Any person sixteen years of age or over may be employed by an employer holding a permit issued under this chapter, except that (1) any person fifteen years of age or older may be so employed by such an employer on premises operating under a grocery store beer permit, and (2) any person under the age of eighteen who is employed on any permit premises shall not serve or sell alcoholic liquor. An employee eighteen years of age or over who is located on the grocery store beer permit premises shall approve all sales of beer on such premises. A minor performing paid or volunteer services of an emergency nature shall be deemed to be an employee subject to the provisions of this section.

(P.A. 82-68, S. 9, 11; P.A. 88-364, S. 89, 123; P.A. 93-139, S. 67; P.A. 15-24, S. 3; P.A. 16-103, S. 5.)

History: P.A. 88-364 reduced the permitted age for persons to work on premises operating under a grocery store beer permit from over age 16 to 15 years of age or older; P.A. 93-139 deleted a provision of permits held by, and financial interests of, persons over 18 on July 1, 1982; P.A. 15-24 changed age for employment from 18 to 16 years of age or over, designated provision re person 15 years of age as Subdiv. (1) and added Subdiv. (2) re person under age of 18 employed on permit premises not to serve or sell alcoholic liquor, effective June 4, 2015; P.A. 16-103 added provision re employee age 18 or over who is located on grocery store beer permit premises to approve all sales of beer on the premises, effective June 2, 2016.