HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Relating to Minors Prohibited on Premises ORDINANCE NO. 2601
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE
OF THE CITY OF AMES , I:OWA BY REPEALING
SECTION 3-3004 THEREOF AS SAID SECTION
HAS HERETOFORE EXISTED AND ENACTING NEW
SECTION 3-3004 FOR THE PURPOSE OF RE-
VISING PROVISIONS WITH RESPECT TO MINORS
IN PLACES WHERE BEER OR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
ARE SOLD; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR
PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH
TO THE EXTENT OF SUCH CONFLICT; AND ESTABLISH-
ING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ENACTED by the City Council for the City of
Ame , Iowa:
Section One. The Municipal Code of the City of
Ames , Iowa shall be and is hereby amended by repealing
section 3-3004 thereof as said section has heretofore existed.
Section Two. The Municipal Code of the City of
Ames , Iowa shall be and is hereby further amended by enacting
a new section 3-3004 as follows :
"Sec. 3-3004 . Minors prohibited on premises .
It is unlawful for a person of less than legal
age for purchase of alcoholic beverages to be in,
or for any person knowingly to permit a person
of less than legal age to be in a place where
beer or alcoholic beverages are sold unless at
least fifty percent (500) of the business con-
ducted by the licensee or permittee is other
than the sale of beer or alcoholic beverages .
The provisions of this section shall not apply
to any person of less than legal age who:
(a) is accompanied by a parent, guardian or a
spouse who is of legal age or older, or (b) is
a regular employee of the permit holder while
performing regular duties during the course of
employment, or (c) is a participant in a special
event sponsored by a non-profit organization and
authorized by the City Council .
Licensees and permittees shall furnish to the
Chief of Police true and accurate information
upon which he shall maintain a list of those
establishments whose business , other than the
sale of beer or alcoholic beverages , constitutes
more than fifty percent (500) of the business . "
Section Three . All ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such
conflict.
Section Four. This ordinance shall be in full force
and effect from and after its passage and publication as re-
quired by law.
Passed this 3rd `day of May 1977 .
Lee el linger, Maybr
Mary E . aul, City Clerk