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Drinking in public is illegal in most places in the U.S.A. I'm confused. In Canberra, Australia we have public parks with BBQs (gas fired hot plates) where we can cook sausages, meat, etc. and then have cooked BBQ meal with salads, etc. Friends and family will get together and we will also consume a couple of bottles of wine and some beers. (Anyone driving does not drink.) Also when I go hiking in national parks it is quite enjoyable to share a bottle of wine among my hiking friends when we are camped in the woods. Is it correct that this behavior (the consuming of wine and beer) would be illegal in most public places in the USA? Please let me know. wiki user name johnscotaus.
Someone should probably either expand the list of "tolerated" or collapse it, it sort of violates NPOV by *only* referencing Vanderbilt University haha - Zachblume ( talk) 03:05, 3 April 2011 (UTC)
So is it illegal to pour an alcoholic drink into a cup and then take it with you in the vehicle?
I feel this article deals too much with motor vehicle laws. Aren't open container laws primarily enforced against those carrying bottles/cans/cups on the streets/sidewalks outside of homes/bars? I realize this is a local issue, but can anyone provide more information on the distinction to flush out the article? Alvis 09:03, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
This passage troubles me "spirits that contain one-half of one percent or more of alcohol by volume (including 3.2 percent beer)". Does the editor mean 3.2 proof beer, with 1.0 proof as the limit? Alvis 09:12, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
Is an open container anything that has ever been opened, or only one that is currently open? And is it in public only when clearly visible? In other words, what about a re-corked half-empty bottle of wine inside a backpack, would that be illegal? What about if I'm not in a public space but the container is visible from a public space? -- 212.63.43.180 ( talk) 14:23, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
It is illegal to have an open container of an alcoholic beverage in any vehicle, driver or passenger. I don't have a website to document this, but it's routinely brought up on the news when people are stopped for it. I've lived in Missouri all my life, I know what I'm talking about. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.28.136.188 ( talk) 20:05, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
Open container redirects to this page. Is this type of law specific to the US? If so it would be worth mentioning. -- Tripsservecold ( talk) 21:33, 13 November 2010 (UTC)
I removed the claim that all but 7 states have state-wide prohibition of public consumption. Texas and New Jersey do not have state-wide open container/public consumption laws even though they are not listed among the seven states. I'm not sure where the list of seven states came from since there is no citation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dwainwr123 ( talk • contribs) 20:05, 24 October 2011 (UTC)
I've deleted the former last paragraph stating that California and N.Y. permit driver or passenger to drink while a vehicle is in motion, as long as the driver is below the legal blood alcohol limit. The deleted material was unsourced. There would be a good reason for that. For California for sure, it is absolutely wrong. It is illegal in California for driver or passenger even to be in possession of an opened container of alcohol in the passenger compartment (in a locked trunk can be OK). Cal. Vehicle Code Sec. 23223 (a)(driver) & (b) (passenger). The vehicle doesn't have to be in motion to make this illegal either; the prohibition applies whenever the vehicle is on a public highway.
Unsourced, inaccurate legal advice such as the deleted paragraph contained on a topic of such importance to motorists poses a serious risk to the unwary Wikipedia reader. Pechmerle ( talk) 01:09, 22 April 2012 (UTC)
That might sound stupid but what the difference between glass and plastic containers, i.e. why plastic containers might be allowed in the certain area why glass is forbidden? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.218.176.115 ( talk) 15:32, 5 March 2013 (UTC)
Does it matter if the container is empty (or essentially empty – containing only an inconsequential amount of remnants of the beverage)? — BarrelProof ( talk) 05:03, 5 August 2013 (UTC)
Since the strip is not in the City of Las Vegas, city laws do not apply. The Strip is in Las Vegas Township in the towns of Winchester and Paradise and Clark County, Nevada and the county laws are enforced on the strip. So the references are of no value. 12.10.166.194 ( talk) 03:11, 17 September 2013 (UTC)
The image on this page denotes VA as having no open container laws. This is not quite true.
This Virginia Statute stipulates that a violation happens when: i) There is a bottle of alcohol (ABV > 0.5%) in the care ii) The contents of the bottle or container is partially removed iii) The driver appears, speaks, or acts impaired
The image on this page denotes VA as having no open container laws. This is not quite true.
This Virginia Statute stipulates that a violation happens when: i) There is a bottle of alcohol (ABV > 0.5%) in the care ii) The contents of the bottle or container is partially removed iii) The driver appears, speaks, or acts impaired — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.182.46.139 ( talk) 04:18, 29 April 2014 (UTC)
The text says that Wyoming's vehicular laws are not up to the TEA-21 federal standard, but the map shows them in conformance. Which is it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.126.255.186 ( talk) 21:58, 28 July 2014 (UTC)
Is the "Places where legal" section intended to be comprehensive, and is this something that Wikipedia can maintain as up-to-date for all time? It's interesting to have examples, but I'm worried the reader may think the list is definitive, when it may not be. - AppleBsTime ( talk) 14:12, 23 August 2015 (UTC)
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Drinking in public is illegal in most places in the U.S.A. I'm confused. In Canberra, Australia we have public parks with BBQs (gas fired hot plates) where we can cook sausages, meat, etc. and then have cooked BBQ meal with salads, etc. Friends and family will get together and we will also consume a couple of bottles of wine and some beers. (Anyone driving does not drink.) Also when I go hiking in national parks it is quite enjoyable to share a bottle of wine among my hiking friends when we are camped in the woods. Is it correct that this behavior (the consuming of wine and beer) would be illegal in most public places in the USA? Please let me know. wiki user name johnscotaus.
