Kentucky Wet/Dry and Underage Drinking Prevention Ordinance List; Updated 05/2015 CO. CODE COUNTY NAME & INFO. WET OR MOIST CITIES MOIST PRECINCTS 001 002 003 ADAIR- DRY ALLEN- DRY ANDERSON- WET Largest City-Lawrenceburg (4th Class) BALLARD- DRY BARREN- DRY NONE NONE All cities WET in County* 004 005 006 007 BATH- DRY BELL- DRY 008 010 BOONE- WET Largest City- Florence (3rd class) BOURBON- WET Largest City- Paris (3rd class) BOYD- MOIST (LR- 100) 011 BOYLE- DRY 009 012 013 014 BRACKEN- WET Largest City- Augusta (4th class) BREATHITT-DRY BRECKINRIDGE- WET Largest City- Hardinsburg (5th class) RBS Ordinance *KY ABC STAR Program mandated NA NA No Keg Regis. Ordinance Social Host Ordinance NA NA No No No No NONE Barren County (DRY) Glasgow –MOIST (LR-100); (3rd class) Cave City- WET/MOIST (LR-100); (4th class) MOIST PRECINCT- Small Farm Winery (Green Palace Meadery) MOIST PRECINCT- Small Farm Winery (Mattingly Farm Winery) NONE Bell County (DRY) Pineville- MOIST (LR-100); (4th class) All cities WET in County* NA NA Yes NA NA NA No No No Yes ? No ? NA NA ? NA NA NA NA Yes* NA NA NA No No No No No Yes All cities WET in County* No No No Boyd County- MOIST (LR-100) Catlettsburg Ashland- WET; (2nd Class) Yes Yes No No No No No No No Boyle County (DRY) Danville- WET/MOIST (LR-100); (3rd class) Junction City - WET; (4th class) MOIST PRECINCT- GOLF (Old Bridge Golf Course) MOIST PRECINCT- GOLF (Danville Country Club) MOIST PRECINCT- SFW (Clements Enterprises Inc.) All cities WET in County* NA Yes* NA Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes NA Yes NA NA NA NA NA No ? No NONE All cities WET in County* Hardinsburg-WET/ MOIST (LR50); (5th class) NA Yes* Yes NA ? ? No Yes Yes Document by the Alcohol Prevention Enhancement Site based on information from the KY ABC Page 1 CO. CODE 015 COUNTY NAME & INFO. 016 017 BULLITT- WET Largest City- Shepherdsville (4th class) BUTLER- DRY CALDWELL- DRY 018 CALLOWAY- DRY 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 CAMPBELL- WET Largest City- Newport (2nd class) CARLISLE- DRY CARROLL- WET Largest City- Carrollton (4th class) CARTER-DRY CASEY-DRY CHRISTIAN- WET Largest City- Hopkinsville (2nd class) CLARK-WET Largest City- Winchester (3rd class) CLAY- DRY 031 CLINTON- DRY CRITTENDEN- DRY CUMBERLAND-DRY DAVIESS- WET Largest City- Owensboro (2nd class) EDMONSON- DRY 032 033 ELLIOTT- DRY ESTILL-DRY 034 FAYETTE- WET Largest City- Lexington (urban county government) FLEMING- DRY 035 WET OR MOIST CITIES MOIST PRECINCTS All cities WET in County* Mt. Washington (WET) RBS Ordinance No Yes* Keg Regis. Ordinance ? ? Social Host Ordinance No No NONE Caldwell County (DRY) Princeton- WET; (4th class) MOIST PRECINCT- SFW (Eddy Grove Vineyard) Calloway County (DRY) Murray- WET /MOIST (LR-100); (3rd class) MOIST PRECINCT- GOLF (Murray Golf Course) All cities WET in County * Newport (WET) NONE All cities WET in County* Carrollton (WET) Carter County (DRY) Grayson- WET; (4th class) Olive Hill- WET; (4th