The following words and phrases used in this chapter shall have the following meanings unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE: Any liquor, spirits, wine, beer, ale or other liquid containing more than one-half (1/2) of one percent (1%) of alcohol by volume, which is fit for and intended for beverage purposes.
BEER: Any alcohol beverage obtained from the fermentation of sugar, barley, hops, malt, yeast and similar ingredients, which shall contain no more than four percent (4%) of alcohol by weight.
CITY: The corporate limits of the city of Dover.
INTERDICTED PERSON: A person to whom the sale of any alcoholic beverage is prohibited under the laws of the state.
LICENSED PREMISES: The building in which the sale of beer, wine and/or liquor by the drink at retail is authorized. In the case of an alcoholic beverage catering permit, "licensed premises" shall mean the tent, booth, roped area, etc., that will be used as the designated area for alcohol sales.
LICENSEE: Any person to whom a license is issued under the provisions of this chapter.
LIQUOR BY THE DRINK: Shall include all intoxicating liquids or solids, excluding beer and wine, consumed or dispensed alone or mixed with or combined with some other substance suitable for consumption, including, but not limited to, vodka, brandy, rum, gin and whiskey.
OFF PREMISES SALES: Shall include all sales, transfers, distribution and dissemination of beer and wine by a person or establishment with the intent and for the purpose that said substance shall not be consumed on the premises of the person or establishment selling, distributing, transferring or dispensing the same.
ON PREMISES SALES: Shall include all sales, transfers, distribution or dissemination of beer, wine and/or liquor by the drink by a person with the intent that said substance shall be consumed on the premises of the person or establishment selling, distributing, transferring or dispensing the same.
PERSON: An individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation or any group or combination acting as a unit.
WINE: Any alcoholic beverage obtained by the fermentation of the natural sugar content of fruits or other agricultural products containing sugar, which shall contain no more than fourteen percent (14%) alcohol by volume. (Ord. 119, 6-9-2011)