Limitations on who may serve and consume alcoholic liquors. (Ord. 3393, 8-28-2017)
A. It is unlawful for any person under twenty-one (21) years of age to draw, pour, or mix any alcoholic liquor as an employee. An employee nineteen (19) years of age or older may serve alcohol to patrons in any establishment used for service of food and where such person is under the direct and immediate supervision of an employee twenty-one (21) years if age or older and who has supervisory authority over the underage employee(s) and who is present on the premises at all times the underage employee(s) are serving alcohol. Under no circumstances shall such underage employee(s) be employed to dispense alcohol or serve as a bartender.
B. It is unlawful for an employee to attend any bar and draw, pour, mix, or serve any alcoholic liquors to any person less than twenty one (21) years of age in any licensed premises.
C. No person under the age of twenty one (21) years of age shall, for the purpose of buying, accepting or receiving alcoholic liquor, represent that he is twenty one (21) years of age or over.
D. Any person to whom the sale, gift or delivery of alcoholic liquor is prohibited because of age shall not purchase, or accept a gift of alcoholic liquor or have alcoholic liquor in his possession.
E. If a licensee or his agents and/or employees believe or have reason to believe that a sale or delivery of any alcoholic liquor is prohibited because of the non-age of the prospective recipient, they shall, before making such sale or delivery, demand presentation of some form of positive identification, containing proof of age, issued by a public officer in the performance of his official duties. No delivery shall be made unless it is placed in the hands of a person of an age to legally purchase the delivered alcoholic liquor.
F. No person shall transfer, alter or deface any 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. No person shall purchase, accept delivery or have possession of alcoholic liquor in violation of this section. Alcoholic liquor shall not be consumed by any person less than twenty one (21) years of age.
G. The possession and dispensing, or consumption by anyone less than twenty one (21) years of age, of alcoholic liquor in the performance of a religious service or ceremony, or the consumption by such person under the direct supervision and approval of the parents or parent of such person in the privacy of a home is not prohibited by this section.
(Ord. 3393, 8-28-2017; amd. Ord. 3475, 10-22-2018; Ord. 3557, 8-26-2019)