class) MOIST PRECINCT- SFW (Rock Springs Winery) NONE All cities WET in County* Hopkinsville (WET) Oak Grove (WET) All cities WET in County* NA NA Yes* NA NA ? NA No No No NA NA Yes NA No/ NA No No NA NA No No NA No Yes NA Yes* Yes* No No No ? ? NA Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No NA No No Yes* No NA No ? NA No No No No No Yes Clay County (DRY) Manchester- WET; (4th class) NONE NONE NONE All cities WET in County* Owensboro (WET) Edmonson County (DRY) MOIST PRECINCT- SFW (Cane Valley Winery) NONE Estill County (DRY) Irvine- WET; (4th class) All cities WET in County* NA Yes* NA NA NA No Yes NA No NA ? NA NA NA No No NA NA No No Yes No No Yes Yes No NA NA NA Yes* Yes NA NA No Yes No No No Yes Fleming County (DRY) MOIST PRECINCT- SFW (Echo Valley Winery) NA No NA NA No NA Document by the Alcohol Prevention Enhancement Site based on information from the KY ABC Page 2 CO. CODE 036 037 038 039 COUNTY NAME & INFO. FLOYD- WET Largest City- Prestonsburg (4th class) FRANKLIN- WET Largest City- Frankfort (2nd class) FULTON- WET Largest City- Fulton (4th class) 040 GALLATIN- WET Largest City- Warsaw (4th class) GARRARD- DRY 041 GRANT- DRY 042 GRAVES- DRY 043 GRAYSON-DRY 044 GREEN- DRY 045 GREENUP- DRY 046 047 HANCOCK- DRY HARDIN- DRY WET OR MOIST CITIES MOIST PRECINCTS All cities WET in County* RBS Ordinance No Keg Regis. Ordinance NA Social Host Ordinance No All cities WET in County* Frankfort (WET) All cities WET in County* Fulton (City of) Hickman All cities WET in County* Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No No ? ? ? ? No No No No No No Garrard County (DRY) Lancaster- WET; (4th class) Grant County (DRY) Dry Ridge- MOIST (LR-100); (5th class) Corinth- MOIST (LR-100); (6th class) Williamstown- MOIST (LR-100); (4th class) Graves County (DRY) Mayfield- MOIST (LR-100); (3rd class) MOIST PRECINCT- GOLF (Mayfield Golf and CC) Grayson County (DRY) Leitchfield- MOIST (LR-100); (4th class) Green County (DRY) MOIST PRECINCT- QHS (S. Greensburg precinct) Greenup County (DRY) Russell- MOIST (LR-100); (4th class) MOIST PRECINCT- GOLF (Bellefonte Country Club) NONE Hardin County (DRY) Elizabethtown- WET/ MOIST(LR100); (4th class) Radcliffe-WET/ MOIST (LR-100); (2nd class) Vine Grove- WET; (4th class) West Point- MOIST (LR-50); (5th class) MOIST PRECINCT- GOLF (Pine Valley Golf Course) MOIST PRECINCT- GOLF (E-town Country Club) NA Yes* NA No NA No NA NA No No No No Yes NA No Yes NA No NA Yes NA NA No No NA NA NA Yes NA NA No No NA Yes* NA NA No No NA Yes NA NA No No No NA NA NA Yes* Yes* NA No No Yes No No Yes* No No Yes* Yes* No No Yes* NA No No No No Yes* NA No Document by the Alcohol Prevention Enhancement Site based on information from the KY ABC Page 3 CO. CODE 048 COUNTY NAME & INFO. 049 HARRISON- WET Largest City- Cynthiana (4th class) HART- DRY 050 051 052 053 054 055 056 057 HARLAN- DRY HENDERSON- WET Largest City- HENDERSON (2nd class) HENRY- MOIST (LR-50) HICKMAN- DRY HOPKINS- DRY JACKSON- DRY