(a) No person under the minimum age as set by the Ohio General Assembly for the purchase of beer shall be allowed on the premises of an establishment that sells beer and/or liquor for on-premise consumption unless:
(1) Accompanied at all times by a parent or legal guardian.
(2) The establishment derives at least one-half of its total income as calculated on a calendar year basis from the sale of food prepared on premises.
(3) Such person is in the portion of such premises as are on such occasion set aside and in use for the exclusive purpose of those attending a banquet or reception.
(4) Such person is in that portion of a permit premises separate from the bar room and containing bowling alleys.
(b) Every establishment that sells beer and/or liquor for on-premises consumption shall display at all times, in a prominent place on the premises thereof, a printed card, which shall be furnished by the City and which shall read substantially as follows:
WARNING TO PERSONS UNDER AGE
Section 529.09 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Newton Falls, Ohio, prohibits any person, under the legal age to purchase beer, from being on these premises. Violators are subject to a fine up to $1,000.
(c) No employee whose duties include serving beer or liquor to patrons, or owner who is, at the time of the offense, present on the premises, and after having had an opportunity to observe the presence of the underage person upon the premises, shall allow a person under the minimum age as set by the Ohio General Assembly for the purchase of beer to remain on the premises of an establishment that sells beer and/or liquor for on-premises consumption unless:
(1) Accompanied at all times by a parent or legal guardian.
(2) The establishment derives at least one-half of its total income as calculated on a calendar year basis from the sale of food prepared on the premises.
(3) Such person is in the portion of such premises as are on such occasion set aside and in use for the exclusive purpose of those attending a banquet or reception.
(4) Such person is in that portion of a permit premises separate from the bar room and containing bowling alleys.
(d) Whoever violates this section shall for the first offense be fined up to one hundred dollars ($100.00).
(e) Whoever violates this section shall for a second offense or any subsequent offense within one year be fined up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) and sentenced up to ten days in jail.
(Ord. 3645. Passed 10-4-82.)