Columbia Selling to drunkards and minors ordinance (§ 4-16)
Chapter 4: Alcoholic Beverages · Article I. In General
In short: You can't sell or supply alcohol, or let someone else do so, to a habitual drunkard or anyone who is or appears to be drunk. You also can't give or sell alcohol to anyone under 21, except for medicinal purposes only, by a parent or guardian, or when administered by a physician.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
No person shall sell or supply or permit another to sell or supply any alcoholic beverage to a habitual drunkard or to any person who is under or apparently under the influence of alcohol. No person shall give, sell or otherwise supply any alcoholic beverage to any person under the age of twenty-one (21), except that this shall not apply to the supplying of any alcoholic beverage to a person under such age for medicinal purposes only, or by the parent or guardian of such person, or to the administering of any alcoholic beverage to such person by a physician.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 4-16
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.