Stupid Laws tagged 'alcohol'

A man is forbidden from buying drinks for more than three people other than himself at any one period during the day.

---

A person can be sent to jail for five years for merely sending a bottle of beer, wine or spirits as a gift to a friend in Kentucky.

---

A person found intoxicated must be given a large dose of castor oil by a local doctor and failure to gulp it down will result in a fine

---

Adult bookstores may not sell alcohol.

---

Alcohol beverage writers are to be certified as experts by an agency of the state before they can receive product samples, which it limits to three bottles per brand.

---

Alcohol may not be served in nightclubs if dancing is occurring on the premises at the same time.

---

Alcohol may not be sold during an emergency.

---

Alcoholic drink specials are illegal.

---

All liquor stores must be run by the state.

---

An owner or employee of an establishment in Iowa that sells alcohol can’t legally consume a drink there after closing for business.

---

Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.

---

Any person working with buying or selling rubber may not do business with an intoxicated person.

---

Any Scotsman found to be wearing underwear beneath his kilt can be fined two cans of beer.

---

Anyone who has been drinking is “sober” until he or she “cannot hold onto the ground”.

---

Anyone with a bad reputation is prohibited from distributing malt beverages.

---

Bands who play in clubs where alcohol is served may not leave the stage while performing.

---

Bar owners may not let patrons make loud, unusual noises.

---

Bars cannot sell alcohol under price during “Happy Hour”.

---

Beer and pretzels can’t be served at the same time in any bar or restaurant.

---

Beer may not be purchased after midnight on a Sunday, but it may be purchased on Monday.

---

Beer may not be sold between 2 and 7am.

---

By law a pub can never be overcrowded – there is always room for one more drinker at each table – no matter how squashed people are.

---

By law, anyone who has been drinking is “sober” until he or she “cannot hold onto the ground.”

---

By law, anyone who has been drinking is “sober” until he or she “cannot hold onto the ground.

---

Candidates for office cannot buy alcohol for others while polls are open

---