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The following '''list of dry areas by U.S. state''' details all of the counties / parishes / boroughs / municipalities in the [[United States|United States of America]] that ban the sale of [[Alcoholic drink|alcoholic beverages]].

For more background information, see [[dry county]] and [[Prohibition in the United States]]. For more information on semi-wet counties, see [[moist county]].

==Overview==
===States that permit localities to go dry===
33 states have laws that allow localities to prohibit the sale (and in some cases, consumption and possession) of liquor. Still, many of these states have no dry communities. Three states—[[Kansas]], [[Mississippi]], and [[Alcohol laws of Tennessee|Tennessee]]—are entirely dry by default: counties specifically must authorize the sale of alcohol in order for it to be legal and subject to state liquor control laws.
*[[Alabama]] specifically allows cities and counties to elect to go dry by public referendum.<ref>Ala. Code Title 28, Chapters 2 and 2A</ref>
*[[Alaska]] specifically allows local jurisdictions to elect to go dry by public referendum.<ref>A.S. Section 04.11.491</ref>
*[[Arkansas]] specifically allows local jurisdictions to elect to go dry by public referendum.<ref>Ark. Code Title 3, Chapter 8</ref>
*[[California]] specifically allows local jurisdictions to enact liquor laws that are stricter than state law.<ref>Cal. Bus. Code Section 25612.5</ref>
*[[Colorado]] specifically allows cities and counties to exercise a [[local option]] by public referendum whether to go dry.<ref>Colorado Revised Statutes (C.R.S.) Section 12-47-105</ref>
*[[Connecticut]] specifically allows towns to exercise a [[local option]] by public referendum whether to go dry.<ref>Conn. Gen. Stat. Section 545-30-9</ref>
*[[Delaware]]'s state constitution allows specifically defined local districts to elect to go dry by public referendum.<ref>Dela. Const. Art. XIII</ref>
*[[Florida]] specifically allows counties to elect to go dry by public referendum.<ref>Fla. Const. art. VIII, s. 5; Fla. Stat. Chapter 567</ref>
*[[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] specifically allows any local jurisdiction to go dry, without limitation on how that decision is made.<ref>O.C.G.A. § 3-10-1</ref>
*[[Idaho]] allows local jurisdictions to prohibit sale of liquor by the drink by public referendum,<ref>Idaho Stat. Section 23-917</ref> but because all retail package sales are controlled by the state, no local jurisdiction may prohibit package liquor sales for consumption off-premises.
*[[Kansas]] is dry by default; counties have to choose to allow liquor sales in order for liquor to be sold at all in the county.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://skyways.lib.ks.us/ksleg/KLRD/Publications/Kansas_liquor_laws_2003.pdf |title="Kansas Liquor Law," Kansas Legislative Research Department (2003) |format=PDF |accessdate=December 19, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022013021/http://skyways.lib.ks.us/ksleg/KLRD/Publications/Kansas_liquor_laws_2003.pdf |archive-date=October 22, 2013 }}</ref> (''see'' [[Alcohol laws of Kansas]])
*[[Kentucky]] specifically allows local jurisdictions to elect to go dry by public referendum.<ref>Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 242</ref> The Kentucky Constitution implies that the default wet/dry status of any local subdivision reflects the state of its local laws at the time that statewide prohibition ended.<ref>Ky. Const. § 61</ref>
*[[Louisiana]] specifically allows local jurisdictions to go dry, without limitation on how that decision is made.<ref>La. R.S. Section 26:147</ref>
*[[Maine]] specifically allows local jurisdictions to elect to go dry by public referendum.<ref>Maine R.S. Title 28-A Section 121</ref>
*[[Massachusetts]] requires that a series of questions of whether to go dry be placed on each municipality's local ballot every two years, unless the municipality has voted to allow or prohibit liquor sales in three such consecutive elections.<ref>Mass. Gen. L. 138-11</ref>
*[[Michigan]] allows any city, village, or township in which there are no retail liquor licenses to prohibit the retail sale of alcoholic liquor within its borders by passage of an ordinance.<ref>M.C.L. Section 436.2109</ref>
*[[Minnesota]] allows any local jurisdiction to enact laws that are stricter than state liquor law, including completely prohibiting the sale, possession, and consumption of alcoholic beverages.<ref>Minn. Stat. Section 340A.509</ref>
*[[Mississippi]] is dry by default; local jurisdictions have to choose to allow liquor sales in order for liquor to be sold at all in the county.<ref>Miss. Code Section 67-1-3</ref>
*[[New Hampshire]] specifically allows local jurisdictions to elect to go dry by public referendum.<ref>N.H. Stat. Section 663:5</ref>
*[[New Jersey]] specifically allows local jurisdictions to exercise control over the sale of alcoholic beverages in retail establishments (liquor stores, restaurants) and to limit or refuse to issue retail licenses.<ref>N.J. Stat. Section 33:1–40</ref>
*[[New Mexico]] is wet by default, but dry on Sundays until noon. Law does, however, allow for local jurisdictions to elect to go dry by public referendum.<ref>N.M. Stat. Section 33:1–40</ref>
*[[New York (state)|New York]] specifically allows cities and counties to exercise a [[local option]] by public referendum whether to go dry.<ref>New York Alcoholic Beverage Control Code, Article 9</ref> (''see'' [[Alcohol laws of New York]])
*[[North Carolina]] allows certain classes of local jurisdictions to exercise a [[local option]] by public referendum whether to go dry.<ref>N.C. Gen. Stat. §§18B-600 through 605</ref>
*[[Ohio]] state law allows local jurisdictions to exercise a [[local option]] by public referendum whether to prohibit the sale of liquor.<ref>O.R.C. Section 4301.35</ref>
*[[Rhode Island]] state law allows local jurisdictions to exercise a [[local option]] by public referendum whether to prohibit the sale of liquor.<ref>R.I. Gen. L. Section 3-5-2</ref>
*[[South Dakota]] allows certain classes of local jurisdictions to exercise a [[local option]] by public referendum whether to prohibit the on-premises sale of liquor.<ref>S.D.C. Chapter 35-3</ref>
*[[Tennessee]] is dry by default; local jurisdictions must choose whether to allow liquor sales in order for liquor to be sold.<ref>Tenn. Code Title 57, Chapters 2 and 3</ref> (''see'' [[Alcohol laws of Tennessee]])
*[[Texas]] allows local jurisdictions to exercise a [[local option]] to decide whether it is "wet" or "dry," and does not limit how that decision shall be made.<ref>Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code Title 6</ref>
*[[Vermont]] allows municipalities to exercise a [[local option]] by public referendum whether to prohibit the sale of liquor.<ref>7 V.S.A. Section 161</ref>
*[[Virginia]] allows local jurisdictions to exercise a [[local option]] by public referendum whether to prohibit the sale of liquor.<ref>Va. Code Section 4.1–122</ref>
*[[Washington (state)|Washington]] allows local jurisdictions to exercise a [[local option]] by public referendum whether to prohibit the sale of liquor.<ref>Chapter 66.40, R.C.W.</ref>
*[[West Virginia]] allows local jurisdictions to exercise a [[local option]] by public referendum whether to prohibit the sale of liquor.<ref>W.V.C. Section 60-8-27</ref>
*[[Wisconsin]] allows local jurisdictions to exercise a [[local option]] by public referendum whether to prohibit the sale of liquor.<ref>Wisc. Stat. Ann. Section 125.05</ref>

===States that preclude dry communities===

17 states have laws that preclude the existence of any dry counties whatsoever:

