Glasgow Hosting a Party at Which Minors Consume Alcohol ordinance (§ 210.2010)
Chapter 210: Offenses · Article XII. Offenses Concerning Minors
In short: Anyone over 17 may not host or sponsor a party, on public or private property, where a minor drinks alcohol. A host who discovers the drinking and immediately notifies police is not guilty of a violation. Penalties are set in Section 100.220.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
A. No person over the age of seventeen (17) shall host or sponsor a party, on public or on private property, in any residence or other structure or at any other place in the City of Glasgow, Missouri, at which any minor consumes any alcoholic beverage; provided, however, that any host or sponsor who discovers alcoholic beverages being consumed at such party and who immediately notifies the Police of this fact shall not be guilty of a violation of this Section.
1. Unless otherwise provided herein, any person guilty of violating any of these provisions of this Section shall be punished as provided in Section 100.220 of the Code of the City of Glasgow.
Official source: City of Glasgow official Code of Ordinances (online), § 210.2010
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.