A. For purpose of this section, "alcoholic liquor" shall be defined as any spirits, wine, beer, ale or other liquid containing more than one-half of one percent (0.5%) of alcohol by volume, which is fit for beverage purposes or intended for beverage purposes.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of twenty one (21) years to purchase, or accept a gift of alcoholic liquor or have alcoholic liquor in his or her possession.
C. It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of twenty one (21) years to consume alcoholic liquor.
D. It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of twenty one (21) years to represent that he or she is twenty one (21) years of age or over for the purpose of buying, accepting or receiving alcoholic liquor.
E. It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of twenty one (21) years to present or offer to any city of Chenoa alcoholic liquor licensee, agent or employee thereof any written, printed, or photostatic evidence of age and identity which is false, fraudulent, or not actually his or her own for the purpose of ordering, purchasing, attempting to purchase, or otherwise procuring or attempting to procure alcoholic liquor.
F. It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of twenty one (21) years to have in his or her possession, any false or fraudulent written, printed, or photostatic evidence of age and identity.
G. No person, after purchasing or otherwise obtaining alcoholic liquor, shall give or deliver such alcoholic liquor to another person under the age of twenty one (21) years, except in the performance of a religious ceremony or service.
H. It shall be unlawful for any clerk or employee of a licensed liquor establishment to give, deliver, or sell alcoholic liquor to another person under the age of twenty one (21) years.
I. No person shall sell any alcoholic liquor to any other person unless the seller has a license to sell liquor in the city of Chenoa. A violation of this subsection is punishable by a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).
J. The possession and dispensing, or consumption by a minor of alcoholic liquor in the performance of a religious service or ceremony or the consumption by a minor under the direct supervision and approval of the parents or parent of such minor in the privacy of a home, is not prohibited by this section. (Ord. 453, 3-10-2003)
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| 1 | 1. See also title 3, chapter 1 of this code. |