When in a motor vehicle on a highway, it is:

It is illegal to drink an alcoholic beverage while in a motor vehicle on a highway. It is also illegal for a person in a vehicle on a highway to possess an alcoholic beverage container that has been open or unsealed, or from which any of the contents have been removed. Open alcohol containers may not be in a vehicle on a highway, unless in an area not normally occupied by the driver or passengers.

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