Although the French wine, “Fat Bastard,” is now distributed in 22 states in the US. both Texas and Ohio have banned its sale within their borders.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BAFT) bans the word “refreshing” to describe any alcohol beverage.
A young adult college student studying in Italy can’t have a glass of Chianti with dinner, according to the Drug Free Schools and Campuses Act. Students under the age of 21 are prohibited by the federal government from conforming to the drinking laws and customs of the countries in which they are studying. This, of course, is contrary to the educational goals underlying international education or study abroad programs.
It is a violation of the California Alcoholic Beverage Control Act for producers of alcohol beverages to list the names of retailers or restaurants that sell their products in advertising or even in newsletters.
A person can be sent to jail for five years for merely sending a bottle of beer, wine or spirits as a gift to a friend in Kentucky.
Maryland now requires that alcohol beverage writers be certified as experts by an agency of the state before they can receive product samples, which it limits to three bottles per brand.
Anyone under the age of 21 who takes out household trash containing even a single empty alcohol beverage container can be charged with illegal possession of alcohol in Missouri.
If a law enforcement officer is having a drink in a bar in Iowa and an employeepours water down the drain, the water is legally considered an alcohol beverage intended for unlawful purposes.
Don’t plan on running a “tab” in Iowa; it’s illegal.
Druggists in Connecticut must pay $400.00 each year for a license in order to use alcohol in compounding prescriptions.
No alcohol beverages can be displayed within five feet of a cash register of any store in California that sells both alcohol and motor fuel.
It’s illegal in Michigan for a person under the age of 21 to give a gift of alcohol beverage to anyone, even to a person of legal age.
A server in California can be convicted of selling to a minor if the purchaser uses a false or altered ID to buy the alcohol.
An owner or employee of an establishment in Iowa that sells alcohol can’t legally consume a drink there after closing for business.
Public intoxication is a crime in Pennsylvania but specifically not a crime in Minnesota.
It’s illegal in New Jersey for parents to give their children under the age of 18 even a sip of alcohol.
Permitting diners to take home an unfinished bottle of alcohol beverage, rather than consuming it all before leaving to prevent “waste,” encourages moderation and discourages intoxication. However, this is prohibited in Michigan.
The entire Encyclopedia Britannica is banned in Texas because it contains a recipe for making beer that can be used at home.
It’s illegal in Indiana for liquor stores to sell milk or cold soft drinks. They can, however, sell uinrefrigerated soft drinks.
Texas state law prohibits taking more than three sips of beer at a time while standing.
Nebraska state law prohibits bars from selling beer unless they are simultaneously brewing a kettle of soup.
State law of North Dakota prohibits serving beer and pretzels at the same time in any bar or restaurant.
