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Although the purchase of alcohol by persons under the age of 21 is illegal, people aged 12–20 years old consume 11% of all alcohol consumed in the US. [7] Among the 14 million adults aged 21 or older who were classified as having alcohol dependence or abuse in the past year, more than 13 million had started using alcohol before age 21. [8]
Sale or distribution of grain alcohol higher than 60% ABV is illegal (legal if it is sold by a pharmacy or drug store to a person with a prescription), but there is no upper limit for other distilled liquors (B&P 23403). [21] [22] You may serve alcohol if you are at least 21 years of age. City and county governments can set different sale hours.
but de facto age was still 18 until 1995 due to a sale loophole. 1995: De facto age raised to 21 in 1995 when loophole was closed. [44] 1996: In 1996, briefly lowered by Louisiana Supreme Court to 18 until it reversed its decision, raising to 21 three months later. [45] Other exceptions still remain. [46] 21 (Exceptions to state law include): [47]
In 2013 the government of Portugal restricted alcohol sales to young people: distilled spirits cannot be sold to anyone under the age of 18, and other alcohol beverages (e.g. beer, wine, or cider) cannot be sold to anyone under the age of 16. Previously the minimum age for all alcohol beverages was 16 years. [164]
New York's maximum blood alcohol level for driving is 0.08% for persons over the age of 16 and there is a "zero tolerance" policy for persons under 16. Minors caught with any alcohol in the blood (defined legally as 0.02% or more) are subject to license revocation for six months or more.
Exceptions to Minimum Age of 21 for Consumption of Alcohol as of 2007. Although the minimum legal age to purchase alcohol is 21 in all U.S. states and most territories [1] (see: National Minimum Drinking Age Act), the legal details for consumption vary greatly. Although some states alcohol usage for people under 18, the majority have exceptions ...
Although the legal drinking age in the United States is 21, the minimum age to work as a bartender or barback varies from 18 to 21. [3] See also
Pennsylvania's maximum blood alcohol level for driving is 0.08% for persons at or over the age of 21, [28] [29] and 0.04% for a person operating a commercial vehicle (0.02% for a school bus) with one-year suspension of the license for the first offense.