A. Sales Prohibited: No licensee, nor any officer, associate, member, representative, agent or employee of any licensee, shall sell, give or deliver any alcoholic liquor to any person under the age of twenty one (21) years.
B. Secondary Transfer Prohibited: No person, after purchasing or otherwise obtaining alcoholic liquor, shall sell, give or deliver such alcoholic liquor to any person under the age of twenty one (21) years; provided, however, that this provision shall not prohibit the consumption of alcoholic liquor by a person under the age of twenty one (21) years in the performance of a religious ceremony or service, and provided further, however, that this provision shall not prevent the consumption of alcoholic liquor by a minor in his or her own home pursuant to the condonation and supervision of his or her parent or legal guardian.
C. Identification Required: If a licensee or his or her officer, associate, member, representative, agent or employee believes or has reason to believe that a sale or delivery of alcoholic liquor is prohibited because the prospective recipient may be under the age of twenty one (21) years, then that person shall, before making such sale or delivery, demand adequate written evidence of age. For the purpose of preventing a violation of this section, any licensee, or his or her agent or employee, may refuse to sell or serve alcoholic beverages to any person who is unable to produce adequate written evidence of identity and of the fact that he or she is twenty one (21) years of age or older. "Adequate written evidence of age and identity" of the person means a document issued by a federal, state, county or municipal government, or subdivision or agency thereof, including, but not limited to, a motor vehicle operator's license, a registration certificate issued under the federal selective service act, or an identification card issued to a member of the armed forces. Proof that the licensee, or his or her officer, associate, member, representative, employee or agent, demanded, was shown and reasonably relied on such written evidence in any transaction forbidden by this section is an affirmative defense in any proceeding for the suspension or revocation of any license based on the occurrence of such forbidden transaction. However, it shall not be an affirmative defense if the licensee, officer, associate, member, representative, employee or agent accepted the written evidence knowing it to be false or fraudulent.
D. Warning Required: In any place in the village where alcoholic liquor is sold or distributed, there shall be displayed at all times, in a prominent and conspicuous place, a printed card supplied by the village clerk reading substantially as follows:
WARNING TO PERSONS UNDER 21:
YOU ARE SUBJECT TO A FINE OF UP TO $500 UNDER THE LAW OF THE VILLAGE OF LAKE ZURICH IF YOU PURCHASE ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR OR IF YOU MISREPRESENT YOUR AGE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PURCHASING OR OBTAINING ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR.
(Ord. 2016-12-168, 12-5-2016)