(A) For all original or renewal licenses/permits issued pursuant to this chapter, the licensee shall cause those employees, agents or representatives who sell or serve alcoholic liquor on the licensed premises, all management personnel working on the licensed premises, and all other employees, agents or representatives whose job description includes the checking of identification for the purchase of alcoholic liquor pursuant to a license/permit issued under this chapter, to complete a state certified Beverage Alcohol Sellers and Servers Education and Training (BASSET) program. Each licensee shall be responsible for causing training to be administered to as many of its employees as necessary to assure that at least one trained employee is present at the licensed premises at all times when alcoholic liquor is being sold for consumption on the licensed premises.
(B) A state certified BASSET training program shall be defined as a BASSET program licensed by the Illinois Liquor Control Commissions (ILCC) as required by 235 ILCS 5 § 3-12(11.1) and § 6-27 and Title 77 of Illinois Administrative Code, Chapter XVI, Section 3500. All licensed BASSET providers shall be required to have on file all licenses and certificates to prove current qualifications and provide a certificate of course completion and a card to participants as proof of completion.
(C) Any new owner, manager, employee, agent or representative requiring BASSET training, shall within 90 days from the commencement of their employment with a licensee, complete an ILCC BASSET approved seller/server training program and shall until completion of the BASSET program work under the direct supervision of a person who has completed BASSET training. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for an event permit all BASSET training shall be completed prior to the commencement of the event that is the subject of the permit.
(D) The licensee shall maintain copies of the certificates of completion for each of the licensee's certified employees, evidencing the licensee's compliance with the BASSETT training requirements of this § 110.01 and shall, at the request of any village police agency and/or the Local Liquor Control Commissioner or his or her designee, produce such copies for inspection. The certificate of completion shall be maintained by the licensee in a manner that will allow inspection, upon demand, by any designee of the state and/or local liquor control authorities.
(E) All costs associated with a licensee's compliance with the BASSET training required under this chapter shall be paid by the licensee.
(F) Any person found to be in violation of this section shall be subject to a fine of not less than $250 for a first offense and for subsequent offenses a fine of not less than $500. For each violation of this section, a licensee shall also be subject to a possible suspension or revocation of any license/permit issued under this chapter.
(Ord. 2023-05, passed 8-8-2023)