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States that permit localities to go dry

33 states have laws that 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 Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the ...

Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

, and

Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

—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. *

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specifically allows cities and counties to elect to go dry by public referendum. *

Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S., ...

specifically allows local jurisdictions to elect to go dry by public referendum. *

Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the Osage ...

specifically allows local jurisdictions to elect to go dry by public referendum. *

California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...

specifically allows local jurisdictions to enact liquor laws that are stricter than state law. *

Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of t ...

specifically allows cities and counties to exercise a local option by public referendum whether to go dry. *

Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...

specifically allows towns to exercise a local option by public referendum whether to go dry. *

Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ...

's state constitution allows specifically defined local districts to elect to go dry by public referendum. *

Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

specifically allows counties to elect to go dry by public referendum. *

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specifically allows any local jurisdiction to go dry, without limitation on how that decision is made. *

Idaho Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyom ...

allows local jurisdictions to prohibit sale of liquor by the drink by public referendum, but because all retail package sales are controlled by the state, no local jurisdiction may prohibit package liquor sales for consumption off-premises. *

is dry by default; counties have to choose to allow liquor sales in order for liquor to be sold at all in the county. (''see''

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Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...

specifically allows local jurisdictions to elect to go dry by public referendum. 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. *

Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...

specifically allows local jurisdictions to go dry, without limitation on how that decision is made. *

Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north ...

specifically allows local jurisdictions to elect to go dry by public referendum. *

Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

requires that a series of questions of whether to go dry be placed on each municipality's local ballot every two years, unless the municipality has voted to allow or prohibit liquor sales in three such consecutive elections. *

Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...

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. *

Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

allows any local jurisdiction to enact laws that are stricter than state liquor law, including completely prohibiting the sale, possession, and consumption of alcoholic beverages. *

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. *

New Hampshire New Hampshire is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...

specifically allows local jurisdictions to elect to go dry by public referendum. *

New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

specifically allows local jurisdictions to exercise control over the sale of alcoholic beverages in retail establishments (liquor stores, restaurants) and to limit or refuse to issue retail licenses. *

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is wet by default, but dry on Sundays until noon. Law does, however, allow for local jurisdictions to elect to go dry by public referendum. * New York specifically allows cities and counties to exercise a local option by public referendum whether to go dry. (''see''

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North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...

allows certain classes of local jurisdictions to exercise a local option by public referendum whether to go dry. *

Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

state law allows local jurisdictions to exercise a local option by public referendum whether to prohibit the sale of liquor. *

Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the List of U.S. states by area, smallest U.S. state by area and the List of states and territories of the United States ...

state law allows local jurisdictions to exercise a local option by public referendum whether to prohibit the sale of liquor. *

South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota people, Lakota and Dakota peo ...

allows certain classes of local jurisdictions to exercise a local option by public referendum whether to prohibit the on-premises sale of liquor. *

is dry by default; local jurisdictions must choose whether to allow liquor sales in order for liquor to be sold. (''see'' Alcohol laws of Tennessee) *

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...

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. *

Vermont Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...

allows municipalities to exercise a local option by public referendum whether to prohibit the sale of liquor. *

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...

allows local jurisdictions to exercise a local option by public referendum whether to prohibit the sale of liquor. *

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allows local jurisdictions to exercise a local option by public referendum whether to prohibit the sale of liquor. *

West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the B ...

allows local jurisdictions to exercise a local option by public referendum whether to prohibit the sale of liquor. *

Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...

allows local jurisdictions to exercise a local option by public referendum whether to prohibit the sale of liquor.

States that preclude dry communities

17 states have laws that preclude the existence of any dry counties whatsoever: *

Arizona Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...

prohibits local jurisdictions from enacting any alcohol laws stricter than state law. As a result, no dry communities can exist in Arizona. *

Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only stat ...

does not allow for any local control of liquor beyond licensing of manufacture and sale. *

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...

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. *

Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

's comprehensive state alcohol laws only allow local liquor boards to issue liquor licenses for sale and manufacture; all other regulation of alcohol is an operation of state law. *

Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the ...

state law specifically requires each county's liquor board to allow liquor licenses and follow the provisions of state liquor law. As a result, there can be no dry cities or counties in Iowa. *

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...

prohibits local jurisdictions from imposing restrictions on licensing that are stricter than state law. *

Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...

