And I thought utah laws were odd...
And I thought utah laws were odd...
After Michael O'Neil opened O'Neil's Saloon, he was promptly informed by the state liquor authority that he was breaking the law by using the word "saloon." He complied by changing the "S" into a "B," thus making it O'Neil's Baloon. 1
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. 2
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BAFT) bans the word "refreshing" to describe any alcohol beverage. 3
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. 4
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. 5
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. 6
Texas state law prohibits taking more than three sips of beer at a time while standing. 21
Nebraska state law prohibits bars from selling beer unless they are simultaneously brewing a kettle of soup. 22
State law of North Dakota prohibits serving beer and pretzels at the same time in any bar or restaurant. 23
In Houston, Texas, beer many not be purchased after midnight on Sunday, but can be purchased anytime on Monday...which happens to begin right after midnight on Sunday! So it's illegal to buy it when its legal to buy it? 24
Colorado law requires that wine be sold in containers of at least 24 ounces and spirits in containers at least a fifth of a gallon. But, at the same time, it also decrees that no alcohol beverage can be stored in hotel minibars in anything larger than miniature containers. 25
If you are intoxicated but not driving your car, but the person who is driving your car is intoxicated, both you and the driver can be charged with DUI (driving under the influence of alcohol) in Virginia Beach, Virginia. 26
Don't plan on using any of the celebratory Champagne bottle sizes known as Methuselahs, Salamanazars, Balthazars or Nebuchadnezzars. These very traditional Champagne bottle sizes are all illegal in Florida. 27
Some states and other jurisdictions within the US require that the interior of public drinking establishments be visible from the street, whereas other specifically prohibit that; some insist that food be available wherever drinks are served, whereas other make that illegal; and some require that anyone drinking stand at a bar, whereas others mandate that they be seated while drinking. 28
Ohio state law prohibits getting a fish drunk. 30
In Fairbanks, Alaska, it's illegal to feed a moose any alcohol beverage. 31
It's illegal to sit on any street curb in St. Louis, Missouri, and drink beer from a bucket. 32
Drunk drivers in San Salvador can be punished by death before a firing squad. 33
In Saskatchewan, Canada, it's illegal to drink alcohol while watching exotic dancers. 34
In the 1940's, California law made it illegal to serve alcohol to a gay (homosexual) person. 35
After Michael O'Neil opened O'Neil's Saloon, he was promptly informed by the state liquor authority that he was breaking the law by using the word "saloon." He complied by changing the "S" into a "B," thus making it O'Neil's Baloon. 1
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. 2
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BAFT) bans the word "refreshing" to describe any alcohol beverage. 3
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. 4
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. 5
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. 6
Texas state law prohibits taking more than three sips of beer at a time while standing. 21
Nebraska state law prohibits bars from selling beer unless they are simultaneously brewing a kettle of soup. 22
State law of North Dakota prohibits serving beer and pretzels at the same time in any bar or restaurant. 23
In Houston, Texas, beer many not be purchased after midnight on Sunday, but can be purchased anytime on Monday...which happens to begin right after midnight on Sunday! So it's illegal to buy it when its legal to buy it? 24
Colorado law requires that wine be sold in containers of at least 24 ounces and spirits in containers at least a fifth of a gallon. But, at the same time, it also decrees that no alcohol beverage can be stored in hotel minibars in anything larger than miniature containers. 25
If you are intoxicated but not driving your car, but the person who is driving your car is intoxicated, both you and the driver can be charged with DUI (driving under the influence of alcohol) in Virginia Beach, Virginia. 26
Don't plan on using any of the celebratory Champagne bottle sizes known as Methuselahs, Salamanazars, Balthazars or Nebuchadnezzars. These very traditional Champagne bottle sizes are all illegal in Florida. 27
Some states and other jurisdictions within the US require that the interior of public drinking establishments be visible from the street, whereas other specifically prohibit that; some insist that food be available wherever drinks are served, whereas other make that illegal; and some require that anyone drinking stand at a bar, whereas others mandate that they be seated while drinking. 28
Ohio state law prohibits getting a fish drunk. 30
In Fairbanks, Alaska, it's illegal to feed a moose any alcohol beverage. 31
It's illegal to sit on any street curb in St. Louis, Missouri, and drink beer from a bucket. 32
Drunk drivers in San Salvador can be punished by death before a firing squad. 33
In Saskatchewan, Canada, it's illegal to drink alcohol while watching exotic dancers. 34
In the 1940's, California law made it illegal to serve alcohol to a gay (homosexual) person. 35