General Ordinances - City of New Buffalo

CITY OF NEW BUFFALO
CODE OF ORDINANCES
Chapter 3 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Section 3-1. Purchase, possession, or transportation by minors.
A person less than twenty-one (21) years of age shall not purchase alcoholic liquor, consume alcoholic liquor in a
licensed premises, possess alcoholic liquor or transport or have under their control in any motor vehicle any
alcoholic liquor, unless such person is employed by a licensee of the Liquor Control Commission, a common carrier
designated by the Commission, or an agent of the Liquor Control Commission and is transporting or having the
alcoholic liquor in a motor vehicle under the person's control during regular working hours and in the course of the
person's employment.
A person less than twenty-one (21) years of age who violates this section is liable for the following civil fines:
A. For the first violation a fine of not more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
B. For a second violation a fine of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00), or participation in substance abuse
prevention services, or both.
C. For a third or subsequent violation a fine of not more than one-hundred dollars ($100.00), or participation in
substance abuse prevention services, or both.
Section 3-2. Giving or furnishing to minors.
Any person who willfully gives or furnishes any alcoholic beverages including wine or beer to a minor {any person
under twenty-one (21) years of age} except upon authority of and pursuant to prescription of a duly licensed
physician, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable as provided in Section 3-5 of this Chapter.
Section 3-3. Minors under seventeen (17) in places where liquor, etc., is sold, etc.
No minor child under seventeen (17) years of age shall be permitted to remain in any dance hall, saloon, barroom, or
any place where any spirituous or intoxicating liquor, or any wine or beer, or any beverage liqueur or liquors
containing any spirituous or intoxicating liquor, beer, or malt liquor is sold, given away, or furnished for a beverage,
unless such minor is accompanied by a parent or guardian. Any proprietor, keeper, or manager of any such place
who shall permit such minor child to remain in any such place, and any person who shall encourage or induce in any
way such minor child to enter such place or to remain therein shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable
as provided in Section 3-5 of this Chapter.
Section 3-4. Fraudulent identification.
A person who furnishes fraudulent identification to a person less than twenty-one (21) years of age, or a person less
than twenty-one (21) years of age who uses fraudulent identification to purchase alcoholic liquor, is guilty of a
misdemeanor. The court shall order the Secretary of State to suspend, for a period of ninety (90) days, the operator
or chauffeur license of a person who is convicted or using fraudulent identification in violation of this Section and
the operator or chauffeur license of that person shall be surrendered to the court. This provision is in addition to any
penalties imposed under Section 3-5 of this Chapter.
Section 3-5. Violations and penalties.
Violation of any of the provisions of this Chapter shall be deemed a misdemeanor except where otherwise provided,
punishable by a fine not to exceed one-hundred dollars ($100.00), or imprisonment for ninety (90) days, or both, in
the discretion of a court of competent jurisdiction; provided, that in the case of any minor who is less than seventeen
(17) years of age and who has violated the provisions of this Chapter, such minor shall be punished in accordance
with the statutes of the state relating to criminal acts of persons less than seventeen (17) years of age.
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