If you give alcohol to anyone under 21 years of age, and he or she in turn
injures or kills someone or damages property, you can be sued.
If a person under the age of 21 helps to pay for alcohol, even if the buyer is 21 years old, it is against the law.
Legally, parents can give alcohol to their own children if it is consumed in their presence.
A person must be 18 years of age to sell beer or alcohol in sealed containers.
Champagne, sparkling wine, or drinks mixed with soda get people intoxicated at a faster rate.
No
sale of beer or intoxicating liquor may be made
to an intoxicated person.
There are limits on "happy hours," such as: no
two drinks for the price of one; no discount prices
after 9:00 p.m.; and no unlimited number of servings
for a fixed price during a set period of time.
It is illegal for any person to possess an open
container of beer, wine or
liquor in a public place.
No one of any age may drink beer, wine or intoxicating
liquor in a motor vehicle: automobiles, recreational
vehicles, boat, riding lawn mowers, etc.
An individual using a fake driver license to buy
beer or intoxicating liquor may lose driving privileges
for one year.
An individual who lends his/her license to another
for the purchase of beer or intoxicating liquor
may also lose driving privileges for one year
and possibly be fined up to $1,000 and/or be sentenced
up to six months in jail.
Click
here for the Investigative Unit Complaint
Referral Form.
The Food
Stamp Program serves as the first line of defense
against hunger. It enables low-income families
to buy nutritious food with coupons and Electronic
Benefits Transfer cards. Food stamp recipients
spend their benefits to buy eligible food in authorized
retail food stores.
The Ohio Investigative Unit is the sole agency in the state of Ohio contracted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture – Food & Nutrition Service to investigate food stamp trafficking.
Food stamp trafficking is the buying and selling of food stamp benefits for cash or items not authorized under the Food Stamp Act of 1977.
Some retailers violate the Food Stamp Program by accepting food stamp benefits for cash or unauthorized items such as tobacco, alcohol, and contraband such as drugs or weapons etc.
Food stamp trafficking undermines the integrity of the program and diverts benefits from those who need them. The program has systems to prevent trafficking and strong penalties for those who do the trafficking. Recipients and retailers who engage in such illegal activities will be disqualified from the program and criminally prosecuted.
If you have information related
to the misuse of food stamps, please complete
the
Complaint
Referral Form.
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