(A) No licensee nor any officer, shareholder, associate, member, representative, agent, or employee of a licensee shall sell, give, or deliver alcoholic liquor, beer, or wine to any person under the age of 21 years, to any intoxicated person, or to any person known by him or her to be an habitual drunkard, spendthrift, insane, mentally ill, mentally deficient, or in need of mental treatment. No person, after purchasing or otherwise obtaining alcoholic liquor, shall sell, give, or deliver alcoholic liquor to another person under the age of 21 years except in the performance of a religious ceremony or service.
(B) Any person to whom the sale, gift, or delivery of any alcoholic liquor is prohibited because of age shall not purchase or accept a gift of alcoholic liquor nor have alcoholic liquor in his or her possession.
(C) If a licensee or his or her agents or employees believes or has reason to believe that a sale or delivery of any alcoholic liquor is prohibited because of the age of the prospective recipient, he or she shall, before making such sale or delivery, demand presentation of some form of positive identification, containing proof of age, issued by a public officer in the performance of his or her official duties.
(D) No person shall transfer, alter, or deface any identification card; use the identification card of another; carry or use a false or forged identification card; or obtain an identification card by means of false information. No person shall purchase, accept delivery, or have possession of alcoholic liquor using an identification card in violation of this section. The consumption of alcoholic liquor by any person under 21 years of age is forbidden.
(E) The possession and dispensing to, or consumption by a minor of alcoholic liquor in the performance of a religious service or ceremony is not prohibited by this section.
(F) It shall be unlawful for any holder of a retail liquor dealer's license, his or her agent, representative, or employee, or an officer of the license holder, to suffer or permit any minor to be or remain in any room or compartment adjoining or adjacent to or situated in the room or place where the licensed premises is located. However, this shall not apply to any person under the age of 21 who is accompanied by his or her parent or guardian, or as to minors to any licensed premises which derives its principal business from the sale of service or commodities other than alcoholic liquor, provided that in no event shall any minors, with or without a parent or guardian, be permitted in any bar area in such business' licensed premises.
(G) In addition to all other fines and penalties which may be authorized by law, the Local Liquor Control Commissioner may suspend or revoke the retail dealer's license for any violation of this section.
(H) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, give, serve or deliver alcoholic liquor to minors, except as authorized by this chapter.
(I) Nothing herein contained shall be construed to prohibit anyone between the age of 18 years and the age of 21 years from serving, mixing, or selling alcoholic liquor as an employee of a retail liquor license holder.
(J) It shall be unlawful to have any functions, events, parties, dances or any other type of gathering in any licensed premises which are specifically intended for persons under the age of 21 years such as teen nights or teen dance parties; provided, however, this provision shall not apply to planned events (such as weddings, school sponsored dances, etc.) to be located in the non-bar area of a licensed premises.
(Ord. 2021-O-086, passed 12-7-21) Penalty, see § 112.99