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351:(MS ABC) is tasked with regulating the legal and responsible dispensing of wines and spirits within Mississippi. Spirits below 7.5% ABV, wines below 6.25% ABV, and all beer products are distributed by privately owned companies. All retailers operating in Mississippi are privately owned and licensed by the state. Wines and spirits distributed by MS ABC can be sold at licensed off-premise accounts (liquor stores) and on-premise accounts (restaurants, bars, clubs, casinos, etc.). Beer, light-wine, and light-spirit products may be sold in groceries, convenience stores, and on-premise accounts but not in liquor stores.
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369:– Beer and wine can be sold in supermarkets and convenience stores. Other spirits must be sold in liquor stores owned by local ABC boards. The State ABC Commission controls wholesale distribution and oversees local ABC boards. Prices for bottles of liquor are specified by the North Carolina ABC Commission and are the same throughout the state. The price list is updated quarterly. Sales on certain liquors are held monthly, and all ABC outlets in the state use the same special pricing. Holiday or gift packages, typically released by distillers around
255:. In its simplest terms, the license system allows private enterprises to buy and sell alcohol at state discretion. In actual effect, the license operates as a device of restraint and not merely a grant of privilege or freedom. In a constitutional sense, the license confers no property right and the exercise of its privilege is continuously contingent upon the holder's compliance with required conditions and the general discretion of the licensing authority.
357:– State-contracted Agency Liquor Stores may also sell wine, mixed alcoholic beverages in the can (ready to drink-RTD) with spirits, along with businesses (bars and restaurants) that have been issued an annual license to sell. Privileges (such as sales for carryout or for consumption on the premises) and hours during which sales are allowed are dependent on the privileges of the license type. Beer and wine may be sold at supermarkets and convenience stores.
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The remaining states adopted the monopoly system of regulation, the more cautious of the two regulatory frameworks. As alluded to above, under the monopoly plan the government takes over the wholesale trade and conducts the retail sale of heavier alcoholic beverages through its own stores. That is,
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could be sold. Before this time, most alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption were often sold just like any other item of commerce in stores or bars. Because of heavy lobbying by temperance groups in various states, most required off-premises beverages to be sold in dedicated stores
335:– Manages spirits and licenses private retail businesses such as grocery and convenience stores. It also wholesales to businesses, setting the retail and wholesale prices, and approves all spirits products sold in the state. Beer and wine are distributed and sold through the private sector.
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States were also able to restrict the importation of "intoxicating liquors" into their territory under the provisions of the Twenty-first
Amendment, which, while ending the Federal role in alcohol control, exempted liquor from the constitutional rule reserving the regulation of
235:, some states initially decided to continue their own prohibition against the production, distribution, and sale of alcoholic beverages within their borders. Other states decided to leave the issue to local jurisdictions, including counties and cities, a practice called
501:, a city with a population of 10,000 or less may choose to open a municipal liquor store while prohibiting private liquor stores. The city may maintain this monopoly even if its population grows. As of 2018, 190 cities in the state operate their own stores.
458:– Does not operate retail outlets. Maintains monopoly on wholesale importation. Although licenses are issued by local licensing authorities, all liquor licenses must be approved by the state, and licenses are limited by population density.
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1513:"340A.601 ESTABLISHMENT OF MUNICIPAL LIQUOR STORES"
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1540:. STATE OF MINNESOTA: OFFICE OF THE STATE AUDITOR
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522:Alcohol laws of the United States by state
25:A state-operated liquor and wine store in
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1099:. Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board
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