*[[Arizona]] prohibits local jurisdictions from enacting any alcohol laws stricter than state law.<ref>A.R.S. Section 4-224</ref> As a result, no dry communities can exist in Arizona.
*[[Hawaii]] does not allow for any local control of liquor beyond licensing of manufacture and sale.<ref>H.R.S. Chapter 281</ref>
*[[Illinois]] only allows for local control as to the "number, kind and classification of licenses, for sale at retail of alcoholic liquor," but such local control cannot supersede state law, thereby preventing any local jurisdiction from going dry.<ref>235 IL.C.S. 5/4‑1</ref>
*[[Indiana]]'s comprehensive state alcohol laws only allow local liquor boards to issue liquor licenses for sale and manufacture; all other regulation of alcohol is an operation of state law.<ref>Ind. Code Title 7.1</ref>
*[[Iowa]] state law specifically requires each county's liquor board to allow liquor licenses and follow the provisions of state liquor law.<ref>Iowa Code Section 123.32</ref> As a result, there can be no dry cities or counties in Iowa.
*[[Maryland]] prohibits local jurisdictions from imposing restrictions on licensing that are stricter than state law.<ref>Md. Code Art. 2B, Section 8-101</ref>
*[[Missouri]] state law specifically prohibits any counties, or unincorporated city or town from banning the retail sale of liquor, but only allows incorporated cities to ban the sale of liquor by the drink by public referendum.<ref>Sections 311.110–311.170, R.S.Mo.</ref> No incorporated Missouri cities have ever chosen to hold a referendum banning alcohol sales. In addition, Missouri state law specifically supersedes any local laws that restrict the sale of alcohol.<ref>Section 311.040, R.S.Mo.</ref> (''see'' [[Alcohol laws of Missouri]])
*[[Montana]] state law vests control of alcoholic beverages solely in the power of the state, although county voters may, by initiative, prohibit alcohol sales.<ref name="Mont. Code Section 16-1-1012">Mont. Code Section 16-1-101(2)</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://data.opi.mt.gov/bills/mca/16/1/16-1-205.htm |title=MCA 16-1-205 |publisher=Data.opi.mt.gov |accessdate=December 19, 2011}}</ref> The Crow Indian Reservation and Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation are fully dry. Since the Reservations are considered federal lands, state laws do not apply. Tribal law bans possession and sale of alcohol completely, even if not tribal members.
*[[Nebraska]] only grants local governing bodies authority to approve applications and deny licenses pursuant to state law.<ref>Section 53-134.02, Revised Statutes of Nebraska</ref>
*[[Nevada]] state law specifically requires each county's board of county commissioners to allow liquor licenses and follow the provisions of state liquor law.<ref>Nevada Revised Statutes (N.R.S.) Chapter 369</ref> As a result, there can be no dry cities or counties in Nevada, except that a few rural jurisdictions are [[grandfather clause|grandfathered]] into the ability to still be partially or totally dry.
*[[North Dakota]] state law provides that each local jurisdiction's liquor board must allow liquor licenses, and sets the range of allowable fees.<ref>N.D. Century Code Chapter 5-02</ref>
*[[Oklahoma]] state law requires the liquor ordinances of municipalities and counties to conform to the state Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, and prohibits local jurisdictions from enacting penalties more severe than those of the state law.<ref>Okla. laws ch. 37</ref> As a result, there can be no dry cities or counties in Oklahoma. (''see'' [[Alcohol laws of Oklahoma]])
*[[Oregon]]'s Liquor Control Act, which is "designed to operate uniformly throughout the state," specifically replaces and supersedes "any and all municipal charter enactments or local ordinances inconsistent with it," thereby precluding dry communities in Oregon.<ref>Ore. Rev. Stat. Section 471.045</ref>
*[[Pennsylvania]] state law vests control of alcoholic beverages solely in the power of the Commonwealth.<ref>Pa. Code Ch. 40</ref>
*[[South Carolina]] state law vests control of alcoholic beverages exclusively in the power of the state, although counties are permitted to restrict the hours of operation of locations that sell alcohol.<ref>S.C. Code Section 61-2-80</ref>
*[[Utah]] state law provides that local jurisdictions only may enact alcohol control legislation that does not conflict with state law, thereby precluding the ability of communities to go dry.<ref>Utah Code Section 32A-1-102</ref>
*[[Wyoming]] state law provides that each local jurisdiction's liquor board must allow liquor licenses.<ref>Wyo. Stat. Section 12-4-101</ref>

==Alabama==
Of the 67 [[list of counties in Alabama|counties]] in [[Alabama]], three are completely dry, 23 are partially dry or "moist" (these counties contain cities that have voted to allow alcohol sales), and 41 are completely wet.<ref name = "AL">[http://www.abc.alabama.gov/wet_dry.aspx  Alabama] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090405124444/http://www.abc.alabama.gov/wet_dry.aspx |date=April 5, 2009 }}.</ref> Within those 23 "moist" counties, 41 city governments have legalized alcohol sales inside their city limits.
* In order for an Alabama city or county to hold a wet-dry vote, 25% of the voters in the preceding general election must sign a petition requesting a vote. A city must have a population in excess of 1,000 residents in order to have a referendum to go wet.<ref name="AL Code">[http://www.legislature.state.al.us/CodeofAlabama/1975/coatoc.htm  Code of Alabama] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107053602/http://www.legislature.state.al.us/CodeofAlabama/1975/coatoc.htm |date=January 7, 2009 }}.</ref> Petitions can be made to go from dry to wet or wet to dry.

==Alaska==
* State law allows each village to decide on restrictions, and some [[Borough (Alaska)|boroughs]] may prohibit it altogether.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://commerce.alaska.gov/dnn/abc/Resources/DryDampCommunities.aspx|title=Dry / Damp Communities|publisher=Alcoholic Beverage Control Board}}</ref>

Three terms describe Alaskan villages in common usage:

* A "dry village" bans both the sale and possession of alcohol.
* A "wet village" permits both the sale and possession of alcohol.
* A "damp village" permits possession of alcohol but bans the sale of it.

There is wide variation of restrictions placed on the possession and movement of alcohol in the "damp" villages, some villages permit residents to order alcohol from stores outside the ban area and have it shipped in, while other villages require the person owning the alcohol to personally bring the alcohol into their jurisdiction.

Beer, wine and liquor cannot be purchased in grocery stores. Convenience stores and gas stations that sell alcohol must have a separate section with a separate entrance, and separate cash registers.

==Arkansas==
* [[Arkansas]] has 75 counties, 34 of which are dry, and all alcohol sales are forbidden statewide on Sundays (Packaged beer and wine sales are currently allowed on Sundays in the cities of Altus, Eureka Springs, Springdale and Tontitown; additionally, licensed microbreweries can sell [[Growler (jug)|growlers]] for carry-out on Sundays) and on Christmas Day. The issue is more complex than that, however, since any local jurisdiction (county, municipal, etc.) can exercise control over alcohol laws via public referendum. For this reason, some cities like [[Jacksonville, Arkansas|Jacksonville]], are dry despite being located in a "wet" county. In [[Fort Smith, Arkansas|Fort Smith]] the same situation exists but with a wet city existing in an otherwise dry county. A city or municipality can elect to go dry in a wet county, but a city or municipality cannot elect to go wet in a dry county. Occasionally, in counties with two county seats, one district may be wet and the other dry, such as [[Sebastian County, Arkansas|Sebastian]] and [[Logan County, Arkansas|Logan]] Counties.
* Dry counties (with county seat(s) in parentheses): [[Ashley County, Arkansas|Ashley]] ([[Hamburg, Arkansas|Hamburg]]), [[Bradley, Arkansas|Bradley]] ([[Warren, Arkansas|Warren]]), [[Clay County, Arkansas|Clay]] ([[Corning, Arkansas|Corning]]/[[Piggott, Arkansas|Piggott]]), [[Cleburne County, Arkansas|Cleburne]] ([[Heber Springs]]), [[Craighead County, Arkansas|Craighead]] ([[Jonesboro, Arkansas|Jonesboro]]/[[Lake City, Arkansas|Lake City]]), [[Crawford County, Arkansas|Crawford]] ([[Van Buren, Arkansas|Van Buren]]), [[Faulkner County, Arkansas|Faulkner]] ([[Conway, Arkansas|Conway]]), [[Fulton County, Arkansas|Fulton]] ([[Salem, Fulton County, Arkansas|Salem]]), [[Grant County, Arkansas|Grant]] ([[Sheridan, Arkansas|Sheridan]]), [[Hempstead County, Arkansas|Hempstead]] ([[Hope, Arkansas|Hope]]), [[Hot Spring County, Arkansas|Hot Spring]] ([[Malvern, Arkansas|Malvern]]), [[Howard County, Arkansas|Howard]] ([[Nashville, Arkansas|Nashville]]), [[Independence County, Arkansas|Independence]] ([[Batesville, Arkansas|Batesville]]), [[Izard County, Arkansas|Izard]] ([[Melbourne, Arkansas|Melbourne]]), [[Johnson County, Arkansas|Johnson]] ([[Clarksville, Arkansas|Clarksville]]), [[Lafayette County, Arkansas|Lafayette]] ([[Lewisville, Arkansas|Lewisville]]), [[Lawrence County, Arkansas|Lawrence]] ([[Walnut Ridge, Arkansas|Walnut Ridge]]/[[Powhatan, Arkansas|Powhatan]]), [[Lincoln County, Arkansas|Lincoln]] ([[Star City, Arkansas|Star City]]), [[Little River County, Arkansas|Little River]] ([[Ashdown, Arkansas|Ashdown]]), [[Logan County, Arkansas|Southern Logan]] ([[Booneville, Arkansas|Booneville]]), [[Lonoke County, Arkansas|Lonoke]] ([[Lonoke]]), [[Montgomery County, Arkansas|Montgomery]] ([[Mount Ida, Arkansas|Mt. Ida]]), [[Newton County, Arkansas|Newton]] ([[Jasper, Arkansas|Jasper]]), [[Perry County, Arkansas|Perry]] ([[Perryville, Arkansas|Perryville]]), [[Pike County, Arkansas|Pike]] ([[Murfreesboro, Arkansas|Murfreesboro]]), [[Polk County, Arkansas|Polk]] ([[Mena, Arkansas|Mena]]), [[Pope County, Arkansas|Pope]] ([[Russellville, Arkansas|Russellville]]), [[Scott County, Arkansas|Scott]] ([[Waldron, Arkansas|Waldron]]), [[Searcy County, Arkansas|Searcy]] ([[Marshall, Arkansas|Marshall]]), [[Sebastian County, Arkansas|Southern Sebastian]] ([[Greenwood, Arkansas|Greenwood]]), [[Sevier County, Arkansas|Sevier]] ([[De Queen, Arkansas|De Queen]]), [[Stone County, Arkansas|Stone]] ([[Mountain View, Arkansas|Mountain View]]), [[Van Buren County, Arkansas|Van Buren]] ([[Clinton, Arkansas|Clinton]]), [[White County, Arkansas|White]] ([[Searcy, Arkansas|Searcy]]), and [[Yell County, Arkansas|Yell]] ([[Dardanelle]]/[[Danville, Arkansas|Danville]]).
* Wet counties (with county seat(s) in parentheses): Arkansas (De Witt/Stuttgart), Baxter (Mountain Home), [[Benton County, Arkansas|Benton]] ([[Bentonville, Arkansas|Bentonville]]),<ref name="BentonGoesWet">{{cite news|title=Benton County votes "wet" with 66 percent approval |first=Kim |last=Souza |url=http://www.magnoliareporter.com/news_and_business/regional_news/article_e4fd026e-295e-11e2-8731-0019bb2963f4.html |newspaper=Magnolia Reporter |date=November 7, 2012 |accessdate=November 8, 2012 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6C0y5sW0H?url=http://www.magnoliareporter.com/news_and_business/regional_news/article_e4fd026e-295e-11e2-8731-0019bb2963f4.html |archive-date=November 8, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Boone (Harrison), Carroll (Berryville/Eureka Springs), Chicot (Lake Village), Clark (Arkadelphia), Cleveland (Rison), [[Columbia County, Arkansas|Columbia]] ([[Magnolia, Arkansas|Magnolia]]),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.magnoliareporter.com/news_and_business/local_news/article_17c16af2-64a7-11e4-9531-fbc1f09749fd.html|title=Election results: Columbia County goes wet, Vann wins Magnolia mayor's race, Blair new county treasurer|work=Magnolia Reporter - Magnolia, Arkansas News}}</ref> Conway (Morrillton), Crittenden (Marion), Cross (Wynne), Desha (Arkansas City), Dallas (Fordyce), Drew (Monticello), Franklin (Ozark/Charleston), Garland (Hot Springs), Greene (Paragould), Jackson (Newport), Jefferson (Pine Bluff), Lee (Marianna), northern Logan (Paris), [[Madison County, Arkansas|Madison]] ([[Huntsville, Arkansas|Huntsville]]), Marion (Yellville), Miller (Texarkana), Mississippi (Osceola/Blytheville), Monroe (Clarendon), Ouachita (Camden), Phillips (Helena), Poinsett (Harrisburg), Prairie (Des Arc/De Valls Bluff), Pulaski (Little Rock), [[Saline County, Arkansas|Saline]] ([[Benton, Arkansas|Benton]]),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bentoncourier.com/content/saline-county-votes-yes-wet|title=Saline County votes 'yes' for wet|website=Bentoncourier.com}}</ref> St. Francis (Forrest City), northern Sebastian (Fort Smith), Sharp (Ash Flat) Union (El Dorado), Washington (Fayetteville), and Woodruff (Augusta).

