<Tr> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> No </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Hours of sale determined by local jurisdiction . No alcohol sales on Christmas Day . </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> 21 Exception: Underage drinking allowed on non-alcoholic premises with parental consent, and for religious and medical purposes . </Td> <Td> 14% ABV cap on beer . <P> Sunday off - premises sales from 12: 30 p.m. to 11: 30 p.m. allowed only by local referendum . In general, one may not be drunk in public . Though there is no state law prohibiting drinking in public, most municipal corporations and political subdivisions limit the possession of open containers of alcohol to private property, with notable exceptions being Savannah and Roswell . A charge of public drunkenness is only warranted when one is drunk in public and his acts are either loud or disorderly . </P> </Td> </Tr> <P> Sunday off - premises sales from 12: 30 p.m. to 11: 30 p.m. allowed only by local referendum . In general, one may not be drunk in public . Though there is no state law prohibiting drinking in public, most municipal corporations and political subdivisions limit the possession of open containers of alcohol to private property, with notable exceptions being Savannah and Roswell . A charge of public drunkenness is only warranted when one is drunk in public and his acts are either loud or disorderly . </P> <Tr> <Td> Hawaii </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> No </Td> <Td> Bars and restaurants stop serving alcohol at 2 a.m., but some hold a special' cabaret license' that allows them to continue serving alcohol until 4 a.m. </Td> <Td> 6 a.m. to 12 a.m. Within Honolulu County 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Within Kauai, Maui, and Hawaii counties </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> Yes </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> 21 Exception: Underage consumption allowed for religious purposes </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> State </Th> <Th_colspan="3"> Alcoholic beverage control state </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Alcohol sale hours </Th> <Th_colspan="3"> Grocery Store Sales </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Age </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Beer </Th> <Th> Wine </Th> <Th> Distilled spirits </Th> <Th> On - premises </Th> <Th> Off - premises </Th> <Th> Beer </Th> <Th> Wine </Th> <Th> Distilled Spirits </Th> <Th> Purchasing </Th> <Th> Consumption </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Idaho </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> 6: 00 a.m. to 2: 00 a.m., 7: 00 a.m. to 1: 00 a.m. in some counties </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> Yes </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Alcoholic beverages exceeding 16% ABV can only be sold in Idaho State Liquor Dispensary stores, or contracted stores . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Illinois </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> No </Td> <Td> Depending on local government; 24 - hour bars are permitted in Cicero; a handful of 21 - to 22 - hour bars exist in Cook County, and the Metro East . In Rock Island County, many establishments sell alcohol 24 hours a day . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> Yes </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Opening / closing hours are up to the decision of counties or municipalities . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Indiana </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> No </Td> <Td> 7 a.m.--3 a.m. </Td> <Td> 7 a.m.--3 a.m. Noon - 8 p.m. on Sunday . </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> Yes </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Indiana prohibits the sales of cold beer by grocery stores or gas stations, but allows cold beer to be sold from liquor stores (IC 7.1 - 5 - 10 - 11). <P> Minors, including babies, are not allowed to enter a liquor store . </P> <P> Indiana has a photo identification requirement for all off - premises transactions to anyone who is or reasonably appears to be less than forty (40) years of age . (See IC 7.1 - 5 - 10 - 23). </P> <P> Public intoxication is a class B misdemeanor . (IC 7.1 - 5 - 1 - 3) </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iowa </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 6 a.m.--2 a.m. Mon--Sat 8 a.m.--2 a.m. Sun </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> Yes </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> If a controlled substance is detected in a person's system at or near the time they were operating a motor vehicle, they can be charged and potentially convicted of operating while intoxicated (OWI) even if they were not "impaired" by that substance . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kansas </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> Yes </Td> <Td> 9 a.m. - 2 a.m. (in counties which allow on - premises sales) </Td> <Td> 9 a.m. - 11 p.m. (Mon--Sat) (in counties which allow off - premises sales) noon - 7 p.m. or 8 p.m. (Sun) (in communities which allow Sunday off - premises sales) </Td> <Td> 3.2 only </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kansas's alcohol laws are among the strictest in the United States . Kansas prohibited all alcohol from 1881 to 1948, and continued to prohibit on - premises sales of alcohol from 1949 to 1987 . Sunday sales only have been allowed since 2005 . Today, 29 counties still do not permit the on - premises sale of alcohol . 59 counties require a business to receive at least 30% of revenue from food sales to allow on - premises sale of alcohol . Only 17 counties allow general on - premises sales . Not all communities which allow off - premises sales allow sales on Sunday . Sales are prohibited on Christmas and Easter . The only alcoholic beverage which grocery stores and gas stations may sell is beer with no more than 3.2% alcohol by weight . Other liquor sales only are allowed at state - licensed retail liquor stores . Kansas has comprehensive open container laws for public places and vehicles, public intoxication laws, and requirements for prospective on - premises or off - premises licensees . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kentucky </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> No </Td> <Td> 6 a.m. to 4 a.m. on Monday through Saturday </Td> <Td> 1 p.m. to 4 a.m. on Sundays </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> No </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Local ordinance may vote to permit Sunday sales at restaurants . Sales 2--4 a.m. only in Louisville . As of 2005 Sunday sales were allowed per state law, but may still be prohibited in some areas by local ordinance (as of early 2006, such a situation existed with smaller cities within Louisville Metro, though these cities have since changed local ordinances). <P> Alcohol sale restriction and wet / dry (both by drink and package) allowed by both county and city local option . Approximately 39 counties in the state (mostly eastern and southern counties) are dry, all alcohol sale and possession prohibited; 22 "moist" counties (with "wet" cities allowing package liquor sales in counties otherwise dry); 29 counties that are otherwise dry but have communities with local option that allow sales of liquor by