(A) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ADULT. Any person 21 years of age or older.
ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR. Any and all distilled or rectified spirits, potable alcohol, brandy, whiskey, rum, gin, aromatic bitters bearing the Federal Internal Revenue Strip Stamps or any similar alcoholic beverages, including all blended or fermented beverages, dilutions, or mixtures of 1 or more of the foregoing containing more than ½ of 1% alcohol, but excluding medicinal bitters.
MINOR. Any person under 21 years of age.
(B) Possession of alcoholic liquor by a minor consists of a minor, except in the actual, visible, and personal presence of the parent, guardian, or spouse of the minor, or the adult person into whose custody the minor has been committed for the time by any court, having alcoholic liquor in his or her possession.
(C) Any person found guilty of possession of alcoholic liquor by a minor, as set out in division (B) above, shall be guilty of a violation of this section.
(1981 Code, § 16-84) (Ord. 579, passed 1-28-1969) Penalty, see § 130.999