(A) Except as provided in divisions (B) and (C) below, no person under the age of 21 years shall sell or assist in the sale or dispensing of intoxicating liquor or nonintoxicating beer.
(B) In any place of business licensed in accordance with RSMo. §§ 311.200, where at least 50% of the gross sales made consists of goods, merchandise, or commodities other than intoxicating liquor or nonintoxicating beer in the original package, persons at least 18 years of age may stock, arrange, display, accept payment for and sack for carryout intoxicating liquor or nonintoxicating beer. Delivery of intoxicating liquor or nonintoxicating beer away from the licensed business premises cannot be performed by anyone under the age of 21 years.
(C) In any distillery, warehouse, wholesale distributorship, or similar place of business which stores or distributes intoxicating liquor or nonintoxicating beer but which does not sell intoxicating liquor or nonintoxicating beer at retail, persons at least 18 years of age may be employed and their duties may include the handling of intoxicating liquor or nonintoxicating beer for all purposes except consumption, sale at retail, or dispensing for consumption or sale at retail.
(D) Persons 18 years of age or older may, when acting in the capacity as a waiter or waitress, accept payment for or serve intoxicating liquor in places of business which sell food for consumption on the premises if at least 50% of all sales in those places consist of food; provided that nothing in this section shall authorize persons under 21 years of age to mix or serve across the bar intoxicating beverages.
(Ord. 89-45, passed 3-20-1989)