No person shall sell, barter, transport, deliver, furnish, or possess any alcoholic liquor for beverage purposes, except as specifically provided in 235 ILCS 5/1-1 et seq. (Liquor Control Act of January 31, 1934) and, the provisions of this chapter.
(A) No licensee under this chapter, nor any officer, associate, member, representative, agent, or employee of such licensee shall sell, give, or deliver alcoholic liquor to any person under the age of 21 years, or, to any intoxicated person, or to any person known by him to be an habitual drunkard, or an insane, mentally ill, or mentally deficient person.
(B) Any person to whom the sale, gift, or delivery of any alcoholic liquor is prohibited because of age shall not purchase, or accept a gift of such alcoholic liquor, nor shall such person have alcoholic liquor in his possession.
(C) If a licensee or his agents or employees believe, or have reason to believe, that a sale or delivery of any alcoholic liquor is prohibited because of the age of the prospective recipient, he or such agents or employees shall, before making such sale or delivery, demand presentation of some form of positive identification, showing proof of age, which identification has been issued by a public officer in the performance of his official duties.
(D) Any person under the age of 21 years who misrepresents his or her age for the purpose of purchasing or obtaining any alcoholic beverage in any place where such a beverage is sold, shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $500. No person shall transfer, alter, or deface an identification card, use the identification card of another, carry or use a false or forged identification card, or obtain an identification card by means of false information. Any person found guilty of any of the foregoing acts shall upon conviction thereof be fined not less than $25 nor more than $500.
(E) Prohibitions regarding minors, subject to the exceptions set forth below:
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of 21 years to purchase, obtain, receive, accept, have in his or her possession or control, sell, give, deliver, mix, dispense, serve, furnish or consume alcoholic liquor.
(2) Exceptions.
(a) The possession, mixing, dispensing and serving, or consumption of alcoholic liquor by a minor in the performance of a bona fide religious service or ceremony is not prohibited by this chapter.
(b) The possession, mixing, dispensing and serving, or consumption, of alcoholic liquor by a minor under the direct supervision and approval of a parent or legal guardian in the privacy of such parent's or legal guardian's residence is not prohibited by this chapter; provided, however, that this exception shall not extend to any other occupant, invitee, visitor or guest that is a minor.
(c) The possession and serving of alcoholic liquor by a minor as an employee of any licensee under this section in such licensee's licensed premises is not prohibited by this chapter; provided, however, that this exception shall not extend to those persons under the age of 18 years nor shall this exception extend to the mixing or dispensing of alcoholic liquor, or to bartending, by any minor.
(d) The possession and delivery of any alcoholic liquor in its original package and not for consumption on the premises where sold by a minor as an employee of any licensee under this section or pursuant to the order of his or her parent or legal guardian is not prohibited by this chapter.
(e) Any person found guilty of any of the foregoing acts shall upon conviction thereof be fined not less than $25 nor more than $500.
(F) No person shall operate, or attempt to operate any premises for the sale of alcoholic beverages for which the license has been revoked, for any cause, for the period of one year after such revocation.
(G) Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the issuance of a license to a church or private school to sell at retail alcoholic liquor provided that such sales are limited to periods when groups are assembled on the premises solely for the promotion of some common object other than the sale of alcoholic liquors.
(H) No licensee, nor any officer, associate, member representative, agent, or employee of such licensee shall permit anyone to carry, possess, or discharge any firearm, stun gun, laser, or other deadly weapon on or about said licensed premises or grounds thereon, except that the owner or licensed manager, with a valid firearm permit, may keep such firearm on said premises.
(Ord. passed 6-14-2005; Ord. 14-1198, passed 8-13-2013; Ord. 17-1380, passed 1-16-2018) Penalty, see § 111.999