Less compact versions had been in production for several centuries. Especially in the Middle Ages, there are several reports of eviscerated fruits used to store alcohol. During the 18th century, women boarding British warships at dock smuggled gin onto the ship via makeshift bottles made from pig bladders and hidden in their petticoats. Under the Prohibition Act in the 1920s, the state of Indiana banned the sale of cocktail shakers and hip bottles. §265-A:44: No driver may carry, carry, possess or have alcohol or beverages in the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle in any manner whatsoever in that state. No passenger may use alcohol or beverages in a passenger area of a motor vehicle in any manner or in an area primarily for public parking in this state of N.C. Gen. Stat is used, worn, owned or have. §18B-401 (a) Open containers.–It is illegal for a person to transport liquor wine or spirits in the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle in an original unopened container of the manufacturer. It is illegal for a person driving a motor vehicle on a highway or public vehicle area to consume malt drinks or unfortified wine in the passenger compartment of that vehicle. A violation of this subsection is a Class 3 offence. (b) Taxis.–For a person driving a rental vehicle within the meaning of g.S. 20-4.01(27)(f.), it is illegal to transport liquor wine or spirits, unless the vehicle carries a paying passenger to whom the alcoholic beverage carried belongs.

Each passenger may not carry more than 8 litres of liqueur wine or spirits or a combination of both. A violation of this Subdivision does not constitute grounds for suspension of a driver`s licence for the illegal transportation of intoxicating liquor in accordance with paragraph g.S. 20-16 (a) (8). (c) Definitions.–For the interpretation of this section, the definitions contained in chapter 20 of the General Statute shall apply. If the seal of a container containing alcoholic beverages has been broken, it must be opened for the purposes of this section. For the purposes of this Section, “passenger compartment of a motor vehicle” means the area where the driver and passengers can be accommodated and all areas within reach of a seated driver or passenger, including the glove compartment. In the case of a station wagon, tailgate or similar vehicle, the area behind the last right rear seat is not considered part of the passenger compartment. N.C. Gen. Stat. §20-138.7 (a) Offences.–No person may drive a motor vehicle on a highway or the right-of-way of a highway: (1) When an alcoholic beverage is in the passenger compartment in a container other than the manufacturer`s original unopened container; and (2) While the driver consumes alcohol or alcohol remains in the driver`s body. (a1) No person may possess an alcoholic beverage in the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle or consume an alcoholic beverage in the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle while the motor vehicle is on a highway or in the right-of-way of a highway.

For the purposes of this paragraph, only a person who possesses or consumes an alcoholic beverage that contravenes this paragraph shall be charged. (a2) Exception: Subsection (a1) of this Section must not be contravened if a passenger possesses an alcoholic beverage other than the manufacturer`s original packaging that is unopened or if a passenger consumes an alcoholic beverage if the means of containment reads as follows: (1) In the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle intended primarily for the carriage of passengers for a fee, is maintained or used; (2) In the living quarters of a motorhome or domestic car within the meaning of Article G.S. 20-4.01(27)k.; or (3) In a trailer as defined in G.S. 20-4.01(14). (a3) According to that article, the term “motor vehicle” means any vehicle driven or towed by mechanical force and manufactured primarily for use on public roads, and includes mopeds. (b) Subject to the Implied Consent Act.–A criminal offence under this section is an alcohol-related offence subject to the implied consent provisions of G.S. 20-16.2. (c) Insufficient odour.–The smell of an alcoholic beverage on the driver`s breath is not sufficient evidence to prove beyond any doubt that the alcohol has remained in the driver`s body and violates this section, unless the driver has been offered an alcohol test or chemical analysis and has refused to provide all breath or blood samples necessary for analysis.

(d) Alcohol testing.–Notwithstanding any other legal requirement, an alcohol test may be performed on a driver suspected of having contravened paragraph (a) of this section, and the results of an alcohol test or the driver`s refusal to appear may be used by a law enforcement officer, a court or administrative authority to determine if alcohol was present in the driver`s body.