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. No incorporated Missouri cities have ever chosen to hold a referendum banning alcohol sales. In addition, Missouri state law specifically supersedes any local laws that restrict the sale of alcohol. (''see'' Alcohol laws of Missouri) *

Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbi ...

state law vests control of alcoholic beverages solely in the power of the state, although county voters may, by initiative, prohibit alcohol sales.Mont. Code Section 16-1-101(2) The Crow Indian Reservation and Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation are fully dry. Since the Reservations are considered federal lands, state laws do not apply. Tribal law bans possession and sale of alcohol completely, even if not tribal members. *

Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwe ...

only grants local governing bodies authority to approve applications and deny licenses pursuant to state law. *

Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...

state law specifically requires each county's board of county commissioners to allow liquor licenses and follow the provisions of state liquor law. As a result, there can be no dry cities or counties in Nevada, except that a few rural jurisdictions are

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into the ability to still be partially or totally dry. *

North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the Native Americans in the United States, indigenous Dakota people, Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north a ...

state law provides that each local jurisdiction's liquor board must allow liquor licenses, and sets the range of allowable fees. *

Oklahoma Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...

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. As a result, there can be no dry cities or counties in Oklahoma. (''see''

Alcohol laws of Oklahoma Oklahoma allows any establishment (grocery stores, gas stations, pharmacies, etc.) with a beer and wine license to sell beer and wine up to 15% ABV, under refrigeration. Minor (law), Minors under the age of 21 are not permitted to possess or pu ...

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Oregon Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...

'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. *

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

state law vests control of alcoholic beverages solely in the power of the Commonwealth. *

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state law vests control of alcoholic beverages exclusively in the power of the state, although counties are permitted to restrict the hours of operation of locations that sell alcohol. *

Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...

state law provides that local jurisdictions only may enact alcohol control legislation that does not conflict with state law, thereby precluding the ability of communities to go dry. *

Wyoming Wyoming () is a U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the south ...

state law provides that each local jurisdiction's liquor board must allow liquor licenses.

Alabama

Of the 67

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, none are completely dry, 26 are partially dry or "moist" (these counties contain cities that have voted to allow alcohol sales), and 41 are completely wet. In 2014 the municipalities of Oneonta, Blountsville and

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in Blount County went wet, and in 2016 the municipalities of Ashland and Lineville in

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went wet. Alabama
. Within those 23 "moist" counties, 41 city governments have legalized alcohol sales inside their city limits. * 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. A city must have a population in excess of 1,000 residents in order to have a referendum to go wet.
. Petitions can be made to go from dry to wet or wet to dry.

Alaska

* State law allows each village to decide on restrictions, and some

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may prohibit it altogether. Three terms describe Alaskan villages in common usage: * A "dry village" bans both the sale and possession of alcohol. * A "wet village" permits both the sale and possession of alcohol. * A "damp village" permits possession of alcohol but bans the sale of it. There is wide variation of restrictions placed on the possession and movement of alcohol in the "damp" villages, some villages permit residents to order alcohol from stores outside the ban area and have it shipped in, while other villages require the person owning the alcohol to personally bring the alcohol into their jurisdiction. Beer, wine and liquor cannot be purchased in grocery stores. Convenience stores and gas stations that sell alcohol must have a separate section with a separate entrance, and separate cash registers.

Arkansas

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and Bentonville added beginning January 1, 2023; additionally, licensed microbreweries can sell growlers for carry-out on Sundays) and on Christmas Day. (Amendment 100 to the Arkansas Constitution allows alcohol to be served in the casino properties every day of the year including Sunday and Christmas.) The issue is more complex than that, however, since any local jurisdiction (county, municipal, etc.) can exercise control over alcohol laws via public referendum. For this reason, some cities like

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, are dry despite being located in a "wet" county. In Fort Smith the same situation exists but with a wet city existing in an otherwise dry county. A city or municipality can elect to go dry in a wet county, but a city or municipality cannot elect to go wet in a dry county. Occasionally, in counties with two county seats, one district may be wet and the other dry, such as Sebastian and Logan Counties. * Dry counties (with county seat(s) in parentheses):

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Connecticut

* There is no legally dry community in

. Bridgewater, Connecticut, Bridgewater was the last remaining Dry county, dry town in the state; voters approved the sale of alcohol in a 2014 referendum by a 660-246 vote.

Florida

There are two dry counties in

: Lafayette County, Florida, Lafayette County in North Central Florida and Liberty County, Florida, Liberty in the Florida Panhandle.Associated Press
Number of dry counties in Florida dwindling
July 4, 2012. https://www.wjhg.com/2022/01/22/washington-county-dry-no-more/ Before 2012, Madison County, Florida, Madison County was partially dry; it only allowed beer sales if the beer's alcohol content was under 6.243 percent. Madison County voters repealed that law in 2012. Suwannee County, Florida, Suwannee County was formerly dry, but county voters chose to go "wet" by a 2-1 margin in a 2011 vote. Until the 1950s Leon County, Florida, Leon County and Wakulla County, Florida, Wakulla County were dry. The closest spot alcohol could be legally purchased was Perry, Florida, Perry, in Taylor County, Florida, Taylor County. Various Florida counties and cities are wet, but have blue laws regulating alcohol sales on Sunday morning.

