[CC 1996 §600.150]
A.
Except
as otherwise provided in this Section, no person under the age of
twenty-one (21) years shall sell or assist in the sale or dispensing
of intoxicating liquor or non-intoxicating beer.
B.
In
any place of business licensed in accordance with this Chapter, where
at least fifty percent (50%) of the gross sales made consists of goods,
merchandise or commodities other than intoxicating liquor or non-intoxicating
beer in the original package, persons at least eighteen (18) years
of age may stock, arrange displays, operate the cash register or scanner
connected to a cash register, accept payment for and sack for carryout
intoxicating liquor or non-intoxicating beer. Delivery of intoxicating
liquor or non-intoxicating beer away from the licensed business premises
cannot be performed by anyone under the age of twenty-one (21) years.
C.
In
any distillery, warehouse, wholesale distributorship, or similar place
of business which stores or distributes intoxicating liquor or non-intoxicating
beer but which does not sell intoxicating liquor or non-intoxicating
beer at retail, persons at least eighteen (18) years of age may be
employed and their duties may include the handling of intoxicating
liquor or non-intoxicating beer for all purposes except consumption,
sale at retail, or dispensing for consumption or sale at retail. Any
wholesaler licensed pursuant to this Chapter or Chapter 312, RSMo.,
may employ persons of at least eighteen (18) years of age to rotate,
stock and arrange displays at retail establishments licensed to sell
intoxicating liquor or non-intoxicating beer.
D.
Persons
eighteen (18) years of age or older may, when acting in the capacity
of a waiter or waitress, accept payment for or serve intoxicating
liquor or non-intoxicating beer in places of business which sell food
for consumption on the premises if at least fifty percent (50%) of
all sales in those places consists of food; provided that nothing
in this Section shall authorize persons under twenty-one (21) years
of age to mix or serve across the bar intoxicating beverages or non-intoxicating
beer.
A.
No
licensee, his/her employee, or any other person shall procure for,
sell, vend, give away or otherwise supply any intoxicating liquor
in any quantity whatsoever to any person under the age of twenty-one
(21) years, except that this Section shall not apply to the parent
or guardian of the minor nor to the supplying of intoxicating liquor
to a person under the age of twenty-one (21) years for medical purposes
only or to the administering of such intoxicating liquor to such person
by a duly licensed physician. No person shall be denied a license
or renewal of a license issued under this Chapter solely due to a
conviction for unlawful sale or supply to a minor while serving in
the capacity as an employee of a licensed establishment.
B.
Any
owner, occupant, or other person or legal entity with a lawful right
to the exclusive use and enjoyment of any property who knowingly allows
a person under the age of twenty-one (21) to drink or possess intoxicating
liquor or knowingly fails to stop a person under the age of twenty-one
(21) from drinking or possessing intoxicating liquor on such property,
unless such person allowing the person under the age of twenty-one
(21) to drink or possess intoxicating liquor is his/her parent or
guardian, is guilty of an ordinance violation.
C.
It
shall be a defense to prosecution under this Subsection if:
1.
The defendant is a licensed retailer, club, drinking establishment,
or caterer or holds a temporary permit, or an employee thereof;
2.
The defendant sold the intoxicating liquor to the minor with reasonable
cause to believe that the minor was twenty-one (21) or more years
of age; and
3.
To purchase the intoxicating liquor, the person exhibited to the
defendant a driver's license, Missouri non-driver's identification
card, or other official or apparently official document, containing
a photograph of the minor and purporting to establish that such minor
was twenty-one (21) years of age and of the legal age for consumption
of intoxicating liquor.
[CC 1996 §600.170]
A.
Any
person of the age of seventeen (17) years and under the age of twenty-one
(21) years who shall represent that he/she has attained the age of
twenty-one (21) years for the purpose of purchasing, asking for or
in any way receiving any intoxicating liquor, except in cases authorized
by law, shall upon conviction be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Any
person under the age of seventeen (17) years who shall represent that
he/she has attained the age of twenty-one (21) years for the purpose
of purchasing, asking for or in any way receiving any intoxicating
liquor, except in cases authorized by law, may be considered a delinquent
child and may be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of Chapter
211, RSMo.
B.
In addition to any other penalties established in Subsection (A) of this Section and established in Sections 577.500 to 577.530, RSMo., any person who is less than twenty-one (21) years of age who uses a reproduced, modified or altered chauffeur's license, motor vehicle operator's license, identification card issued by any uniformed service of the United States, passport or identification card established in Section 302.181, RSMo., for the purpose of purchasing, asking for or in any way receiving any intoxicating liquor shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine of five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each separate offense.
A.
Any
person under the age of twenty-one (21) years, who purchases or attempts
to purchase, or has in his/her possession, any intoxicating liquor
as defined in Section 311.020, RSMo., or who is visibly intoxicated
as defined in Section 577.001, RSMo., or has a detectable blood alcohol
content of more than two-hundredths of one percent (.02%) or more
by weight of alcohol in such person's blood is guilty of a misdemeanor.
For purposes of prosecution under this Section or any other provision
of this Chapter involving an alleged illegal sale or transfer of intoxicating
liquor to a person under twenty-one (21) years of age, a manufacturer-sealed
container describing that there is intoxicating liquor therein need
not be opened or the contents therein tested to verify that there
is intoxicating liquor in such container. The alleged violator may
allege that there was not intoxicating liquor in such container, but
the burden of proof of such allegation is on such person, as it shall
be presumed that such a sealed container describing that there is
intoxicating liquor therein contains intoxicating liquor.
B.
For
purposes of determining violations of any provision of this Chapter,
or of any rule or regulation of the Supervisor of Alcohol and Tobacco
Control, a manufacturer-sealed container describing that there is
intoxicating liquor therein need not be opened or the contents therein
tested to verify that there is intoxicating liquor in such container.
The alleged violator may allege that there was not intoxicating liquor
in such container, but the burden of proof of such allegation is on
such person, as it shall be presumed that such a sealed container
describing that there is intoxicating liquor therein contains intoxicating
liquor.
C.
The
provisions of this Section shall not apply to a student who:
1.
Is eighteen (18) years of age or older;
2.
Is enrolled in an accredited college or university and is a student
in a culinary course;
3.
Is required to taste, but not consume or imbibe, any beer, ale, porter,
wine, or other similar malt or fermented beverage as part of the required
curriculum; and
4.
Tastes a beverage under Subparagraph (3) of this Subsection only
for instructional purposes during classes that are part of the curriculum
of the accredited college or university.
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The beverage must at all times remain in the possession and
control of an authorized instructor of the college or university,
who must be twenty-one (21) years of age or older. Nothing in this
Subsection may be construed to allow a student under the age of twenty-one
(21) to receive any beer, ale, porter, wine, or other similar malt
or fermented beverage unless the beverage is delivered as part of
the student's required curriculum and the beverage is used only for
instructional purposes during classes conducted as part of the curriculum.
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