§34-6-9. Minors forbidden to play billiards; certificate as to age; proviso as to certain counties.

It shall be unlawful for any person to play billiards or to be permitted to remain in a billiard room for any purpose who has not reached the age of 19 years, unless accompanied by a parent or guardian. In the event the keeper of a billiard room is of the opinion any person desiring admission thereto is under the age of 19 years, he or she shall require such person to certify his or her age in writing, and it is hereby made a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $100, for any minor to make false certificate as to his or her age; provided, that in any county having a population of 500,000 or more according to the most recent federal decennial census, any person 16 years of age or older may play billiards and be permitted in any billiard room where no alcoholic beverages are sold in an adjacent or connecting room or building.

(Acts 1923, No. 230, p. 224, §8; Code 1923, §4263; Code 1940, T. 14, §245; Acts 1971, No. 53, p. 302, §1.)