Definitions. Notwithstanding any contrary definition in this article, the following definitions shall apply to the provisions of this §
141-704:
ALCOHOL
Ethyl alcohol, hydrated oxide of ethyl, or spirits of wine,
whiskey, rum, brandy, gin, or any other distilled spirits, including
dilutions and mixtures thereof from whatever source or by whatever
process produced.
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE
Alcohol, spirits, liquor, wine, beer, and every liquid or
solid containing alcohol, spirits, wine, beer, and which contains
1/2 of 1% or more of alcohol by volume and which is fit for beverage
purposes either alone or when diluted, mixed, or combined with other
substances.
CONVEYANCE
Any vehicle, trailer, or watercraft or container operated
for the transportation of persons or property.
GATHERING
Any group of three or more persons who have assembled or
gathered together for a social occasion or other activity.
HOST
To aid, conduct, allow, entertain, organize, supervise, control,
or permit a gathering.
ILLICIT DRUGS
Any drug, substance, or compound prohibited by law, including
drugs prescribed by a physician that are in the possession of or used
by someone other than the person to whom the drug was prescribed.
PARENT
Any person having legal custody of a juvenile as a natural,
adoptive, or step-parent, as a legal guardian, as a person to whom
legal custody has been given by order of the court, or any other person
over 21 years of age who is in loco parentis of a minor.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, association, partnership, corporation,
trust or any other legal entity.
PUBLIC PLACE
Includes, without limitation, streets, highways, and the
common areas of schools, hospitals, apartment houses, office buildings,
transport facilities, parks, businesses, or parking lots.
[Amended 5-22-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-12]
REASONABLE STEPS
Controlling access to alcoholic beverages at a gathering,
controlling the quantity of alcoholic beverages present at the gathering,
verifying the age of persons attending the gathering by inspecting
driver's licenses or other government-issued identification cards
to ensure that minors do not consume alcoholic beverages while at
the gathering, supervising the activities of minors at the gathering,
and calling for police assistance in the event underage persons are
in possession of alcohol at the gathering or advising law enforcement
in advance of departing one's residence that the owner will be away
and no underage person is authorized to be present and consume alcohol
at the owner's residence.
RELIGIOUS CEREMONY
The possession, consumption, and dispensation of alcohol
or an alcoholic beverage for the purpose of conducting any bona fide
rites or religious ceremony.
RESIDENCE or PREMISES
Any home, yard, field, land, apartment, condominium, hotel
or motel room, or other dwelling unit, or a hall or meeting room,
park, or any other place of assembly, public or private, whether occupied
on a temporary or permanent basis, whether occupied as a dwelling
or specifically for a party or other social function, and whether
owned, leased, rented, or used with or without permission or compensation.
RESPONSE COSTS
The costs associated with responses by law enforcement, fire,
and other emergency response providers to a gathering including, but
not limited to:
(1)
Salaries and benefits of law enforcement, code enforcement,
fire, or other emergency response personnel for the amount of time
spent responding to, remaining at, or otherwise dealing with a gathering,
and the administrative costs attributable to such response(s);
(2)
The cost of any medical treatment for any law enforcement, code
enforcement, fire, or other emergency response personnel injured while
responding to, remaining at, or leaving the scene of a gathering;
(3)
The cost of repairing any Village equipment or property damaged,
and the cost of the use of any such equipment, in responding to, remaining
at, or leaving the scene of a gathering.