§ 3-14-24. Sales to minors.

(a)

Except as otherwise authorized by law, no person knowingly, by himself or through another, shall sell, serve, distribute or give away or permit any person in his employ to sell, serve, distribute or give away any alcoholic beverage to any person under twenty-one (21) years of age.

(b)

The prohibition contained in subsection (a) of this section shall not apply with respect to the sale or purchase of alcoholic beverages for consumption:

(1)

For medical purposes pursuant to a prescription of a physician duly authorized to practice medicine in this state.

(2)

At a religious ceremony.

(3)

In the home with parental consent.

(c)

The prohibition contained in subsection (a) of this section shall not apply with respect to sale of alcoholic beverages by a person when such person has been furnished with proper identification showing that the person to whom the alcoholic beverage is sold is twenty-one (21) years of age or older. For purposes of this subsection, "proper identification" means any document that is issued by a governmental agency containing a description of the person, such person's photograph, or both, and giving such person's date of birth and includes, without being limited to, a passport, military identification card, driver's license, or an identification card authorized under Official Code of Georgia Annotated Section 40-5-100 requiring the department of public safety to issue identification cards to handicapped persons who do not have a motor vehicle driver's license. "Proper identification" shall not include a birth certificate.

(d)

It shall be unlawful for anyone, either by himself or through another, to sell, serve, distribute, give away or otherwise permit the sale of alcoholic beverages to any person without first examining "proper identification" as defined herein above to be provided by the proposed purchaser of the alcoholic beverage.

(Ord. No. 82-3, § XIV(1), 3-16-82; Ord. No. 84-04, 2-7-84; Ord. No. 88-02, 2-2-88; Ord. No. 89-03, 2-21-89; Ord. No. 91-07, 9-24-91)

State law reference

Similar provisions, Official Code of Georgia Annotated, § 3-3-23.