For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE. Any beverage containing more than 0.5% of alcohol by volume including alcoholic liquor, wine, and beer.
EMERGENCY RESPONDERS. Firefighters, law enforcement officers, emergency medical service personnel, and other personnel having emergency response duties.
ENFORCEMENT SERVICES. The salaries and benefits of emergency responders for time actually spent responding to or remaining at an event, gathering, or party and administrative costs attributable to the incident; the actual costs for medical treatment for any injured emergency responder, and the costs of repairing any damage to equipment or vehicles.
EVENT, GATHERING, OR PARTY. Any group of three or more persons who have assembled or gathered together for a social occasion or other activity where an underage person has consumed or possessed an alcoholic beverage.
PARENT. Any person having legal custody of a juvenile:
(1) As natural parent, adoptive parent, or step-parent;
(2) As a legal guardian; or
(3) As a person to whom legal custody has been given by order of the court.
PERSON. Any individual, partnership, corporation, or any association of one or more individuals.
PREMISES. Any home, yard, farm, field, land, apartment, condominium, hotel or motel room, or other dwelling unit, or a hall or meeting room, park, or any other place of assembly, public or private, whether occupied on a temporary or permanent basis, whether occupied as a dwelling or specifically for a party or other social function, and whether owned, leased, rented, or used with or without permission or compensation.
SOCIAL HOST. Any person who aids, conducts, allows, entertains, organizes, supervises, controls, or permits an event, gathering, or party. This includes but is not limited to:
(1) The person(s) who owns, rents, leases, or otherwise has control of the premises where the event, gathering, or party takes place;
(2) The person(s) in charge of the premises; or
(3) The person(s) who organized the event.
UNDERAGE PERSON. Any individual under the age of 21.
(Ord. 2024-10, passed 8-19-2024)