Alcohol

wilber1 wrote:
In BC, if you order a bottle of wine at a restaurant and don't finish it, the restaurant is allowed to re cork the bottle and you can take it home.

You actually have some left? Isn't that a crime or a sin or something?


Gary Haupt

On the rez, all firewater must be consumed before sunrise.

GM

explorenorth wrote:
The BC law is typical of those across Canada (the liquor must be kept in a cabinet away from the driver's area):

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Liquor in motor vehicle
44 (1) In this section:

"motor home" has the same meaning as in the Motor Vehicle Act;

"motor vehicle" has the same meaning as in the Motor Vehicle Act, and includes an all terrain vehicle as defined in the Motor Vehicle (All Terrain) Act.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), a person must not drive or otherwise exercise control over the operation of a motor vehicle, whether or not it is in motion, while there is liquor in the person's possession or in the motor vehicle.
(3) Subsection (2) does not apply
(a) if the liquor is in a container that is unopened and has an unbroken seal,
(b) if the liquor is being transported or used in accordance with a licence issued under this Act, or
(c) in any other case, if the motor vehicle
(i) is a motor home and the liquor is kept in a cabinet away from the driver's area,
(ii) is a station wagon or hatchback and the liquor is behind the rear seat, whether or not that seat is in an upright position,
(iii) is a pickup truck and the liquor is in an exterior compartment, a space designed for the carriage of baggage or parcels or any other location that is not readily accessible to any person in the motor vehicle,
(iv) is a motorcycle and the liquor is not readily accessible to the operator, or
(v) is not one referred to in subparagraphs (i) to (iv) and the liquor is in the trunk or space designed for the carriage of baggage or parcels.

Thanks all, particularly explorenorth.
Sound information and advice as always:)

In BC, if you order a bottle of wine at a restaurant and don't finish it, the restaurant is allowed to re cork the bottle and you can take it home. Probably needs updating as most BC wineries are now using screw tops.

Things have really changed since I moved to BC from the UK, oh so many years ago. Back then, pubs were closed on Sundays, you were not allowed to stand up and drink (unless out with a girl, I never sat down in a pub in Britain) so how did we play darts?- strictly prohibited! If you wanted to move to another table, the waiter had to carry your glasses. There were beer parlours and lounges, no spirits allowed in the beer parlour, no draught beer in the lounge, only bottled beer. It was really weird!

magbrin wrote:
Beer is easy, and it is possible to consume a whole bottle of wine between two of us in an evening (but not every evening for 3 weeks:?), but certainly not whisky. What do you do?

Rookie! LOL.


As was already stated, open is ok, as long as it's in the 'house' not the 'vehicle'.

Cheers.

The BC law is typical of those across Canada (the liquor must be kept in a cabinet away from the driver's area):

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Liquor in motor vehicle
44 (1) In this section:

"motor home" has the same meaning as in the Motor Vehicle Act;

"motor vehicle" has the same meaning as in the Motor Vehicle Act, and includes an all terrain vehicle as defined in the Motor Vehicle (All Terrain) Act.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), a person must not drive or otherwise exercise control over the operation of a motor vehicle, whether or not it is in motion, while there is liquor in the person's possession or in the motor vehicle.
(3) Subsection (2) does not apply
(a) if the liquor is in a container that is unopened and has an unbroken seal,
(b) if the liquor is being transported or used in accordance with a licence issued under this Act, or
(c) in any other case, if the motor vehicle
(i) is a motor home and the liquor is kept in a cabinet away from the driver's area,
(ii) is a station wagon or hatchback and the liquor is behind the rear seat, whether or not that seat is in an upright position,
(iii) is a pickup truck and the liquor is in an exterior compartment, a space designed for the carriage of baggage or parcels or any other location that is not readily accessible to any person in the motor vehicle,
(iv) is a motorcycle and the liquor is not readily accessible to the operator, or
(v) is not one referred to in subparagraphs (i) to (iv) and the liquor is in the trunk or space designed for the carriage of baggage or parcels.

magbrin..as the others have noted...in a cupboard or fridge and you are fine. It's the open on in your hand that will get a person into the dog-house.


Gary Haupt

In the fridge and not in the cupholder.

That is the law in every area in both the US and Canada I am aware of.

That being said, if the booze is stored in a cabinet vrs in the open or near the driver, they don't care.