No licensee or officer, associate, member, representative, agent or employee of such licensee shall sell, give or deliver alcoholic liquor to any person under the age of twenty one (21) years, except as noted below, or to any intoxicated person or to any person known by him to be under legal disability or in need of mental treatment. No person, after purchasing or otherwise obtaining alcoholic liquor shall sell, give or deliver such alcoholic liquor to another person under the age of twenty one (21) years except in the performance of a religious ceremony or service. It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of twenty one (21) years to misrepresent his or her age for the purpose of purchasing or obtaining alcoholic liquor in any tavern or other place in the city where alcoholic liquor is sold.
In every tavern or other place in the city where alcoholic liquor is sold there shall be displayed at all times in a prominent place a printed card which shall be supplied by the city clerk and which shall read substantially as follows:
Warning: You are subject to a fine up to $500.00 under the Ordinances of the City of Prospect Heights, if you purchase alcoholic liquor, or misrepresent your age for the purpose of purchasing or obtaining alcoholic liquor.
It shall be unlawful for any holder of a retail liquor license, or his agent or employee, to suffer or permit any individual under the age of twenty one (21) to be or remain in any room or compartment adjoining or adjacent to or situated in the room or place where such licensed premises is located; provided that this section shall not apply to any minor who is accompanied by his or her parent or guardian, or to any licensed premises which derives its principal business from the sale of services or other commodities other than alcoholic liquor.
In addition to all other fines and penalties, the mayor may suspend or revoke the retail dealer's license for any violation of this section.
It shall be unlawful for any parent or guardian to permit any minor child of which he or she be parent or guardian to violate any provision of this section. (Ord. 0-95-44, 10-16-1995)