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Blue laws by state: Sunday alcohol restrictions in all 50 states
A blue law restricts Sunday trade. 15 states still close at least one kind of alcohol outlet every Sunday, and 13 more leave it to your city or county.
Sunday alcohol restrictions by state
The most restrictive states come first. Beer is the subject, since it is the least restricted product in most states: where beer is closed, everything is.
| State | Sunday | Holiday closures | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | ClosedNo Sunday window published | Christmas | Ark. Code Ann. § 3-9-233 |
| Idaho | ClosedPackage stores shut every Sunday | Christmas, Memorial Day, New Year's, Thanksgiving | Idaho Code § 23-1012 (Hours of sale) |
| Kansas | ClosedNo Sunday window published | Christmas, Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving | K.S.A. § 41-2614 (Hours of operation) |
| Maine | ClosedNo Sunday window published | None | 28-A M.R.S. § 4 |
| Michigan | ClosedNo Sunday window published | Christmas | MCL 436.2114(1) (Michigan Liquor Control Code of 1998, Act 58, Sec. 1114(1)) |
| Mississippi | ClosedNo Sunday window published | Christmas | Miss. Code Ann. § 67-3-53 (Prohibited acts; hours of sale) |
| New York | ClosedNo Sunday window published | None | N.Y. Alcoholic Beverage Control Law § 106(5) |
| North Carolina | ClosedPackage stores shut every Sunday | Christmas, Thanksgiving | N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18B-1004 (Hours for sale and consumption) |
| Ohio | ClosedNo Sunday window published | None | Ohio Admin. Code 4301:1-1-49 |
| Oklahoma | ClosedPackage stores shut every Sunday | Christmas, Thanksgiving | Okla. Stat. tit. 37A, § 3-125 (Days and Times for Lawful Sale for On-premises Consumption) |
| Rhode Island | ClosedGrocery and convenience stores and package stores shut every Sunday | Christmas, Thanksgiving | R.I. Gen. Laws § 3-7-8 |
| South Carolina | ClosedNo Sunday window published | Christmas | S.C. Code Ann. § 61-4-120 (Sunday sales; exception) |
| Texas | ClosedPackage stores shut every Sunday | None | Tex. Alco. Bev. Code § 105.01 |
| Utah | ClosedPackage stores shut every Sunday | Christmas, Columbus Day, Independence Day, Juneteenth, Labor Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, New Year's, Pioneer Day, Presidents Day, Thanksgiving, Veterans Day | Utah Code § 32B-6-706(4) (Specific operational requirements for on-premise beer retailer license) |
| Virginia | ClosedPackage stores shut every Sunday | Christmas, Easter Sunday, New Year's, Thanksgiving | Va. Code § 4.1-120 (When government stores closed) |
| Connecticut | Restricted10 a.m. to 6 p.m., against 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on a weekday | Christmas, New Year's, Thanksgiving | Conn. Gen. Stat. § 30-91(a) |
| Delaware | Restricted10 a.m. to 8 p.m., against 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. on a weekday | Christmas, Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving | Del. Code Ann. tit. 4, § 709 (version effective until the contingency in 82 Del. Laws, c. 193, § 5 is met) |
| Indiana | Restrictednoon to 8 p.m., against 7 a.m. to 3 a.m. on a weekday | None | Ind. Code § 7.1-3-1-14 (Times when sales lawful; athletic or sports events in specified counties or cities; auto racing) |
| Massachusetts | Restricted10 a.m. to 11 p.m., against 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. on a weekday | Christmas, Memorial Day, Thanksgiving | Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 138, § 12 |
| Minnesota | Restricted10 a.m. to 2 a.m., against 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. on a weekday | Christmas, Thanksgiving | Minn. Stat. § 340A.504, subd. 2 |
| Pennsylvania | Restricted9 a.m. to 2 a.m., against 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. on a weekday | Christmas, Thanksgiving | Liquor Code § 406(a)(2), (a)(3) (47 P.S. § 4-406) (Sales by liquor licensees; restrictions) |
| Alabama | City rulesNo statewide rule, so it varies within the state | None | Ala. Code § 28-3-25 (Counties and municipalities authorized to extend time of sale of alcoholic beverages on Sunday by resolution or referendum) |
| Florida | City rulesNo statewide rule, so it varies within the state | None | Fla. Stat. § 562.14(1) (Regulating the time for sale of alcoholic and intoxicating beverages) |
| Georgia | City rulesNo statewide rule, so it varies within the state | None | O.C.G.A. § 3-3-7 (Local authorization and regulation of sales of alcoholic beverages on Sunday) |
| Hawaii | City rulesNo statewide rule, so it varies within the state | None | Haw. Rev. Stat. § 281-17(a)(8) (Liquor commission jurisdiction and powers; fixing hours licensed premises may be open) |
| Illinois | City rulesNo statewide rule, so it varies within the state | None | 235 ILCS 5/4-1 (Liquor Control Act of 1934; powers of local commissioners) |
