Sale or distribution of beverages by minor prohibited.
Effective Mar 22, 2023Jan. 24, 1934, 48 Stat. 331, ch. 4, §§ 20, 25; Aug. 27, 1935, 49 Stat. 901, ch. 756, §§ 10, 12; June 29, 1953, 67 Stat. 104, ch. 159, § 404(g); Dec. 8, 1970, 84 Stat. 1393, Pub. L. 91-535, § 3(b); Sept. 29, 1982, D.C. Law 4-157, § 12, 29 DCR 3617; Sept. 26, 1984, D.C. Law 5-106, § 2, 31 DCR 3381; Feb. 24, 1987, D.C. Law 6-178, § 2(a), (b), 33 DCR 7654; Mar. 7, 1987, D.C. Law 6-217, §§ 12, 13, 34 DCR 907; Sept. 11, 1993, D.C. Law 10-12, § 2(c), 40 DCR 4020; May 24, 1994, D.C. Law 10-122, § 2(i), 41 DCR 1658; May 3, 2001, D.C. Law 13-298, § 101, 48 DCR 2959; Oct. 30, 2018, D.C. Law 22-165, § 2(f)(10); Feb. 21, 2020, D.C. Law 23-50, § 2(b)(6); Mar. 22, 2023, D.C. Law 24-332, § 5
- (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a licensee shall not allow any person under 21 years of age to sell, give, furnish, or distribute an alcoholic beverage.
- (b) A licensee may allow an employee who is 18 years of age or older to sell, serve, deliver, or pour an alcoholic beverage ; provided, that no employee under 21 years of age shall serve as a bartender.
History
Jan. 24, 1934, 48 Stat. 331, ch. 4, §§ 20, 25
Aug. 27, 1935, 49 Stat. 901, ch. 756, §§ 10, 12
June 29, 1953, 67 Stat. 104, ch. 159, § 404(g)
Dec. 8, 1970, 84 Stat. 1393, Pub. L. 91-535, § 3(b)
Sept. 29, 1982, D.C. Law 4-157, § 12, 29 DCR 3617
Sept. 26, 1984, D.C. Law 5-106, § 2, 31 DCR 3381
Feb. 24, 1987, D.C. Law 6-178, § 2(a), (b), 33 DCR 7654
Mar. 7, 1987, D.C. Law 6-217, §§ 12, 13, 34 DCR 907
Sept. 11, 1993, D.C. Law 10-12, § 2(c), 40 DCR 4020
May 24, 1994, D.C. Law 10-122, § 2(i), 41 DCR 1658
May 3, 2001, D.C. Law 13-298, § 101, 48 DCR 2959
Oct. 30, 2018, D.C. Law 22-165, § 2(f)(10)
Feb. 21, 2020, D.C. Law 23-50, § 2(b)(6)
Mar. 22, 2023, D.C. Law 24-332, § 5
Prior Codifications
1973 Ed., § 25-121.
1981 Ed., § 25-784.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 25-781.