Georgia

All Georgia counties are fully wet, with the exception of the following: *Bleckley County, Georgia, Bleckley County prohibits the sale of distilled spirits for retail and on-site consumption. * Butts County, Georgia, Butts County prohibits the sale of distilled spirits for on-site consumption. * Coweta County, Georgia, Coweta County prohibits the retail sale of distilled spirits.Coweta County, Georgia, Code of Ordinances >> PART II - CODE OF ORDINANCES >> Chapter 6 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES >> ARTICLE II. LICENSING >>
Library.municode.co * Decatur County, Georgia, Decatur County prohibits the sale of distilled spirits for on-site consumption. * Dodge County prohibits the retail sale of distilled spirits. * Effingham County, Georgia, Effingham County prohibits the retail sale of distilled spirits.Effingham County Code of Ordinances >> PART II - OFFICIAL CODE >> Chapter 6 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES >> ARTICLE III. - LICENSES >> DIVISION 1. GENERALLY >>
Library.municode.co * Hart County, Georgia, Hart County prohibits the sale of distilled spirits for retail and on-site consumption.Hart County, Georgia, Code of Ordinances >> PART II - CODE OF ORDINANCES >> Chapter 6 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES >> ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL >>
Library.municode.co * Lumpkin County, Georgia, Lumpkin County prohibits the retail sale of distilled spirits.Lumpkin County, Georgia, Code of Ordinances >> PART II - CODE OF ORDINANCES >> Chapter 4 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES >>
Library.municode.co * Murray County, Georgia, Murray County prohibits the sale of distilled spirits for retail and on-site consumption. * Union County, Georgia, Union County prohibits the retail sale of distilled spirits. * Upson County, Georgia, Upson County prohibits the retail sale of distilled spirits. The sale of distilled spirits for on-site consumption was approved by vote in May 2014. * White County, Georgia, White County prohibits the sale of distilled spirits for retail and on-site consumption (except for the City of Helen, Georgia, Helen).

Illinois

* Edwards County, Illinois, Edwards County is a dry county, with multiple referendums to allow alcohol sales failing in the mid-1990s. The portion of Grayville, Illinois, Grayville that lies within Edwards County does allow alcohol sales per Grayville city ordinance. * Moweaqua, Illinois, Moweaqua, located in Shelby County, Illinois, Shelby County, and founded in 1854, was a dry town since origination until March 2014. * Stewardson, Illinois, Stewardson, also located in Shelby County, was a dry town from 1910 until 2014, when voters approved alcohol sales. * The village of South Holland, Illinois, South Holland has been a dry municipality since it was founded by Dutch Reformed Church, Dutch Reformed immigrants in 1894. In accordance with the state liquor law (see overview), South Holland bans the sale of alcohol by not issuing licenses for any business to sell alcohol in the community. The possession, consumption and transport of alcohol are all permitted in South Holland. Other villages in Illinois' Cook County, such as Oak Park, Illinois, Oak Park and Evanston, Illinois, Evanston, were once dry communities, but have since re-allowed the sale of alcohol, though these villages still tend to have tougher regulation on alcohol sales than the rest of the county. * South Ottawa Township, LaSalle County, Illinois, South Ottawa Township, LaSalle County within Ottawa, Illinois, Ottawa elected to stay dry after the end of Prohibition; it remained a dry township until this was overturned by a unanimous city council vote in October 2013. * Wheaton, Illinois, Wheaton, which has a large evangelical Christian population, prohibited the sale of alcoholic beverages from 1887 until 1985.

Kansas

prohibited alcohol from 1881 to 1948, and continued to prohibit bars selling liquor by the drink until 1987. Both the 1948 amendment to the Wyandotte Constitution, Kansas Constitution that ended prohibition and the 1986 amendment that allowed for open saloons provided that the amendments only would be in effect in counties that had approved the respective amendments, either during the election over the amendment itself or subsequently. All 105 counties in Kansas have approved the 1948 amendment, but three counties (Wallace County, Kansas, Wallace, Stanton County, Kansas, Stanton, and Haskell County, Kansas, Haskell) have never approved the 1986 amendment, and therefore continue to prohibit any and all sale of liquor by the drink. Public bars (so-called "open saloons") are illegal in these dry counties. Another 63 counties 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. 39 counties in Kansas have fully approved the 1986 amendment without any limitation, allowing liquor to be sold by the drink without any food sales requirement.

Kentucky

(As of February 2020) Of the 120 list of counties in Kentucky, counties in

, 11 counties are dry, 53 are wet, and the remaining 56 are either "moist" or dry with special circumstances.

