Appendix B:
State Statutes or Regulations Prohibiting
Happy Hours and Other Drink Specials Promotions11

 
Prohibit Happy Hours and/or Drink Specials
Prohibit Free Beverages
Prohibit Additional Servings
Prohibit Reduced Price -Specified Day or Time
Prohibit Unlimited Beverages – Fixed Price, Fixed Time
Prohibit Increased volume
Prohibit Prizes
Alabama
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Alaska
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Arizona
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Arkansas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
California
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
Colorado
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Connecticut
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Delaware
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District of Columbia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Florida
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Georgia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hawaii
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Idaho
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Illinois
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Indiana
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Iowa
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Kansas
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Kentucky
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Louisiana12
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Maine
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Maryland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Massachusetts
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Michigan
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Minnesota
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mississippi
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Missouri
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Montana
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nebraska
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Nevada
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New Hampshire
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New Jersey
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New Mexico
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New York
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North Carolina
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North Dakota
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ohio
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Oklahoma
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Oregon13
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pennsylvania
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Rhode Island
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South Carolina
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South Dakota
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tennessee
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Texas
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Utah
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vermont
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Virginia
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Washington
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West Virginia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wisconsin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wyoming
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
State Totals
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10
16
18
23
12
15

11Source: PIRE, 2003. This chart contains data on State statutes and regulations that specifically target happy hour types of promotions. Although some States may have provisions that prohibit awarding alcohol as a prize or providing free beverages in other parts of statutory or regulatory codes as a stand-alone statute or regulation, the information in this chart focuses on States with provisions expressly prohibiting excessive-drinking practices. The categories in the chart are defined as follows: Free beverages— happy hour provisions that specifically prohibit the distribution of free alcoholic beverages; Additional servings—prohibitions against an establishment providing additional servings of alcoholic beverages before previous servings have been consumed; Reduced price – specified day or time—prohibitions against the sale of alcoholic beverages at reduced prices during a specified day or time; Unlimited beverages – fixed price, fixed time—prohibitions against the sale of alcoholic beverages during a fixed period of time for a fixed price; Increased volume—prohibitions against increasing the volume of alcoholic beverages in a drink without increasing the price; Prizes— happy hour provisions that contain specific prohibitions against giving alcoholic beverages as prizes. Checkmarks indicate the presence of a policy. The legal research is current as of January 1, 2003
12In Louisiana, selling or serving alcoholic beverages at a fixed price after 10 p.m. is prohibited.

13Although Oregon has no happy hour statute per se, it does have a provision that prohibits providing alcohol as prizes.