV (LA) and ≥3.5% ABV (HA).
7 No minimum age to purchase liqueur confectionery.[67]
8 Minimum age to consume beer, wine or cider on premises is 16, if ordered with a meal and adult supervision is present.
9 Minimum age to purchase and consume beer, wine or cider on premises is 16, if ordered with a meal.
North America, Central America and the Caribbean[edit]
Minimum age to purchase alcohol in North America as of 2015:
Minimum age of 21 years
Minimum age of 19 years
Minimum age of 18 years

For further details see table below.
Minimum age to purchase alcohol in Central America and the Caribbean as of 2015:
Minimum age of 18 years
Minimum age of 16 years

For further details see table below.
Canada[edit]
Main article: Alcoholic beverages in Canada
Under the Constitution of Canada, responsibility for enacting laws and regulations regarding the sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages in Canada is the sole responsibility of the ten provinces. Canada's three territories have also been granted similar autonomy over these matters under the provisions of federal legislation.
Most provinces of Canada enacted prohibition of alcohol sales, consumption and distribution between the years of 1910 and 1920. After prohibition was ended, most provinces had a minimum drinking age of 21 years, while in the early 70s the age limit was lowered to either 18 or 19 years of age. Later a few provinces and territories raised their age limit from 18 to 19 in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Alberta:
Alcohol legalized in 1924 - Minimum legal drinking age set at 21.[citation needed]
Minimum legal drinking age lowered to 18 in 1970.[68]
British Columbia:
Alcohol legalized in 1921 - Minimum legal drinking age set at 21.
Minimum legal drinking age lowered to 19 in 1970.[68]
Manitoba:
Alcohol legalized in 1921 - Minimum legal drinking age set at 21.
Minimum legal drinking age lowered to 18 in 1970.[68]
Newfoundland and Labrador:
Alcohol legalized in 1924 - Minimum legal drinking age set at 21.
Minimum legal drinking age lowered to 19 in 1972.[68]
New Brunswick:
Alcohol legalized in 1927 - Minimum legal drinking age set at 21.
Minimum legal drinking age lowered to 19 in 1972.[68]
Northwest Territories:
Alcohol legalized in 1891 - Minimum legal drinking age set at 21.
Minimum legal drinking age lowered to 19 in 1970.[68]
Nova Scotia:
Alcohol legalized in 1929 - Minimum legal drinking age set at 21.
Minimum legal drinking age lowered to 19 in 1971.[68]
Ontario:
Alcohol legalized in 1923 - Minimum legal drinking age set at 21.
Minimum legal drinking age lowered to 18 in 1971.
Minimum legal drinking age raised to 19 in 1979.[68]
Prince Edward Island:
Alcohol legalized in 1948 - Minimum legal drinking age set at 21.
Minimum legal drinking age lowered to 18 in 1970.
Minimum legal drinking age raised to 19 in 1987.[68]
Québec:
Alcohol legalized in 1929 - Minimum legal drinking age set at 20.
Minimum legal drinking age lowered to 18 in 1972.[68]
Saskatchewan:
Alcohol legalized in 1925 - Minimum legal drinking age set at 21.
Minimum legal drinking age lowered to 18 in 1970.
Minimum legal drinking age raised to 19 in 1976.[68]
Yukon:
Alcohol legalized in 1920 - Minimum legal drinking age set at 21.
Minimum legal drinking age lowered to 19 in 1972.[68]
United States[edit]
Main article: Alcohol laws of the United States by state
The legal age for buying and possessing (but not necessarily for drinking) has been 21 years in every state since shortly after the passage of the National Minimum Drinking Age Act in 1984, which tied federal highway funds to states' maintaining a minimum drinking age of 21.
Despite a rekindled national debate in 2008 on the established drinking age (initiated by several university presidents), a Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind poll found in September 2008 that 76% of New Jerseyans supported leaving the legal drinking age at 21 years.[69] No significant differences emerged when considering gender, political affiliation, or region. However, parents of younger children were more likely to support keeping the age at 21 (83%) than parents of college-age students (67%).[69]
Seventeen states (Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Wyoming) and the District of Columbia have laws against possession of alcohol by minors, but they do not prohibit its consumption by minors.
