[Adopted 10-18-1954 by Ord. No. 83 (Ch. 4, Art. II of the 1967 Code)]
[Amended 2-17-1988 by Ord. No. 2-88]
It shall be unlawful for a person under the age of 21 years to consume any alcoholic beverage on premises licensed for the retail sale of alcoholic beverages or to attempt to purchase or have another purchase for him or her any alcoholic beverage.
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Editor's Note: Former § 4-20, Entrance into premises; and § 4-23, Violations and penalties, as amended, which were previously included in this article, were repealed 9-1-2004 by Ord. No. 28-04.
It shall be unlawful for a person to misrepresent or misstate his or her age or the age of any other person for the purpose of inducing any retail licensee or an employee of a retail licensee to sell, serve or deliver any alcoholic beverages to a minor.
[Added 10-3-1977 by Ord. No. 22-77; amended 2-17-1988 by Ord. No. 2-88]
It shall be unlawful for anyone to sell any alcoholic beverage to a person under the age of 21 years; provided, however, that the establishment of all of the following facts by a person making any such sale shall constitute a defense to any prosecution therefor:
A. 
That the person under the age of 21 years falsely represented in writing that he or she was 21 years of age or over.
B. 
That the appearance of the person under the age of 21 years was such that an ordinary prudent person would believe him or her to be 21 years of age or over.
C. 
That the sale was made in good faith relying upon such written representation and appearance and in the reasonable belief that the person under the age of 21 years was actually 21 years of age or over.