(a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in division (A)(2) of this section, no person who is the proprietor of, or who conducts, manages, or is in charge of any public dance hall, shall allow the use of any intoxicating liquor or the presence of intoxicated persons in the public dance hall or on the premises on which it is located.
(2) The prohibition against the use of any intoxicating liquor contained in division (A)(1) of this section does not apply to establishments that are holders of a D-1, D-2, D-3, D-4, or D-5 permit whose principal business consists of conducting a hotel, a restaurant, a club, or a nightclub, all as defined in Ohio R.C. 4301.01.
(ORC 4399.14)
(b) Whoever violates this section shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), imprisoned not more than six months, or both.
(ORC 4399.99(D))