HB 210: "An Act relating to the drinking age for a person who is an active member of the armed forces of the United States or an active member of the Alaska National Guard; and relating to the age to possess tobacco for a person who is an active member of the armed forces of the United States or an active member of the Alaska National Guard."
00 HOUSE BILL NO. 210 01 "An Act relating to the drinking age for a person who is an active member of the armed 02 forces of the United States or an active member of the Alaska National Guard; and 03 relating to the age to possess tobacco for a person who is an active member of the armed 04 forces of the United States or an active member of the Alaska National Guard." 05 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 06 * Section 1. AS 04.16.049 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 07 (g) A person does not violate this section if the person enters or remains on 08 premises licensed under this title, and the person is an active member of the armed 09 forces of the United States or an active member of the Alaska National Guard, and, at 10 the time the person is on a licensed premises, the person possesses a valid armed 11 forces identification card issued by the United States Department of Defense or an 12 Alaska National Guard identification card. 13 * Sec. 2. AS 04.16.050 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 14 (m) A person does not violate this section if the person consumes, possesses,
01 or is in control of an alcoholic beverage, and the person is an active member of the 02 armed forces of the United States or an active member of the Alaska National Guard, 03 and, at the time the person consumes, possesses, or is in control of an alcoholic 04 beverage, the person possesses a valid armed forces identification card issued by the 05 United States Department of Defense or an Alaska National Guard identification card. 06 * Sec. 3. AS 04.16.052 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 07 (b) A licensee or an agent or employee of the licensee does not violate this 08 section if the person is an active member of the armed forces of the United States or an 09 active member of the Alaska National Guard, and, at the time of an act described in 10 (a)(1) - (5) of this section, the person possesses a valid armed forces identification card 11 issued by the United States Department of Defense or an Alaska National Guard 12 identification card. 13 * Sec. 4. AS 04.16.055 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 14 (b) A person does not violate this section if the person is an active member of 15 the armed forces of the United States or an active member of the Alaska National 16 Guard, and at the time the person rented a room in a hotel, motel, resort, or similar 17 business, the person possessed a valid armed forces identification card issued by the 18 United States Department of Defense or an Alaska National Guard identification card. 19 * Sec. 5. AS 04.16.057 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 20 (c) A person who is physically in possession and exercising dominion and 21 control over a dwelling does not violate this section if the other person is an active 22 member of the armed forces of the United States or an active member of the Alaska 23 National Guard, and, at the time the other person possesses an alcoholic beverage in 24 the dwelling, the other person also possesses a valid armed forces identification card 25 issued by the United States Department of Defense or an Alaska National Guard 26 identification card. 27 * Sec. 6. AS 11.76.100 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 28 (g) A person does not violate this section if the other person is an active 29 member of the armed forces of the United States or an active member of the Alaska 30 National Guard, and the other person possesses a valid armed forces identification 31 card issued by the United States Department of Defense or an Alaska National Guard
01 identification card. 02 * Sec. 7. AS 11.76.105 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 03 (c) A person does not violate this section if the other person is an active 04 member of the armed forces of the United States or an active member of the Alaska 05 National Guard, and the other person possesses a valid armed forces identification 06 card issued by the United States Department of Defense or an Alaska National Guard 07 identification card. 08 * Sec. 8. AS 11.76.106 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 09 (d) A person does not violate this section if the other person is an active 10 member of the armed forces of the United States or an active member of the Alaska 11 National Guard, and the other person possesses a valid armed forces identification 12 card issued by the United States Department of Defense or an Alaska National Guard 13 identification card. 14 * Sec. 9. AS 43.50.105 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 15 (j) A person who is licensed under this chapter does not violate this section if 16 the person establishes, before shipping cigarettes, that the person to whom the 17 cigarettes are shipped is an active member of the armed forces of the United States or 18 an active member of the Alaska National Guard, and the other person provides a valid 19 armed forces identification card issued by the United States Department of Defense or 20 an Alaska National Guard identification card.