==Connecticut==
* There is no legally dry community in [[Connecticut]]. [[Bridgewater, Connecticut|Bridgewater]] was the last remaining [[Dry county|dry town]] in the state; voters approved the sale of alcohol in a 2014 referendum by a 660-246 vote.<ref>David Moran, [http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-bridgewater-dry-town-20141110-story.html Connecticut's Last 'Dry' Town Votes To Get 'Wet'], ''Hartford Courant'', November 10, 2014.</ref><ref>[http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/CTs-Last-Dry-Town-No-More-Historic-Vote-Could-Reverse-Bridgewater-Alcohol-Sales-Ban-281457131.html Connecticut's Last Dry Town No More: Historic Vote Reverses Bridgewater Alcohol Sales Ban], NBC Connecticut, November 4, 2014.</ref>

==Florida==
There are three dry counties in [[Florida]]: [[Lafayette County, Florida|Lafayette County]] in [[North Central Florida]] and [[Liberty County, Florida|Liberty]] and [[Washington County, Florida|Washington]] counties in the [[Florida Panhandle]].<ref name="Florida">Associated Press, [http://www.tampabay.com/incoming/number-of-dry-counties-in-florida-dwindling/1238768 Number of dry counties in Florida dwindling], July 4, 2012.</ref>

Before 2012, [[Madison County, Florida|Madison County]] was partially dry; it only allowed beer sales if the beer's alcohol content was under 6.243 percent. Madison County voters repealed that law in 2012.<ref name="Florida"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.madisonyes.com/|title=MadisonYES!|website=Madisonyes.com}}</ref><ref>[http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/abt/archives.html#NOLONGERDRY Madison County is Officially No Longer a Dry County], [[Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation]].</ref> [[Suwannee County, Florida|Suwannee County]] was formerly dry, but county voters chose to go "wet" by a 2-1 margin in a 2011 vote.<ref name="Florida"/>

Until the 1950s [[Leon County, Florida|Leon County]] and [[Wakulla County, Florida|Wakulla County]] were dry. The closest spot alcohol could be legally purchased was [[Perry, Florida|Perry]], in [[Taylor County, Florida|Taylor County]].

Various Florida counties and cities are wet, but have [[blue law]]s regulating alcohol sales on Sunday morning.<ref>[http://opinionzone.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2013/11/06/should-cities-repeal-blue-laws-that-ban-sunday-alcohol-sales/ Should cities repeal ‘blue laws’ that ban Sunday alcohol sales?], ''Palm Beach Post'', November 6, 2013.</ref><ref>Ralph de la Cruz, [http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2008-08-05/news/0808040448_1_blue-law-liquor-law-alcohol No more blues: Liquor law to ease: Boynton ready to let you buy alcohol earlier on Sunday. It's about time], ''Sun-Sentinel'', August 5, 2008.</ref>

==Georgia==
All Georgia counties are fully wet, with the exception of the following:
*[[Bleckley County, Georgia|Bleckley County]] prohibits the sale of distilled spirits for retail and on-site consumption.<ref name="Bleckley">{{Cite web|url=https://library.municode.com/ga/bleckley_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH10ALBE|title=Municode Library|website=Library.municode.com}}</ref>
*[[Bulloch County, Georgia|Bulloch County]] prohibits the retail sale of distilled spirits.<ref name="Bulloch">[https://library.municode.com/index.aspx?clientID=12416&stateID=10&statename=Georgia Bulloch County, Georgia, Code of Ordinances >> PART II - CODE OF ORDINANCES >> Chapter 3 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES >> ARTICLE II. LICENSING >>]. Library.municode.com</ref>
* [[Butts County, Georgia|Butts County]] prohibits the sale of distilled spirits for on-site consumption.<ref name = "Butts">{{Cite web|url=https://library.municode.com/ga/butts_county/codes/code_of_ordinances|title=Municode Library|website=Library.municode.com}}</ref>
* [[Coweta County, Georgia|Coweta County]] prohibits the retail sale of distilled spirits.<ref name = "Coweta">[https://library.municode.com/index.aspx?clientId=14179 Coweta County, Georgia, Code of Ordinances >> PART II - CODE OF ORDINANCES >> Chapter 6 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES >> ARTICLE II. LICENSING >>]. Library.municode.co</ref>
* [[Decatur County, Georgia|Decatur County]] prohibits the sale of distilled spirits for on-site consumption.<ref name = "Decatur">{{Cite web |url=http://bainbridgega.com/decatur/AlcoholOrd.shtml |title=Archived copy |access-date=June 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221202/http://bainbridgega.com/decatur/AlcoholOrd.shtml |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Effingham County, Georgia|Effingham County]] prohibits the retail sale of distilled spirits.<ref name = "Effingham">[https://library.municode.com/index.aspx?clientId=13113 Effingham County Code of Ordinances >> PART II - OFFICIAL CODE >> Chapter 6 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES >> ARTICLE III. - LICENSES >> DIVISION 1. GENERALLY >>].  Library.municode.co</ref>
* [[Hart County, Georgia|Hart County]] prohibits the sale of distilled spirits for retail and on-site consumption.<ref name = "Hart">[https://library.municode.com/index.aspx?clientId=13236 Hart County, Georgia, Code of Ordinances >> PART II - CODE OF ORDINANCES >> Chapter 6 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES >> ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL >>].  Library.municode.co</ref>
* [[Lumpkin County, Georgia|Lumpkin County]] prohibits the retail sale of distilled spirits.<ref name = "Lumpkin">[https://library.municode.com/index.aspx?clientId=14645 Lumpkin County, Georgia, Code of Ordinances >> PART II - CODE OF ORDINANCES >> Chapter 4 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES >>].  Library.municode.co</ref>
* [[Murray County, Georgia|Murray County]] prohibits the sale of distilled spirits for retail and on-site consumption.<ref name = "Murray">{{cite web|url=https://library.municode.com/index.aspx?clientId=14333|title=Municode Library|website=Library.municode.com}}</ref>
* [[Union County, Georgia|Union County]] prohibits the retail sale of distilled spirits.<ref name = "UnionGA">{{Cite web |url=http://www.unioncountyga.gov/Portals/0/CommissionersOffice/UnionCountyAlcoholOrdinance.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=June 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714170727/http://www.unioncountyga.gov/Portals/0/CommissionersOffice/UnionCountyAlcoholOrdinance.pdf |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Upson County, Georgia|Upson County]] prohibits the retail sale of distilled spirits.<ref name = "UpsonGA">{{Cite web |url=http://www.upsoncountyga.org/departments/finance_admin_files/beer_wine_app.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=June 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714183008/http://www.upsoncountyga.org/departments/finance_admin_files/beer_wine_app.pdf |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The sale of distilled spirits for on-site consumption was approved by vote in May 2014.<ref name = "UpsonGAvote">{{cite web|url=http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/GA/Upson/51491/130922/en/summary.html|title=Upson - Election Results|website=Results.enr.clarityelections.com}}</ref>
* [[White County, Georgia|White County]] prohibits the sale of distilled spirits for retail and on-site consumption (except for the City of Helen).<ref name="White">{{cite web |url=http://www.whitecounty.net/county_commissioners_office/Alcohol_Ordinance/Alcoholic%20Bev%20Ord.pdf |title=The White County Alcoholic Beverage Ordinance: As amended on October 4, 2010 |accessdate=2014-06-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816045642/http://www.whitecounty.net/county_commissioners_office/Alcohol_Ordinance/Alcoholic%20Bev%20Ord.pdf |archive-date=August 16, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

