Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Alcohol laws of New Jersey

Alcohol laws of New Jersey
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 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page. 

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/April 24, 2013 by BencherliteTalk 16:22, 11 April 2013‎ (UTC)



The state laws governing the control of alcohol beverages in New Jersey are unique; they are among of the most complex in the United States and contain many peculiarities not found in other states. New Jersey law grants individual municipalities substantial discretion in creating ordinances that regulate the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages. A small percentage of municipalities in the state are "dry towns" that do not allow alcoholic beverages to be sold. Other towns permit alcohol sales 24 hours a day. New Jersey history of taverns and alcohol production dates to its early colonial period. A local distillery owner was asked by George Washington for his recipe for "cyder spirits." With the rise of the temperance movement, New Jersey's alcohol industry suffered; many breweries, wineries and distilleries either closed or relocated to other states. The legacy of Prohibition restricted and prevented the industry's recovery until the state legislature began loosening restrictions starting in 1981. New Jersey's alcohol industry is experiencing a renaissance, and recently enacted laws provide new opportunities for the state's wineries and breweries.

3 points (New feature article contributors, no similiar article within 6 months). Neither ColonelHenry nor I has ever before been a significant contributor to a feature article. No article from the alcohol law series has ever been featured before. DavidinNJ (talk) 12:23, 11 April 2013 (UTC)