Babies at the Brewery? Pa.'s Legal Background Regarding Minors on Licensed Premises
Whether you want to encourage young families to visit your brewery or create a space for adults to escape the presence of children, the Liquor Code provides methods for licensees to either find an exception to allow minors or to craft a policy to exclude them.
February 15, 2023 at 12:19 PM
8 minute read
Food and BeverageOver the years, particularly after the Clean Indoor Air Act, the walls between alcohol establishments catering exclusively to the 21-and-over crowd and those that offer a family friendly environment have increasingly come down. While there are still licensed businesses that exclude, or at least discourage, minors on their premises, there is a growing segment of the alcohol industry that strongly encourages families to come together in the presence of alcohol, including large arcades, entertainment complexes and movie theaters. Breweries, in particular, have struggled recently with the question of whether children in their taprooms is more of a benefit or burden. Many are positioning themselves as a destination for food, live music and recreation, encouraging patrons to spend more time on site. That leaves the key question of whether a trip to their establishment is a family-friendly outing or whether parents need to find a sitter. Recently, several breweries have enacted policies specifically excluding children from their premises, including Lovedraft's Brewing Co. in Mechanicsburg who excludes anyone under 21 at all times and Human Robot Brewery in Philadelphia who recently enacted a policy excluding anyone under 21 after 2 p.m. Each licensed establishment will need to determine whether or how much they want to market themselves as family friendly, but before a decision is made, each licensee should be familiar with what the Liquor Code allows and prohibits in terms of minors on the premises.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
NOT FOR REPRINT
© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
Law Firms Mentioned
Trending Stories
- 1The Law Firm Disrupted: For Big Law Names, Shorter is Sweeter
- 2How I Made Office Managing Partner: 'If You Are Aware of Areas for Improvement and You Can Play a Role in That, Speak Up,' Says Jennifer Mellott of Freshfields
- 3'I'm Staying Everything': Texas Bankruptcy Judge Halts Talc Trials Against J&J
- 4What We Know About the Kentucky Judge Killed in His Chambers
- 5Burns & Levinson to Wind Down After 64 Years in Boston
Featured Firms
Law Offices of Gary Martin Hays & Associates, P.C.
(470) 294-1674
Law Offices of Mark E. Salomone
(857) 444-6468
Smith & Hassler
(713) 739-1250