Indiana Grocery Stores To Courts: We Want To Sell Cold Beer
July 23, 2014 | 1 min to read
Leaders of Indiana’s multi-billion-dollar grocery and convenience store industry are amplifying a legal battle against a decades-old state law that bans them from selling cold beer.
Lobbyists have fought the law for nearly 80 years, defeated by the state’s small-but-powerful package store lobby. Package store owners argue that repealing the law will make it easier for minors to purchase alcohol because grocery clerks don’t have state liquor licenses.
A U.S. District judge upheld the law last month, arguing that Indiana has “a legitimate interest in curbing the sale of immediately consumable beer to minors.” But the Indiana Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association has vowed to fight the ruling, filing an appeal to a federal court Tuesday. The organization is also pressing ahead with another lawsuit at the state level.
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