==Illinois==
* [[Edwards County, Illinois|Edwards County]] is a dry county, with multiple referendums to allow alcohol sales failing in the mid-1990s. The portion of [[Grayville, Illinois|Grayville]] that lies within Edwards County does allow alcohol sales per Grayville city ordinance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.illinois.gov/ilcc/Pages/Home.aspx|title=ILCC|website=2.illinois.gov}}</ref>
* [[Moweaqua, Illinois|Moweaqua]], located in Shelby County, and founded in 1854, was a dry town since origination until March 2014.
* The village of [[South Holland, Illinois|South Holland]] has been a dry municipality since it was founded by [[Dutch Reformed Church|Dutch Reformed]] immigrants in 1894.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southholland.org/index.php?page=Community/distinctive |title=Village of South Holland - South Holland Distinctive Traits |publisher=Southholland.org |accessdate=June 7, 2010}}</ref> In accordance with the state liquor law (see overview), South Holland bans the sale of alcohol by not issuing licenses for any business to sell alcohol in the community. The possession, consumption and transport of alcohol are all permitted in South Holland. Other villages in Illinois' [[Cook County]], such as [[Oak Park, Illinois|Oak Park]] and [[Evanston, Illinois|Evanston]], were once dry communities, but have since re-allowed the sale of alcohol, though these villages still tend to have tougher regulation on alcohol sales than the rest of the county.
* [[South Ottawa Township, LaSalle County, Illinois|South Ottawa Township, LaSalle County]] within [[Ottawa, Illinois|Ottawa]] elected to stay dry after the end of Prohibition; it remained a dry township until this was overturned by a unanimous city council vote in October 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title='High time' for Ottawa South Side liquor sales - The Times: Local|url=http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/high-time-for-ottawa-south-side-liquor-sales/article_9b3503e6-23b1-577a-b689-cfbd73186f16.html|work=The Times|accessdate=October 15, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Wheaton, Illinois|Wheaton]], which has a large evangelical Christian population, prohibited the sale of alcoholic beverages from 1887 until 1985.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Goldsborough|first1=Bob|title=Once-dry Wheaton ready for weekend Ale Fest|url=http://www.triblocal.com/wheaton/2011/08/03/once-dry-wheaton-ready-for-weekend-ale-fest/index.html|accessdate=3 October 2014|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=3 August 2011}}</ref>

==Kansas==
{{main|Alcohol laws of Kansas}}

[[Kansas]] had prohibition longer than any other state, from 1881 to 1948, and continued to prohibit bars selling liquor by the drink until 1987. Both the 1948 amendment to the [[Wyandotte Constitution|Kansas Constitution]] that ended prohibition and the 1986 amendment that allowed for open saloons provided that the amendments only would be in effect in counties that had approved the respective amendments, either during the election over the amendment itself or subsequently.

All counties in Kansas have approved the 1948 amendment, but 19 dry counties never approved the 1986 amendment and therefore continue to prohibit any and all sale of liquor by the drink.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ksrevenue.org/abcnoliq.html |title=Kansas Department of Revenue: Counties with No Liquor by the Drink |publisher=Ksrevenue.org |accessdate=June 7, 2010}}</ref> Public bars (so-called "open saloons") are illegal in these dry counties. Another 59 counties (including [[Johnson County, Kansas|Johnson County]], the largest county in Kansas and the largest Kansas portion of the [[Kansas City Metropolitan Area]]) approved the 1986 amendment but with a requirement that to sell liquor by the drink, an establishment must receive 30% of its gross revenues from food sales.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ksrevenue.org/abcliq30.htm |title=Kansas Department of Revenue: Wet Counties – Counties with Liquor by the Drink with 30% Food Requirement |publisher=Ksrevenue.org |accessdate=June 7, 2010}}</ref> Only 17 counties in Kansas approved the 1986 amendment without any limitation, allowing liquor to be sold by the drink without any food sales requirement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ksrevenue.org/abcliqnofood.htm |title=Kansas Department of Revenue: Wet Counties – Counties with Liquor by the Drink and No Food Requirement |publisher=Ksrevenue.org |accessdate=June 7, 2010}}</ref>

==Kentucky==
{{main|Alcohol laws of Kentucky}}

(As of February 2020) <ref>https://abc.ky.gov/Local-Information/Documents/Wet-DryMap02-20.pdf</ref>Of the 120 [[list of counties in Kentucky|counties]] in [[Kentucky]], 11 counties are dry, 53 are wet, and the remaining 56 are either "moist" or dry with special circumstances.

==Maine==
Maine has a distinctive place in the history of prohibition because its law went into effect in 1851 to make it the first dry state in the country and perhaps in the world.<ref name="Journal">{{Cite web|url=http://wgme.com/news/local/a-century-after-prohibition-some-maine-towns-are-still-dry|title=A century after Prohibition, some Maine towns are still dry|last=Journal|first=Steve Collins, Sun|date=2019-08-25|website=WGME|access-date=2019-08-25}}</ref>

Maine’s current dry towns are Amity, Atkinson, Blaine, Bowerbank, Bremen, Cary Plantation, Castle Hill, Chapman, Charleston, Charlotte, Codeyville Plantation, Deblois, Dyer Brook, Edinburg, Elliotsville Plantation, Frenchboro, Grand Falls Plantation, Hersey, Lincoln Plantation, Littleton, Long Island Plantation, Machiasport, Mariaville, Maxfield, Merrill, No. 14 Plantation, No. 33 Plantation, Ocean Park, Perham, Reed Plantation, Roque Bluffs, Seboeis Plantation, Smyrna, Swan’s Island, Sweden, Talmadge, Vienna, Wade, Westfield, Whitneyville, Willimantic.<ref name="Journal"/>

==Massachusetts==
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As of 2013, there were only eight completely dry towns in Massachusetts: [[Alford, Massachusetts|Alford]], [[Chilmark, Massachusetts|Chilmark]], [[Dunstable, Massachusetts|Dunstable]], [[Gosnold, Massachusetts|Gosnold]], [[Hawley, Massachusetts|Hawley]], [[Montgomery, Massachusetts|Montgomery]], [[Mount Washington, Massachusetts|Mount Washington]], and [[Westhampton, Massachusetts|Westhampton]].<ref name="Allen">Evan Allen, These towns have 0.11% of the overall population of the state, though Chilmak's rises slightly in the summer months. [http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2013/02/14/how-dry-they-were-needham-latest-town-loosen-rules-alcohol-sales/HGTMvxRq5ynzVEFo33phcN/story.html Selectmen grant 5 retail liquor permits], ''Boston Globe'', February 14, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www.mass.gov/abcc/pdf/DRY%20TOWNS%20as%20of%202-23-2012.pdf Dry Towns in Massachusetts], [[Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission]], February 23, 2012.</ref> The number of dry towns has decreased over time: according to the [[Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission]], there were 20 dry towns in Massachusetts in 2000.<ref name="Allen"/>

[[Tisbury, Massachusetts|Tisbury]] is a formerly dry town that became partially wet after voters passed a motion at the Tisbury town election on April 27, 2012. Alcoholic beverages may only be served to patrons who are consuming a full meal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mvtimes.com/marthas-vineyard/article.php?id=1606 |title=Tisbury uncorks first wine and beer sales : The Martha's Vineyard Times |publisher=Mvtimes.com |accessdate=December 19, 2011}}</ref> [[Rockport, Massachusetts|Rockport]], after being dry since 1856, allowed alcohol sales in restaurants in 2006 and in stores in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2019/01/26/dry-for-162-years-massachusetts-town-now-allows-alcohol-sales|title=Dry for 162 years, Massachusetts town now allows alcohol sales {{!}} Boston.com|website=www.boston.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-10}}</ref>

==Michigan==
* [[Hudsonville, Michigan|Hudsonville]] voted to allow alcohol sales on November 6, 2007, ending its run as the last dry city in Michigan. Hudsonville's vote follows the precedent of voters in both [[Zeeland, Michigan|Zeeland]], and [[Allendale Charter Township, Michigan|Allendale Charter Township]], choosing to overturn their bans on alcohol sales to adults age 21 and older in recent years.<ref name=MuskegonChronicle>{{cite news |url= http://blog.mlive.com/chronicle/2007/11/city_chooses_booze_to_spark_gr.html |title=City Chooses Booze to Spark Growth |work= [[Muskegon Chronicle]] |date=November 7, 2007 |accessdate=January 21, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Oak Park, Michigan|Oak Park]] had been dry since its establishment in 1945. A vote on July 15, 2013, allows up to 20 restaurants to obtain tavern licenses, but they could not sell spirits or mixed drinks.<ref>{{cite news |last= Andrews |first= Amy |title= Long Dry Oak Park: Eateries Can Sell Beer, Wine |url= http://wrbw.membercenter.worldnow.com/story/22850521/long-dry-oak-park-eateries-can-sell-beer-wine |location= Southfield, MI |publisher= [[WJBK-TV]] |accessdate= July 29, 2013 |archive-url= https://archive.is/20130729152757/http://wrbw.membercenter.worldnow.com/story/22850521/long-dry-oak-park-eateries-can-sell-beer-wine |archive-date= July 29, 2013 |url-status= dead }}</ref> On May 5, 2015 the citizens of Oak Park voted to allow mixed drinks to be sold at businesses within city limits in addition to beer and wine, which were previously allowed.

