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Unless otherwise noted, if different alcohol categories have different minimum purchase ages, the age listed below is set at the lowest age given (e.g. if the purchase age is 18 for beer and 21 for wine or spirits, as was the case in several states, the age in the table will read as "18", not "21").
It is prohibited for any person with a liquor license to sell or supply alcohol beverages to anyone under 18 years of age. The law permits adults from the ages 18 to 21 to consume, purchase and buy alcohol beverages if accompanied by a person 21 years of age or older. Anyone over the age of 21 years may buy or consume alcohol unaccompanied.
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.
The legal drinking age varies from country to country. [1] In the United States, the legal drinking age is currently 21. [2] To curb excessive alcohol consumption by younger people, instead of raising the drinking age, other countries have raised the prices of alcohol beverages and encouraged the general public to drink less. Setting a legal ...
Guidance on the issue varies by state.
Some states even allow persons under 21 years of age to drink alcohol in public places, such as in Ohio, Texas, Massachusetts and Louisiana as long as the parent or guardian consents to it and is the one that buys the alcohol and is at least 21 years old.
Anyone who sells or gives alcohol to someone under 21 years old is guilty of a misdemeanor. Parents are no exception. READ MORE: “Can parents legally give underage kids alcohol at home?
It is illegal for any person to enter or try to enter a place where alcohol is sold, or to buy alcohol with a fake or altered driver’s license or ID issued to another person, according to state law.