Someone should probably either expand the list of "tolerated" or collapse it, it sort of violates NPOV by *only* referencing Vanderbilt University haha - Zachblume ( talk) 03:05, 3 April 2011 (UTC)
So is it illegal to pour an alcoholic drink into a cup and then take it with you in the vehicle?
I feel this article deals too much with motor vehicle laws. Aren't open container laws primarily enforced against those carrying bottles/cans/cups on the streets/sidewalks outside of homes/bars? I realize this is a local issue, but can anyone provide more information on the distinction to flush out the article? Alvis 09:03, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
This passage troubles me "spirits that contain one-half of one percent or more of alcohol by volume (including 3.2 percent beer)". Does the editor mean 3.2 proof beer, with 1.0 proof as the limit? Alvis 09:12, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
Is an open container anything that has ever been opened, or only one that is currently open? And is it in public only when clearly visible? In other words, what about a re-corked half-empty bottle of wine inside a backpack, would that be illegal? What about if I'm not in a public space but the container is visible from a public space? -- 212.63.43.180 ( talk) 14:23, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
It is illegal to have an open container of an alcoholic beverage in any vehicle, driver or passenger. I don't have a website to document this, but it's routinely brought up on the news when people are stopped for it. I've lived in Missouri all my life, I know what I'm talking about. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.28.136.188 ( talk) 20:05, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
Open container redirects to this page. Is this type of law specific to the US? If so it would be worth mentioning. -- Tripsservecold ( talk) 21:33, 13 November 2010 (UTC)
I removed the claim that all but 7 states have state-wide prohibition of public consumption. Texas and New Jersey do not have state-wide open container/public consumption laws even though they are not listed among the seven states. I'm not sure where the list of seven states came from since there is no citation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dwainwr123 ( talk • contribs) 20:05, 24 October 2011 (UTC)
I've deleted the former last paragraph stating that California and N.Y. permit driver or passenger to drink while a vehicle is in motion, as long as the driver is below the legal blood alcohol limit. The deleted material was unsourced. There would be a good reason for that. For California for sure, it is absolutely wrong. It is illegal in California for driver or passenger even to be in possession of an opened container of alcohol in the passenger compartment (in a locked trunk can be OK). Cal. Vehicle Code Sec. 23223 (a)(driver) & (b) (passenger). The vehicle doesn't have to be in motion to make this illegal either; the prohibition applies whenever the vehicle is on a public highway.
Unsourced, inaccurate legal advice such as the deleted paragraph contained on a topic of such importance to motorists poses a serious risk to the unwary Wikipedia reader. Pechmerle ( talk) 01:09, 22 April 2012 (UTC)
That might sound stupid but what the difference between glass and plastic containers, i.e. why plastic containers might be allowed in the certain area why glass is forbidden? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.218.176.115 ( talk) 15:32, 5 March 2013 (UTC)
Does it matter if the container is empty (or essentially empty – containing only an inconsequential amount of remnants of the beverage)? — BarrelProof ( talk) 05:03, 5 August 2013 (UTC)
Since the strip is not in the City of Las Vegas, city laws do not apply. The Strip is in Las Vegas Township in the towns of Winchester and Paradise and Clark County, Nevada and the county laws are enforced on the strip. So the references are of no value. 12.10.166.194 ( talk) 03:11, 17 September 2013 (UTC)
The image on this page denotes VA as having no open container laws. This is not quite true.
This Virginia Statute stipulates that a violation happens when: i) There is a bottle of alcohol (ABV > 0.5%) in the care ii) The contents of the bottle or container is partially removed iii) The driver appears, speaks, or acts impaired
The image on this page denotes VA as having no open container laws. This is not quite true.
This Virginia Statute stipulates that a violation happens when: i) There is a bottle of alcohol (ABV > 0.5%) in the care ii) The contents of the bottle or container is partially removed iii) The driver appears, speaks, or acts impaired — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.182.46.139 ( talk) 04:18, 29 April 2014 (UTC)
The text says that Wyoming's vehicular laws are not up to the TEA-21 federal standard, but the map shows them in conformance. Which is it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.126.255.186 ( talk) 21:58, 28 July 2014 (UTC)
Is the "Places where legal" section intended to be comprehensive, and is this something that Wikipedia can maintain as up-to-date for all time? It's interesting to have examples, but I'm worried the reader may think the list is definitive, when it may not be. - AppleBsTime ( talk) 14:12, 23 August 2015 (UTC)