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An open-container law is a law which regulates or prohibits drinking alcohol in public by limiting the existence of open alcoholic beverage containers in certain areas, as well as the active consumption of alcohol in those areas. "Public places" in this context refers to openly public places such as sidewalks, parks and vehicles.
Laws against drinking in public are known as open container laws, as the presence of an open container of alcohol is seen as evidence of drinking in public and is far easier to witness and prove than the act of drinking. In the United States, open container laws are state laws (rather than federal laws), and therefore they differ between states ...
No open container law. [80] No state public intoxication law. Liquor control law [81] covers all beverages containing more than 0.5% alcohol, without further particularities based on percentage. [82] Cities and counties are prohibited from banning off-premises alcohol sales. [83] No dry jurisdictions.
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The amendments prohibit drinking alcohol in public parks or on public property in the city, such as parks and parking garages; and carrying or possessing open containers of alcohol on public property.
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Alcohol laws can restrict those who can produce alcohol, those who can buy it (often with minimum age restrictions and laws against selling to an already intoxicated person), when one can buy it (with hours of serving and/or days of selling set out), labelling and advertising, the types of alcoholic beverage that can be sold (e.g., some stores ...
A host of central Ohio communities have created a "Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area," or DORA, the last couple years using a 2015 change to the state open-container law.