(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to consume any alcoholic liquor on any licensed premises unless such alcoholic liquor has been purchased from the licensee or is a product sampling under 235 ILCS 5/6-31 and Section 608.02(i), except as provided for in subsection (b) or (c) below.
(b) At the option of a licensee, persons may bring alcoholic liquor onto the licensed premises for the purpose of consumption on the licensed premises pursuant to the following conditions:
(1) Only one bottle of wine or champagne shall be allowed per person over the age of twenty-one years;
(2) Consumption of any alcoholic liquor brought onto the licensed premises pursuant to this section shall be in conjunction with the purchase and consumption of a meal on the licensed premises;
(3) A corkage fee of no less than ten dollars (US$10.00) shall be charged per bottle, by the licensee;
(4) The licensee shall provide glassware and control service of all alcoholic liquors. Service of all alcoholic liquors shall be by a BASSETT trained employee of the licensee; and
(5) Partially consumed bottles may be removed from the licensed premises only in strict accordance with 235 ILCS 5/6-33.
Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to require any licensee to allow persons to carry in alcoholic liquor at any time, and no signage shall be deemed necessary to prohibit such activity.
(c) When the premises are validly licensed to a BYOB licensee, persons may bring alcoholic liquor onto the licensed premises for the purposes of personal consumption or for the purposes of serving other guests at no charge. Provided, that no person shall be allowed to consume any alcoholic liquor in such premises which he or she did not personally bring onto the premises unless served by a duly-certified BASSETT trained server.
(Ord. 2018-12. Passed 3-5-18; Ord. 2019-16. Passed 4-1-19; Ord. 2020-55. Passed 11-2-20.)