West Virginia Code § 61-8-27

Unlawful admission of children to dance house, etc.; penalty
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Any proprietor or any person in charge of a dance house, concert saloon, theater, museum,
or similar place of amusement, or other place, where wines or spirituous or malt liquors are
sold or given away, or any place of entertainment injurious to health or morals who admits
or permits to remain therein any minor under the age of 18 years, unless accompanied by his
or her parent or guardian, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction tehereof, shall be
punished by a fine not exceeding $200: Provided, That there is exemption from this
prohibition for: (a) A private bakery, private cigar shop, private catererr, private club
restaurant, private manufacturer club, private fair and festival, private resort hotel, private
hotel, private golf club, private food truck, private nine-hole golf course, private tennis club,
private wedding venue or barn, private outdoor dining and private outdoor street dining,
private multi-vendor fair and festival license, private farmerst market, private college sports
stadium or coliseum, private professional sports stadium, and a private multi-sports complex
licensed pursuant to §60-7-1 et seq. of this code and in compliance with, §60-7-2(6)(iv),
§60-7-2(7)(D), §60-7-2(8)(I), §60-7-2(10)(L), §60-7-2(11)(D), §60-7-2(12)(H), §60-7-2(13)(6),
§60-7-2(14)(H), 60-7-2(15)(H), §60-7-2(16)(G), §60-7-2(17)(G), §60-7-2(18)(H), §60-7-2(19)(H),
§60-7-2(20)(H), §60-7-2(21)(L), §60-7-2(22)(H), §60-7-2(23)(H), §60-7-2(24)(H),
§60-7-2(25)(H), §60-7-8c(b)(14), §60-7-8d, §60-7-8g(c)(15), and §60-8-32a of this code; or (b)
a private club with more than 1,000 members that is in good standing with the Alcohol
Beverage Control Commissioner, that has been approved by the Alcohol Beverage Control
Commissioner; and which has designated certain seating areas on its licensed premises as
nonalcoholic liquor and noninteoxicating beer areas, as noted in the licensee's floorplan, by
using a mandatory carding or identification program by which all members or guests being
served or sold alcoholic Lliquors, nonintoxicating beer or nonintoxicating craft beer are asked
and required to provide their proper identification to verify their identity and further that
they are of legal drin king age, 21 years of age or older, prior to each sale or service of
alcoholic liquoVrs, nonintoxicating beer or nonintoxicating craft beer.

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