Hoosiers who want to purchase alcohol on Christmas will be able to do so starting this year.
The Indiana legislature lifted a ban that made it illegal to sell alcohol between 3 a.m. Dec. 25 and 7 a.m. Dec. 26., according to the IndyStar. Effective July 1, the ban is lifted.
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If Christmas falls on a Sunday, however, the Sunday sales ban takes precedence. Christmas 2015 is on a Friday, but Christmas 2016 falls on a Sunday.
There was a bill on the state legislature that would have lifted the ban on Sunday sales, but it was never called to a vote, according to 95.3 MNC’s reporting partners at The Elkhart Truth. The state legislature adjourned in April.
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To learn more about the lifted ban, see The Elkhart Truth.
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