Fourteen states (Alaska, Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Wisconsin, and Virginia) specifically permit minors to drink alcohol given to them by their parents or by someone entrusted by their parents.[citation needed]
Many states also permit the drinking of alcohol under the age of 21 for religious or health reasons.
Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States, has maintained a drinking age of 18.
United States customs laws stipulate that no person under the age of 21 may bring any type or quantity of alcohol into the country.[70]
Exceptions to the minimum age of 21 for drinking alcohol in the United States, as of January 1, 2007.
Taxation and regulation of production[edit]
Alcoholic beverages are subject to excise taxes. Additionally, they fall under different jurisdiction than other consumables in many countries, with highly specific regulations and licensing on alcohol content, methods of production, and retail and restaurant sales. Alcohol tax is an excise tax, and while a demerit tax, is a significant source of revenue for governments. The U.S. government collected 5.8 billion in 2009.[71] In history, the Whiskey Rebellion was caused by the introduction of an alcohol tax to fund the newly formed U.S. federal government.
In most countries, the commercial production of alcoholic beverages requires a license from the government, which then levies a tax upon these beverages. In many countries, alcoholic beverages may be produced in the home for personal use without a license or tax.
Denmark[edit]
Home production of wine and beer is not regulated. Home distillation of spirits is legal but not common because it is subject to the same tax as spirits sold commercially. Danish alcohol taxes are significantly lower than in Sweden and Norway, but higher than those of most other European countries.[citation needed]
United Kingdom[edit]
In the United Kingdom, the HM Revenue and Customs issues distilling licenses, but people may produce beer and wine for personal consumption without a license.[citation needed]
United States[edit]
Main article: Alcohol laws of the United States by state
The production of distilled beverages is regulated and taxed.[72] The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (formerly a single organization called the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms) enforce federal laws and regulations related to alcohol. All packaging of alcoholic products must contain a health warning from the Surgeon General.
In most of the American states, individuals may produce wine and beer for personal consumption (but not for sale) in amounts [usually] of up to 100 gallons per adult per year, but no more than 200 gallons per household per year.[citation needed]
The illegal (i.e., unlicensed) production of liquor in the United States is commonly referred to as "moonshining." Illegally produced liquor (popularly called "white lightning") is not aged and contains a high percentage of alcohol.[citation needed]
Restrictions on sale and possession[edit]
Alcoholic drinks are available only from licensed shops in many countries, and in some countries, strong alcoholic drinks are sold only by a government-operated alcohol monopoly.
Nordic countries[edit]
In each of the Nordic countries, except Denmark, the government has a monopoly on the sale of liquor.
The state-run vendor is called Systembolaget in Sweden, Vinmonopolet in Norway, Alko in Finland, Vínbúð in Iceland, and Rúsdrekkasøla Landsins in the Faroe Islands. The first such monopoly was in Falun in the 19th century.
The governments of these countries claim that the purpose of these monopolies is to reduce the consumption of alcohol. These monopolies have had success in the past, but since joining the European Union it has been difficult to curb the importation of liquor, legal or illegal, from other EU countries. That has made the monopolies less effective in reducing excessive drinking.
There is an ongoing debate over whether to retain these state-run monopolies.
Norway[edit]
In Norway, beers with an alcohol content of 4.74% by volume or less can be legally sold in grocery stores. Stronger beers, wines, and spirits can only be bought at government monopoly vendors. All alcoholic beverages can be bought at licensed bars and restaurants, but they must be consumed on the premises.
At the local grocery store, alcohol can only be bought before 8PM(6PM on Saturdays, municipalities can set stricter regulations). And the government monopoly vendors close at 6PM (Monday - Friday) and 3PM (Saturdays). On Sundays, no alcohol can be bought, except in bars.
Norway levies some of the heaviest taxes in the world on alcoholic beverages, particularly on spirits. These taxes are levied on top of a 25% VAT on all goods and services. For example, 700 mL of Absolut Vodka currently retails at 300+ NOK.
