Moist County

A dry county that contains one or more wet cities is typically called moist.

EXAMPLES

In Kentucky , the term can be used in two different senses:

Dry counties, as well as cities located in dry counties, can vote to authorize limited sales of alcoholic beverages by the drink in restaurants that make at least 70% of their money from food (rather than alcohol) sales and seat at least 100 patrons. Once a jurisdiction votes for such sales, qualifying restaurants can apply for a permit, which are distributed on a somewhat limited basis. For example, the Louisville suburban jurisdiction of Oldham County has recently voted to allow such sales. Note, however, that Kentucky's Office of Alcoholic Beverage Control does not use the term "moist county" to describe a county in which such sales are allowed, calling it instead a "limited" county.¹

Officially, a "moist county" is an otherwise dry county in which a city has voted to allow full retail sales of alcoholic beverages. The following Kentucky counties fall in this category:

NOTES AND REFERENCES

	CATEGORIES ABOUT MOIST COUNTY

	alcohol law

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