KRS 242.230: Traffic in alcoholic beverages in dry territory prohibited --

Unauthorized traffic in alcoholic beverages in moist territory prohibited --

Unlawful possession prohibited -- Exception for private residence or

event.

(1) No person in dry territory shall sell, barter, loan, procure for, or provide

another, or keep or transport for sale, barter, or loan, directly or indirectly, any

alcoholic beverage.

(2) No person in moist territory shall sell, barter, loan, procure for, or provide

another, or keep or transport for sale, barter, or loan, directly or indirectly, any

alcoholic beverage unless the sale of that alcoholic beverage has been

specifically authorized in that moist territory under a limited local option

election.

(3) No person shall possess any alcoholic beverage unless it has been lawfully

acquired and is intended to be used lawfully, and in any action the defendant

shall have the burden of proving that the alcoholic beverages found in his or

her possession were lawfully acquired and were intended for lawful use.

(4) (a) It shall not be a violation of this section for a person to possess or

consume, or to provide alcoholic beverages to others in dry or moist

territory, if:

1. The alcoholic beverages were lawfully purchased in wet or moist

territory;

2. The alcoholic beverages are not sold to any person in dry or moist

territory;

3. Any person possessing or consuming alcohol is twenty-one (21)

years of age or older;

4. The possession, consumption, or provision occurs at a private

residence or private event, regardless of whether the venue is a

public place; and

5. The possession, consumption, or provision does not occur at a

public place in violation of KRS Chapter 222.

(b) For purposes of this section, an event is public, not private, if any

member of the public is permitted to enter or attend the event upon

payment of consideration.