Summary
Missouri's lax alcohol laws compared to other states include:
- Blanket liquor laws without regard to alcohol percentage;
- Legalized public intoxication, which localities cannot override;
- No statewide prohibition on drinking in public, though nearly every municipality prohibits this on its own;
- No statewide vehicle open container law, allowing passengers in motor vehicles (but not drivers) to consume alcohol openly, though 31 localities do have local vehicle open container laws;
- No limitations on the types of locations that can sell liquor off-premises, allowing even drug stores and gas stations to sell hard liquor;
- No blue laws;
- 3:00 AM bar closing hours in St. Louis, Kansas City, and their surrounding areas;
- Legalized interstate shipments of less than five gallons of any lawfully-manufactured alcohol except wine;
- Forbidding a local option, prohibiting counties and cities from banning the retail sale of liquor;
- Permitting open containers on the street in the Power & Light District in Downtown Kansas City and Westport Kansas City;
- Allowing residents over 21 to manufacture up to 100 gallons of any alcohol for personal use each year without any state limitation, license, or taxation; and
- Allowing parents and guardians to give alcohol to their children, though not to the level of neglect or abuse
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