Underage Drinking
Wyoming
The policy topics, below, address statues and regulations related to underage drinking and access to alcohol.
Possession is prohibited WITH THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTION(S):
- parent/guardian
- OR spouse
Consumption is prohibited WITH THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTION(S):
- parent/guardian
- OR spouse
Internal possession is prohibited WITH THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTION(S):
- parent/guardian
- OR spouse
Purchase is prohibited, but youth MAY PURCHASE for law enforcement purposes.
Furnishing is prohibited WITH THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTION(S):
- parent/guardian
- OR spouse
Notes:
Wyoming's exception allows members of the minor's "immediate family" to furnish alcohol. APIS interprets the phrase “immediate family” as including a spouse.
- Beer: 18 for servers and 21 for bartenders
- Wine: 18 for servers and 21 for bartenders
- Spirits: 18 for servers and 21 for bartenders
- Beer: 21
- Wine: 21
- Spirits: 21
Provision(s) targeting minors:
- Use of a false ID to obtain alcohol is a criminal offense
- No driver's license suspension procedure
Provision(s) targeting retailers:
- Licenses for drivers under age 21 are easily distinguishable from those for drivers age 21 and older
- Specific affirmative defense - the retailer inspected the false ID and came to a reasonable conclusion based on its appearance that it was valid
BAC limit: 0.02 - a BAC level above the limit is per se (conclusive) evidence of a violation.
Applies to drivers under age 21.
Keg definition: not less than 7 gallons
Prohibited:
- destroying the label on a keg - max. fine/jail: $500.00
Purchaser information collected:
- verified by a government-issued ID
Warning information to purchaser: passive – no purchaser action required
Deposit: not required
Provisions do not specifically address disposable kegs
Type(s) of violation leading to driver's license suspension, revocation, or denial:
- Underage possession
Use/lose penalties apply to minors under age 19
Authority to impose driver's license sanction
- mandatory
Length of suspension/revocation: 90 days
Social host law is specifically limited to underage drinking parties.
Action by underage guest that triggers violation: Possession Consumption
Property type(s) covered by liability law:
- Residence
- Outdoor
- Other
Standard for hosts' knowledge or action regarding the party: KNOWLEDGE - host must have actual knowledge of the occurrence
Notes:
Wyoming's social host statute only applies to possession or consumption by persons under the age of 18. Wyoming has attached a furnishing exception to its social host statute. See Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-4-406(b)(i). APIS has not interpreted this provision as providing an exception to the social host prohibition, only to the act of furnishing.
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