Columbia Sale of intoxicating liquor prohibited ordinance (§ 4-69)
Chapter 4: Alcoholic Beverages · Article III. Nonintoxicating Beer
In short: Businesses licensed to sell only nonintoxicating beer may not sell, give away or allow consumption on their premises of malt liquor stronger than 3.2 percent alcohol by weight, or of any other intoxicating liquor.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
No person holding a license to sell nonintoxicating beer only shall sell, give away or otherwise dispose of, or permit the same to be done, or consumed in, upon or about his premises any malt liquor containing alcohol in excess of three and two-tenths (3.2) per cent by weight, or any other intoxicating liquor of any kind or character.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 4-69
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.