Columbia Increasing alcoholic content ordinance (§ 4-70)
Chapter 4: Alcoholic Beverages · Article III. Nonintoxicating Beer
In short: Licensed sellers of nonintoxicating beer must take every precaution to stop anyone on the licensed premises from adding alcohol, other liquid, alcohol cubes or other ingredients that raise its alcoholic content. Knowingly allowing it can lead to license suspension or revocation.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
It shall be the duty of every holder of a license to manufacture and sell, or sell nonintoxicating beer, to use every precaution to prevent any person on the premises described in such permit from pouring into, mixing with or adding to such nonintoxicating beer any alcohol or other liquid, or any alcohol cube or other ingredient that will increase the alcoholic content of such nonintoxicating beer. Any such license holder who shall knowingly permit any person on the premises described in such permit to pour into, mix with or add to such nonintoxicating beer any alcohol or other liquid, or any alcohol cube or other ingredient that will increase the alcoholic content of such nonintoxicating beer, shall be subject to having his license suspended or revoked.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 4-70
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.