¹⁴Colorado's exception requires the knowledge and consent of the owner of the private property when minors possess or consume alcohol (in addition to the consent or presence of a parent or guardian). Also, it is an affirmative defense to illegal possession or consumption that existence of ethyl alcohol in a minor's body is due solely to ingested confectionery or a beverage that contained less than 0.5 percent of ethyl alcohol by weight.

¹⁵Delaware's exception includes “members of the same family” and allows possession or consumption in the “private home of any of said members.”

¹⁶Idaho's exception allows possession of beer or wine when the minor is making a delivery by order of his or her parent.

¹⁷Illinois's exception allows minors to purchase or possess if they are part of a licensee's “sting operation.”

¹⁸Kansas's exception allows minors to “violate the provisions of the Kansas Liquor Control Act” if they are under the direction of a licensee's self-compliance program.

¹⁹Maryland's exception allows possession or consumption of alcohol by minors if an adult member of their immediate family allows it.

²⁰Michigan's exception allows minors to “purchase or receive” alcohol as a part of an undercover operation by direction of an employer.

²¹New Jersey's exception allows possession or consumption of alcohol by minors with the permission of and in the presence of a relative 21 years or older.

²²Oregon's exception indicates that its prohibitions do not apply to minors who are acting under the direction of a licensee for the purpose of investigating possible violations by the licensee's employees of laws prohibiting sales to minors.

²³Wyoming's exception allows a minor licensee to possess alcohol.