List of dry communities by U.S. state
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Key Takeaways
- The following list of dry areas by U.
- For more background information, see dry county and Prohibition in the United States.
- Overview States that permit localities to go dry 34 states have laws that allow localities to prohibit the sale (and in some cases, consumption and possession) of liquor.
- Two states—Kansas and 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.
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Source summary
WikipediaThe following list of dry areas by U.S. state details all of the counties, parishes, boroughs, and municipalities in the United States of America that ban the sale of 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.
34 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. Two states—Kansas and 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.
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