HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Granting Police Chief Authority to Allow Underage Persons on Premise of Bars ORDINANCE NO. 3269
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE
CITY OF AMES, IOWA, BY REPEALING SUBSECTION
17.16(2)AS IT NOW EXISTS AND REENACTING A NEW SUB-
SECTION 17.16(2); FOR THE PURPOSE OF CLARIFYING AND
CONSOLIDATION OF THE EXCEPTIONS TO THIS ORDI-
NANCE; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDI-
NANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; SETTING A PENALTY;
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 shall be and
is hereby amended by repealing Subsection 17.16(2) as it now exists
and re-enacting a new Subsection 17.16(2) as follows:
"(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, and is on the premises
during their scheduled work hours.
(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 re-
spect to said premises, to prevent underage per-
sons from consuming or possessing alcoholic beverag-
es 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.
(d) The underage person is on the premises as a partic-
ipant in a special event for a non-profit organiza-
tion, or in a banquet or ceremonial dinner for any
organization, in accordance with a plan approved in
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advance by the Chief of Police. It shall be the
strict duty of a licensee permitting such underage
persons onto the licensed premises, and of all
persons employed with respect to said premises, to
prevent underage persons from consuming or posses-
sion alcoholic beverages on said premises.
(e) The underage person is on the premises during
specified posted hours that the licensee does its
business primarily in food sales, in accordance with
a plan approved in advance by the Chief of Police.
To receive plan approval, a licensee shall be re-
quired to demonstrate that there is a clearly defin-
able pattern of daytime hours during which more
than 500 of the business' sales are food. It shall
be the strict duty of the licensee, and of all
persons employed with respect to said premises, to
remove all underage persons from the premises
before the start of restricted admission hours each
day, and it shall be the strict duty of the licensee
permitting underage persons onto the premises, and
of all persons employed with respect to said premis-
es, to prevent underage persons from consuming or
possessing alcoholic beverages on said premises.
Failure in these duties, whether knowingly or other-
wise, shall be punishable as a violation of this
section."
Section Two. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, if any.
Section Three. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage and publication as required by law.
Passed this 22nd day of March , 1994.
J i 11 L. -Ri pperq , Ac i nq Ci t.y Larry Curtis, Mayor
0276 Clerk