Dickinson Justice Court September 26, 2000 (People v. Knickerbocker)

OPINION OF THE COURT

Gregory A. Gates, J.

The “defendant” is charged with violating Alcoholic Beverage Control Law § 65-c. While not a penal statute in the true sense of the word, it does provide that “no person under the age of twenty-one years shall possess any alcoholic beverage, as defined in this chapter, with the intent to consume such beverage.” (Alcoholic Beverage Control Law § 65-c [1].