Alabama Liquor Laws
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Facts | A Message from Alabama State Troopers
If you may be consuming alcoholic beverages during your stay in
Alabama, there are a few state laws you should know:
* It shall be unlawful for a minor (under age 21) to attempt to
purchase, consume, possess or to transport any alcoholic beverages
within the state.
* Alcoholic beverage sales must cease at 2 am on Sunday, except in
private clubs and the cities of Huntsville, Birmingham, Montgomery and
Mobile, and may not resume until 12:01 am Monday morning. There are no
time restrictions during the week in state law.
* It is against the law to transport more than one case of beer
and three quarts of liquor or wine into or through a dry county. There
is no sale of alcoholic beverages in a dry county.
* All alcoholic beverages purchased outside the state of Alabama
are illegal inside the state of Alabama, and are considered
contraband.
* Minors under the age of 21 are permitted to eat in
establishments which serve liquor, but they cannot be served alcoholic
beverages. Minors under 19 years old are not allowed in establishments
which have a lounge liquor license only.
* Drivers are considered legally intoxicated and may be charged
with driving under the influence of alcohol if the alcohol content in
their blood is .08 percent.
* Alabama has an implied-consent breath analysis law. If you are
suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol, you are required
to take a breath test. Refusal can result in a 90-day suspension of
your driver's license.
Ted Elston,Alabama
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