JEFFERSON- WET Largest City- Louisville-Jefferson Co. (1st Class) JESSAMINE- DRY 058 JOHNSON- DRY 059 KENTON- WET Largest City- Covington (2nd class) WET OR MOIST CITIES MOIST PRECINCTS Harlan County (DRY) Cumberland- WET; (4th Class) City of Harlan- MOIST (LR-100); (4th Class) All cities WET in County* RBS Ordinance NA No Yes* Keg Regis. Ordinance NA ? NA Social Host Ordinance No No No No No No Hart County (DRY) Horse Cave – MOIST (LR-100); (4th Class) All cities WET in County* NA Yes NA NA No No No ? No Henry County (MOIST LR-50) Eminence- WET; (4th class) New Castle- MOIST (LR-50); (5th class) MOIST PRECINCT- GOLF (Henry Co. Country Club) MOIST PRECINCT- SFW (Bluegrass Pavilion) MOIST PRECINCT- SFW (Smith Berry) NONE Hopkins County (DRY) Madisonville- WET; (4th class) Dawson Springs- WET; (4th class) Earlington- WET; (4th class) Yes* Yes* Yes* NA No NA No No No Yes* NA NA Yes* NA NA Yes* NA NA NA NA No Yes NA NA ? ? No No No No Yes NA No Yes ? NA No ? No No No No NA Yes NA Yes Yes Yes NA Yes Yes No NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA ? No No No No NONE All cities WET in County* Lyndon Jessamine County (DRY) Nicholasville- WET; (3rd class) Wilmore (DRY) MOIST PRECINCT- GOLF (Champions Golf Club) MOIST PRECINCT- GOLF (Keene Run Golf Club) MOIST PRECINCT- GOLF (High Point Golf Club) MOIST PRECINCT- SFW (Chrisman Mill Vineyards) MOIST PRECINCT- SFW (First Vineyard Winery) Johnson County (DRY) Paintsville- WET; (4th class) All cities WET in County* NA Yes* No Document by the Alcohol Prevention Enhancement Site based on information from the KY ABC Page 4 CO. CODE 060 061 COUNTY NAME & INFO. 062 063 LARUE- DRY LAUREL- DRY KNOTT- DRY KNOX- DRY 064 LAWRENCE- DRY 065 066 067 LEE- DRY LESLIE- DRY LETCHER- DRY 068 LEWIS- DRY 069 070 LINCOLN- DRY LIVINGSTON- DRY 071 LOGAN- DRY 072 LYON- WET Largest City- Eddyville (4th class) 073 McCRACKEN- WET Largest City- Paducah (2nd class) 074 McCREARY- DRY 075 McLEAN- DRY WET OR MOIST CITIES MOIST PRECINCTS NONE Knox County (DRY) Corbin-WET/ MOIST (LR-100); (4th Class) NONE Laurel County (DRY) London- MOIST (LR-100); (4th class) MOIST PRECINCT- GOLF (Crooked Creek Golf Course) Lawrence County (DRY) Louisa (WET) NONE NONE Letcher County (DRY) Whitesburg-WET/MOIST (LR100); (4th class) Jenkins- MOIST (LR-50); (4th class) MOIST PRECINCT- SFW (Highland Winery) Lewis County (DRY) Vanceburg- WET; (4th Class) NONE Livingston County (DRY) Smithland- MOIST (LR-100); (5th class) MOIST PRECINCT- GOLF (Drake Creek Golf Course) Logan County (DRY) Russellville- WET; (4th class) All cities WET in County* Kuttawa - WET/MOIST (LR-100); (4th class) All cities WET in County* Paducah (WET) MOIST PRECINCT- GOLF (Rolling Hills Country Club) MOIST PRECINCT- SFW (Purple Toad Winery)WINERY McCreary County (DRY) MOIST PRECINCT- QHS (Historic District of Stearns) NONE RBS Ordinance NA NA Yes* Keg Regis. Ordinance NA NA ?/ NA Social Host Ordinance Yes No No NA NA Yes NA NA NA No No No NA NA NA NA No NA NA NA Yes* NA NA NA ?