1. (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.
2. (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.