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The alcohol laws of Kentucky, which govern the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages in that state, lead to a patchwork of counties that are either dry (prohibiting all sale of alcoholic beverage), or wet (permitting full retail sales under state license), or "moist" (occupying a middle ground between the two).
Kentucky Revised Statutes; University of Louisville Digital Collection: The statute law of Kentucky with notes, praelections, and observations on the public acts : comprehending also, the laws of Virginia and acts of Parliament in force in this commonwealth : the charter of Virginia, the federal and state constitutions, and so much of the king of England's proclamation in 1763 as relates to ...
A "dry" county that contains one or more "wet" cities is typically called "moist". [citation needed] The term can be used in two different senses: Two different statutes allow any dry territory, which can be a dry county or a city located in a dry county, to vote to authorize limited sales of alcoholic beverages by the drink in restaurants ...
Because today's largest county by area, Pike County, is 788 square miles (2,041 km 2), it is only still possible to form a new county from portions of more than one existing county; McCreary County was formed in this manner, from parts of Wayne, Pulaski and Whitley counties. Kentucky was originally a single county in Virginia, created in 1776.
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Montgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky.As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,114. [1] Its county seat is Mount Sterling. [2] With regard to the sale of alcohol, it is classified as a moist county—a county in which alcohol sales are prohibited (a dry county), but containing a "wet" city where package alcohol sales are allowed, in this case Mount Sterling. [3]
The General Assembly passed a bill making KY a “Second Amendment Sanctuary,” and it became law without the governor’s signature. The bill’s sponsor said “no piece of legislation ...
Kentucky population density by census tract (2010), showing the concentration of settlement around Jefferson, Fayette and Kenton counties. The two-class system went into effect on January 1, 2015, following the 2014 passage of House Bill 331 by the Kentucky General Assembly and the bill's signing into law by Governor Steve Beshear. [4]