/ NA No No No No Yes NA No NA NA NA No NA Yes Yes NA ? NA NA NA No No No No No Yes NA No NA Yes Yes Yes NA ? ? ?/ NA No No No No No Yes ? ? NA No No NA NA NA No No NA NA Yes Yes No NA Yes Document by the Alcohol Prevention Enhancement Site based on information from the KY ABC Page 5 CO. CODE 076 077 078 079 080 081 082 083 084 COUNTY NAME & INFO. MADISON- DRY MAGOFFIN- WET Largest City- Salyersville (4th class) MARION- WET Largest City- Lebanon (4th class) MARSHALL- DRY MARTIN- DRY MASON- WET Largest City- Maysville (3rd class) MEADE- WET Largest City- Brandenburg (5th class) MENIFEE- DRY MERCER- DRY 085 086 087 METCALFE- DRY MONROE- DRY MONTGOMERY- DRY 088 089 MORGAN- DRY MUHLENBERG- DRY 090 NELSON- WET Largest City-Bardstown (4th class) NICHOLAS- WET Largest City- Carlisle (4th class) OHIO- DRY 091 092 WET OR MOIST CITIES MOIST PRECINCTS Madison County (DRY) Richmond- WET; (2nd class) MOIST PRECINCT- GOLF (Arlington Golf Club) MOIST PRECINCT- GOLF (Bull Run Golf Club) MOIST PRECINCT- SFW (Acre of Land Winery) RBS Ordinance NA Yes Keg Regis. Ordinance NA Yes NA Social Host Ordinance No No NA NA NA NA NA MOIST PRECIENT- QHS (Berea A102B precinct) Yes NA No All cities WET in County* Salyersville (WET) All cities WET in County* No Yes No ? ? ? No No Yes Marshall County (DRY) Benton (DRY) Calvert City- MOIST (LR-100); (4th class) NONE All cities WET in County* NA NA Yes* NA NA NA No No No NA No NA ? No No All cities WET in County* Brandenburg- WET/MOIST (LR50); (5th class) Muldraugh WET/MOIST (LR-50); (5th class) NONE Mercer County (DRY) Harrodsburg- MOIST (LR-100); (4th class) MOIST PRECINCT- QHS (Shakertown) No Yes ? ?/ NA Yes Yes No ?/ NA Yes NA NA Yes NA NA NA No Yes Yes NA Yes NONE NONE Montgomery County (DRY) Mt. Sterling- WET; (4th class) NONE Muhlenberg County (DRY) Central City- WET; (4th class) All cities WET in County* NA NA NA Yes* NA NA Yes* No NA NA NA ? NA NA ? No No Yes No All cities WET in County* No No No NONE NA NA Yes Document by the Alcohol Prevention Enhancement Site based on information from the KY ABC No No No Yes Page 6 CO. CODE COUNTY NAME & INFO. WET OR MOIST CITIES MOIST PRECINCTS RBS Ordinance Keg Regis. Ordinance Social Host Ordinance 093 OLDHAM-MOIST (LR-100) Oldham County (MOIST LR-100) LAGRANGE- WET/MOIST (LR100); (4th class) MOIST PRECINCT- GOLF (Eagle Creek Golf Club) MOIST PRECINCT- GOLF (Harmony Landing CC) MOIST PRECINCT- GOLF (Oldham CO Country Club) MOIST PRECINCT- QHS (Yell Dell Gardens) Owen County (DRY) Owenton- MOIST (LR-100) MOIST PRECINCT- SFW (Elk Creek Vineyards) All cities WET in County* Yes Yes* NA ?