Section
Article I. In General
6-1 Alcoholic liquor defined
6-2 Purchase by or sale to persons under 21 prohibited
6-2.1 Selling or furnishing to persons under 21 prohibited
6-2.2 Same — sale defined
6-3 Proof of age and identity
6-5 Possession, transportation and the like by person under 21 prohibited
6-5.1 Penalty for §§ 6-2 – 6-5
6-5.2 Transportation or possession in motor vehicle by person less than 21
6-6 Consumption in public prohibited; possession or consumption in public park or parkway prohibited; exception
Article II. Regulations of On-Premises Consumption
6-7 Definitions
6-8 Compliance
6-9 Provisions not to limit existing authority or power
6-10 Compliance with health and safety requirements
6-11 Limitation on location of new business
6-12 Qualifications for license
6-13 License — application, investigation and approval
6-14 Fees for transfer of ownership or location of license
6-15 Time limit on transfer of licenses
6-16 Revocation of license
6-17 Living quarters connected with licensed premises
6-18 Employment of persons under 18
6-19 Sale to intoxicated persons prohibited
6-20 Certain conduct on premises prohibited
6-21 Dance permit
6-22 Advertising that paychecks are cashed prohibited
6-23 Sunday hours
6-24 Issuance or transfer fee for specially designated merchant or distributor licenses
Cross-reference:
Public intoxication, see § 31-46
Under the influence:
Driving, see § 28-28
Operating watercraft, see § 48-2
Statutory reference:
Liquor Control Act, see MSA §§ 18.971 et seq.
ARTICLE I: IN GENERAL
No person under the age of twenty-one (21) years shall offer to buy, obtain or drink any alcoholic liquor in any beer garden, tavern, restaurant, store or place where alcoholic liquor is sold or furnished for consumption either on or away from the premises, or in any public place, and any person who shall sell, give or offer any alcoholic liquor to any person under the age of twenty-one (21) years in any beer garden, tavern, restaurant, store or place where alcoholic liquor is sold or furnished for consumption either on or away from the premises, or in any public place.
(Ord. 570, passed 2-5-1945; Ord. 2694, passed 2-12-1979)
Alcoholic liquor shall not be sold or furnished to a person unless the person has attained twenty-one (21) years of age. A person who knowingly sells or furnishes alcoholic liquor to a person who is less than twenty-one (21) years of age, or who fails to make diligent inquiry as to whether the person is less than twenty-one (21) years of age; or, who allows the sale, furnishing or use of alcoholic liquor on their premises by a person who is less than twenty-one (21) years of age is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Ord. 3150, passed 10-22-1990)
The person in charge of any beer garden, restaurant, tavern, store or place where alcoholic liquor is sold or furnished for consumption either on or away from the premises, shall have the right at any time to demand of any person offering to buy, buying, obtaining or drinking any alcoholic liquor in such establishment who may appear to him to be under the age of twenty-one (21) years, proof of age and identity and on failure of the person to produce same, shall refuse to serve, sell or furnish such person with any alcoholic liquor and may exclude such person from such place of business. If any such person shall refuse to leave such place of business, he shall be termed a disorderly person.
(Ord. 570, passed 2-5-1945; Ord. 2694, passed 2-12-1979)
A person less than twenty-one (21) years of age shall not possess alcoholic liquor, unless such person possesses the alcoholic liquor during regular working hours and in the course of his or her employment if employed by a licensee under the provisions of MCLA 436.1 through 436.58 et seq., by the Michigan Liquor Control Commission, or by its agent, and does not possess the alcoholic liquor for his or her personal consumption.
(Ord. 570, passed 2-5-1945; Ord. 1630, passed 4-10-1961; Ord. 2694, passed 2-12-1979; Ord. 3173, passed 6-10-1991)
(a) For the first violation, a fine of not more than twenty-five ($25.00) dollars.
(b) For a second violation, a fine of not more than fifty ($50.00) dollars, or participation in a substance abuse prevention program, or both.
(c) For a third or subsequent violation, a fine of not more than one hundred ($100.00) dollars, or participation in a substance abuse prevention program, or both.
(Ord. 2694, passed 2-12-1979)
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