Local option; of 108 local option communities, 33 ban all sales, importation and possession of alcohol; 42 ban sales and importation; 22 ban sales; 7 allow sales by local-operated license only; 5 require license for specific types of alcohol (2016). In some communities it may be a felony crime to import alcohol. State tracks alcohol sold by mail from liquor stores, may impose monthly limits on purchases. Sales banned statewide on election days until polls close.
No one may furnish or deliver an alcoholic beverage to someone under age 21 with the exception of “a parent to the parent’s child, by a guardian to the guardian’s ward, or by a person to the legal spouse of that person if the furnishing or delivery occurs off licensed premises” or if it is provided “by a licensed physician or nurse to a patient in the course of administering medical treatment.”