==Minnesota==
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* [[Lakeside - Lester Park (Duluth)|Lakeside]], a neighborhood within [[Duluth, Minnesota|Duluth]], prohibited the sale of alcohol even though it is part of a larger municipality. This was part of its charter when it was incorporated into Duluth in 1893. An advisory referendum to overturn the prohibition failed by one vote (2858 to 2857) in November 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.duluthmn.gov/clerk/voting/eleresg2008.htm |title=Summary Report Unofficial Results-Duluth, Mn |publisher=Duluthmn.gov |date=November 4, 2008 |accessdate=June 7, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100530182521/https://www.duluthmn.gov/clerk/voting/eleresg2008.htm |archive-date=May 30, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> A later referendum passed, and the ban was repealed by the City Council on June 27, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/4063383-duluth-city-council-lifts-ban-liquor-sales-lakeside-lester-park |title=Duluth City Council lifts ban on liquor sales in Lakeside, Lester Park |publisher=Duluth News Tribune |accessdate=September 4, 2016}}</ref>
* A law was passed permitting the sale of liquor in liquor stores (off-sale) on Sundays in Minnesota starting July 2, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fox9.com/news/239192052-story |title=Sunday liquor sales officially passes Minnesota Legislature |publisher=Fox 9 |accessdate=May 8, 2017}}</ref> [[Minnesota]] no longer prohibits the sale of liquor in liquor stores (off-sale) on Sundays. Bars and restaurants may also sell liquor on Sundays for on-premises consumption. [[Low-alcohol beer#Low-point beer|3.2% alcohol beer]] is also allowed for sale on Sundays in convenience and grocery stores.
* No alcohol is sold on the [[Red Lake Indian Reservation]].

==Mississippi==

Of the 82 counties in [[Mississippi]], the following prohibit the sale of beer and light wine (with the exception of select "wet" cities):<ref name="MS DOR"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wtva.com/content/news/Voters-say-yes-to-alcohol-sales-in-Booneville-563176691.html|title=Voters say|website=WTVA News|language=en|access-date=2019-11-22}}</ref>

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*[[Alcorn County, Mississippi|Alcorn]] (except in [[Corinth, Mississippi|Corinth]])
*[[Benton County, Mississippi|Benton]]
*[[Calhoun County, Mississippi|Calhoun]] (except in [[Pittsboro, Mississippi|Pittsboro]])
*[[Chickasaw County, Mississippi|Chickasaw]] (except in [[Okolona, Mississippi|Okolona]])
*[[Choctaw County, Mississippi|Choctaw]]
*[[Copiah County, Mississippi|Copiah]] (except in [[Crystal Springs, Mississippi|Crystal Springs]] and [[Hazlehurst, Mississippi|Hazlehurst]])
*[[Covington County, Mississippi|Covington]] (except in [[Collins, Mississippi|Collins]])
*[[George County, Mississippi|George]] (except in [[Lucedale, Mississippi|Lucedale]])
*[[Itawamba County, Mississippi|Itawamba]] (except in [[Fulton, Mississippi|Fulton]])
*[[Jones County, Mississippi|Jones]] (except in [[Ellisville, Mississippi|Ellisville]] and [[Laurel, Mississippi|Laurel]])
*[[Lafayette County, Mississippi|Lafayette]] (except in [[Oxford, Mississippi|Oxford]])
*[[Lamar County, Mississippi|Lamar]] (except in portion of [[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg]] located inside county)
*[[Leake County, Mississippi|Leake]] (except in [[Carthage, Mississippi|Carthage]])
*[[Lincoln County, Mississippi|Lincoln]] (except in [[Brookhaven, Mississippi|Brookhaven]])
*[[Monroe County, Mississippi|Monroe]] (except in [[Aberdeen, Mississippi|Aberdeen]])
*[[Neshoba County, Mississippi|Neshoba]] (except in [[Philadelphia, Mississippi|Philadelphia]])
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*[[Newton County, Mississippi|Newton]] (except in [[Newton, Mississippi|Newton]])
*[[Oktibbeha County, Mississippi|Oktibbeha]] (except in [[Starkville, Mississippi|Starkville]])
*[[Pearl River County, Mississippi|Pearl River]] (except in [[Picayune, Mississippi|Picayune]] and [[Poplarville, Mississippi|Poplarville]])
*[[Pontotoc County, Mississippi|Pontotoc]] (except in [[Pontotoc, Mississippi|Pontotoc]])
*[[Prentiss County, Mississippi|Prentiss]] (except in [[Booneville, Mississippi|Booneville]])
*[[Rankin County, Mississippi|Rankin]] (except in [[Flowood, Mississippi|Flowood]] and portion of [[Jackson, Mississippi|Jackson]] located inside county)
*[[Scott County, Mississippi|Scott]] (except in [[Forest, Mississippi|Forest]] and [[Morton, Mississippi|Morton]])
*[[Simpson County, Mississippi|Simpson]] (except [[Magee, Mississippi|Magee]] and [[Mendenhall, Mississippi|Mendenhall]])
*[[Smith County, Mississippi|Smith]]
*[[Stone County, Mississippi|Stone]] (except in [[Wiggins, Mississippi|Wiggins]])
*[[Tate County, Mississippi|Tate]] (except in [[Senatobia, Mississippi|Senatobia]])
*[[Tippah County, Mississippi|Tippah]] (except in [[Ripley, Mississippi|Ripley]])
*[[Union County, Mississippi|Union]] (except in [[New Albany, Mississippi|New Albany]])
*[[Walthall County, Mississippi|Walthall]]
*[[Wayne County, Mississippi|Wayne]] (except in [[Waynesboro, Mississippi|Waynesboro]])
*[[Webster County, Mississippi|Webster]]
{{col-end}}A separate list of wet counties and communities exists for the sale of hard liquor.<ref>https://www.dor.ms.gov/ABC/Pages/Wet-Dry-Map.aspx</ref>

==Nevada==
* The town of [[Panaca, Nevada]], was southern [[Nevada]]'s first permanent settlement, founded as a [[Mormon]] colony in 1864. It originally was part of [[Washington County, Utah]], but the Congressional redrawing of boundaries in 1866 shifted Panaca into [[Nevada]]. It remains Nevada's only dry municipality, only because it is grandfathered into state law.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://panaca.travelnevada.com/ |title=Panaca, Nevada |publisher=Panaca.travelnevada.com |accessdate=June 7, 2010}}</ref>

==New Hampshire==
According to the [[New Hampshire Liquor Commission]], [[Ellsworth, New Hampshire|Ellsworth]] is the only town to disallow the sale of alcoholic beverages. (Other towns allow sales of alcohol, but with restrictions).<ref name="NHLC_drytowns_201811" /><ref name="Rosen">Benji Rosen, [http://www.ledgertranscript.com/home/14224421-95/its-a-dry-town-no-longer Sharon: It’s a dry town no longer: Voters decide beer, wine can be purchased, online or otherwise] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150601080349/http://www.ledgertranscript.com/home/14224421-95/its-a-dry-town-no-longer |date=June 1, 2015 }}, ''Monadnock Ledger-Transcript'', November 10, 2014.</ref> The most recent town to go "wet" is [[Sharon, New Hampshire|Sharon]]; the town voted to repeal its dry law in 2014.<ref name="Rosen"/><ref>Jeff Woodburn, [http://www.nhmagazine.com/January-2015/NHs-Checkered-Prohibition-Past/ NH's Checkered Prohibition Past], ''NH Magazine'', January 2015.</ref>

==New Jersey==
{{See also|Alcohol laws of New Jersey}}
New Jersey has no dry counties, but as of 2017, at least 30 municipalities (out of 565<ref name="NJstate_munilist_20181105" /> statewide) prohibit the retail sale of alcohol.<ref name="NJcom_drytownlist_20171103" /> Most of the dry towns are in [[South Jersey]], and some of them are dry because of their origins as [[Society of Friends|Quaker]], [[Methodist]], or other [[Protestant]] religious communities.<ref>Peterson, Iver. [https://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/23/nyregion/dry-towns-find-that-temperance-and-business-do-not-mix.html "Dry Towns Find That Temperance and Business Do Not Mix"] in ''[[The New York Times]]'' (September 23, 2002). Retrieved May 1, 2013.</ref> Dry towns in New Jersey cannot forbid the possession, consumption, or transportation of alcohol, but have the option to permit or prohibit [[BYOB (beverage)|BYOB]] at restaurants and [[Liquor licenses in New Jersey|social affair permits]] for [[non-profit organization]]s.<ref>Haddon, Heather. [https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304636404577297812440387318 "Bring Your Own Debate Roils Dry City"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130815082110/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304636404577297812440387318.html |date=August 15, 2013 }} in ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' (archived website) (March 23, 2012). Retrieved May 1, 2013.</ref><ref>Avedissian, Eric. [http://www.ocsentinel.com/article.php?article_id=2530 "Ocean City Tabernacle: Stop serving alcohol at nonprofit functions"] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130615222304/http://www.ocsentinel.com/article.php?article_id=2530 |date=June 15, 2013 }} in ''The Ocean City Sentinel'' (August 27, 2009). Retrieved May 2, 2013.</ref> It is possible for a dry town to have a [[winery]] or [[brewery]] that offers [[wine tasting|tasting]]s, since [[alcohol laws of New Jersey#Class A manufacturer's licenses|alcohol manufacturing licenses in New Jersey]] are issued by the state, and are not regulated by municipalities.<ref name="Walsh">Walsh, Daniel. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140921204232/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1088207071.html "Shiloh farmer corks borough's opposition to winery"] in ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'' (archived website) (August 3, 2006). Retrieved July 19, 2013.</ref><ref name="municipal handbook">New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. [http://www.nj.gov/oag/abc/downloads/abcmunicipalhandbook.pdf "Alcoholic Beverage Control Handbook for Municipal Issuing Authorities."] Retrieved May 1, 2013.</ref>