Maine

Maine was the first dry state in the country. As of 2019, 37 towns in Maine remained dry.

Massachusetts

As of 2013, there were only eight completely dry towns in Massachusetts: Alford, Massachusetts, Alford, Chilmark, Massachusetts, Chilmark, Dunstable, Massachusetts, Dunstable, Gosnold, Massachusetts, Gosnold, Hawley, Massachusetts, Hawley, Montgomery, Massachusetts, Montgomery, Mount Washington, Massachusetts, Mount Washington, and Westhampton, Massachusetts, Westhampton.Evan Allen, These towns have 0.11% of the overall population of the state, though Chilmak's rises slightly in the summer months
Selectmen grant 5 retail liquor permits
''Boston Globe'', February 14, 2013. The number of dry towns has decreased over time: according to the Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission, there were 20 dry towns in Massachusetts in 2000. Tisbury, Massachusetts, Tisbury is a formerly dry town that became partially wet after voters passed a motion at the Tisbury town election on April 27, 2012. Alcoholic beverages may only be served to patrons who are consuming a full meal. Rockport, Massachusetts, Rockport, after being dry since 1856, allowed alcohol sales in restaurants in 2006 and in stores in 2019.

Michigan

* Hudsonville, Michigan, Hudsonville voted to allow alcohol sales on November 6, 2007, ending its run as the last dry city in Michigan. Hudsonville's vote follows the precedent of voters in both Zeeland, Michigan, Zeeland, and Allendale Charter Township, Michigan, Allendale Charter Township, choosing to overturn their bans on alcohol sales to adults age 21 and older in recent years. * Oak Park, Michigan, Oak Park had been dry since its establishment in 1945. A vote on July 15, 2013, allows up to 20 restaurants to obtain tavern licenses, but they could not sell spirits or mixed drinks. On May 5, 2015 the citizens of Oak Park voted to allow mixed drinks to be sold at businesses within city limits in addition to beer and wine, which were previously allowed.

Minnesota

* Lakeside - Lester Park (Duluth), Lakeside, a neighborhood within Duluth, Minnesota, Duluth, prohibited the sale of alcohol even though it is part of a larger municipality. This was part of its charter when it was incorporated into Duluth in 1893. An advisory referendum to overturn the prohibition failed by one vote (2858 to 2857) in November 2008. A later referendum passed, and the ban was repealed by the City Council on June 27, 2016. * A law was passed permitting the sale of liquor in liquor stores (off-sale) on Sundays in Minnesota starting July 2, 2017.

no longer prohibits the sale of liquor in liquor stores (off-sale) on Sundays. Bars and restaurants may also sell liquor on Sundays for on-premises consumption. Low-alcohol beer#Low-point beer, 3.2% alcohol beer is also allowed for sale on Sundays in convenience and grocery stores. * No alcohol is sold on the Red Lake Indian Reservation.

Mississippi

As of January 1, 2021, all counties are "wet" by default and allow for the sale of beer and light wine unless they vote to become dry again through a future referendum.

Nevada

* The town of Panaca, Nevada, was southern

'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

. It remains Nevada's only dry municipality, only because it is grandfathered into state law.

New Hampshire

According to the New Hampshire Liquor Commission, Ellsworth, New Hampshire, Ellsworth is the only town to disallow the sale of alcoholic beverages. (Other towns allow sales of alcohol, but with restrictions).Benji Rosen
Sharon: It's a dry town no longer: Voters decide beer, wine can be purchased, online or otherwise
, ''Monadnock Ledger-Transcript'', November 10, 2014. The most recent town to go "wet" is Sharon, New Hampshire, Sharon; the town voted to repeal its dry law in 2014.

