Serving It Right: Legal age and minors

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1. A liquor primary licence does not mention minors. May a 17-year-old enter the bar with a parent?

   1. No, minors are not allowed unless the licence permits it
   2. Yes, any minor may enter a bar with a parent
   3. Yes, as long as the minor does not drink alcohol
   4. Yes, but only before 6 p.m. on weekdays

2. Why might a minor try to buy a drink at your bar while working with the police or LCRB?

   1. To check the bar's drink prices
   2. To inspect the kitchen for food safety
   3. To test whether staff refuse service to minors
   4. To count the patrons for capacity

3. At a stadium, what may an employed 16-year-old do with liquor?

   1. Walk the seating area selling cans of beer as a hawker
   2. Nothing; minors may not be employed at stadiums
   3. Serve it under SIR-certified adult supervision, without pouring
   4. Pour and mix drinks at a concession stand alone

4. A 17-year-old shows his older brother's driver's licence to enter a bar. What does the Act say?

   1. It is allowed if he only orders food
   2. Using ID issued to another person is an offence
   3. It is allowed if the photo looks similar
   4. It is the bar's problem, not the minor's

5. Even where minors are normally allowed, when must they not be present?

   1. During a karaoke night with live music
   2. During the weekday lunch service
   3. During a hockey game shown on TV
   4. During adult entertainment or gambling

6. A 16-year-old works in a restaurant with a food primary licence. What may she do with liquor?

   1. Serve it to tables, but not open, pour or mix it
   2. Mix drinks if a manager is in the building
   3. Pour wine, but not mix cocktails
   4. Nothing; minors may not carry liquor at all

7. A bar has permission to allow minors in its service area. May it hire a 17-year-old to serve drinks?

   1. Yes, if an adult pours each drink for the minor
   2. Yes, once the minor has completed SIR training
   3. No, minors there may work but not sell or serve liquor
   4. Yes, if the minor works only until 10 p.m.

8. Which of these is an offence under B.C.'s Liquor Control and Licensing Act?

   1. Letting a minor eat in a restaurant
   2. Supplying liquor to a minor
   3. Serving a minor a soft drink
   4. Asking a minor for two pieces of ID

9. A 15-year-old asks to work as a server carrying drinks in a restaurant. Is this allowed?

   1. No, servers of liquor must be at least 16
   2. Yes, with written parental consent
   3. Yes, if the restaurant closes by 10 p.m.
   4. Yes, if he serves only beer and wine

10. May a 15-year-old enter a B.C. liquor store?

    1. Yes, alone, if not buying anything
    2. Never, minors are banned from all liquor stores
    3. Only if accompanied by a parent or other responsible adult
    4. Only with a note signed by a parent

11. In which situation may liquor lawfully be given to a minor?

    1. By an older friend at a house party
    2. By a bar on the minor's 18th birthday
    3. By a server if the parent phones to approve
    4. By a parent in their home, for drinking there

12. What is the legal drinking age in British Columbia?

    1. 19
    2. 21
    3. 20
    4. 18

13. A server sold liquor to a 18-year-old after checking two pieces of authentic-looking ID that turned out fake. What protects her?

    1. Nothing; serving a minor is an offence in every case
    2. The fact that the minor looked older than 25
    3. The fact that the minor paid by credit card
    4. She asked for prescribed ID, examined it and believed it real

14. A pub has a Family Food Service term on its licence. Until what time may minors be there with a parent?

    1. Until 8 p.m.
    2. Until 10 p.m.
    3. Until last call
    4. Until midnight