(a) Definitions. As used in this section, certain terms are defined as follows:
(1) "Alcoholic beverage" means alcohol, spirits, liquor, wine and beer sold for human consumption.
(2) "Vendor" means any person who owns or operates a business establishment such as a bar or restaurant, which sells at retail any alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption; and any person who owns or operates a concession or any other business which includes the retail sale of alcoholic beverages. "Vendor" shall not include the State Liquor Control Board and its agents and the employees who manage or operate State liquor stores under the provisions of the Liquor Code.
(b) Sign Requirements. All vendors of alcoholic beverages shall have posted, in a conspicuous place, a white sign with black letters, measuring approximately eight and one-half inches by eleven inches, provided by the Safety Department; the sign shall read "WARNING: DRINKING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES DURING PREGNANCY CAN CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS."
(c) Sign Distribution. The Director of Public Safety shall make warning signs available to vendors of alcoholic beverages and shall promulgate requirements with respect to the position of such signs. Any vendor who is required by this section to post such sign shall pay the office of Safety Director the sum of three dollars ($3.00) each for such sign.
(d) Enforcement. Enforcement of this regulation shall fall under the authority of the Director of Public Safety.
(e) Penalty. Whoever violates any provision of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. (Ord. 86-81. Passed 10-7-86.)