Columbia Definitions ordinance (§ 4-101)
Chapter 4: Alcoholic Beverages · Article V. Server Certificate
The following definitions apply to this article:
Department means the department of public health and human services.
Director means the director of public health and human services or the director's designee.
Permit means to give permission to; or to allow by silent consent, by not prohibiting, or by failing to exercise control.
Server means any person directly engaged in the retail sale, service, delivery or dispensing of alcoholic beverages, including taking orders for, accepting payment for, mixing, serving or assisting in mixing or serving any alcoholic beverage.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 4-101
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.