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* [[Audubon Park, New Jersey|Audubon Park]] in [[Camden County, New Jersey|Camden County]]
* [[Cape May Point, New Jersey|Cape May Point]] in [[Cape May County, New Jersey|Cape May County]]
* [[Collingswood, New Jersey|Collingswood]] in [[Camden County, New Jersey|Camden County]]
* [[Delanco Township, New Jersey|Delanco Township]] in [[Burlington County, New Jersey|Burlington County]]
* [[Downe Township, New Jersey|Downe Township]] in [[Cumberland County, New Jersey|Cumberland County]]
* [[Elk Township, New Jersey|Elk Township]] in [[Gloucester County, New Jersey|Gloucester County]]
* [[Elmer, New Jersey|Elmer]] in [[Salem County, New Jersey|Salem County]]
* [[Far Hills, New Jersey|Far Hills]] in [[Somerset County, New Jersey|Somerset County]]
* [[Haddonfield, New Jersey|Haddonfield]] in [[Camden County, New Jersey|Camden County]]
* [[Haddon Heights, New Jersey|Haddon Heights]] in [[Camden County, New Jersey|Camden County]]
* [[Harrison Township, New Jersey|Harrison Township]] in [[Gloucester County, New Jersey|Gloucester County]]
* [[Interlaken, New Jersey|Interlaken]] in [[Monmouth County, New Jersey|Monmouth County]]
* [[Island Heights, New Jersey|Island Heights]] in [[Ocean County, New Jersey|Ocean County]]
* [[Lawrence Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey|Lawrence Township]] in [[Cumberland County, New Jersey|Cumberland County]]
* [[Lower Alloways Creek Township, New Jersey|Lower Alloways Creek Township]] in [[Salem County, New Jersey|Salem County]]
* [[Mannington Township, New Jersey|Mannington Township]] in [[Salem County, New Jersey|Salem County]]
* [[Mantoloking, New Jersey|Mantoloking]] in [[Ocean County, New Jersey|Ocean County]]
* [[Maurice River Township, New Jersey|Maurice River Township]] in [[Cumberland County, New Jersey|Cumberland County]]
* [[Ocean City, New Jersey|Ocean City]] in [[Cape May County, New Jersey|Cape May County]]
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* [[Ocean Grove, New Jersey|Ocean Grove]] in [[Monmouth County, New Jersey|Monmouth County]]
* [[Oldmans Township, New Jersey|Oldmans Township]] in [[Salem County, New Jersey|Salem County]]
* [[Pemberton, New Jersey|Pemberton]] in [[Burlington County, New Jersey|Burlington County]]
* [[Pennington, New Jersey|Pennington]] in [[Mercer County, New Jersey|Mercer County]]
* [[Pitman, New Jersey|Pitman]] in [[Gloucester County, New Jersey|Gloucester County]]
* [[Port Republic, New Jersey|Port Republic]] in [[Atlantic County, New Jersey|Atlantic County]]
* [[Prospect Park, New Jersey|Prospect Park]] in [[Passaic County, New Jersey|Passaic County]]
* [[Quinton Township, New Jersey|Quinton Township]] in [[Salem County, New Jersey|Salem County]]
* [[Riverton, New Jersey|Riverton]] in [[Burlington County, New Jersey|Burlington County]]
* [[Rutherford, New Jersey|Rutherford]] in [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen County]] 
* [[Saddle River, New Jersey|Saddle River]] in [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen County]]
* [[Shiloh, New Jersey|Shiloh]] in [[Cumberland County, New Jersey|Cumberland County]]
* [[South Harrison Township, New Jersey|South Harrison Township]] in [[Gloucester County, New Jersey|Gloucester County]]
* [[Stow Creek Township, New Jersey|Stow Creek Township]] in [[Cumberland County, New Jersey|Cumberland County]]
* [[Upper Deerfield Township, New Jersey|Upper Deerfield Township]] in [[Cumberland County, New Jersey|Cumberland County]]
* [[Upper Pittsgrove Township, New Jersey|Upper Pittsgrove Township]] in [[Salem County, New Jersey|Salem County]]
* [[Wenonah, New Jersey|Wenonah]] in [[Gloucester County, New Jersey|Gloucester County]]
* [[Wildwood Crest, New Jersey|Wildwood Crest]] in [[Cape May County, New Jersey|Cape May County]]
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==New Mexico==
*[[Curry County, New Mexico|Curry County]] is dry except for the city of [[Clovis, New Mexico|Clovis]]
*[[Roosevelt County, New Mexico|Roosevelt County]] is dry except for the city of [[Portales, New Mexico|Portales]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rld.state.nm.us/uploads/files/Alcohol%20and%20Gaming/2017%20Liquor%20License%20Quota%20List%20revised%2013SEPT2017.pdf|format=PDF|title=Local Option District|website=Rld.state.nm.us|accessdate=30 July 2019}}</ref>

==New York==
* As of the 2019 election, there are eight towns in New York state that are completely dry, and 39 that are partially dry.<ref name="State of New York Liquor Authority">{{Cite web |url=http://www.sla.ny.gov/system/files/2012-3-LocalOptions.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=November 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801035842/http://www.sla.ny.gov/system/files/2012-3-LocalOptions.pdf |archive-date=August 1, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* The "dry" towns in the state are: [[Caneadea, New York|Caneadea]] in Allegany County, [[Clymer, New York|Clymer]] in Chautauqua County, [[Lapeer, New York|Lapeer]] in Cortland County, [[Orwell, New York|Orwell]] in Oswego County, [[Fremont, Steuben County, New York|Fremont]] and [[Jasper, New York|Jasper]] in Steuben County, [[Berkshire, New York|Berkshire]] in Tioga County.<ref name="State of New York Liquor Authority"/><ref>"[http://www.syracuse.com/state/index.ssf/2015/12/alcohol_served_legally_in_rural_ny_town_for_first_time_in_80_years.html#incart_river_home_pop Alcohol served legally in rural NY town for first time in 80 years]," "[[The Post-Standard]]," December 18, 2015</ref>
* The town of [[West Almond, New York|West Almond]] does not allow off-premises consumption, while the towns of [[Harford, New York|Harford]], [[Franklin (village), New York|Franklin]], [[Seneca, New York|Seneca]], [[Caton, New York|Caton]], [[Rathbone, New York|Rathbone]], [[Newark Valley (town), New York|Newark Valley]], [[Butler, New York|Butler]], [[Rose, New York|Rose]], [[Pike, New York|Pike]], [[Wethersfield, New York|Wethersfield]] and [[Middlesex, New York|Middlesex]] do not allow on-premises consumption.<ref name="State of New York Liquor Authority"/>
* The towns of [[Bovina, New York|Bovina]], [[Gorham, New York|Gorham]], [[Richford, New York|Richford]], [[Orangeville, New York|Orangeville]], and [[Barrington, New York|Barrington]] do not allow on-premises consumption except in year-round hotels.<ref name="State of New York Liquor Authority"/>
* The other 22 partially dry towns have varying specific rules for "Special On-Premises Consumption." For example, [[Wilmington, New York|Wilmington]] in Essex County is dry for on-premises consumption at race tracks and outdoor athletic fields and stadiums where admission fees are charged and wet in all other areas.<ref name="State of New York Liquor Authority"/>

==North Carolina==
* North Carolina does not allow alcohol sales between 2am and 7am Monday through Saturday or before 12pm on Sundays. In June 2017, NC finally allowed each municipality or county (for unincorporated areas) to start allowing alcohol sales prior to noon on Sundays. Raleigh and Carrboro were the first two cities to enact the 10am Sunday alcohol sales. 
* Several of North Carolina's 100 counties are considered "dry".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ncabc.com/xo/county.aspx?county=0|title=Legal Sales by County: North Carolina ABC Commission|publisher=Ncabc.com|accessdate=December 2, 2011}}{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Individual towns may pass ordinances (via referendum) that may allow alcohol sales within the municipal limits, however, even if the county itself is dry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ncabc.com/xo/county.aspx?county=57|title=Legal Sales by County: North Carolina ABC Commission (Madison County)|publisher=Ncabc.com|accessdate=June 7, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100417000644/http://www.ncabc.com/xo/county.aspx?county=57|archive-date=April 17, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> Most counties, such as [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ncabc.com/xo/county.aspx?county=92|title=Legal Sales by County: North Carolina ABC Commission (Wake County)|publisher=Ncabc.com|accessdate=June 7, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100417000437/http://www.ncabc.com/xo/county.aspx?county=92|archive-date=April 17, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[Mecklenburg County, North Carolina|Mecklenburg]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ncabc.com/xo/county.aspx?county=60|title=Legal Sales by County: North Carolina ABC Commission (Mecklenburg County)|publisher=Ncabc.com|accessdate=June 7, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100417000651/http://www.ncabc.com/xo/county.aspx?county=60|archive-date=April 17, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> allow alcohol sales of any type anywhere in the county, eliminating the potential need for any town or city within its boundary to do so.
* Town and city ordinances concerning alcohol sales may be more liberal than the county's, but may not be more restrictive.
* The only county where alcohol sales were not permitted at all (even in a town) was [[Graham County, North Carolina|Graham County]] but this is no longer the case, as the new Town of [[Fontana Dam, North Carolina|Fontana Dam]], incorporated in 2011, allows beer and wine sales, on and off-premises, in its municipal boundaries, at the town store and at a restaurant, though the remainder of Graham County is still dry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ncabc.com/xo/county.aspx?county=38 |title=Legal Sales by County: North Carolina ABC Commission (Graham County) |publisher=Ncabc.com |accessdate=June 7, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100417000624/http://www.ncabc.com/xo/county.aspx?county=38 |archive-date=April 17, 2010 }}</ref>

