Transporting Alcohol Safely and Legally

dicksond wrote:I see wine is out, since I cannot bring glass (okay, I suppose it would be fun to bring some box wine, and I may just do that).

Whip out that old goatskin you still have laying around leftover from the 60's.

stevez wrote:Whip out that old goatskin you still have laying around leftover from the 60's.

Maybe if you're walking there, but I fear that your wineskin may qualify as an "open container" in a vehicle.

JoelF wrote:

stevez wrote:Whip out that old goatskin you still have laying around leftover from the 60's.

Maybe if you're walking there, but I fear that your wineskin may qualify as an "open container" in a vehicle.

In Illinois, you can transport open liquor in your trunk. If you have an SUV, I guess you are out of luck.

JoelF wrote:

stevez wrote:Whip out that old goatskin you still have laying around leftover from the 60's.

Maybe if you're walking there, but I fear that your wineskin may qualify as an "open container" in a vehicle.

If you are driving, you bring the wine in bottles, then decant into goatskins (or nalgene) in the parking lot.

leek wrote:

JoelF wrote:

stevez wrote:Whip out that old goatskin you still have laying around leftover from the 60's.

Maybe if you're walking there, but I fear that your wineskin may qualify as an "open container" in a vehicle.

If you are driving, you bring the wine in bottles, then decant into goatskins (or nalgene) in the parking lot.

Or keep the goatskin in the trunk while driving.

stevez wrote:Or keep the goatskin in the trunk while driving.

I think it still counts as an open container, even in the trunk.

leek wrote:

stevez wrote:Or keep the goatskin in the trunk while driving.

I think it still counts as an open container, even in the trunk.

It is considered open, but in Illinois it is only illegal to transport open liquor in the passenger compartment of the vehicle.

(625 ILCS 5/11-502) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-502)
Sec. 11-502. Transportation or possession of alcoholic
liquor in a motor vehicle.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) and in Section 6-33
of the Liquor Control Act of 1934, no driver may transport,
carry, possess or have any alcoholic liquor within the
passenger area of any motor vehicle upon a highway in this
State except in the original container and with the seal unbroken.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) and in Section 6-33
of the Liquor Control Act of 1934, no passenger may carry,
possess or have any alcoholic liquor within any passenger area
of any motor vehicle upon a highway in this State except in the
original container and with the seal unbroken.
(c) This Section shall not apply to the passengers in a
limousine when it is being used for purposes for which a
limousine is ordinarily used, the passengers on a chartered bus
when it is being used for purposes for which chartered buses
are ordinarily used or on a motor home or mini motor home as
defined in Section 1-145.01 of this Code. However, the driver
of any such vehicle is prohibited from consuming or having any
alcoholic liquor in or about the driver's area. Any evidence of
alcoholic consumption by the driver shall be prima facie
evidence of such driver's failure to obey this Section...

I would think you could read that to also transport an open bottle in the back of a station wagon, hatchback or SUV.

Hi,

I am wondering if this open container discussion might be a suitable topic for the drink's board. If people agree, then I could split this off and move it to the drinks board.

Regards,

To add to this subject and in interest of presenting current info, it should noted that Illinois has a newly enacted "wine doggie bag" law. The new law allows restaurants to reseal your wine and place it in a clear tamper-proof bag, which can then be legally transported in a vehicle's passenger compartment, as long as the bag's seal is unbroken and you have a receipt from the restaurant showing the purchase.

Illinois General Assembly SB0946 wrote: Section 5. The Liquor Control Act of 1934 is amended by
adding Section 6-33 as follows:

(235 ILCS 5/6-33 new)
Sec. 6-33. Sealing and removal of open wine bottles from a
restaurant. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a
restaurant licensed to sell alcoholic liquor in this State may
permit a patron to remove one unsealed and partially consumed
bottle of wine for off-premise consumption provided that the
patron has purchased a meal and consumed a portion of the
bottle of wine with the meal on the restaurant premises. A
partially consumed bottle of wine that is to be removed from
the premises pursuant to this Section shall be securely sealed
by the licensee or an agent of the licensee prior to removal
from the premises and placed in a transparent one-time use
tamper-proof bag. The licensee or agent of the licensee shall
provide a dated receipt for the bottle of wine to the patron.
Wine that is resealed in accordance with the provisions of this
Section and not tampered with shall not be deemed an unsealed
container for the purposes of Section 11-502 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.

I don't know how this applies to BYOB, but I imagine that BYOB's do not qualify since the B was not purchased from the restaurant.