Guam § 3410 - Entry Forbidden.

§ 3410. Entry Forbidden.

(a) No person under eighteen (18) years of age shall enter an establishment where alcoholic beverages

are consumed, unless such establishment is a public eating place, as defined in § 3118 of this Code. Every

person who violates this Section shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor.

(b) Exemptions. Establishments may open their doors and allow for teen events; provided, that the

following provisions are adhered to:

(1) no beverages with any amount of alcoholic content are sold during the events;

(2) all teens entering the premises shall be checked to ensure that no alcoholic beverages are

brought into the premises; any alcoholic beverage found shall be confiscated on the spot;

(3) the management of the establishment shall ensure that, in addition to no alcoholic beverage

being sold or consumed in the establishment during the teen events, that no alcoholic beverage is being

consumed outside the premises which is under the direct control or ownership of the establishment;

(4) the establishment must remove all lewd, pornographic pictures, objects and other

paraphernalia not suitable for teens prior to opening its doors for teen events;

(5) the establishment must comply with all other statutes governing the conduct of minors, who

are defined as anyone under the age of eighteen (18) years old;

(6) the establishment must provide an identification marking, i.e. stamp, on any individual who

is attending or participating in such teen events;

(7) the establishment must provide for adequate adult, i.e. personnel or chaperon, supervision and

surveillance of such events;

(8) the establishment must acquire a business permit for conducting such teen events from the

Department of Revenue and Taxation; such authorization may be included in its existing business

permit at no additional cost; and

(9) the establishment must remove or cover all pictures, objects and other related items

exclusively for advertising alcohol or tobacco products. The term “advertising” for the purpose of this

Section shall mean all representations disseminated in any manner or by any means, other than by

labeling, for the purpose of inducing, or which are likely to induce, directly or indirectly, the purchase

and consumption of alcohol or tobacco by minors.

(c) In addition to any other penalty allowed by law, a violation of the provisions of this Section shall

have as an additional penalty a Five Hundred Dollar ($500.00) fine, and suspension of the establishment’s

business license for a minimum of three (3) months.

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