Q. Can I leave a bar or restaurant with a drink containing liquor in a to-go cup?

A. You are not permitted to leave a bar or restaurant with a drink containing liquor.

Q. How do ABC agents tell the difference between a drink I mixed myself and one from a bar?

A. Before citing businesses for violations, agents typically investigate complaints against a bar and observe patrons leaving the premises with liquor drinks, Department of Revenue spokeswoman Kathy Waterbury said.

Q. Can I leave a bar or restaurant with alcoholic beverages other than liquor in a to-go cup?

A. Only if your beverage is beer or wine with less than 5-percent alcohol content and in a foam or plastic cup.

Q. Can I make my own liquor drink and walk with it downtown during the balloon race?

A. As long as your beverage is in a foam or plastic cup, you can enjoy it while walking downtown during the balloon race. Glass bottles or cans containing alcohol are not permitted.

Q. Can I bring my alcoholic beverage into the balloon race?

A. No. You cannot bring any outside food or drinks — including alcoholic beverages — into the festival grounds or leave the grounds with an alcoholic drink you purchased there.