==Ohio==
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* The city of [[Westerville, Ohio|Westerville]], [[Ohio]], was dry for more than a century. Once the home of the [[Anti-Saloon League]] and called the "dry capital of the world", the first legal drink in recent times was served in 2006.
* The village of [[Bethel, Ohio|Bethel]] in [[Clermont County, Ohio|Clermont County]] has been dry since the repeal of prohibition. Recently, through use of the single precinct vote system, precincts A and C can now sell (but not serve) alcohol. The business must first be put onto the ballot and voted to allow alcohol to be sold.
* [[Cortland, Ohio|Cortland]] was a dry town until 2002.
* [[Lawrence County, Ohio|Lawrence County]] is dry but individual towns can choose to allow sales of alcohol.
* [[Hartville, Ohio|Hartville]], was a dry village, but is no longer dry as of 2013.
* [[Albany, Ohio|Albany]] is a dry town.
* [[Adams County, Ohio|Adams County]] besides [[Manchester, Ohio|Manchester]] and [[Green Township, Adams County, Ohio|Green Township]] are dry. Recently, through use of the single precinct vote system, a precinct in [[Seaman, Ohio|Seaman]] and [[Peebles, Ohio|Peebles]] can now sell (but not serve) alcohol.
* Although [[Scioto County]] and [[Portsmouth, Ohio|Portsmouth]] are not completely dry; Green Township, including [[Franklin Furnace, Ohio|Franklin Furnace]], are dry.
==Oklahoma==
{{main|Alcohol laws of Oklahoma}}
Until 2018, several counties in Oklahoma were dry counties. These included [[Adair County, Oklahoma|Adair]], [[Alfalfa County, Oklahoma|Alfalfa]], [[Beaver County, Oklahoma|Beaver]], [[Caddo County, Oklahoma|Caddo]], [[Cimarron County, Oklahoma|Cimarron]], [[Coal County, Oklahoma|Coal]], [[Cotton County, Oklahoma|Cotton]], [[Dewey County, Oklahoma|Dewey]], [[Harmon County, Oklahoma|Harmon]], [[Harper County, Oklahoma|Harper]], [[Haskell County, Oklahoma|Haskell]], [[Hughes County, Oklahoma|Hughes]], [[Roger Mills County, Oklahoma|Roger Mills]] and [[Washita County, Oklahoma|Washita]]. After State Question 792<ref>{{cite web |title=Oklahoma State Question 792 |url=Oklahoma Regulations Governing the Sale of Wine and Beer, State Question 792 (2016) |website=Ballotpedia.org |accessdate=5 June 2020}}</ref> was passed, these counties have since allowed the sale of alcohol.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mcclelland |first1=Jacob |title=What Tuesday’s Liquor-By-The-Drink Vote Means For Dry Counties And Low-Point Businesses |url=https://www.kgou.org/post/what-tuesday-s-liquor-drink-vote-means-dry-counties-and-low-point-businesses |accessdate=5 June 2020 |publisher=KGOU}}</ref> 

As of June 2018, all 77 counties allow liquor by the drink. 

==Oregon==
* The city of [[Monmouth, Oregon|Monmouth]] was the last dry municipality in the state until it repealed its prohibition on January 10, 2003. [[Oregon]] state law now prohibits any dry community from existing (see below).
* Throughout the state, beer, wine, [[wine coolers]], [[malt liquor]] and similar beverages may be purchased in a convenience store, grocery store and similar outlets. Sales of "hard" liquor are restricted to state-controlled outlets, however, as well as bars, or restaurants that include a bar. As such, there are relatively few stand-alone liquor stores in Oregon (for example, as of March 18, 2008, there were only 35 stand-alone liquor stores in the city of [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], which had a 2000 population of 529,000). Oregon also has taverns that sell beer and wine only. All outlets selling "hard" liquor are subject to the rules and regulations of the state-run [[Oregon Liquor Control Commission]] (OLCC). By law, any establishment wishing to sell any alcoholic beverage in the state must also offer food for sale, including bars, taverns, music venues, fairs and festivals, and [[strip club]]s. Oregon is one of 18 states that directly control the sales of alcohol beverages in the U.S.

==Pennsylvania==
{{Main|Alcohol laws of Pennsylvania}}
{{update|section|date=February 2017}}
* The state has a number of dry municipalities, but no dry counties.
* In [[Pennsylvania]], sales of alcoholic beverages were prohibited in convenience stores until 2017. 
* Beer, wine and spirits are available for on-premises consumption at bars, taverns and restaurants; no single bottles or cans can be sold to drink off-premises.
* Unopened six- and twelve-packs of beer, and single units of certain larger sizes (i.e., 22- and 40-ounce bottles) can be sold "to-go" by bars, taverns, and certain restaurants. Though convenience and grocery stores broadly cannot sell beer or malt liquor, some have created attached "cafe" areas that, though enclosed by the store, are legally separate, allowing them to sell beer.
* Bars, taverns, etc., can only sell a limited quantity of beer in a single transaction. Cases and kegs of beer are sold only by state-licensed independent beer distributors.
* Spirits are only available in state owned/operated liquor stores. See the [[Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board]].
* Bottles of wine are available in state owned/operates liquor stores, as well as certain grocery stores. 
* Independent producers may be exempt in certain ways

==South Carolina==
* South Carolina does not allow the retail sale of alcohol for off-premises consumption on Sundays. Counties and cities can permit beer and wine sales, however, if the citizens vote for them in a referendum. Eleven counties currently allow Sunday beer and wine sales: Richland, Georgetown, Charleston, Beaufort, Greenville, Horry, Berkeley, Dorchester, Newberry, Lancaster, and York.  Sumter county voted for and passed beer and wine sales on Sundays in November 2020.  Cities and towns that have passed laws allowing Sunday beer and wine sales include Columbia, Lexington, Spartanburg, Greenville, Travelers Rest, Mauldin, Aiken, Rock Hill, Summerville, Santee, Daniel Island, Tega Cay, Hardeeville, Winnsboro, and Walterboro.

==South Dakota==
* [[Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota|Oglala Lakota County]] (which is located entirely within the [[Pine Ridge Indian Reservation]]) is a dry county.

==Tennessee==
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{{see also|Alcohol laws of Tennessee}}
* The [[consolidated city-county]] government of [[Lynchburg, Tennessee|Lynchburg]] and [[Moore County, Tennessee|Moore County]], [[Tennessee]], is a dry county, despite being home to the [[Jack Daniel's]] [[distillery]].

While Moore County itself had been completely dry, the County now allows the sale of commemorative bottles of Jack in the White Rabbit Bottle Shop, and one can take part in a sampling tour at the distillery. It is also now possible to sample wine, rum, vodka and whiskey in shops where it is distilled on premises, and beer is also available in local food establishments when served with a meal.

* [[Blount County, Tennessee|Blount]], [[Crockett County, Tennessee|Crockett]], [[Hancock County, Tennessee|Hancock]], [[Sevier County, Tennessee|Sevier]], [[Stewart County, Tennessee|Stewart]], and [[Weakley County, Tennessee|Weakley]] are also dry counties. Several municipalities within Blount County are wet.

* Some municipalities and counties allow sales of liquor-by-the-drink and retail package stores.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.state.tn.us/abc/commission%20matters%20-%20lead%20page.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=January 27, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101214141059/http://www.state.tn.us/abc/commission%20matters%20-%20lead%20page.html |archive-date=December 14, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Texas==
Of [[Texas]]' [[list of counties in Texas|254 counties]], 5<ref name="kera_20181214_fivedry" /><ref name="state1">{{cite web|url=http://www.tabc.state.tx.us/local_option_elections/index.asp |title=TABC Local Option Elections General Information |publisher=Tabc.state.tx.us |date=November 1, 2017 |accessdate=July 29, 2018}}</ref> are completely dry, 196<ref name="state1"/> are partially dry, and 55 are entirely wet. The vast majority of entirely wet counties are in southern border regions of Texas near Mexico, or in the south central portion.<ref name="tabc_20181106_countymap" />

Alcohol law in Texas varies significantly by location. In some counties, 4% beer is legal. In others, beverages that are 14% or less alcohol are legal. In some "dry" areas, a customer can get a mixed drink by paying to join a "private club," and in some "wet" areas a customer needs a club membership to purchase liquor by-the-drink. "...Move to [[Burleson, Texas|Burleson]], which has alcohol sales in the [[Tarrant County, Texas|Tarrant County]] portion of the city but not in the [[Johnson County, Texas|Johnson County]] side of town."<ref name="fwst_20040516_liquorlaws">Labbe, J.R. "You may need a drink to understand our liquor laws." ''[[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]],'' May 16, 2004.</ref> Today beer and wine can be purchased in all parts of Burleson. The only places in the county where liquor can be purchased are a couple of stores inside the city limits of [[Alvarado, Texas|Alvarado]].{{Citation needed|reason=Need source to explain current status of Burleson if it is to be mentioned here.|date=December 2018}}

A bill passed in 2003 by the [[Texas Legislature]] allows for Justice of the Peace precincts to host alcohol option elections. To date, this law has allowed many JP precincts, particularly in East Texas, to allow a vote that has resulted in many previously dry counties becoming "moist" and allowing sales of beer and wine, but not liquor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/83R/billtext/html/HB02818F.htm|title=83(R) HB 2818 - Enrolled version - Bill Text|website=Legis.state.tx.us}}</ref>

Texas law prohibits off-premises sale of liquor (but not beer and wine) all day on Sunday, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day. Off-premises sale of beer and wine on Sunday is only allowed after 12:01 pm.

