Alcohol Sales, Delivery & Open Container Rule Watch

Why this is recommended

A state that just allowed wine in grocery stores, a city that created an open container district for the member's neighborhood, Sunday sales starting at 10am instead of noon, a to-go cocktail law that was made permanent or expired, or a state store price increase of 10 percent are each worth knowing before the weekend.

What the Tab covers

Who it is for

The 140 million American adults who buy alcohol, the hosts planning a party in a state with Sunday rules and the travelers who do not know the local law.

When it runs

Legislatures and alcohol boards act on weekdays and the questions come up on Friday night

Scope

State alcohol control boards and legislatures in all states; sales hours and Sunday rules; grocery, gas station, pharmacy and big box wine and spirits sales; to-go and delivery laws; open container and entertainment district ordinances in the 100 largest cities; DoorDash, Uber Eats, Instacart, Drizly successors and app rules; state store privatization and pricing in control states; local option elections; ID and purchase rules; stadium and event policies; third-party delivery enforcement; happy hour laws

Suggested task

The objective your Tab starts with. You can edit every line of it once the Tab is yours.

State and local law changes on alcohol sales hours, Sunday sales, grocery and gas station wine and spirits sales, to-go cocktails and delivery, open container and entertainment district rules, ride-share and delivery app alcohol rules, state liquor store privatization and price changes, dry county and local option election results, drinking age, ID scanning and purchase rules, event and stadium alcohol policy changes, cocktail-to-go and third-party delivery enforcement and happy hour and drink special law changes, with the state, city or rule first and the effective date in the title, reported neutrally.

Track alcohol sales and consumption rules in the United States, reported neutrally. Report only confirmed, source-backed items from the last 7 days: state and local law changes on sales hours, Sunday sales, grocery, gas station, pharmacy and big box wine and spirits sales with effective dates; to-go cocktail and delivery law changes and expirations; open container and entertainment district ordinance changes in the 100 largest cities; alcohol delivery rule changes at DoorDash, Uber Eats, Instacart and major apps; state liquor store privatization, hours and price changes in control states; dry county and local option election results; ID scanning and purchase rule changes; stadium, arena and event alcohol policy changes; third-party delivery and to-go enforcement actions; and happy hour and drink special law changes. Prefer state alcohol control boards and legislatures, city councils, secretaries of state for election results, app policy pages and established local reporting; ignore industry and advocacy marketing on either side, and include no encouragement of drinking. Put the state, city or rule first in the title with the effective date. Use high severity for a law taking effect within 30 days in a state over 5 million people, a grocery or Sunday sales change, or an entertainment district ordinance in a metro over one million people. Return no more than 6 findings. Push each as a finding with a title, a two-sentence summary, sections for what changed, who it affects, the date, and the source link. If nothing qualifies, push nothing and submit the run receipt.