Terms Used In Michigan Laws 436.1707

  • Alcoholic liquor: means any spirituous, vinous, malt, or fermented liquor, powder, liquids, and compounds, whether or not medicated, proprietary, patented, and by whatever name called, containing 1/2 of 1% or more of alcohol by volume that are fit for use for food purposes or beverage purposes as defined and classified by the commission according to alcoholic content as belonging to 1 of the varieties defined in this chapter. See Michigan Laws 436.1105
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  (1) A vendor shall not sell, serve, or furnish any alcoholic liquor to an individual in an intoxicated condition.
  (2) A licensee shall not allow an individual who is in an intoxicated condition to consume alcoholic liquor on the licensed premises.
  (3) A licensee, or the clerk, servant, agent, or employee of a licensee, shall not be in an intoxicated condition on the licensed premises.
  (4) A licensee shall not allow an intoxicated individual to frequent or loiter on the licensed premises except if the intoxicated individual has been refused service of further alcoholic liquor and remains on the premises for the purpose of eating food, seeking medical attention, or arranging transportation that does not involve driving himself or herself, or in any other circumstances where requiring the individual to vacate the premises immediately would be considered dangerous to the individual or to the public.
  (5) A licensee shall not allow a minor to consume alcoholic liquor or to possess alcoholic liquor for personal consumption on the licensed premises.
  (6) An off-premises licensee shall not allow an individual less than 18 years of age to sell or serve alcoholic liquor.
  (7) Subject to section 15 of the youth employment standards act, 1978 PA 90, MCL 409.115, an on-premises licensee may allow an individual who is 17 years of age to sell or serve alcoholic liquor if both of the following conditions are met:
  (a) The individual has completed a server training program as provided for in section 906 and the rules promulgated by the commission.
  (b) During the individual’s shift, the on-premises licensee has supervisory personnel as required under section 906 who are 18 years of age or older.
  (8) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a licensee shall not allow an individual less than 18 years of age to work or entertain on a paid or voluntary basis on the licensed premises unless the individual is employed in compliance with the youth employment standards act, 1978 PA 90, MCL 409.101 to 409.124. This subsection does not apply to an entertainer under the direct supervision and control of his or her parent or legal guardian.
  (9) This section does not prohibit a wholesaler’s employee who is 16 years of age or older from doing any of the following:
  (a) Building a display of those brands that are represented or sold by the wholesaler for an off-premises retailer.
  (b) Marking the price on those brands that are represented or sold by the wholesaler for an off-premises retailer.
  (c) Rotating brands that are represented or sold by the wholesaler for an off-premises retailer.
  (d) Placing brands that are represented or sold by the wholesaler on shelves for an off-premises retailer.