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Ind. Code § 7.1-5-7-11 — Exception for certain places
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 7: Minors, Indiana Code.
Full text of Ind. Code § 7.1-5-7-11
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Indiana.
Sec. 11. (a) The provisions of sections 9 and 10 of this chapter shall not apply if the public place involved is one (1) of the following: (1) Civic center. (2) Convention center. (3) Sports arena. (4) Bowling center. (5) Bona fide club. (6) Drug store. (7) Grocery store. (8) Boat. (9) Dining car. (10) Pullman car. (11) Club car. (12) Passenger airplane. (13) Horse racetrack facility holding a recognized meeting permit under IC 4-31-5 . (14) Satellite facility (as defined in IC 4-31-2.1-36 ). (15) Catering hall under IC 7.1-3-20-24 that is not open to the public. (16) That part of a restaurant which is separate from a room in which is located a bar over which alcoholic beverages are sold or dispensed by the drink. (17) Entertainment complex. (18) Indoor golf facility. (19) A recreational facility such as a golf course, bowling center, or similar facility that has the recreational activity and not the sale of food and beverages as the principal purpose or function of the person's business. (20) A licensed premises owned or operated by a postsecondary educational institution described in IC 21-17-6-1 . (21) An automobile racetrack. (22) An indoor theater under IC 7.1-3-20-26 . (23) A senior residence facility campus (as defined in IC 7.1-3-1-29 (c)) at which alcoholic beverages are given or furnished as provided under IC 7.1-3-1-29 . (24) A hotel other than a part of a hotel that is a room in a restaurant in which a bar is located over which alcoholic beverages are sold or dispensed by the drink. (25) The location of an allowable event to which IC 7.1-3-6.1 applies. (26) The location of a charity auction to which IC 7.1-3-6.2 applies. (27) A tour of a brewery as provided in IC 7.1-3-20-16.4 , if the minor is in the company of a parent, legal guardian or custodian, or family member who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age. (28) A farm winery and any additional locations of the farm winery under IC 7.1-3-12 , if the minor is in the company of a parent, legal guardian or custodian, or family member who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age and the minor is accompanied by the adult in any area that the adult may be present whether or not the area: (A) is separated in any manner from where the wine is manufactured, sold, or consumed within the farm winery premises; or (B) operates under a retailer's permit. (29) An artisan distillery under IC 7.1-3-27 , if: (A) the person who holds the artisan distiller's permit also holds a farm winery permit under IC 7.1-3-12 , or IC 7.1-3-20-16.4 (a) applies to the person; and (B) the minor is in the company of a parent, legal guardian or custodian, or family member who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age. (30) An art instruction studio under IC 7.1-5-8-4.6 . (31) The licensed premises of a food hall under IC 7.1-3-20-29 and the food and beverage vending space of a food hall vendor permittee under IC 7.1-3-20-30 . However, sections 9 and 10 of this chapter apply to a bar within the food and beverage vending space of a food hall vendor permittee under IC 7.1-3-20-30 that serves alcoholic beverages intended to be consumed while sitting or standing at the bar. (32) A refreshment area designated under IC 7.1-3-31 . (33) A small brewery under IC 7.1-3-2-7 (5) and a restaurant of which the small brewery permit holder is the proprietor as provided in IC 7.1-3-2-7 (5)(B), if the minor is accompanied by a parent, legal guardian, custodian, or family member who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age. The minor may be in any area in which the accompanying adult may be present, whether or not the area: (A) is separated in any manner from where the beer is manufactured, sold, or consumed within the small brewery premises; or (B) operates under a retailer's permit as provided in IC 7.1-3-2-7 (5)(C). (34) The state fair under IC 7.1-3-21-14 . (35) A county fair issued a permit under IC 7.1-3-21-14.5 . (36) A restaurant that satisfies the gross food sales requirement provided in IC 7.1-3-20-14 . (b) For the purpose of this subsection, "food" means meals prepared on the licensed premises. It is lawful for a minor to be on licensed premises in a room, outdoor patio, or terrace in which is located a bar over which alcoholic beverages are sold or dispensed by the drink if all the following conditions are met: (1) The minor is in the company of a parent, guardian, or family member who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age. (2) The purpose for being on the licensed premises is the consumption of food and not the consumption of alcoholic beverages. (3) The minor, accompanied by the parent, guardian, or family member who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age, must be seated at a table or booth in the bar area and shall not be seated at the bar over which alcoholic beverages are sold or dispensed by the drink. [Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-1-9(b).]
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