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The National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 requires all states to impose a "zero-tolerance law" prohibiting drivers under 21 years of age from operating a motor vehicle with at least 0.02% blood alcohol content to discourage underage drinking. [4] Any state that did not comply would have up to 10 percent of its federal highway funding ...
Other exceptions still remain to this day, including drinking in a private residence, [46] and Louisiana still has some of the most liberal general alcohol laws of any state. Some states were "dry" well before national Prohibition was enacted in 1919, in some cases since achieving statehood.
The 1983 Wisconsin Act 74, effective July 1, 1984, created a drinking age of 19. Meeting in special session at the call of the governor, the legislature enacted 1985 Wisconsin Act 337, which raised the drinking age to 21 and brought the state into compliance with the NMDA (National Minimum Drinking Age) on September 1, 1986. [18]
Pages in category "Alcohol law in the United States by state" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In the United States, the national legal drinking age is 21 years old and has been so since 1984. ... In eight states, an underage individual is allowed to drink in a public restaurant or bar with ...
The new law didn't gain favor among owners of wedding barn venues, however. It requires them to get a new type of license if they plan to serve liquor. It also limits the days the barns can be ...
Some states have lower alcohol taxes and even made alcohol available to be purchased tax-free at state-owned stores to compete with Maine, Vermont, and Massachusetts. [13] Teen drinking in high school is down 23% since 1983, when the minimum legal drinking age was enacted, and binge drinking is down 17%. [14]
Legal drinking ages vary around the world, and many are lower than in the United States. Before you raise a glass or down a pint, be sure you know the laws abroad. Here are the laws in 21 popular ...