(a) Notwithstanding Section 28-1-3.1, any person 21 years of age or over who is on active duty, in active reserve status, or retired from the armed forces of the United States, or the dependent of the person, or is otherwise eligible to purchase alcoholic beverage from military package or liquor stores, shall be entitled to have in his or her possession, in his or her motor vehicle, or a private residence or place of private residence or the curtilage thereof in any county in this state, for his or her own private use and not for resale, a reasonable quantity of alcoholic beverage as defined in Section 28-3-1, if:
(1) The alcoholic beverage was sold by a military liquor, package, Class 6, or similar store or outlet that purchased its stock from licensed Alabama wholesalers or the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.
(2) The person shall have sufficient identification including, but not limited to, a sales receipt, to show that the alcoholic beverage was purchased in Alabama and sold by the military store or outlet.
(b) A person who violates this subpart, upon the first violation, shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500).
Last modified: May 3, 2021