Final answer:
The OLCC requires venues selling or serving alcohol to have a license for inspection. Licenses vary, allowing for either full on-premises consumption or limited sales. This reflects historical and ongoing regulation of alcohol that differs significantly depending on regional laws and cultural practices.
Step-by-step explanation:
The OLCC, or Oregon Liquor Control Commission, requires that any venue licensed for the sale, service, or consumption of alcohol must have a license available for inspection. This encompasses a range of establishments from bars and taverns to restaurants. Different licenses may permit various levels of alcohol service, such as full on-premises consumption including distilled spirits, malt beverages, wine, cider, and the option to sell growlers to go, or limited sales in the case of some restaurants or tap houses, restricting them to beer, wine, and cider with the same growler option.
Historically, the control of alcohol in the U.S. has been a contentious issue. The temperance movement led to various laws being enacted, and at one point culminated in the 18th Amendment, establishing Prohibition. Though national Prohibition was eventually repealed, states have continued to regulate alcohol through their own laws. While places like Oregon have specific regulations, other areas, such as certain Middle Eastern countries where Islam is the official religion, prohibit the consumption and sale of alcohol starkly.