New Jersey

New Jersey has no dry counties, but as of 2017, at least 30 municipalities (out of 565 statewide) prohibit the retail sale of alcohol. Most of the dry towns are in South Jersey, and some of them are dry because of their origins as Society of Friends, Quaker, Methodist, or other Protestant religious communities. Dry towns in New Jersey cannot forbid the possession, consumption, or transportation of alcohol, but have the option to permit or prohibit BYOB (beverage), BYOB at restaurants and Liquor licenses in New Jersey, social affair permits for non-profit organizations. It is possible for a dry town to have a winery or brewery that offers wine tasting, tastings, since alcohol laws of New Jersey#Class A manufacturer's licenses, alcohol manufacturing licenses in New Jersey are issued by the state, and are not regulated by municipalities.Walsh, Daniel
"Shiloh farmer corks borough's opposition to winery"
in ''The Press of Atlantic City'' (archived website) (August 3, 2006). Retrieved July 19, 2013.New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control
"Alcoholic Beverage Control Handbook for Municipal Issuing Authorities."
Retrieved May 1, 2013. * Audubon Park, New Jersey, Audubon Park in Camden County, New Jersey, Camden County * Cape May Point, New Jersey, Cape May Point in Cape May County, New Jersey, Cape May County * Collingswood, New Jersey, Collingswood in Camden County, New Jersey, Camden County * Delanco Township, New Jersey, Delanco Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, Burlington County * Downe Township, New Jersey, Downe Township in Cumberland County, New Jersey, Cumberland County * Elk Township, New Jersey, Elk Township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, Gloucester County * Elmer, New Jersey, Elmer in Salem County, New Jersey, Salem County * Far Hills, New Jersey, Far Hills in Somerset County, New Jersey, Somerset County * Haddonfield, New Jersey, Haddonfield in Camden County, New Jersey, Camden County * Haddon Heights, New Jersey, Haddon Heights in Camden County, New Jersey, Camden County * Harrison Township, New Jersey, Harrison Township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, Gloucester County * Interlaken, New Jersey, Interlaken in Monmouth County, New Jersey, Monmouth County * Island Heights, New Jersey, Island Heights in Ocean County, New Jersey, Ocean County * Lawrence Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey, Lawrence Township in Cumberland County, New Jersey, Cumberland County * Lower Alloways Creek Township, New Jersey, Lower Alloways Creek Township in Salem County, New Jersey, Salem County * Mannington Township, New Jersey, Mannington Township in Salem County, New Jersey, Salem County * Mantoloking, New Jersey, Mantoloking in Ocean County, New Jersey, Ocean County * Maurice River Township, New Jersey, Maurice River Township in Cumberland County, New Jersey, Cumberland County * Ocean City, New Jersey, Ocean City in Cape May County, New Jersey, Cape May County * Ocean Grove, New Jersey, Ocean Grove in Monmouth County, New Jersey, Monmouth County * Oldmans Township, New Jersey, Oldmans Township in Salem County, New Jersey, Salem County * Pemberton, New Jersey, Pemberton in Burlington County, New Jersey, Burlington County * Pennington, New Jersey, Pennington in Mercer County, New Jersey, Mercer County * Pitman, New Jersey, Pitman in Gloucester County, New Jersey, Gloucester County * Port Republic, New Jersey, Port Republic in Atlantic County, New Jersey, Atlantic County * Prospect Park, New Jersey, Prospect Park in Passaic County, New Jersey, Passaic County * Quinton Township, New Jersey, Quinton Township in Salem County, New Jersey, Salem County * Riverton, New Jersey, Riverton in Burlington County, New Jersey, Burlington County * Saddle River, New Jersey, Saddle River in Bergen County, New Jersey, Bergen County * Shiloh, New Jersey, Shiloh in Cumberland County, New Jersey, Cumberland County * South Harrison Township, New Jersey, South Harrison Township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, Gloucester County * Stow Creek Township, New Jersey, Stow Creek Township in Cumberland County, New Jersey, Cumberland County * Upper Deerfield Township, New Jersey, Upper Deerfield Township in Cumberland County, New Jersey, Cumberland County * Upper Pittsgrove Township, New Jersey, Upper Pittsgrove Township in Salem County, New Jersey, Salem County * Wenonah, New Jersey, Wenonah in Gloucester County, New Jersey, Gloucester County * Wildwood Crest, New Jersey, Wildwood Crest in Cape May County, New Jersey, Cape May County

New Mexico

*Curry County, New Mexico, Curry County is dry except for the city of Clovis, New Mexico, Clovis *Roosevelt County, New Mexico, Roosevelt County is dry except for the city of Portales, New Mexico, Portales

New York

* As of the 2019 election, there are eight towns in New York state that are completely dry, and 39 that are partially dry. * The "dry" towns in the state are: Caneadea, New York, Caneadea in Allegany County, New York, Allegany County, Clymer, New York, Clymer in Chautauqua County, New York, Chautauqua County, Lapeer, New York, Lapeer in Cortland County, New York, Cortland County, Orwell, New York, Orwell in Oswego County, New York, Oswego County, Fremont, Steuben County, New York, Fremont and Jasper, New York, Jasper in Steuben County, New York, Steuben County, Berkshire, New York, Berkshire in Tioga County, New York, Tioga County. * The town of West Almond, New York, West Almond does not allow off-premises consumption, while the towns of Harford, New York, Harford, Franklin (village), New York, Franklin, Seneca, New York, Seneca, Caton, New York, Caton, Rathbone, New York, Rathbone, Newark Valley (town), New York, Newark Valley, Butler, New York, Butler, Rose, New York, Rose, Pike, New York, Pike, Wethersfield, New York, Wethersfield and Middlesex, New York, Middlesex do not allow on-premises consumption. * The towns of Bovina, New York, Bovina, Gorham, New York, Gorham, Richford, New York, Richford, Orangeville, New York, Orangeville, and Barrington, New York, Barrington do not allow on-premises consumption except in year-round hotels. * The other 22 partially dry towns have varying specific rules for "Special On-Premises Consumption." For example, Wilmington, New York, Wilmington in Essex County, New York, Essex County is dry for on-premises consumption at race tracks and outdoor athletic fields and stadiums where admission fees are charged and wet in all other areas.