Sweden[edit]
In Sweden, beer with a low alcohol content (called folköl, 2.25% to 3.5% alcohol by weight) can be sold in regular stores to anyone aged 18 or over, but beverages with a high alcohol content can only be sold by government-run vendors to people aged 20 or older, or by licensed facilities such as restaurants and bars, where the age limit is 18. Alcoholic drinks bought at these licensed facilities must be consumed on the premises; nor is it allowed to bring and consume your own alcoholic beverages bought elsewhere.
North America[edit]
Canada[edit]
In most Canadian provinces, there is a very tightly held government monopoly on the sale of alcohol. Two examples of this are the Liquor Control Board of Ontario, and the Liquor Distribution Branch of British Columbia. Government control and supervision of the sale of alcohol was a compromise devised in the 1920s between "drys" and "wets" for the purpose of ending Prohibition in Canada. Some provinces have moved away from government monopoly. In Alberta, privately owned liquor stores exist, and in Quebec a limited number of wines and liquors can be purchased at dépanneurs and grocery stores.
Canada has some of the highest excise taxes on alcohol in the world. These taxes are a source of income for governments and are also meant to discourage drinking. (See Taxation in Canada.) The province of Quebec has the lowest overall prices of alcohol in Canada.
Restrictions on the sale of alcohol vary from province to province. In Alberta, changes introduced in 2008 included a ban on "happy hour," minimum prices, and a limit on the number of drinks a person can buy in a bar or pub at one time after 1 a.m.[73]
United States[edit]
Main article: Alcohol laws of the United States by state
See also: Alcoholic beverage control state
Map of open container laws in the United States by state, as of September 2007
In the United States, the sale of alcoholic beverages is controlled by the individual states, by the counties or parishes within each state, and by local jurisdictions. In many states, alcohol can only be sold by staff qualified to serve responsibly through alcohol server training. A county that prohibits the sale of alcohol is known as a dry county. In some states, liquor sales are prohibited on Sunday by a blue law.
The places where alcohol may be sold or possessed, like all other alcohol restrictions, vary from state to state. Some states, like Louisiana, Missouri, and Connecticut, have very permissive alcohol laws, whereas other states, like Kansas and Oklahoma, have very strict alcohol laws.
Many states require that liquor may be sold only in liquor stores. In Nevada, Missouri, and Louisiana, state law does not specify the locations where alcohol may be sold.
In 18 alcoholic beverage control states, the state has a monopoly on the sale of liquor. For example, in most of North Carolina, beer and wine may be purchased in retail stores, but distilled spirits are only available at state ABC (Alcohol Beverage Control) stores. In Maryland, distilled spirits are available in liquor stores except in Montgomery County, where they are sold only by the county.
This convenience store in Michigan had its retail license suspended for two weeks because it sold alcoholic beverages to minors.
Most states follow a three-tier system in which producers cannot sell directly to retailers, but must instead sell to distributors, who in turn sell to retailers. Exceptions often exist for brewpubs (pubs which brew their own beer) and wineries, which are allowed to sell their products directly to consumers.
Most states also do not allow open containers of alcohol inside moving vehicles. The federal Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century of 1999 mandates that, if a state does not prohibit open containers of alcohol inside moving vehicles, then a percentage of its federal highway funds will be transferred instead to alcohol education programs each year. As of December 2011, only one state (Mississippi) allows drivers to consume alcohol while driving (below the 0.08% limit), and only five states (Arkansas, Delaware, Mississippi, Missouri, and West Virginia) allow passengers to consume alcohol while the vehicle is in motion.
Five U.S. states limit alcohol sales in grocery stores and gas stations to beer at or below 3.2% alcohol: Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Utah. In these states, stronger beverage sales are restricted to liquor stores. In Oklahoma, liquor stores may not refrigerate any beverage containing more than 3.2% alcohol. Missouri also has provisions for 3.2% beer, but its permissive alcohol laws (when compared to other states) make this type of beer a rarity.
