Ban on gatherings where minors drink alcohol

A. A gathering where an underage person possesses or consumes intoxicating liquor is prohibited. B. A responsible person will be strictly liable and subject to this chapter's civil penalties where an underage person possesses or consumes intoxicating liquor. C. The following are exemptions from this section's prohibitions: 1. Intoxicating liquor provided to an underage person as an ingredient in a medicine prescribed by a licensed physician for medical treatment of the underage person. 2. Intoxicating liquor provided to an underage person as part of a ceremony of a recognized religion. 3. Possession or consumption of intoxicating liquor by an underage person as allowed by law, with the belief, which was reasonable under the circumstances, that the person under the age of twenty-one had attained the age of twenty-one. 4. Intoxicating liquor provided to an underage person with the express consent of the parent or legal guardian and with the belief, which was reasonable under the circumstances, that the person under the age of twenty-one would not consume any portion of the intoxicating liquor. 5. Intoxicating liquor provided to an underage person with the express consent of the parent or legal guardian and with the belief, which was reasonable under the circumstances, that the person under the age of twenty-one would consume the intoxicating liquor only in the presence of the parent or legal guardian. 6. Any location regulated by the department of liquor control. 7. Any location on the islands of Lana‘i and Molokai. ( Ord. No. 5174 § 2, 2021; eff. 9-1-2021)