Texas law also prohibits the sale of alcohol in any "[[sexually oriented business]]" in a dry county. Strip clubs in these dry counties often sell "set ups" (a cup with soda, ice, and a stirrer to which one can add their own alcohol) and have a BYOB policy to allow patrons to bring their own alcohol into the establishment.

==Utah==
As of September 2018 there are 9 cities where alcoholic beverages cannot be purchased.<ref name="UT_sltribune_drytownlist_20180902" />
* [[Aneth, Utah|Aneth]], [[San Juan County, Utah|San Juan County]].<ref name="UT_sltribune_drytownlist_20180902" /> Possession, manufacture, or delivery of alcoholic beverages prohibited.<ref name="NNC_17_liquors" />
* [[Aurora, Utah|Aurora]], [[Sevier County, Utah|Sevier County]]<ref name="UT_sltribune_drytownlist_20180902" />
* [[Blanding, Utah|Blanding]], [[San Juan County, Utah|San Juan County]]. Sale of alcoholic beverages prohibited since 1967.<ref name="UT_blanding_sltribune_20171108" /><ref name="UT_sltribune_drytownlist_20180902" />
* [[Hatch, Utah|Hatch]], [[Garfield County, Utah|Garfield County]]<ref name="UT_sltribune_drytownlist_20180902" />
* [[Highland, Utah|Highland]], [[Utah County, Utah|Utah County]]<ref name="UT_sltribune_drytownlist_20180902" />
* [[Holden, Utah|Holden]], [[Millard County, Utah|Millard County]]<ref name="UT_sltribune_drytownlist_20180902" />
* [[Navajo Mountain, Utah|Navajo Mountain]], [[San Juan County, Utah|San Juan County]]<ref name="UT_sltribune_drytownlist_20180902" /> Possession, manufacture, or delivery of alcoholic beverages prohibited.<ref name="NNC_17_liquors" />
* [[Scipio, Utah|Scipio]], [[Millard County, Utah|Millard County]]<ref name="UT_sltribune_drytownlist_20180902" />
* [[White Mesa, Utah|White Mesa]], [[San Juan County, Utah|San Juan County]]<ref name="UT_sltribune_drytownlist_20180902" />

==Virginia==
Beer and wine sales are legal in all of Virginia.<ref name="VA ABC 2013">{{Cite web |url=http://www.abc.state.va.us/admin/annual/docs/2013ar.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=June 13, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714124409/http://www.abc.state.va.us/admin/annual/docs/2013ar.pdf |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Of the 95 [[List of counties in Virginia|counties]] in Virginia, 9 counties (Bland, Buchanan, Charlotte, Craig, Grayson, Highland, Lee, Patrick and Russell) are dry in that retail sale of distilled spirits is prohibited.<ref name="VA ABC 2013" /> [[List of cities in Virginia|Virginia cities]] are not subject to county alcohol laws as they are [[Independent city (United States)|independent]] by state law, and all Virginia cities are wet.<ref name="VA ABC 2013" /> Virginia also restricts the sale of hard liquors (or distilled spirits) to State-run stores, or VA ABC stores. This set up is unique in that the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control not only is responsible for the sale of liquor, but also for the enforcement of alcohol-related laws in addition to public education campaigns. These campaigns are generally geared towards young adults not of drinking age, but also cover topics such as substance abuse, training for hospitality industry employees, and cautioning of the dangers of mixing alcohol and medications.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.virginia.gov/education/programs|title=Programs|website=Abc.virginia.gov}}</ref>

==Washington==
* The city of [[Fircrest, Washington|Fircrest]] was the last dry community on the west coast of the contiguous 48 states. Voters chose to allow the sale of alcohol by the glass in Fircrest in the [[2015 United States elections|3 November 2015]] election.<ref name="Seattle Times2">{{cite web|url=http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/fircrest-voters-ending-liquor-sale-ban/|title=Fircrest voters ending liquor-sale ban|publisher=[[Seattle Times]]|accessdate=2015-12-18}}</ref> 
* The [[Yakama|Yakama Nation]] prohibits the sale of alcohol on the [[Yakama Indian Reservation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hunow.heritage.edu/CAMPUS/TabId/2083/ArtMID/3663/ArticleID/40/10-Things-You-Should-Know-About-the-Yakama-Nation.aspx|title=10 Things You Should Know About the Yakama Nation|work=HU Now}}</ref>
* The city of [[College Place, Washington|College Place]] allows sale of alcohol in stores, but has no taverns or cocktail lounges.

==Wisconsin==
{{Main|Alcohol laws of Wisconsin}}
* The village of [[Ephraim, Wisconsin|Ephraim]] is the only dry municipality in [[Wisconsin]]; it has been dry since its founding in 1853, and its anti-liquor laws were upheld in 1934 and 1992 referenda.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ephraim-wisconsin.com/ephraim/ephraim+history/default.asp |title=Village of Ephraim > Ephraim History |publisher=Ephraim-wisconsin.com |date=April 6, 2010 |accessdate=June 7, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609103434/http://www.ephraim-wisconsin.com/ephraim/ephraim+history/default.asp |archive-date=June 9, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Richland Center, Wisconsin|Richland Center]] and [[Port Edwards, Wisconsin|Port Edwards]] were dry for decades, but bars opened in both communities in 1994 after changes to local ordinances.<ref>Doug Moe, "The Last Dry Town in Wisconsin," ''[[Capital Times]],'' December 9, 2005 at A2</ref> Ephraim passed an ordinance to allow off-site beer and on-site wine sales on April 5, 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://wbay.com/2016/04/06/after-163-years-door-countys-ephraim-no-longer-dry/?cid=facebook_WBAY_TV-2|title=After 163 years, Door County’s Ephraim no longer dry|last=Roberts|first=Rhonda|date=6 April 2016|publisher=[[WBAY-TV]], Green Bay|accessdate=6 April 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418213850/http://wbay.com/2016/04/06/after-163-years-door-countys-ephraim-no-longer-dry/?cid=facebook_WBAY_TV-2|archive-date=April 18, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
* The city of [[Sparta, Wisconsin|Sparta]] is the largest community in Wisconsin that restricts beer and liquor sales to taverns and restaurants that have an on-premises consumption license. Grocery and convenience stores cannot sell beer and liquor there. The community abolished Class A licenses for retail sales in 1966 through referendum, when a local liquor store owner in the city objected to a grocery store's application for a class A license. Referendums were defeated in 1982, 1986, 1992, 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2011 for class A licenses. Opposition to Class A licenses in the community is widely believed to be from the liquor store owner(s), who locate on the border of the city in neighboring towns that allow Class A licenses. Local opposition from these liquor stores is also widely believed to be a monopolistic motivation to protect their business trade by restricting it in Sparta.<ref>{{cite news|author=Chris Hubbuch|title="Sparta retailers looking to end 46-year ban on alcohol sales."|newspaper=[[La Crosse Tribune]]|date=February 2, 2009|url=http://www.lacrossetribune.com/news/article_7f5a8705-ce78-53cd-8366-53770d994a5c.html}}</ref> On April 7, 2009, in the Wisconsin 2009 spring general election, voters defeated the referendum questions about changing restrictions on the beer and liquor sales in Sparta, for the sixth time.<ref>{{cite news|author=Chris Hubbuch|title="Sparta again says no to alcohol sales."|newspaper=[[La Crosse Tribune]]|date=April 8, 2009|url=http://www.lacrossetribune.com/news/article_681df8a2-7a51-5827-9339-ed5eb4ad2931.html}}</ref> In the April 5, 2011 Wisconsin spring election, Sparta voted for the seventh time not to change restrictions on the sale of beer and liquor in the city.<ref>'Referendum on beer, alcohol sales fail,' '''La Crosse Tribune,''' April 6, 2011, B2</ref> In the April 1, 2014 Wisconsin spring election, the voters narrowly approved the sale of wine and beer in groceries and convenience stores. Liquor sales remain banned in the city.<ref name="Brittany Lake">{{cite web|url=http://www.wxow.com/story/25135499/2014/04/01/city-of-sparta-beer-referendum-narrowly-passes|title=Voters approve Sparta beer sales|author=Brittany Lake|date=April 1, 2014|website=Wxow.com}}</ref>

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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100226131610/http://www.citypages.com/databank/24/1201/article11733.asp Frequently Asked Questions on Minnesota liquor laws]

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