If you’ve ever walked around downtown Bloomington, West Lafayette, or really, any college town on a Saturday, it’s pretty clear that people drink and walk. Michelob Ultra and crushed red Solo cups alike are strewn across alleyways and fraternity lawns, and you’ve maybe even seen someone take a swipe out of a crumpled brown bag.

But despite the covert culture around it, it’s technically not illegal in Indiana to drink out of an open container in a public space — well, depending on where you live.

Can you drink in public in Bloomington, Indiana?

In general, no. According to Bloomington’s municipal code, it’s unlawful to consume “any alcoholic beverage in or on any publicly owned place or upon any public street, highway or accessway.”

The only exception to this rule is if you’re drinkin

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