Selling to insane or intoxicated persons, drunkards, minors.
Gulfport Code of Ordinances § 5-227
in effectSec. 5-227. - Selling to insane or intoxicated persons, drunkards, minors.
(a) Insane, intoxicated persons, drunkards: It shall be unlawful to sell, give or furnish any beer or wine to any person visibly or noticeably intoxicated, or to any insane person, or to any habitual drunkard.
(b) Unlawful possession and consumption of beer, wine, or alcoholic beverages by persons underage:
(1) No person under the age of twenty-one (21) years shall consume, purchase or accept delivery of beer or wine, as defined or used in the laws of the state, or have beer or wine in his possession within the city, except as set forth hereinafter. The possession and dispensing, or consumption by a person under the age of twenty-one (21) years of beer or wine in the performance of a religious service or ceremony, the consumption by a person under the age of twenty-one (21) years under the direct supervision and approval of the parents or guardians of such underage person in the privacy of the parent's or guardian's home, or the possession and delivery of beer or wine pursuant to a person's employment by a licensee under the laws of the state are not prohibited.
(2) No person, after purchasing or otherwise obtaining beer or wine, shall sell, give or deliver such beer or wine to another person under the age of twenty-one (21) years, except as allowed under the foregoing paragraph (1).
(3) No person under the age of twenty-one (21) years shall consume, purchase or accept delivery of alcoholic beverages, as defined by the laws of the state, or have alcoholic beverages in his possession within the city, except as allowed under the foregoing paragraph (1).
(4) No person, after purchasing or otherwise obtaining alcoholic beverages, shall sell, give or deliver such alcoholic beverages to another person under the age of twenty-one (21) years except as allowed under the foregoing paragraph (1).
(c) Parental responsibility: It shall be unlawful for any parent or guardian knowingly to permit or allow any minor child of which he may be the parent or guardian to violate any provision of subsection (b).
(d) Responsibility of the owner or occupant of premises:
(1) It shall be unlawful for any owner or occupant of any premises located within the city to allow or permit any person under the age of twenty-one (21) years to remain on such premises, while in the possession of beer or wine, or allow or permit any person under the age of twenty-one (21) years to remain on such premises, while in the possession of alcoholic beverages.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any owner or occupant of any premises within the city to allow or permit any person under the age of twenty-one (21) years to consume or accept delivery of beer or wine on such premises.
(3) It shall be unlawful for any owner or occupant of any premises within the city to allow or permit any person under the age of twenty-one (21) years to consume or accept delivery of any alcoholic beverages on such premises.
(e) Evidence of age of person attempting to purchase beer, wine, or alcoholic beverages:
(1) If any person authorized by the laws of the state to sell, furnish, dispose of, give, or cause to be sold, furnished, disposed of, or given, any alcoholic beverage, beer or wine to any person, has reason to believe or should have reason to believe that a sale or delivery thereof is prohibited because the prospective recipient is underage, then he shall, before making such sale or delivery, demand presentation of at least one (1) form of positive identification card issued by a federal, state, county or municipal government or subdivision or agency thereof, such as a valid driver's license, or military identification card, such positive identification to contain proof of age, issued by a public officer or government agency. A traffic citation shall not be accepted as identification or evidence of age.
(2) No person shall transfer, alter, or deface an identification card issued by a federal, state, county or municipal government or subdivision or agency thereof, use the identification card of another, carry or use a false or forged identification card, or obtain an identification card by means of false identification.
(3) No person shall purchase, accept delivery or have possession of beer, wine, or alcoholic beverages by the use of an altered, forged or defaced identification card, or by the use of an identification card of another person.
(4) No person shall misrepresent his age for the purpose of purchasing or obtaining beer, wine or alcoholic beverages in the city.
(Code 1963, § 4-3)
Source: City of Gulfport, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/gulfport/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH5LIBURE_ARTIXALBE_S5-227SEININPEDRMIFetched: 11/1/2026