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APIS Change Log

The APIS website is updated from time to time to add new material, enhance functionality, and clarify or correct information already available on the site. This page lists changes made since the launch of the website on June 23, 2003. Descriptions of these changes may be accessed by selecting a date from the “View Changes” menu.

View Changes

Material changes to the Web site have been made on the following dates:

Changes for: March 31, 2021

Additions and Enhancements

Update to 1/1/2020

The APIS information appearing on this website has been updated to include legislative and regulatory changes that took effect on or before 1/1/2020. Vehicular Insurance Exclusion has been discontinued and is not included in the update.

Policy Resources

The following new or revised policy resources were added to APIS:

  • During the COVID-19 pandemic, many States adopted new policies affecting the availability of alcohol. APIS has developed two new resources: The Digest of State Alcohol-Related Laws During the COVID-19 Emergency provides capsule narratives of state-level restrictions on sales of alcoholic beverages. The Dataset of State Alcohol-Related Laws During the COVID-19 Emergency presents policy information in a spreadsheet format to facilitate quantitative analyses. The Digest and Dataset are updated bimonthly, providing continuous coverage of these policies since the onset of the pandemic. See APIS COVID-19 coverage.
  • Six new policy topics were added under Pregnancy and Drugs. The coverage begins on 1/1/1968 and currently extends to 1/1/2017. These topics parallel those in the Pregnancy and Alcohol category and include: Civil Commitment, Legal Significance for Child Abuse/Child Neglect, Limitations on Criminal Prosecution, Priority Treatment, Reporting Requirements, and Warning Signs: Drugs During Pregnancy.
  • The baseline date for the six Pregnancy and Alcohol topics now begins on 1/1/1968 and now includes up to 30 years more of policy coverage. The previous baselines were 1/1/1998 for Civil Commitment and Limitations on Criminal Prosecution, and 1/1/2003 for Legal Significance for Child Abuse/Child Neglect, Priority Treatment, Reporting Requirements, and Warning Signs: Drinking During Pregnancy.
  • The Recently Adopted Cannabis Laws page was updated to provide descriptions of recreational cannabis legalization laws adopted since 1/1/2020, in Arizona, Montana, New Jersey, South Dakota, Vermont, and Virginia.
  • Additional journal references were added to the Selected References sections of various APIS policy topics.

 

Corrections and Clarifications

Changes to data presented in the comparison tables in the APIS Policy Topics section of the website are listed below.

 

Changes to data presented in the comparison tables in the APIS Policy Topics section of the website.
Policy Topic Jurisdiction Changes
Minimum Ages - Off-Premises Sellers Colorado Minimum Age To Sell changed from 21 to 18 for Wine and Spirits, effective 1/1/2019.
Retail Distribution Systems for Beer Maine Changed Overall coding from License to Mixed/Overlapping for the period beginning 1/1/1998.
Retail Distribution Systems for Spirits Maine Changed Overall coding from Mixed/Not Overlapping to State-run for the period 1/1/1998 - 2/22/2000 and Mixed/Overlapping for the period beginning 2/23/2000. For the period 2/23/2000 through 4/11/2012, changed from License distribution system for Spirits Subtype Alcohol Content Range >0.50%V - 5.99%V to Both License and State-run distribution systems for >0.50%V - 6.00%V, and changed from 6.00%V - 100.00%N to >6.00%V - 100.00%N for beverages distributed through the State-run system. For the period beginning 4/12/2012, changed from License distribution system for Spirits Subtype Alcohol Content Range >0.50%V - 7.99%V to Both License and State-run distribution systems for >0.50%V - 8.00%V, and changed from 8.00%V - 100.00%N to >8.00%V - 100.00%N for beverages distributed through the State-run system.
Retail Distribution Systems for Wine Maine Wine containing more than 24% ABV changed from State-run to Indeterminate, for period beginning 6/14/2013.
Wholesale Distribution Systems for Spirits Maine Changed Overall coding from Mixed/Not Overlapping to State-run for the period 1/1/1998 - 2/22/2000. For the period 2/23/2000 through 4/11/2012, changed Spirits Subtype Alcohol Content Range for License from >0.50%V - 5.99%V to >0.50%V - 6.00%V, and for State-run from 6.00%V - 100.00%N to >6.00%V - 100.00%N. For the period beginning 4/12/2012, changed Spirits Subtype Alcohol Content Range for License from >0.50%V - 7.99%V to >0.50%V - 8.00%V, and for State-run from 8.00%V - 100.00%N to >8.00%V - 100.00%N.
Wholesale Distribution Systems for Wine Maine Changed Overall coding from Mixed/Overlapping to Mixed/Not Overlapping, for period beginning 6/14/2013.
Possession/Consumption/Internal Possession of Alcohol Oklahoma Parent/Guardian exception eliminated, for period beginning 10/1/2018.
Drink Specials Rhode Island Added “Full Day Price Reductions not banned” in the Description column, for period beginning 5/30/2018.
Possession/Consumption/Internal Possession of Alcohol South Carolina For underage Consumption, added check mark for In Parent/Guardian's Home Only exception, for period beginning 7/1/2007.
Wholesale Pricing Practices and Restrictions South Dakota For Wine and Spirits, changed coding from Post to Post and Hold, and added 10 day Minimum Hold Period, for period beginning 1/1/2003. For Beer, for period 1/1/2003 through 7/5/2005 and 7/30/2019 through 1/1/2020, changed coding from Post to Post and Hold, and added 10 day Minimum Hold Period; for period 7/6/2005 through 10/18/2010, removed coding of Post.
Health Insurance Parity for Alcohol-Related Treatment Tennessee Cost Exemption added, for period beginning 1/1/2019.
Retail Distribution Systems for Wine Virginia Changed Wine Subtype Alcohol Content Range applicable to both License and State-Run distribution, from 0.50%V - 18.00%V to 0.50%V - 21.00%V, for period beginning 7/1/2015.
Recreational Use of Cannabis: Volume 2 Massachusetts For Packaging Requirements, replaced “Tamper-Evident” with “Tamper-Proof/Resistant,” for period beginning 3/23/2018.
Recreational Use of Cannabis: Volume 1 Nevada Pricing Controls Imposed added, for period beginning 6/26/2017.
Recreational Use of Cannabis: Volume 2 Nevada "Other" Packaging Requirements added, for period beginning 6/26/2017; and Tracking System Requirements and Pesticide "Testing Required" added, for period beginning 2/27/2018.
Recreational Use of Cannabis: Volume 1 Oregon Impaired Driving Prohibitions changed from "Adult: No specific prohibition" to "Adult: Prohibited - THC limit and evidentiary standard not specified," for period beginning 4/21/2017.
Recreational Use of Cannabis: Volume 2 Oregon Health & Safety Warning Requirements added, for period beginning 1/1/2016.
Recreational Use of Cannabis: Volume 1 Vermont Local Authority changed from "Local Control" to "None," for period beginning 7/1/2018.
Recreational Use of Cannabis: Volume 2 Washington Vertical Integration Prohibited added, for period beginning 12/6/2012; and “Breastfeeding and Pregnancy” and “Child Access” removed from Health & Safety Warning Requirements, for period beginning 1/1/2019.