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State law also renders public intoxication legal, and explicitly prohibits any local or state law from making it a public offence. [98] Alcohol purchase is only controlled in Panaca. [99] New Hampshire No Yes 6 a.m. – 1 a.m. 6 a.m. – 11:45 p.m. Yes No 21 Liquor sold in state-run stores, many found at highway rest areas. 14% ABV cap on beer.
Bye-Bye Bell's Chicago Reader article about beer distribution laws; Support Your Local Brewery - Grassroots partnership of professional trade associations, brewers and beer enthusiasts dedicated to promoting and protecting the legislative and regulatory interests of America's small, independent and traditional craft brewers.
Most of these states have an Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) board—exact naming varies by state—and run liquor stores called "ABC stores" or "state stores". In all monopoly states, a parallel license system is used to regulate the sale and distribution of lighter alcoholic beverages such as beer and wine.
In these states, stronger beverage sales are restricted to liquor stores. In Oklahoma, liquor stores may not refrigerate any beverage containing more than 3.2% alcohol. Missouri also has provisions for 3.2% beer, but its permissive alcohol laws (when compared to other states) make this type of beer a rarity.
After the end of Prohibition in 1933, states passed laws regulating the sale of alcohol, inserting an intermediary between the brewer and retailer that did not exist before, known as the distributor, supplier, or wholesaler. [91] Breweries produce the beer, distributors transport and sell it to retailers, and retailers sell it to the public.
These hours are only restricted by the state on Sundays, where a special license is required to sell beer, and sales before 9 am are not permitted. [14] Although state law permits late-night beer distributors, local authorities can place additional restrictions, and stores typically close before 10 pm.
“States that allow self-distribution and do not enact beer franchise laws consistently have more breweries, creating more choices for consumers,” economist and professor Jacob Burgdorf wrote ...
So in 1937, the legislature passed a law defining beer with an alcohol content of 3.2% or less by weight as cereal malt beverage, or "CMB," thereby excluding CMB from the definition of "intoxicating liquor". [4] The new law also authorized sale of CMB for both on- and off-premises consumption throughout the state. [4]