§ 7.1-5-7-11 — Exception for certain places

(a) The provisions of sections 9 and 10 of this
chapter shall not apply if the public place involved is one (1) of the
following:
(1) Civic center.
(2) Convention center.
(3) Sports arena.
(4) Bowling center.
(5) Bona fide club.
(6) Drug store.
(7) Grocery store.
(8) Boat.
(9) Dining car.
(10) Pullman car.
(11) Club car.
(12) Passenger airplane.
(13) Horse racetrack facility holding a recognized meeting permit
under IC 4-31-5.
(14) Satellite facility (as defined in IC 4-31-2.1-36).
(15) Catering hall under IC 7.1-3-20-24 that is not open to the
public.
(16) That part of a restaurant which is separate from a room in
which is located a bar over which alcoholic beverages are sold or
dispensed by the drink.
(17) Entertainment complex.
(18) Indoor golf facility.
(19) A recreational facility such as a golf course, bowling center,
or similar facility that has the recreational activity and not the sale
of food and beverages as the principal purpose or function of the
person's business.
(20) A licensed premises owned or operated by a postsecondary
educational institution described in IC 21-17-6-1.
(21) An automobile racetrack.
(22) An indoor theater under IC 7.1-3-20-26.
(23) A senior residence facility campus (as defined in IC 7.1-3-1-29(c)) at which alcoholic beverages are given or furnished
as provided under IC 7.1-3-1-29.
(24) A hotel other than a part of a hotel that is a room in a
restaurant in which a bar is located over which alcoholic beverages
are sold or dispensed by the drink.
(25) The location of an allowable event to which IC 7.1-3-6.1
applies.
(26) The location of a charity auction to which IC 7.1-3-6.2
applies.
(27) A tour of a brewery as provided in IC 7.1-3-20-16.4, if the
minor is in the company of a parent, legal guardian or custodian,
or family member who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age.
(28) A farm winery and any additional locations of the farm winery
under IC 7.1-3-12, if the minor is in the company of a parent, legal
guardian or custodian, or family member who is at least twenty-one
(21) years of age and the minor is accompanied by the adult in any
area that the adult may be present whether or not the area:
(A) is separated in any manner from where the wine is
manufactured, sold, or consumed within the farm winery
premises; or
(B) operates under a retailer's permit.
(29) An artisan distillery under IC 7.1-3-27, if:
(A) the person who holds the artisan distiller's permit also holds
a farm winery permit under IC 7.1-3-12, or IC 7.1-3-20-16.4(a)
applies to the person; and
(B) the minor is in the company of a parent, legal guardian or
custodian, or family member who is at least twenty-one (21)
years of age.
(30) An art instruction studio under IC 7.1-5-8-4.6.
(31) The licensed premises of a food hall under IC 7.1-3-20-29 and
the food and beverage vending space of a food hall vendor
permittee under IC 7.1-3-20-30. However, sections 9 and 10 of this
chapter apply to a bar within the food and beverage vending space
of a food hall vendor permittee under IC 7.1-3-20-30 that serves
alcoholic beverages intended to be consumed while sitting or
standing at the bar.
(32) A refreshment area designated under IC 7.1-3-31.
(33) A small brewery under IC 7.1-3-2-7(5) and a restaurant of
which the small brewery permit holder is the proprietor as
provided in IC 7.1-3-2-7(5)(B), if the minor is accompanied by a
parent, legal guardian, custodian, or family member who is at least
twenty-one (21) years of age. The minor may be in any area in
which the accompanying adult may be present, whether or not the
area:
(A) is separated in any manner from where the beer is
manufactured, sold, or consumed within the small brewery
premises; or
(B) operates under a retailer's permit as provided in IC 7.1-3-2-7(5)(C).
(b) For the purpose of this subsection, "food" means meals prepared
on the licensed premises. It is lawful for a minor to be on licensed
premises in a room, outdoor patio, or terrace in which is located a bar
over which alcoholic beverages are sold or dispensed by the drink if all
the following conditions are met:
(1) The minor is in the company of a parent, guardian, or family
member who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age.
(2) The purpose for being on the licensed premises is the
consumption of food and not the consumption of alcoholic
beverages.
(3) The minor, accompanied by the parent, guardian, or family
member who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age, must be
seated at a table or booth in the bar area and shall not be seated at
the bar over which alcoholic beverages are sold or dispensed by the
drink.
[Pre-1973 Recodification Citation: 7-2-1-9(b).]
Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.55, SEC.1; Acts 1975, P.L.74, SEC.2.
As amended by P.L.100-1983, SEC.7; P.L.15-1994, SEC.10;
P.L.105-1995, SEC.6; P.L.71-1996, SEC.5; P.L.72-1996, SEC.22;
P.L.117-2000, SEC.1; P.L.72-2004, SEC.16; P.L.224-2005, SEC.33;
P.L.2-2007, SEC.133; P.L.10-2010, SEC.10; P.L.196-2015, SEC.18;
P.L.153-2015, SEC.12; P.L.196-2015, SEC.19; P.L.270-2017, SEC.19;
P.L.279-2019, SEC.9; P.L.285-2019, SEC.59; P.L.150-2021, SEC.5;
P.L.105-2022, SEC.9; P.L.167-2023, SEC.5; P.L.170-2023, SEC.20;
P.L.220-2023, SEC.14; P.L.163-2025, SEC.47.