A. It shall be unlawful for any licensed liquor establishment to sell, deliver, serve, prepare, pour, mix or draw alcoholic liquor unless the owner and manager have successfully completed an alcohol awareness training program accredited by the state or conducted by the police department. Furthermore, any and all persons who are required to submit to a background check pursuant to the Des Plaines liquor license ordinance shall complete an alcohol awareness training program accredited by the state or conducted by the police department within the time period set forth in subsection F of this section. It is the responsibility of the individual to attend and successfully complete an accredited program.
B. Any person successfully completing the required alcohol awareness training program shall present proof of the successful completion of that program to the city clerk who shall then enter that person's name on a roll of owners and managers who will supervise the selling, delivering, serving, preparing, pouring, mixing or drawing of alcoholic beverages in any establishment having a liquor license under provisions of this chapter.
C. All license holders shall maintain proof upon the premises that the owner and manager have successfully completed an alcohol awareness training program accredited by the state.
D. Any person registered on the roll of the city clerk may have their name suspended or stricken from the roll upon conviction of, finding of guilty or plea of guilty to one or more of the following provisions:
1. Any felony;
2. Being a keeper or keeping a house of ill fame as described in the Illinois Compiled Statutes;
3. Pandering or other crime or misdemeanor of city ordinance which is a crime opposed to decency and morality, as defined in the Illinois Compiled Statutes;
4. Sale of alcoholic beverages to a minor;
5. Gambling as described in the Illinois Compiled Statutes and/or city's ordinances dealing with gambling;
6. Possession or sale of cannabis or controlled substances as described in the Illinois Compiled Statutes;
7. Any violation of any other provisions of the Des Plaines liquor license ordinance.
E. As an alternative to suspension or striking the name of the person from the roll of the city clerk, the local liquor control commissioner may fine the violator or licensee in a sum not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00).
F. Any licensee shall have ninety (90) calendar days from the effective date of December 7, 1998, to comply with the requirements of this section. Any person hired subsequent to the date of December 7, 1998, shall comply with this section within sixty (60) calendar days of their becoming an owner or of their person becoming an owner or manager.
G. Sections 4-4-4 and 4-4-5 of this chapter relating to class D, I and K licenses are excluded from the requirements of the alcohol awareness training. Section 4-4-4 of this chapter relating to class C licenses are excluded from the requirements of the alcohol awareness training if, in the judgment of the chief of police, the amount of liquor served, and the type of club, does not warrant alcohol awareness training. (Ord. M-19-13, 10-7-2013)