(A) Delivery of liquor to minors. No person shall sell, give, offer or deliver any alcoholic liquor to a minor; provided, however, that a parent or legal guardian may sell, give, offer or deliver alcoholic liquor to a minor child of the parent in, or upon, private premises when the alcoholic liquor is consumed by the minor on the private premises in the presence of the minor child’s parent or legal guardian, and provided further that a legal guardian may sell, give, offer or deliver alcoholic liquor to a minor legally in his or her custody while in or upon private premises when the alcoholic liquor is consumed by the minor on the premises in the presence of the guardian.
(B) Sale to minor by license. No licensee nor servant, agent or employee of the licensee shall sell, offer, give or deliver any alcoholic liquor to a minor, nor shall licensee permit any alcoholic liquor to be sold, given, offered or delivered to a minor on the licensed premises of the licensee.
(C) Liability of licensee. Every act or omission, of whatsoever nature, constituting a violation of this section by any officer, director, manager or other agent or employee of any licensee shall be deemed and held to be the act of the licensee, and the licensee shall be punishable in the same manner as if the act or omission had been done or omitted by him or her personally.
(1990 Code, § 3-5) (Ord. 06-3149, passed 8-7-2006) Penalty, see § 113.999
Statutory reference:
Sales to persons under 21, see ILCS Ch. 235, Act 5, § 6-16