A. Sale And Use Restrictions; Penalty:
1. No person shall sell, give or otherwise supply alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer to any person knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that the person is age eighteen (18), nineteen (19), or twenty (20). A person age eighteen (18), nineteen (19), or twenty (20) shall not purchase or possess alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer. However, a person age eighteen (18), nineteen (19), or twenty (20) may possess alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer given to the person within a private home with the knowledge, presence, and consent of the person's parent or guardian, or with the signed, written consent of the parent or guardian specifying the date and place for the consumption and displayed by the person upon demand, and a person age eighteen (18), nineteen (19), or twenty (20) may handle alcoholic liquor, wine, and beer during the course of the person's employment by a liquor control licensee, or wine or beer permittee. A person, other than a licensee or permittee, who commits a first offense under this subsection commits a scheduled violation of Iowa Code section 805.8 subsection 10.
2. A person, other than a licensee or permittee, who commits a second or subsequent violation of this subsection, commits a simple misdemeanor. A licensee or permittee who violates this subsection with respect to a person who is age nineteen (19) or twenty (20) is guilty of a simple misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00). The penalty provided under this subsection against a licensee or permittee who violates this subsection with respect to a person who is age nineteen (19) or twenty (20) is the only penalty which shall be imposed against a licensee or permittee who violates this Section. A licensee or permittee who violates this subsection with respect to a person who is age eighteen (18) commits a simple misdemeanor, and is subject to the criminal and civil penalties provided pursuant to Iowa Code sections 123.49 and 123.50 with respect to selling, giving, or otherwise supplying alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer to persons under legal age.
3. For the purpose of determining if a violation charged is a second or subsequent offense, a conviction or plea of guilty to a violation of this subsection shall be counted as a previous offense. (1998 Code)
B. Certain Businesses, Restrictions:
1. It shall be unlawful for a person under "legal drinking age", as defined by Iowa law, to enter any place of business holding a Class B wine or beer permit, a Class B beer permit and a Class B liquor control license; or a Class C beer and Class C liquor control license where the selling of alcoholic beverages constitutes more than fifty percent (50%) of the gross business transacted therein, except when the person under legal drinking age is accompanied by his or her parents or legally appointed guardian and prior to the hour of nine o'clock (9:00) P.M. It shall be unlawful for the holder of the above mentioned permits and licenses, his agent or employee, or the parent or guardian of any person under legal drinking age, knowingly to allow a person under legal drinking age to violate this provision.
2. None of the above prohibitions shall be applicable to places of business where the sale of alcoholic beverages constitutes less than fifty percent (50%) of the gross business transacted therein. (1975 Code § 3-1-27; amd. 1998 Code)