Underage Drinking

Minimum Ages for On-Premises Servers and Bartenders

Laws that specify a minimum age for employees who serve or dispense alcoholic beverages in on-premises establishments.

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Changes Over Time: Minimum Ages for On-Premises Servers and Bartenders

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Changes Over Time for Minimum Ages for On-Premises Servers and Bartenders
Jurisdiction Date Range Minimum Age To Serve Minimum Age To Bartend Manager or
Supervisor
Must Be
Present		 Citations
Beer Wine Spirits Beer Wine Spirits
Arizona (3382)
1/1/2003 - 8/8/2017191919191919 2 Citations
Arizona (3329)
8/9/2017 - 1/1/2019181818181818 3 Citations
Arkansas (3381)
1/1/2003 - 5/5/2003212121212121 
Arkansas (3328)
5/6/2003 - 1/1/2019191919212121 7 Citations
Delaware (3334)
1/1/2003 - 7/16/2018191919212121 4 Citations
Delaware (4109)
7/17/2018 - 1/1/2019181818212121 5 Citations
North Dakota (3407)

Any person who is nineteen years of age or older but under twenty-one years of age may be employed by the restaurant to serve and collect money for alcoholic beverages, if the person is under the direct supervision of a person twenty-one or more years of age, but may not be engaged in mixing, dispensing, or consuming alcoholic beverages.

1/1/2003 - 7/31/2009191919212121Yes
North Dakota (3354)

Any person who is eighteen years of age or older but under twenty-one years of age may be employed by the restaurant to serve and collect money for alcoholic beverages, if the person is under the direct supervision of a person twenty-one or more years of age, but may not be engaged in mixing, dispensing, or consuming alcoholic beverages.

8/1/2009 - 1/1/2019181818212121Yes2 Citations
South Dakota (3367)
1/1/2003 - 6/30/2018181818212121Yes2 Citations
South Dakota (4126)
7/1/2018 - 1/1/2019181818212121 4 Citations