Pennsylvania is starting to allow grocery stores and gas stations to sell alcohol. Wines and spirits are still sold at locations called "state stores", but wine kiosks are starting to be put in at grocery stores. The kiosks are connected to a database in Harrisburg, and purchasers must present valid ID, signature, and look into a camera for facial identification to purchase wine. Only after all of these measures are passed is the individual allowed to obtain one bottle of wine from the "vending machine". The kiosks are only open during the same hours as the state-run liquor stores, and are not open on Sundays.
See also[edit]
Wine law
Alcohol exclusion laws
Alcohol advertising
Drunk driving law by country
Public intoxication
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List of the most common U.S. county name etymologies
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This is a list of the most common U.S. county names, specifically the names with five or more counties sharing the name.
Contents
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1 Washington County (31 counties)
2 Jefferson County (26 counties)
3 Franklin County (25 counties)
4 Jackson County (24 counties)
5 Lincoln County (24 counties)
6 Madison County (20 counties)
7 Clay County (18 counties)
8 Greene County and variants (17 counties)
9 Montgomery County (18 counties)
10 Union County (18 counties)
11 Fayette and Lafayette counties (17 counties)
12 See also
13 References
Washington County (31 counties)[edit]
All of the Washington Counties in the United States are named for George Washington, first President of the United States.
Washington County, Alabama
Washington County, Arkansas
Washington County, Colorado
Washington County, Florida
Washington County, Georgia
Washington County, Idaho
Washington County, Illinois
Washington County, Indiana
Washington County, Iowa
Washington County, Kansas
Washington County, Kentucky
Washington County, Maine
Washington County, Maryland
Washington County, Minnesota
Washington County, Mississippi
Washington County, Missouri
Washington County, Nebraska
Washington County, New York
Washington County, North Carolina
Washington County, Ohio
Washington County, Oklahoma
Washington County, Oregon
Washington County, Pennsylvania
Washington County, Rhode Island
Washington County, Tennessee
Washington County, Texas
Washington County, Utah
Washington County, Vermont
Washington County, Virginia
Washington County, Wisconsin
Washington Parish, Louisiana
Jefferson County (26 counties)[edit]
Twenty three of the twenty six Jefferson Counties in the United States are directly named for Thomas Jefferson, the third President, and the remaining three are indirectly named for him.
Jefferson County, Alabama
Jefferson County, Arkansas
Jefferson County, Colorado: named for the Territory of Jefferson, which extralegally governed the area before the United States Congress established the Colorado Territory, the territory in turn was named for Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson County, Florida
Jefferson County, Georgia
Jefferson County, Idaho
Jefferson County, Illinois
Jefferson County, Indiana
Jefferson County, Iowa
Jefferson County, Kansas
Jefferson County, Kentucky
Jefferson County, Mississippi
Jefferson County, Missouri
Jefferson County, Montana: named for the Jefferson River, in turn named for Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson County, Nebraska
Jefferson County, New York
Jefferson County, Ohio
Jefferson County, Oklahoma
Jefferson County, Oregon: named for Mount Jefferson on the county's western boundary, in turn named for Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
Jefferson County, Tennessee
Jefferson County, Texas
Jefferson County, Washington
Jefferson County, West Virginia
Jefferson County, Wisconsin
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Franklin County (25 counties)[edit]
Twenty three of the twenty five Franklin Counties in the United States are named for Benjamin Franklin, the famous Founding Father, printer, scientist, philosopher, and diplomat.
Franklin County, Alabama
Franklin County, Arkansas
Franklin County, Florida
Franklin County, Georgia
Franklin County, Idaho: named for Franklin, Idaho, the first town in the state, in turn named for Franklin Richards, an apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Franklin County, Illinois
Franklin County, Indiana
Franklin County, Iowa
Franklin County, Kansas
Franklin County, Kentucky
Franklin County, Maine
Franklin County, Massachusetts
Franklin County, Mississippi
Franklin County, Missouri
Franklin County, Nebraska
Franklin County, New York
Franklin County, North Carolina
Franklin County, Ohio
Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Franklin County, Tennessee
Franklin County, Texas: probably named for Benjamin Cromwell Franklin, an early judge and legislator in Texas[1]
Franklin County, Vermont
Franklin County, Virginia
Franklin County, Washington
Franklin Parish, Louisiana
Jackson County (24 counties)[edit]
See also: List of places named for Andrew Jackson
Twenty one of the twenty four Jackson Counties in the United States are named for Andrew Jackson, the seventh President.
