Is it illegal to drink beer in a haywagon?!
Is it illegal to drink beer in a haywagon?
there is a fair this coming weekend here in wisconsin. me and my friends want to get a bunch of people together and go as a group. we also want to drink on the way so we were thinking about taking a haywagon pulled behind a tractor. we have a dd for driving the tractor i was just wondering if it would be legal to do that. we dont need anybody getting in any kind of trouble.
Answers:
thats funny
I would ask the local authorities and ask them what their rules are. The fair coordinators may also know the rules of a hay ride. Sounds like a real good time and I hope it goes well for you.
If you were walking down the street would you be allowed to have an open container?
If you are drinking in a haywagon being pulled by a tractor, you need to check about the following ordinances or laws:
1) The consumption of alcohol in public places. Drinking in a haywagon behind a tractor on a public road may be the same as being on a public bus with an open bottle, or sitting in a park drinking from a flask. If it is not legal to swig from a bottle on a bus or streetcorner, it is probably the same on the haywagon.
2) Public Intoxication. Anyone who has ever listened to Ron White's comedy show knows that you can be arrested and charged for being drunk in public.
3) Littering. If any of your bottles or cans happen to fall off or be thrown off the haywagon, you may be issued a fine for littering.
4) Underage drinking. If the owner of the tractor is found to have any underage people in the haywagon, and they are intoxicated or have been served alcohol, it is possible that their tractor and haywagon could be impounded.
You may also have an issue at your destination. Although they may allow you to bring the tractor and haywagon to the state fair, if they have a liquor license on the premises for beer and wine, you may be asked to leave if you brought your own, since they have exclusive rights on the site. They paid a license to be responsible providers of the alcoholic beverages. They are responsible if someone gets hurt because they served too much alcohol to a person (they can be sued). They are responsible for the safety of the public and the cleanup afterward (plastic cups vs broken glass or tin cans). They may not take kindly to you rolling in with kegs or cases of 2-4 on the back of a tractor.
I would urge you to check with the local city hall to see what they have to say. They are paid by you the taxpayer to let you know these regulations.