Columbia Consumption on premises where signs prohibit same ordinance (§ 4-32)
Chapter 4: Alcoholic Beverages · Article II. Intoxicating Liquor
In short: You can't drink or openly display intoxicating liquor in a restaurant, lunch room, soda fountain or other place serving meals or soft drinks if the owner or manager posts signs banning it. The signs must be large and numerous enough for the public to see easily.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
No intoxicating liquor, as defined in this chapter, shall be drunk, consumed or publicly exhibited in a public dining room, lunch room, soda fountain or any place where meals or lunches and soft drinks are served, where the owner or manager exhibits on the premises signs or placards to the effect that intoxicating liquor may not be drunk in or about the premises. Such signs or placards shall be of sufficient size and in sufficient number to be easily discernible to the general public.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 4-32
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.