/NA Yes Yes Yes NA Yes Yes NA Yes Yes NA Yes Yes ? Yes Yes* Yes Yes* NA NA NA No No NA Yes NA No Pendleton County (DRY) Falmouth- WET; (4th class) MOIST PRECINCT- GOLF (Pendleton Golf Club) All cities WET in County* NA No No NA ? NA No No NA No ? No Pike County (DRY) Pikeville- WET; (4th class) Coal Run- MOIST (LR-50); (6th class) NONE Pulaski County (DRY) Somerset- WET; (3rd class) Burnside-WET/MOIST (LR-100); (4th class) MOIST PRECINCT- SFW (Cedar Creek Vineyards) MOIST PRECINCT- SFW (Sinking Valley Vineyards) NONE NONE Rowan County (DRY) Morehead- WET; (4th Class) MOIST PRECINCT- SFW (CCC Trail Vineyards)WINERY NONE NA No Yes* NA ? NA No No No NA NA Yes* Yes* NA NA Yes No No No No No ? NA NA ? NA NA NA NA NA No No NA NA NA No NA No No No No NA NA NA No 094 OWEN- DRY 095 OWSLEY- WET Largest City- Booneville (4th class) PENDLETON- DRY 096 097 098 PERRY- WET Largest City- Hazard (3rd class) PIKE- DRY 099 100 POWELL- DRY PULASKI- DRY 101 102 103 ROBERTSON- DRY ROCKCASTLE- DRY ROWAN- DRY 104 RUSSELL - DRY Document by the Alcohol Prevention Enhancement Site based on information from the KY ABC Page 7 CO. CODE 105 106 107 108 109 COUNTY NAME & INFO. SCOTT- DRY SHELBY- MOIST (LR-100) SIMPSON- DRY SPENCER- WET Largest City- Taylorsville (4th class) TAYLOR- DRY 110 TODD- DRY 111 TRIGG- WET Largest City- Cadiz (4th class) TRIMBLE- DRY 112 WET OR MOIST CITIES MOIST PRECINCTS Scott County (DRY) Georgetown- WET/MOIST (LR100); (4th class) MOIST PRECINCT- GOLF (Canewood Golf Course) MOIST PRECINCT- GOLF (Cherry Blossom Golf Club) MOIST PRECINCT- GOLF (Longview Golf Course) MOIST PRECINCT- SFW (American Farm Orchard) MOIST PRECINCT- SFW (Ky. Eden Ridge Winery)RIES Shelby County (Moist) Shelbyville- WET; (4th class) MOIST PRECINCT- GOLF (Cardinal Club Golf Course) MOIST PRECINCT- GOLF (Persimmon Ridge Golf Club) MOIST PRECINCT- GOLF (Shelbyville Golf & Fish Club) MOIST PRECINCT- SFW (Talon Winery) MOIST PRECINCT- SFW (Vegh Davis Winery) Simpson County (DRY) Franklin- WET/MOIST (LR-100); (4th class) MOIST PRECINCT- SFW (Crocker Farm Winery) All cities WET in County* RBS Ordinance NA Yes* Keg Regis. Ordinance NA Yes Social Host Ordinance Yes Yes NA Yes NA Yes NA Yes NA Yes NA Yes Yes* Yes* Yes* No No NA Yes Yes Yes Yes* NA Yes Yes* NA Yes Yes* NA Yes Yes* NA Yes NA Yes NA Yes No No Yes No No Taylor County (DRY) Campbellsville- MOIST (LR-50); (3rd class) MOIST PRECINCT- GOLF (C-ville Country Club) Todd County (DRY) Guthrie- WET/MOIST (LR-100); (4th class) All cities WET in County* Cadiz (WET) Trimble County (DRY) MOIST PRECINCT- SFW (The Little Ky River Winery) MOIST PRECINCT- SFW (Tingle Family Winery) NA Yes* NA NA No No NA NA NA Yes NA ?/ NA No No Yes Yes NA No ? ? NA NA No No Yes NA No NA NA NA Document by the Alcohol Prevention Enhancement Site based on information from the KY ABC Page 8 CO. CODE 113 COUNTY NAME & INFO. 114 UNION- WET Largest City- Morganfield (4th class) WARREN- DRY 115 WASHINGTON-DRY 116 WAYNE-DRY 117 118 WEBSTER- DRY WHITLEY- DRY 119 120 WOLFE- WET Largest City- Campton (6th class) WOODFORD- WET Largest City- Versailles (4th class) WET OR MOIST CITIES MOIST PRECINCTS All cities WET in County* MOIST PRECINCT- GOLF (Breckinridge Golf Course) Warren County (DRY) Bowling Green- WET; (2nd Class) MOIST PRECINCT- SFW (Reid’s Lively Winery) Washington County (DRY) Springfield- WET; (4th class); MOIST PRECINCT- SFW (Rolling Hills Vineyards) MOIST PRECINCT- SFW (Simple Pleasures Wines) MOIST PRECINCT- SFW (Long Lick Farm Winery) MOIST PRECINCT- SFW (Horse Shoe Bend Vineyards) Wayne County (DRY) MOIST PRECINCT- SFW(Lake Cumberland Winery NONE Whitley County (DRY) Corbin- WET/MOIST (LR-100); (4th class) Williamsburg- MOIST (LR-100); (4th class) All cities WET in County* RBS Ordinance Yes Yes Keg Regis. Ordinance ? NA Social Host Ordinance No NA NA Yes NA Yes NA No No NA NA No No NA No NA Yes Yes Yes No NA Yes No NA Yes No NA Yes NA No NA NA Yes Yes NA NA Yes* NA NA ?/ NA No No No Yes* NA No No ? No All cities WET in County* Midway (WET) Versailles (WET) No Yes* No Yes Yes Yes No No No *KY ABC STAR Program mandated by local Responsible Beverage Server (RBS) Training Ordinance Document by the Alcohol Prevention Enhancement Site based on information from the KY ABC Page 9 KY ABC Wet-Dry-Moist Territories Definitions (as of January 16, 2015) TERRITORY TYPE LICENSE TYPES AVAILABLE WET Third (3rd) class cities or higher and counties containing such a city- all license types. SUNDAY license require local ordinance. KRS 242.030 KRS 242.050 KRS 242.125 DRY KRS 242.030 Counties without a 3rd class city -all license types except QD licenses. SUNDAY license require local ordinance. 4th class cities get all license types except QD licenses. Such cities may have second election under KRS 242.127 to allow QD licenses. SUNDAY license require local ordinance. Producer and Wholesalers Licenses (except Micro-brewery license SUNDAY licenses for moist precinct in county or city require ordinances. KRS 242.050 KRS 242.125 MOIST LR-100 LR-100 and catering licenses. SUNDAY license require local ordinance. KRS 242.1244 Producer and Wholesalers Licenses (except Micro-brewery license). MOIST LR-50 LR-50 and catering licenses. SUNDAY license require local ordinance. KRS 242.1244 Producer and Wholesalers Licenses (except Micro-brewery license). MOIST GOLF Golf course license (to specific golf course). SUNDAY license require local ordinance. KRS 242.123 Producer and Wholesalers Licenses (except Micro-brewery license). MOIST SFW Small Farm Winery (SFW), NQ2 drink retail license, NQ4 drink retail license (to specific small farm winery). SUNDAY license require local ordinance or election. KRS 242.124 Producer and Wholesalers Licenses (except Micro-brewery license). MOIST QHS Qualified Historic Site (QHS) license and ESL license (any qualified historic site in precinct). KRS 242.1242 Producer and Wholesalers Licenses (except Micro-brewery license). MOIST STATE PARKS NQ-1 drink retail license and ESL license (to specific state park) KRS 242.022 Producer and Wholesalers Licenses (except Micro-brewery license). * County may or may not have dry precincts. Check with local officials. Document by the Alcohol Prevention Enhancement Site based on information from the KY ABC Page 10
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