Welcome to the Alcohol Policy Information System

The Alcohol Policy Information System (APIS) provides detailed information on a wide variety of alcohol-related policies in the United States at both State and Federal levels. Detailed, state-by-state, information is available for the 33 policies listed below. APIS also provides a variety of informational resources of interest to alcohol policy researchers and others involved with alcohol policy issues. 


Choose a topic below to see information on a specific policy area:

Taxation Beer Taxes Wine Taxes Distilled Spirits Taxes Underage Drinking Possession/Consumption/Internal Possession Purchase Furnishing Age of Server-On-Premises Age of Seller-Off-Premises Use/Lose: Driving Privileges Hosting Underage Drinking Parties False Identification Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) Limits Adult Drivers Drivers Under 21 Recreational Boaters Transportation Open Container Vehicular Insurance: Losses due to Intoxication

Retail Sales Keg Registration Beverage Service Training Sunday Sales Alcohol Control Systems Beer-Retail Beer-Wholesale Wine-Retail Wine-Wholesale Distilled Spirits-Retail Distilled Spirits-Wholesale Pregnancy and Alcohol Warning Signs: Drinking During Pregnancy Criminal Prosecution Civil Commitment Priority Treatment Child Abuse/Neglect Reporting Requirements Health Care Services and Financing Health Insurance: Losses due to Intoxication ("UPPL") Health Insurance Parity