Under 21 With Alcohol
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 311.325 — buying, possessing or being visibly intoxicated under 21
A Missouri resident or visitor under twenty one who buys or tries to buy intoxicating liquor, has it in their possession, is visibly intoxicated, or has a blood alcohol content over two hundredths of one percent commits a misdemeanor: class D for a first violation, class A for a second or later.
A factory sealed container labeled as intoxicating liquor need not be opened or tested to prove what it is. A college culinary student at least eighteen may taste, but not drink, as part of required coursework under an instructor's control.
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- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 311.325 — Purchase or possession by minor, penalty
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