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Idaho Where to Buy Alcohol (2026)
Conditional: Idaho is a control state: distilled spirits are sold only at state-run and state-contracted liquor stores (Idaho State Liquor Division), while beer and wine are sold in grocery and convenience stores.
Official source: liquor.idaho.gov →
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Where to Buy Alcohol in states bordering Idaho
The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.
- MontanaConditional
Montana is a control state for spirits: all distilled spirits flow through the state liquor warehouse and are sold through privately operated, state-contracted "agency liquor stores." Beer and table wine under 16% alcohol by volume are sold at grocery and convenience stores.
Verified Jul 23, 2026 · Source: revenue.mt.gov · Full Montana rule →
- NevadaPermitted
Nevada is a license state, not a control state, and has no state ABC over retail outlets: beer, wine and spirits are sold at grocery, convenience, package and drive-through stores, with licensing handled by cities and counties.
Verified Jul 23, 2026 · Source: leg.state.nv.us · Full Nevada rule →
- OregonConditional
Oregon is a control state for spirits: distilled spirits are sold only at OLCC-licensed liquor stores (agent stores), while beer and wine are sold in grocery and convenience stores.
Verified Jul 23, 2026 · Source: oregon.gov · Full Oregon rule →
- UtahConditional
Utah is a control state: spirits, wine and beer over 5% alcohol by volume (ABV) are sold only at state DABS stores and package agencies, while beer of 5% ABV or less is sold in grocery and convenience stores. As of January 1, 2026, a 100% ID check is required for all alcohol purchases.
Verified Aug 2, 2026 · Source: abs.utah.gov · Full Utah rule →
- WashingtonConditional
Washington is not a control state — retail was privatized by Initiative 1183 in 2012: spirits, beer and wine are sold in private retail, and spirits are generally limited to stores of at least 10,000 square feet (grocery, warehouse and specialty stores). The Washington Liquor & Cannabis Board is the regulator.
Verified Aug 2, 2026 · Source: app.leg.wa.gov · Full Washington rule →
- WyomingConditional
Wyoming is a control state at the wholesale level: the state, through the Wyoming Liquor Division, controls wine and spirits wholesaling, while retail spirits and wine are sold at privately licensed liquor stores and beer at grocery and convenience stores.
Verified Jul 23, 2026 · Source: wyoleg.gov · Full Wyoming rule →
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