This chapter shall be known and cited as the "Three Oaks Township
Liquor Control Ordinance."
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
All alcoholic liquor traffic, including, among other things,
the manufacture, sale, offer for sale, storage for sale, possession
and/or transportation thereof, within Three Oaks Township, Berrien
County, Michigan, shall comply with the provisions of the Michigan
Liquor Control Code of 1998, Act 58 of PA 1998 (MCLA § 436.1101
et seq.), as amended.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
For the purpose of the enforcement of said Michigan Liquor Control
Code within said Township, there is hereby established a Liquor Control
Ordinance Enforcement Officer with full power, authority, and duty
to see that the provisions of said code and the rules and regulations
of the Michigan Liquor Control Commission, adopted pursuant to said
code, are enforced within said Township. Such Ordinance Enforcement
Officer shall consist of not less than one Constable or Deputy Sheriff
appointed by the Township Board and such other personnel as the Township
Board may, in its discretion, appoint. Such Ordinance Enforcement
Officer shall be entitled to such compensation as the Township Board
may determine. Such Ordinance Enforcement Officer or a member thereof
shall be available at all times to investigate complaints received
under this chapter, and enforce the provisions thereof.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
A. Any person or persons, partnership or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter is responsible for a municipal civil infraction and shall be punishable by the civil fines set forth in Chapter
29, Municipal Civil Infractions, of the Code of the Township of Three Oaks. Repeat offenses shall be subject to an increased civil fine, as set forth in said Chapter
29, Municipal Civil Infractions.
B. Each day on which any violation of this chapter continues constitutes
a separate offense and shall be subject to penalties or sanctions
as a separate offense.