It is unlawful for any local liquor licensee to give away or otherwise dispense free of charge, by the drink or in any other manner, within the village, an alcoholic beverage with the intent of promoting the sale of an alcoholic beverage, except that a Class B licensee may, without charge, give away or otherwise dispense free of charge alcoholic liquor in small and limited amounts for tasting purposes only, immediately prior and incident to the sale of alcoholic liquor in the original package for consumption off the premises pursuant to the terms of the local liquor license, and in accordance with the following conditions and limitations:
(A) The tasting shall be attended and supervised at all times by a person 21 years old or older, who must be either a full-time or part-time employee of the local liquor licensee or a representative of an alcoholic beverage distributor;
(B) The licensee may not serve more than three samples of alcoholic liquor to a consumer in one day. Each such sample may consist of no more than one ounce of wine, two ounces of beer, or 1/4 ounce of distilled spirits;
(C) The sample shall be served in a container which shall be disposed of following the sampling; and
(D) All product sampling conducted pursuant to this § 116.075 shall be performed in accordance with this section, Section 6-31 of the Liquor Control Act (235 ILCS 5/6-31), and any additional restrictions imposed by the Liquor Control Commissioner.
(Ord. 1191, passed 3-20-2017) Penalty, see § 116.090