Alcohol Beverages Pricing

Drink Specials

This policy topic covers laws that restrict on-premises retailers from using price- and/or volume-related marketing tactics. 

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Jurisdiction Policies as of Prohibited Citations
Free Beverages Multiple Servings at One Time Multiple Serving for Single Serving Price Happy Hours (Reduced Price) Unlimited Beverages for Fixed Price or Period Increased Volume Without Increased Price
Type of Provision Description
Alabama (14)
1/1/2019  YesRestricted

Permitted 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.

  2 Citations
Alaska (12)
1/1/2019Yes  BannedYes 1 Citations
Arizona (18)
1/1/2019   Yes 1 Citations
Arkansas (16)
1/1/2019Yes YesYes 2 Citations
California (20)
1/1/2019     3 Citations
Colorado (22)
1/1/2019     
Connecticut (24)
1/1/2019 Yes Yes 1 Citations
Delaware (4)
1/1/2019  YesYes 1 Citations
District of Columbia (26)
1/1/2019 Yes   2 Citations
Florida (29)
1/1/2019     
Georgia (31)
1/1/2019     
Hawaii (33)
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Idaho (37)
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Illinois (2)
1/1/2019Yes YesRestricted

Permitted before 10 p.m.; maximum of 4 hours per day and 15 hours per week.

YesYes4 Citations
Indiana (40)
1/1/2019  YesBanned

Full Day Price Reductions not banned

  1 Citations
Iowa (35)
1/1/2019     
Kansas (5)
1/1/2019Yes  Yes 4 Citations
Kentucky (43)
1/1/2019Yes    1 Citations
Louisiana (45)

On-premises retailers may not offer an unlimited number of drinks for a fixed price after 10 p.m.

1/1/2019   Yes 2 Citations
Maine (51)
1/1/2019Yes  Yes 1 Citations
Maryland (49)
1/1/2019     
Massachusetts (47)
1/1/2019Yes  BannedYesYes1 Citations
Michigan (53)
1/1/2019Yes YesYes 3 Citations
Minnesota (55)
1/1/2019     
Mississippi (59)
1/1/2019     
Missouri (57)
1/1/2019     
Montana (61)
1/1/2019     
Nebraska (67)
1/1/2019  YesYes 1 Citations
Nevada (75)
1/1/2019     
New Hampshire (69)
1/1/2019Yes    1 Citations
New Jersey (71)
1/1/2019  YesYes 1 Citations
New Mexico (73)
1/1/2019  YesYes 1 Citations
New York (77)
1/1/2019Yes YesYes 1 Citations
North Carolina (63)
1/1/2019 YesYesBanned

Full Day Price Reductions not banned

  1 Citations
North Dakota (65)
1/1/2019     
Ohio (79)
1/1/2019Yes YesRestricted

Permitted before 9 p.m.

YesYes2 Citations
Oklahoma (81)
1/1/2019   YesYes2 Citations
Oregon (3)
1/1/2019   Restricted

Permitted before midnight.

Yes 1 Citations
Pennsylvania (6)
1/1/2019  YesRestricted

Permitted before midnight; maximum of 4 hours per day and/or 14 hours per week.

YesYes4 Citations
Rhode Island (85)
1/1/2019  YesBannedYesYes2 Citations
South Carolina (87)
1/1/2019  YesRestricted

Permitted 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.

  2 Citations
South Dakota (89)
1/1/2019     
Tennessee (91)

After 10 p.m., on-premises retailers may not offer multiple servings at one time, reduced price drinks, or drinks with increased volume for the same price as regular-sized drinks.

1/1/2019YesYes Restricted

Permitted before 10 p.m.

YesYes1 Citations
Texas (93)
1/1/2019  YesRestricted

Permitted before 11 p.m.

YesYes1 Citations
Utah (1)
1/1/2019Yes YesBanned

The status of Full Day Price Reductions is uncertain

YesYes8 Citations
Vermont (8)
1/1/2019Yes  Banned

Full Day Price Reductions not banned

  1 Citations
Virginia (7)
1/1/2019  YesRestricted

Permitted before 9 p.m.

YesYes3 Citations
Washington (98)
1/1/2019  Yes  2 Citations
West Virginia (102)
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Wisconsin (100)
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Wyoming (104)
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United States (10)
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