North Carolina

* North Carolina does not allow alcohol sales between 2am and 7am Monday through Saturday or before 12pm on Sundays. In June 2017, NC allowed each municipality or county (for unincorporated areas) to start allowing alcohol sales prior to noon on Sundays. Raleigh, North Carolina, Raleigh and Carrboro, North Carolina, Carrboro were the first two cities to enact the 10am Sunday alcohol sales. * Several of North Carolina's 100 counties are considered "dry". Individual towns may pass ordinances (via referendum) that may allow alcohol sales within the municipal limits, however, even if the county itself is dry. Most counties, such as Wake County, North Carolina, Wake and Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Mecklenburg, allow alcohol sales of any type anywhere in the county, eliminating the potential need for any town or city within its boundary to do so. * Town and city ordinances concerning alcohol sales may be more liberal than the county's, but may not be more restrictive. * The only county where alcohol sales were not permitted at all (even in a town) was Graham County, North Carolina, Graham County but this is no longer the case, as the towns of Fontana Dam, North Carolina, Fontana Dam and Robbinsville, North Carolina, Robbinsville now allow beer and wine sales.

Ohio

* The city of Westerville, Ohio, Westerville,

, 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, Ohio, Bethel in Clermont County, Ohio, Clermont County has been dry since the repeal of prohibition. Recently, through use of the single precinct vote system, precincts A and C can now sell (but not serve) alcohol. The business must first be put onto the ballot and voted to allow alcohol to be sold. * Cortland, Ohio, Cortland was a dry town until 2002. * Lawrence County, Ohio, Lawrence County is dry but individual towns can choose to allow sales of alcohol. * Hartville, Ohio, Hartville, was a dry village, but is no longer dry as of 2013. * Albany, Ohio, Albany is a dry town. * Adams County, Ohio, Adams County besides Manchester, Ohio, Manchester and Green Township, Adams County, Ohio, Green Township are dry. Recently, through use of the single precinct vote system, a precinct in Seaman, Ohio, Seaman and Peebles, Ohio, Peebles can now sell (but not serve) alcohol. * Although Scioto County and Portsmouth, Ohio, Portsmouth are not completely dry; Green Township, including Franklin Furnace, Ohio, Franklin Furnace, are dry.

Oklahoma

Until 2018, several counties in Oklahoma were dry counties. These included Adair County, Oklahoma, Adair, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, Alfalfa, Beaver County, Oklahoma, Beaver, Caddo County, Oklahoma, Caddo, Cimarron County, Oklahoma, Cimarron, Coal County, Oklahoma, Coal, Cotton County, Oklahoma, Cotton, Dewey County, Oklahoma, Dewey, Harmon County, Oklahoma, Harmon, Harper County, Oklahoma, Harper, Haskell County, Oklahoma, Haskell, Hughes County, Oklahoma, Hughes, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, Roger Mills and Washita County, Oklahoma, Washita. After State Question 792 was passed, these counties have since allowed the sale of alcohol. As of June 2018, all 77 counties allow liquor by the drink.

Oregon

* The city of Monmouth, Oregon, Monmouth was the last dry municipality in the state until it repealed its prohibition on January 10, 2003.

state law now prohibits any dry community from existing (see below). * Throughout the state, beer, wine, wine coolers, malt liquor and similar beverages may be purchased in a convenience store, grocery store and similar outlets. Sales of "hard" liquor are restricted to state-controlled outlets, however, as well as bars, or restaurants that include a bar. As such, there are relatively few stand-alone liquor stores in Oregon (for example, as of March 18, 2008, there were only 35 stand-alone liquor stores in the city of Portland, Oregon, Portland, which had a 2000 population of 529,000). Oregon also has taverns that sell beer and wine only. All outlets selling "hard" liquor are subject to the rules and regulations of the state-run Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC). By law, any establishment wishing to sell any alcoholic beverage in the state must also offer food for sale, including bars, taverns, music venues, fairs and festivals, and strip clubs. Oregon is one of 18 states that directly control the sales of alcohol beverages in the U.S.