| Kentucky | City rulesNo statewide rule, so it varies within the state | None | Ky. Rev. Stat. § 244.290 (Sales of distilled spirits or wine when polls are open permitted in wet or moist territory; power of local governments to regulate; Sunday sales) |
| Louisiana | City rulesNo statewide rule, so it varies within the state | None | La. Rev. Stat. § 26:493 (Local regulatory ordinances) |
| Maryland | City rulesNo statewide rule, so it varies within the state | None | Md. Code Ann., Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 1-202(b) (Division II prevails over Division I) |
| Nebraska | City rulesNo statewide rule, so it varies within the state | None | Neb. Rev. Stat. § 53-179 (Sale or dispensing of alcoholic liquor; forbidden during certain hours; exceptions) |
| Nevada | City rulesNo statewide rule, so it varies within the state | None | Nev. Rev. Stat. § 244.350 (Sale of intoxicating liquors: licensing and regulation by county liquor board) |
| New Jersey | City rulesNo statewide rule, so it varies within the state | None | N.J.S.A. 33:1-40 (Municipal regulation of hours of sale) |
| Tennessee | City rulesNo statewide rule, so it varies within the state | Christmas, Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving | Tenn. Code Ann. § 57-5-301(b)(1) (no sale between midnight and 6 a.m.; counties may extend) and § 57-5-301(b)(3) (municipalities may fix the hours beer may be sold) |
| Wyoming | City rulesNo statewide rule, so it varies within the state | None | Wyo. Stat. § 12-5-101(d) (Hours of sale generally; local licensing authorities may set hours) |
| Alaska | Ordinary daySunday runs on the same hours as a weekday | None | Alaska Stat. § 04.16.010 (Hours of sale and presence on licensed premises (standard closing hours)) |
| Arizona | Ordinary daySunday runs on the same hours as a weekday | None | Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 4-244(15) |
| California | Ordinary daySunday runs on the same hours as a weekday | None | Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 25631 |
| Colorado | Ordinary daySunday runs on the same hours as a weekday | None | C.R.S. § 44-3-901(6)(b)(I) |
| Iowa | Ordinary daySunday runs on the same hours as a weekday | None | Iowa Code § 123.49(2)(b) (Code 2026) |
| Missouri | Ordinary daySunday runs on the same hours as a weekday | None | Mo. Rev. Stat. § 311.290 |
| Montana | Ordinary daySunday runs on the same hours as a weekday | None | Mont. Code Ann. § 16-3-304 |
| New Hampshire | Ordinary daySunday runs on the same hours as a weekday | Christmas, Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving | N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 179:17 (Hours of Sales) |
| New Mexico | Ordinary daySunday runs on the same hours as a weekday | None | NMSA 1978 § 60-7A-1 |
| North Dakota | Ordinary daySunday runs on the same hours as a weekday | Christmas, Thanksgiving | N.D. Cent. Code § 5-02-05 (Dispensing prohibited on certain days - Penalty) |
| Oregon | Ordinary daySunday runs on the same hours as a weekday | None | OAR 845-006-0425 (Hours of Sale) |
| South Dakota | Ordinary daySunday runs on the same hours as a weekday | None | SDCL § 35-4-81.2 |
| Vermont | Ordinary daySunday runs on the same hours as a weekday | None | 7 V.S.A. § 62 (Hours of sale) |
| Washington | Ordinary daySunday runs on the same hours as a weekday | None | WAC 314-11-070 |
| West Virginia | Ordinary daySunday runs on the same hours as a weekday | Christmas, Easter Sunday | W. Va. Code § 11-16-18 |
| Wisconsin | Ordinary daySunday runs on the same hours as a weekday | None | Wis. Stat. § 125.32(3)(a) |
Common questions
- Which states still have blue laws?
- 15 states close at least one kind of alcohol outlet every Sunday: Arkansas, Idaho, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia. A further 6 restrict Sunday to narrower hours than a weekday.
- What are blue laws?
- Laws that restrict trade on a Sunday. Most American blue laws have been repealed, and the ones that remain mostly govern alcohol, car sales, and hunting.
- Can you buy alcohol on Sunday?
- In 16 states Sunday is an ordinary trading day. In 15 at least one kind of outlet is shut, and in 13 the answer depends on your city or county rather than on state law.
- Why can't you buy liquor on Sunday in some states?
- Because the state's code closes package stores that day, usually as a rule dating to the nineteenth or early twentieth century. Grocery stores in the same state often keep selling beer and wine, which is why the answer depends on both the product and the kind of shop.
How this page is sourced
Every row above links to the section of that state’s own code or its regulator’s published rule. Where a state sells its code rather than publishing it, the section is named without a link.
Rules change. Each state’s page carries the date its rules were last checked, and the table above is generated from the same data rather than written out separately, so the two cannot drift apart. How DrinkLaws checks them.
Last verified . Statutory text current as of January 1, 2026. How DrinkLaws checks this.