Quote Originally Posted by CAS4127 View Post
Rarely, and I mean RARELY will a citation be issued for MIP, as in just holding a beer or alcohol. In Nodak, thi "MIP" statute encompasses both possession and consumption--"Minor in Possession or Consumption of Alcohol Prohibited". Consequently, that is why you hear "MIP" when, in reality, 99.9% of the citations written are for consumption.
I would call this absolutely true, and one HUGE reason would be what if you as a parent taught your kids to be green and someone dropped a beer can in your tailgate are. Your child picks up the can and walks to the garbage bag you
have set up. "Technically" that is MIP if an officer was able to get a few drops from the can, but that would be EXTREMELY had to prove. There fore is pretty much possession and consumption related together.

Oh shoot Gully is going to call me a quaker again....My OH My