Jackson County, Alabama
Jackson County, Arkansas
Jackson County, Colorado
Jackson County, Florida
Jackson County, Georgia: named for James Jackson, the 23rd governor of Georgia
Jackson County, Illinois
Jackson County, Indiana
Jackson County, Iowa
Jackson County, Kansas
Jackson County, Kentucky
Jackson County, Michigan
Jackson County, Minnesota: named for Henry Jackson, a member of the first Minnesota Territory legislature
Jackson County, Mississippi
Jackson County, Missouri
Jackson County, North Carolina
Jackson County, Ohio
Jackson County, Oklahoma: named for Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, the famous Confederate general
Jackson County, Oregon
Jackson County, South Dakota
Jackson County, Tennessee
Jackson County, Texas
Jackson County, West Virginia
Jackson County, Wisconsin
Jackson Parish, Louisiana
Lincoln County (24 counties)[edit]
Sixteen (possibly seventeen) of the twenty four Lincoln Counties in the United States are named for Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth President; five other Lincoln counties are named for Benjamin Lincoln, a leading general in the American Revolutionary War and distant relative of Abraham.
Lincoln County, Arkansas
Lincoln County, Colorado
Lincoln County, Georgia: named for Benjamin Lincoln
Lincoln County, Idaho
Lincoln County, Kansas
Lincoln County, Kentucky: named for Benjamin Lincoln
Lincoln County, Maine: named for the city of Lincoln, England
Lincoln County, Minnesota
Lincoln County, Mississippi
Lincoln County, Missouri: named for Benjamin Lincoln
Lincoln County, Montana: possibly named for Abraham Lincoln[citation needed]
Lincoln County, Nebraska
Lincoln County, Nevada
Lincoln County, New Mexico
Lincoln County, North Carolina: named for Benjamin Lincoln
Lincoln County, Oklahoma
Lincoln County, Oregon
Lincoln County, South Dakota: named for Lincoln County, Maine
Lincoln County, Tennessee: named for Benjamin Lincoln
Lincoln County, Washington
Lincoln County, West Virginia
Lincoln County, Wisconsin
Lincoln County, Wyoming
Lincoln Parish, Louisiana
Madison County (20 counties)[edit]
Eighteen of the twenty Madison Counties in the United States are named for James Madison, the fourth President, and one of the two exceptions is indirectly named for him.
Madison County, Alabama
Madison County, Arkansas
Madison County, Florida
Madison County, Georgia
Madison County, Idaho
Madison County, Illinois
Madison County, Indiana
Madison County, Iowa
Madison County, Kentucky
Madison County, Mississippi
Madison County, Missouri
Madison County, Montana: named for the Madison River, named in turn for James Madison
Madison County, Nebraska: probably named for Madison, Wisconsin, where most of the new county's settlers were from[citation needed]
Madison County, New York
Madison County, North Carolina
Madison County, Ohio
Madison County, Tennessee
Madison County, Texas
Madison County, Virginia
Madison Parish, Louisiana
Clay County (18 counties)[edit]
Fifteen of the eighteen Clay Counties in the United States are named for Henry Clay, the Kentucky statesman. Two of the exceptions, including one in Kentucky, are named for members of Henry Clay's family.
Clay County, Alabama
Clay County, Arkansas: named for John Clayton, a member of the Arkansas Senate
Clay County, Florida
Clay County, Georgia
Clay County, Illinois
Clay County, Indiana
Clay County, Iowa: named for Henry Clay's son, Henry Clay, Jr., a general who died during the Mexican–American War
Clay County, Kansas
Clay County, Kentucky: named for Henry Clay's cousin, Green Clay, a general in the War of 1812
Clay County, Minnesota
Clay County, Mississippi
Clay County, Missouri
Clay County, Nebraska
Clay County, North Carolina
Clay County, South Dakota
Clay County, Tennessee
Clay County, Texas
Clay County, West Virginia
Greene County and variants (17 counties)[edit]
All Greene Counties in the United States are named after Nathanael Greene, a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
Greene County, Alabama
Greene County, Arkansas
Greene County, Georgia
Greene County, Illinois
Greene County, Indiana
Greene County, Iowa
Greene County, Mississippi
Greene County, Missouri
Greene County, New York
Greene County, North Carolina
Greene County, Ohio
Greene County, Pennsylvania
Greene County, Tennessee
Greene County, Virginia
Two Green Counties, despite the difference in spelling, are also named after the aforementioned Nathanael Greene.