Pennsylvania

* The state has a number of dry municipalities, but no dry counties. * In

, sales of alcoholic beverages were prohibited in convenience stores until 2017. * Beer, wine and spirits are available for on-premises consumption at bars, taverns and restaurants; no single bottles or cans can be sold to drink off-premises. * Unopened six- and twelve-packs of beer, and single units of certain larger sizes (i.e., 22- and 40-ounce bottles) can be sold "to-go" by bars, taverns, and certain restaurants. Though convenience and grocery stores broadly cannot sell beer or malt liquor, some have created attached "cafe" areas that, though enclosed by the store, are legally separate, allowing them to sell beer. * Bars, taverns, etc., can only sell a limited quantity of beer in a single transaction. Cases and kegs of beer are sold only by state-licensed independent beer distributors. * Spirits are only available in state owned/operated liquor stores. See the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board. * Bottles of wine are available in state owned/operated liquor stores, as well as certain grocery stores. * Independent producers may be exempt in certain ways

South Carolina

* South Carolina does not allow the retail sale of alcohol for off-premises consumption on Sundays. Counties and cities can permit beer and wine sales, however, if the citizens vote for them in a referendum. Twelve counties currently allow Sunday beer and wine sales: Richland County, South Carolina, Richland, Georgetown County, South Carolina, Georgetown, Charleston County, South Carolina, Charleston, Beaufort County, South Carolina, Beaufort, Greenville County, South Carolina, Greenville, Horry County, South Carolina, Horry, Berkeley County, South Carolina, Berkeley, Dorchester County, South Carolina, Dorchester, Newberry County, South Carolina, Newberry, Kershaw County, Lancaster County, South Carolina, Lancaster, and York County, South Carolina, York. Sumter County, South Carolina, Sumter county voted for and passed beer and wine sales on Sundays in November 2020. Cities and towns that have passed laws allowing Sunday beer and wine sales include Columbia, South Carolina, Columbia, Lexington, South Carolina, Lexington, Spartanburg, South Carolina, Spartanburg, Greenville, South Carolina, Greenville, Travelers Rest, South Carolina, Travelers Rest, Mauldin, South Carolina, Mauldin, Aiken, South Carolina, Aiken, Rock Hill, South Carolina, Rock Hill, Summerville, South Carolina, Summerville, Santee, South Carolina, Santee, Daniel Island, Tega Cay, South Carolina, Tega Cay, Hardeeville, South Carolina, Hardeeville, Winnsboro, South Carolina, Winnsboro, and Walterboro, South Carolina, Walterboro.

South Dakota

* Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota, Oglala Lakota County (which is located entirely within the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation) is a dry county.

Tennessee

* The consolidated city-county government of Lynchburg, Tennessee, Lynchburg and Moore County, Tennessee, Moore County,

, is a dry county, despite being home to the Jack Daniel's distillery. While Moore County itself had been completely dry, the County now allows the sale of commemorative bottles of Jack in the White Rabbit Bottle Shop, and one can take part in a sampling tour at the distillery. It is also now possible to sample wine, rum, vodka and whiskey in shops where it is distilled on premises, and beer is also available in local food establishments when served with a meal. * Blount County, Tennessee, Blount, Crockett County, Tennessee, Crockett, Hancock County, Tennessee, Hancock, Sevier County, Tennessee, Sevier, Stewart County, Tennessee, Stewart, and Weakley County, Tennessee, Weakley are also dry counties. Several municipalities within Blount County, Tennessee, Blount County are wet. * Some municipalities and counties allow sales of liquor-by-the-drink and retail package stores.

Texas

' list of counties in Texas, 254 counties, 5 are completely dry, 196 are partially dry, and 55 are entirely wet. The vast majority of entirely wet counties are in southern border regions of Texas near Mexico, or in the south central portion. Alcohol law in Texas varies significantly by location. In some counties, 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. "...Move to Burleson, Texas, Burleson, which has alcohol sales in the Tarrant County, Texas, Tarrant County portion of the city but not in the Johnson County, Texas, Johnson County side of town."Labbe, J.R. "You may need a drink to understand our liquor laws." ''Fort Worth Star-Telegram,'' May 16, 2004. Today beer and wine can be purchased in all parts of Burleson. The only places in the county where liquor can be purchased are a couple of stores inside the city limits of Alvarado, Texas, Alvarado and Rio Vista, Texas, Rio Vista. A bill passed in 2003 by the Texas Legislature allows for Justice of the Peace precincts to host alcohol option elections. To date, this law has allowed many JP precincts, particularly in East Texas, to allow a vote that has resulted in many previously dry counties becoming "moist" and allowing sales of beer and wine, but not liquor. Texas law prohibits off-premises sale of liquor (but not beer and wine) all day on Sunday, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day. Off-premises sale of beer and wine on Sunday is only allowed from 10:01 am onward. Texas law also prohibits the sale of alcohol in any "sexually oriented business" in a dry county. Strip clubs in these dry counties often sell "set ups" (a cup with soda, ice, and a stirrer to which one can add their own alcohol) and have a BYOB policy to allow patrons to bring their own alcohol into the establishment.

