As used in this chapter:
(A) ALCOHOL means ethyl alcohol, whether rectified or diluted with water or not, whatever its origin may be, and includes synthetic ethyl alcohol. Such term excludes denatured alcohol and wood alcohol. (R.C. § 4301.01)
(B) INTOXICATING LIQUOR
and
LIQUOR
includes all liquids and compounds, other than beer as defined in division (C) below, containing one-half of one percent (0.5%) or more of alcohol by volume which are fit to use for beverage purposes, from whatever source and by whatever process produced, by whatever name called and whether they are medicated, proprietary or patented. The phrase includes cider, as defined in R.C. § 4301.01(B)(21), and alcohol as defined in division (A) above, and all solids and confections which contain 0.5% or more of alcohol by volume. (R.C. § 4301.01) (Rev. eff. with 2014 S-15)
(C) BEER.
(1) Includes all beverages brewed or fermented wholly or in part from malt products and containing 0.5% or more of alcohol by volume.
(R.C. § 4301.01) (Rev. eff. with 2017 S-18)
(2) Beer, regardless of the percent of alcohol by volume, is not intoxicating liquor for purposes of this code, the Ohio Revised Code, or any rules adopted under it.
(R.C. § 4301.244) (Rev. eff. with 2017 S-18)
(D) PERSON means individuals and organizations as defined in 130.08(D). (Ord. 57-1984, passed 8-1-84; Am. Ord. 59-1991, passed 9-4-91)
(E) LOW-ALCOHOL BEVERAGE means any brewed or fermented malt product, or any product made from the fermented juices of grapes, fruits, or other agricultural products, that contains either no alcohol or less than one-half of 1% of alcohol by volume. The beverages described in this division (E) do not include a soft drink such as root beer, birch beer, or ginger beer. (R.C. § 4301.01) (Rev. eff. with 2000 S-1)