the drink or under special exemptions allowing sales at wineries . Majority of wet counties are around major metropolitan areas (Louisville, Lexington, Covington, Bowling Green). Note: Beginning in 2013 Liquor by the drink and beer by the drink are available on Sundays in Louisville, KY beginning at 10: 00 am . Bowling Green, KY recently began allowing Sunday sales in December 2013 for carry - out beer, wine, and liquor . Prohibition on liquor sales on Election Day was repealed effective June 24, 2013 . Kentucky was one of only two states to still have Election Day prohibition, the other being South Carolina . </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Louisiana </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> No </Td> <Td> No state imposed restrictions on on - premises hours . "24 hour" bars are common in New Orleans and in Jefferson Parish . Some municipalities and parishes (including Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parish) require on - premises service to stop at 2: 00 am . </Td> <Td> No statewide restrictions on hours of package sales . </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> Yes </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Exceptions to state law include: <P> For an established religious purpose; When a person under twenty - one years of age is accompanied by a parent, spouse, or legal guardian twenty - one years of age or older; For medical purposes when purchased as an over the counter medication, or when prescribed or administered by a licensed physician, pharmacist, dentist, nurse, hospital, or medical institution; In a private residence, which shall include a residential dwelling and up to twenty contiguous acres, on which the dwelling is located, owned by the same person who owns the dwelling; The sale, handling, transport, or service in dispensing of any alcoholic beverage pursuant to lawful ownership of an establishment or to lawful employment of a person under twenty - one years of age by a duly licensed manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer of beverage alcohol . </P> </Td> <Td> Packaged alcoholic beverages of any strength may be sold in supermarkets, drug stores, gas stations, and convenience stores . Local municipalities may not restrict this . As a result, dedicated "liquor stores" are mostly specialty stores in larger cities, and some supermarkets have large selections of liquors and wines, and compete on the basis of liquor prices and selection . <P> Alcohol can be consumed in the streets of New Orleans as long as it is in an "unbreakable container" (no glass) and may be taken from club to club if both establishments allow it . Otherwise, it depends on the locality . Most parishes other than Orleans Parish do not permit alcoholic beverages served on premises to be carried out . However, many parishes and municipalities permit consumption of packaged beverages (for example, cans of beer) on the street . Glass bottles on the streets are prohibited . One can enter most bars at 18 years of age but must be 21 years old to purchase or consume alcohol . Also, it is legal in the state of Louisiana for a legal parent or guardian to purchase alcoholic beverages for their underaged child . </P> <P> Drive - thru frozen daiquiri stands are legal and common, but the police can arrest you for driving with an open container, if you have put the straw in the cup </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Maine </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> No </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> 6 a.m. to 1 a.m. (Mon--Sun) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> Yes </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> ABV> Alcohol may not be purchased after 1 a.m. any day of the week, may not be purchased prior to 6 a.m. Monday through Saturday, and not prior to 9 a.m. on Sunday . Bars and restaurants may serve until 1: 15 a.m. On New Year's Day alcohol may be sold one hour later in all establishments . When St. Patrick's Day falls on a Sunday, bars and restaurants may serve alcohol starting at 6 a.m that day . Wholesaling through state - licensed monopoly . Municipalities may prohibit the sale of alcohol by referendum; 56 towns have done so . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Maryland </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> Variable by locality </Td> <Td> Variable by locality </Td> <Td> Variable by locality </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> Variable by locality </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Baltimore County prohibits the sale on Sunday in some areas . In the counties of Montgomery, Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester sale of alcoholic beverages are controlled directly by the county Liquor Control Boards, there are exceptions in Montgomery where some liquors are still sold in grocery store due to being grandfathered before the change of the law . Garrett County prohibits the sale on Sunday except in some areas . The sale of alcohol at grocery and convenience stores varies by county . There are no dry counties, but some individual voting districts within counties restrict or prohibit alcohol on a local - option basis . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> No </Td> <Td> 8: 00 a.m.--2: 00 a.m. by state law, although individual cities and towns may prohibit sales before 11: 00 a.m. and after 11: 00 p.m. Not before 11: 00 a.m. on Sunday . </Td> <Td> 8: 00 a.m.--11: 00 p.m., or 8: 00 a.m.--11: 30 p.m. on the day before a holiday . Not before 10: 00 am on Sunday . </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> Yes . </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> As of January 2016, no individual, partnership, or corporation may have more than seven off - premises licences in the state, nor more than two in any city, nor more than one in any town . No individual, partnership, or corporation not resident or headquartered in Massachusetts may apply for a license, although one may devolve thereupon . As of 2012 - 10 - 29, a Massachusetts driver's license, Massachusetts Liquor ID card, RMV - issued Massachusetts non-driver ID card, passport (issued by the US or a US - recognized foreign entity), US - issued Passport Card, and military identification card are the only acceptable proofs of age under state law . Out of state or Canadian driver's licenses / ID's and other forms of identification do not grant the establishment legal protection if accepted as proof of age (and many establishments will not accept out of state licenses for this reason). On - premises regulations: No discounts at specific times (i.e. no "Happy Hour" discounts) or for specific individuals, no fixed - price open bar or all - you - can - drink (except at private functions), no more than two drinks per individual at any one time, no pitchers for fewer than two people, no drinking contests, no drinks as prizes, no free drinks . Off - premises sale of alcohol is prohibited on the last Monday in May (Memorial Day), Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and the day after Christmas if Christmas falls on a Sunday . Sale of alcohol is prohibited during polling hours on election days (subject to local exceptions). "Malt beverages" defined as having not more than 12% alcohol by weight . </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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