(A) No minor child under 21 years of age, within the Charter Township of Clayton, shall be permitted, unless accompanied by parent or legal guardian, to remain in any saloon, barroom or other place where any spirituous or intoxicating liquors, or any wine or beer or any beverage, liquor or liquors containing any spirituous or intoxicating liquor, beer or malt liquor is sold, given away or furnished for a beverage. All these establishments shall be posted with signs bearing the legend; “Minors under 21 Unaccompanied by Parent or Guardian Prohibited.” No proprietor, keeper or manager of such place shall permit a minor to remain in that place in violation of this section.
(B) No person under the age of 21 years shall at any time purchase, obtain, consume or bring into any premises within the township for which a license has been issued to sell intoxicating liquor on the premises, any alcoholic liquor.
(C) No person, either directly or indirectly, by himself or herself, clerk, agent, servant or employee shall knowingly give or furnish any alcoholic beverages to a minor except upon authority or and pursuant to a prescription of a duly licensed physician. No person shall knowingly sell or furnish alcoholic liquor to a person who is less than 21 years of age if the false documentary evidence could be used by the minor to indicate or tend to indicate that the minor is 21 years of age or over.
(D) No minor under the age of 21 years shall falsely represent himself or herself to be 21 years of age or over, for the purpose of purchasing or attempting to purchase any alcoholic liquor.
(E) No person shall give false information regarding the age of a minor under 21 years of age for the purpose of procuring the sale of intoxicating liquor to the minor; and no person shall furnish false documentary evidence to a minor under 21 years of age if the false documentary evidence could be used by the minor to indicate or tend to indicate that the minor is 21 years of age or over.
(F) No person under the age of 21 years shall purchase or knowingly possess or transport any alcoholic liquor, or knowingly possess, transport or have under his or her control in any motor vehicle any alcoholic liquor unless the person is possessing, transporting or having the alcoholic liquor in a motor vehicle under his or her control during regular working hours and in the course of his or her employment, if employed by a person licensed by the Liquor Control Commission, or by an agent of the Liquor Control Commission if the liquor is not possessed for his or her personal consumption. Such person under the age of 21 years shall be in violation of this section whenever any alcoholic liquor is found in an automobile operated by him or her, even though he or she is not the registered owner, and not withstanding that the alcoholic liquor was purchased by others or brought into the motor vehicle by others. The mere presence of alcoholic liquor in the automobile, with the knowledge of the driver, shall constitute a violation of this section on the part of the driver.
(Ord. 374, passed 1-8-1998) Penalty, see § 132.99