IIRC, Tennesee recently passed a law that requires ID for all alcohol sales, regardless of age. You could be 97 years old, state senator and own the store; no card, no booze.
Frankly, I don't think it's unreasonable to expect people to carry photo ID. I'm told that in New Zealand if you're over 15 or 16, you are required by law to carry photo ID at all times.
There are many times I've jumped in to defend a liquor store clerk and ripped into some whiney SC who "forgot" thier ID (Really? you've got your wallet, and you drove here......)
The law here states that a liquor inspector can fine the store/bar, and the clerk/server personally if they serve anyone who cant produce ID, even if the customer is of legal age.
Frankly, I don't think it's unreasonable to expect people to carry photo ID. I'm told that in New Zealand if you're over 15 or 16, you are required by law to carry photo ID at all times.
There are many times I've jumped in to defend a liquor store clerk and ripped into some whiney SC who "forgot" thier ID (Really? you've got your wallet, and you drove here......)
The law here states that a liquor inspector can fine the store/bar, and the clerk/server personally if they serve anyone who cant produce ID, even if the customer is of legal age.
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