The following definitions shall apply to this chapter:
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE: Alcohol, spirits, liquor, wine, beer, and every liquid or solid containing alcohol, spirits, wine, or beer, and which contains one-half of one percent or more of alcohol by volume and which is fit or used for beverage purposes either alone or when diluted, mixed, or combined with other substances.
ENFORCEMENT SERVICES: The actual amount of time spent by law enforcement, code enforcement, fire or other emergency response personnel in responding to, or in remaining at, or returning from a gathering at which a minor obtains, possesses or uses alcoholic beverages and/or illegal substances including, but not limited to, the salaries and benefits of these personnel, the actual cost of medical treatment incurred by these personnel, administrative costs attributable to the incident, the cost of repairing or replacing any damaged town property, and any other allowable costs related to the enforcement of this chapter.
GATHERING: A party, event or other group of two (2) or more persons who have assembled or are assembling for a social occasion or other activity on private property.
ILLEGAL SUBSTANCES: A drug or substance whose possession and use are regulated under the controlled substances act, title II of the comprehensive drug abuse prevention and control act of 1970 (Pub.L. 91-513, 84 stat. 1236, enacted October 27, 1970, codified at 21 USC section 801 et seq.). Such term does not include any drug or substance for which the individual found to have consumed such substance has a valid prescription issued by a licensed medical practitioner authorized to issue such a prescription.
JUVENILE: Any person under the age of eighteen (18) years.
LEGAL GUARDIAN: A person who is legally vested with the power and charged with the duty of taking care of a juvenile.
MINOR: Any person under the age of twenty one (21) years.
PARENT: Any person who is a natural parent, an adoptive parent, a foster parent, a stepparent, or who acts in loco parentis for a juvenile.
PRIVATE PROPERTY: A private residence, where one actually lives or has his or her home, or any other privately owned land, including vacant land or any appurtenances or structures on the land, in the incorporated area of the town.
SOCIAL HOST: Any of the following:
A. The person or persons who owns, rents, or is otherwise in charge of private property where a gathering takes place where one or more minors consume one or more alcoholic beverages and/or illegal substances;
B. The person or persons authorizing the use of private property for a gathering where one or more minors consume one or more alcoholic beverages and/or illegal substances; or
C. The person or persons who organized a gathering where one or more minors consume one or more alcoholic beverages and/or illegal substances. (Ord. 232, 10-4-2011)