Green County, Kentucky
Green County, Wisconsin
One other county may have been named after Greene, although there is evidence that it was instead named for Richard Grenville, leader of the settlement on Roanoke Island.
Greensville County, Virginia
Montgomery County (18 counties)[edit]
Most (at least 13 out of 18) Montgomery Counties in the United States are named after Richard Montgomery, a major general in the Continental Army killed in the 1775 Battle of Quebec.
Montgomery County, Alabama (This county was not named for Richard Montgomery, but for another general, Lemuel P. Montgomery; oddly, the city of Montgomery, Alabama in it was named for Richard Montgomery.)
Montgomery County, Arkansas - eponym verified[clarification needed]
Montgomery County, Georgia - eponym verified[clarification needed]
Montgomery County, Illinois - eponym verified[clarification needed]
Montgomery County, Indiana - eponym verified[clarification needed]
Montgomery County, Iowa - eponym verified[clarification needed]
Montgomery County, Kansas - eponym verified[clarification needed]
Montgomery County, Kentucky - eponym verified[clarification needed]
Montgomery County, Maryland - eponym verified[clarification needed]
Montgomery County, Mississippi (Possibly for Richard Montgomery. Possibly for Montgomery County, Tennessee, from which an early settler came.)[original research?]
Montgomery County, Missouri - eponym verified[clarification needed]
Montgomery County, New York - eponym verified[clarification needed]
Montgomery County, North Carolina - eponym verified[clarification needed]
Montgomery County, Ohio - eponym verified[clarification needed]
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (there is some question as to whether this one was named for Richard Montgomery. It seems to be the case, but it is uncertain.)
Montgomery County, Tennessee (This county was not named for Richard Montgomery, but for John Montgomery, a local settler)
Montgomery County, Texas (This county was named after the town of Montgomery, Texas which in turn was named after Montgomery County, Alabama.)
Montgomery County, Virginia - eponym verified[clarification needed]
Union County (18 counties)[edit]
Union County, Arkansas: Named for the statement in the citizen's petition for a new county that the citizens of the area they were petitioning "in the spirit of Union and Unity."
Union County, Florida: Named to honor the concept of unity.
Union County, Georgia: Named as a compromise between Whigs, who wanted to name the new county after Henry Clay, and Democrats, who wanted to name it after Andrew Jackson.
Union County, Illinois
Union County, Indiana
Union County, Iowa
Union County, Kentucky
Union County, Mississippi
Union County, New Jersey
Union County, New Mexico
Union County, North Carolina
Union County, Ohio: Named because it is a union of portions of Delaware, Franklin, Logan, and Madison counties.
Union County, Oregon
Union County, Pennsylvania
Union County, South Carolina
Union County, South Dakota
Union County, Tennessee
Union Parish, Louisiana
Fayette and Lafayette counties (17 counties)[edit]
Despite the difference in name, all of these counties (including one Louisiana parish) are named after the same individual—Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, a French general who played a major role in the American Revolutionary War.
Fayette County, Alabama
Fayette County, Georgia
Fayette County, Illinois
Fayette County, Indiana
Fayette County, Iowa
Fayette County, Kentucky (coterminous with the city of Lexington)
Fayette County, Ohio
Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Fayette County, Tennessee
Fayette County, Texas
Fayette County, West Virginia
Lafayette County, Arkansas
Lafayette County, Florida
Lafayette County, Mississippi
Lafayette County, Missouri
Lafayette County, Wisconsin
Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
See also[edit]
Lists of U.S. county name etymologies
List of the most common U.S. county names
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Benjamin C. Franklin." Handbook of Texas Online. [1]. Accessed June 7, 2010.
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