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Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Code of Law.

4.04.040 Conformity with State Laws

Tribal standards for liquor transactions and possessions and consumption of liquor shall meet or exceed those required by the State of New York including but not limited to:

(a) Hours of Sale: Wine, Beer and mixed Beverages. The Tribe or an Enterprise of the Tribe may sell or offer for sale wine, beer or mixed beverages at all times not specifically prohibited by this Section. The Tribe or an Enterprise of the Tribe may not sell or offer for sale wine and beer and mixed beverages on Sunday between the hours of 2 a.m. and 12 noon. On any other day, the Tribe or an Enterprise of the Tribe may not sell or offer for sale wine, beer or mixed beverages between the hours of 2 a.m. and 8 a.m.

(b) Hours of Consumption. A person is in violation of this if he consumes or possesses with the intent to consume an alcoholic beverage in a public place on the reservation at any time on Sunday between 2 a.m. and 12 noon or on any other day between 2 a.m. and 7 a.m.

(c) Minor. A minor is any person who has not celebrated his/her twenty first (21) birthday.

(d) Purchase of Alcohol by a Minor. Purchase of an alcoholic beverage by a minor prohibited.

(e) Sale to Minors. Sale of an alcoholic beverage to a minor by the Tribe or an Enterprise of the Tribe is prohibited.

(f) Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor. Consumption of an alcoholic beverage by a minor is prohibited.

(g) Possession of Alcohol by a Minor. Possession of an alcoholic beverage by a minor is prohibited unless: (1) such minor is in possession of the alcoholic beverage while in the course and scope of his employment and he is any employee of the Tribe and an Enterprise of the Tribe.

(h) Purchase of Alcohol for a Minor; Furnishing Alcohol to a Minor. A person commits a violation of this ordinance if he knowingly purchases an alcoholic beverage for or knowingly gives or makes available an alcoholic beverage to a minor.

(i) Misrepresentation of Age by a Minor. A minor is in violation of this ordinance if he falsely states that he is 21 years of age or older or presents any document that indicates he/she is 21 years of age or older to a person engaged in selling or serving alcoholic beverages.

(j) Employment of Minors. The Tribe or an Enterprise of the Tribe shall not employ any person under 18 years of age to sell, prepare, serve, or otherwise handle liquor, or to assist in doing so. The Tribe or an Enterprise of the Tribe may, however, employ a person under 18 years of age to work in any capacity other than the actual selling, preparing, serving or handling of liquor.