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ORDINANCE NO. 3039
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE
CITY OF AMES, IOWA BY REPEALING SEC. 17.16 AND EN-
ACTING A NEW SEC. 17.16 REGULATING MINORS ON CER-
TAIN PREMISES; ESTABLISHING A PENALTY; REPEALING
ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa:
Section One. The Municipal Code of the City of Ames, Iowa shall be
and is hereby amended by repealing Sec. 17.16 and enacting a new
Sec. 17.16 as follows:
"Sec. 17.16. MINORS PROHIBITED ON CERTAIN PREMISES.
(1) It shall be unlawful for the holder of a license or permit
issued pursuant to the 'Iowa Alcoholic Beverage Control
Act' for premises where more than fifty percent (500) of
the business conducted is the sale or dispensing of
alcoholic beverages and for every person employed with
respect to such premises to knowingly permit or fail to
take reasonable measures to prevent the entry onto such
premises of any and all persons who have not yet
attained the age for lawful purchase and possession of
alcoholic beverages.
(2) However, the provisions of subsection (1) above shall
not apply when:
(a) The underage person is an employee of the license
holder, or performing a contracted service with
respect to said premises.
(b) The underage person is accompanied by a parent,
guardian or spouse who is of legal age for the
purchase of alcoholic beverages.
(c) The underage person is on the premises during a
time that the licensee has, in accordance with a
written notice and plan given in advance to the
Chief of Police, suspended dispensing alcoholic
beverages on the licensed premises or on a clearly
delineated part of the licensed premises operated
under a differentiating trade name. It shall be the
strict duty of a licensee permitting such underage
persons onto the licensed premises pursuant to such
a plan, and of all persons employed with respect to
said premises, to prevent underage persons from
consuming or possessing alcoholic beverages on said
premises. Police officers shall be admitted to the
premises at any time to monitor compliance with all
applicable laws. Failure in that duty whether
knowingly or otherwise, shall be punishable as a
violation of this section."
(3) It shall be unlawful for any person who has not yet
attained the age for lawful purchase and possession of
alcoholic beverages to go onto such premises as are
described in subsection (1) except as is provided for by
subsection (2) .
Section Two. Violation of this ordinance shall constitute a misdemeanor.
Section Three. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict here-
with are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, if any.
Section Four. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after its publication as required by law.
Adopted this lith day of February , 1989.
Nancy Dionig� Cit yl herk F. Paul Goodland, Mayor
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