Utah

As of September 2018 there are 9 cities where alcoholic beverages cannot be purchased. * Aneth, Utah, Aneth, San Juan County, Utah, San Juan County. Possession, manufacture, or delivery of alcoholic beverages prohibited. * Aurora, Utah, Aurora, Sevier County, Utah, Sevier County * Blanding, Utah, Blanding, San Juan County, Utah, San Juan County. Sale of alcoholic beverages prohibited since 1967. * Hatch, Utah, Hatch, Garfield County, Utah, Garfield County * Highland, Utah, Highland, Utah County, Utah, Utah County * Holden, Utah, Holden, Millard County, Utah, Millard County * Navajo Mountain, Utah, Navajo Mountain, San Juan County, Utah, San Juan County Possession, manufacture, or delivery of alcoholic beverages prohibited. * Scipio, Utah, Scipio, Millard County, Utah, Millard County * White Mesa, Utah, White Mesa, San Juan County, Utah, San Juan County

Virginia

Beer and wine sales are legal in all of Virginia. Of the 95 List of counties in Virginia, counties in Virginia, nine (Bland County, Virginia, Bland, Buchanan County, Virginia, Buchanan, Charlotte County, Virginia, Charlotte, Craig County, Virginia, Craig, Grayson County, Virginia, Grayson, Highland County, Virginia, Highland, Lee County, Virginia, Lee, Patrick County, Virginia, Patrick and Russell County, Virginia, Russell) are dry in that retail sale of distilled spirits is prohibited. List of cities in Virginia, Virginia cities are not subject to county alcohol laws as they are Independent city (United States), independent by state law, and all Virginia cities are wet. Virginia also restricts the sale of hard liquors (or distilled spirits) to retail stores operated by the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority. This setup is unusual in that the state agency is not only responsible for the sale of liquor, but also for the enforcement of alcohol-related laws in addition to public education campaigns. These campaigns are generally geared toward young adults not of drinking age, but also cover topics such as substance abuse, training for hospitality industry employees, and cautioning of the dangers of mixing alcohol and medications.

Washington

* The city of Fircrest, Washington, Fircrest was the last dry community on the west coast of the contiguous 48 states. Voters chose to allow the sale of alcohol by the glass in Fircrest in the 2015 United States elections, 3 November 2015 election. * The Yakama, Yakama Nation prohibits the sale of alcohol on the Yakama Indian Reservation. * The city of College Place, Washington, College Place allows sale of alcohol in stores, but has no taverns or cocktail lounges.

Wisconsin

* The village of Ephraim, Wisconsin, Ephraim was once the only dry municipality in

; it had been dry since its founding in 1853, and its anti-liquor laws were upheld in 1934 and 1992 referendums. Richland Center, Wisconsin, Richland Center and Port Edwards, Wisconsin, Port Edwards were dry for decades, but bars opened in both communities in 1994 after changes to local ordinances. Ephraim passed an ordinance to allow off-site beer and on-site wine sales on April 5, 2016. * The city of Sparta, Wisconsin, Sparta is the largest community in Wisconsin that restricts beer and liquor sales to taverns and restaurants that have an on-premises consumption license. Grocery and convenience stores cannot sell beer and liquor there. The community abolished Class A licenses for retail sales in 1966 through referendum, when a local liquor store owner in the city objected to a grocery store's application for a class A license. Referendums were defeated in 1982, 1986, 1992, 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2011 for class A licenses. Opposition to Class A licenses in the community is widely believed to be from the liquor store owner(s), who locate on the border of the city in neighboring towns that allow Class A licenses. Local opposition from these liquor stores is also widely believed to be a monopolistic motivation to protect their business trade by restricting it in Sparta. On April 7, 2009, in the Wisconsin 2009 spring general election, voters defeated the referendum questions about changing restrictions on the beer and liquor sales in Sparta, for the sixth time. In the April 5, 2011 Wisconsin spring election, Sparta voted for the seventh time not to change restrictions on the sale of beer and liquor in the city.'Referendum on beer, alcohol sales fail,' La Crosse Tribune, April 6, 2011, B2 In the April 1, 2014 Wisconsin spring election, the voters narrowly approved the sale of wine and beer in groceries and convenience stores. Liquor sales remain banned in the city.

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Frequently Asked Questions on Minnesota liquor laws
{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Dry Communities By U.S. State Alcohol law in the United States by state, * Lists of cities in the United States, Dry Prohibition in the United States States of the United States law-related lists, Dry Communities