Alcohol can be consumed in the streets of New Orleans as long as it is in an "unbreakable container" (no glass) and may be taken from club to club if both establishments allow it.
Privately owned retail liquor stores tend to be open on Sundays, public (federal & state) holidays, and later hours than state-owned liquor stores. Clubs in Miami can serve alcohol until 5 a.m., Fort Lauderdale bars can serve until 4 a.m., and Tampa bars can stay open until 3 a.m.Georgia lacks a statewide law for closing time, but most counties require bars to close at 2 a.m., though Atlanta bars close at 2:30 a.m,A limited number of clubs in Waikiki can serve alcohol until 4 a.m.The larger cities like Boise follow the 2 a.m. guideline, but many smaller cities require bars close at 1 a.m.The state doesn’t have a set bar closing time, but the latest most counties allow sales is 2 a.m. These three states are considered to have the most stringent liquor laws.
Approximately 39 counties in the state (mostly eastern and southern counties) are dry, all alcohol sale and possession prohibited; 22 "moist" counties (with "wet" cities allowing package liquor sales in counties otherwise dry); 29 counties that are otherwise dry but have communities with local option that allow sales of liquor by the drink or under special exemptions allowing sales at wineries. FS 564.05 However, many parishes and municipalities permit consumption of packaged beverages (for example, cans of beer) on the street. Bowling Green, KY recently began allowing Sunday sales in December 2013 for carry-out beer, wine, and liquor. Public intoxication is a class B misdemeanor. Otherwise, it depends on the locality. There’s also a 15 minute consumption period from the time the bars close that the location must be vacated.Many cities require bars to close at 1 a.m. Boston allows closing at 2 a.m., but the last drink must be served 30 minutes prior to closing time.Cities in Clay county can say open until 2 a.m., and most casinos, including those in Biloxi, can sell alcohol 24 hours a day.Some bars in St. Louis and Kansas City can sell until 3 a.m. with a special license.There’s no statewide law, but most cities require bars to close at 2 a.m. Atlantic City serves alcohol 24 hours a day.In New York City, Buffalo, Albany and Saratoga Springs, bars can stay open until 4 a.m.Fargo and some other municipalities allow bars to remain open until 2 a.m.Some bars with special licenses in larger cities like Columbus can remain open until 2:30 a.m.Twenty-six of Oklahoma’s 77 counties are dry and don’t allow the sale of alcohol.Clubs with memberships can remain open until 3 a.m.On Friday and Saturday nights in Providence, bars can stay open until 2 a.m.South Carolina allows counties to set the time, but most are around 2 a.m. No alcohol sales are allowed on Sundays except in Aiken City, Columbia, Charleston, Greenville, North Augusta, Spartanburg and Myrtle Beach.Fourteen counties in Tennessee are dry and don’t allow alcohol sales.When Daylight Saving Time ends, bars must close the first time the clock hits 2 a.m.Club licenses in cities like Charleston allow bars to stay open until 3 a.m.On Friday and Saturday nights, bars can serve until 2:30 a.m. There’s also no required closing time on New Year’s Eve. Prohibition on liquor sales on Election Day was repealed effective June 24, 2013. The rules were relaxed to permit sales of beer in any quantity in 2016. If a state-owned liquor store is located in an unincorporated area, only the state sales tax and county sales tax is collected. Special permits may be purchased for certain organizations for fundraisers once per calendar year, and are valid for a total of six days under the same rules governing restaurants.Alcoholic beverage authorities of the United StatesThe U.S. Department of Defense defines Authorized Patron as a person who is an active member of or a member who has the status of Chapter 311, Revised Statutes of Missouri (R.S.Mo.)