HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Requiring Posted Notice on Liquor Establishments Forbidding Minors ORDINANCE NO. 3116
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE
CITY OF AMES, IOWA, BY REVISING SUBSECTION 17.16(1)
TO REQUIRE POSTED NOTICE ON LIQUOR ESTABLISHMENTS
THAT ENTRY BY PERSONS UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE IS
FORBIDDEN; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH; ESTABLISHING A PENALTY AND SETTING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council for the City of Ames, Iowa:
Section One. The Municipal Code of the City of Ames, Iowa is
hereby amended by revising Subsection 17.16(1) as follows:
"(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
(50%) of the business conducted is the sale or dispensing
of alcoholic beverages and for any 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 at-
tained the age of twenty-one. It shall be the duty of
the licensee and of the person or persons managing such
premises to cause to be posted and maintained at all
times an easily readable notice in the English language
stating that persons less than 21 years of age are pro-
hibited from entering the premises."
Section Two. Violation of the provisions of this ordinance shall
constitute a simple misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $100
or by imprisonment for not more than 30 days.
Section Three. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith shall be repealed to the extent of such conflict if any.
Section Four. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage and publication as required by law.
Passed this 5th day of February 1991.
NanqV Dio ', City Cler Larry R./Curtis, Mayor
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