[Amended 1997 by Ord. No. 1604]
Unless the context otherwise requires, the words and phrases
herein defined are used in this chapter in the sense given them in
the following definitions:
ALCOHOL
The product of distillation of any fermented liquids, whether
rectified or diluted, whatever may be the origin thereof, and includes
synthetic ethyl alcohol. It does not include denatured alcohol or
wood alcohol.
ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR
Includes alcohol, spirits, wine and beer, and every liquid
or solid, patented or not, containing alcohol, spirits, wine or beer,
and capable of being consumed as a beverage by human beings. The provisions
of this chapter shall not apply to alcohol used in the manufacture
of denatured alcohol produced in accordance with Acts of Congress
and regulations promulgated thereunder, nor to any liquid or solid
containing 1/2 of 1% or less of alcohol by volume.
AUCTION
Public sale of property to the highest bidder by one licensed
and authorized for that purpose.
BEER
A beverage obtained by the alcoholic fermentation of an infusion
or concoction of barley, or other grain, malt and hops in water, and
includes, among other things, beer, ale, stout, lager beer, porter
and the like.
BREW PUB
Any person who manufactures no more than 155,000 gallons
of beer per year only at a designated licensed premises to make sales
to distributors, importing distributors, and to nonlicensees for use
and consumption only, who stores beer at the designated premises,
and who is allowed to sell at retail from the licensed premises, provided
that a brew pub licensee shall not sell for off-premises consumption
more than 155,000 gallons per year.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
CATERER
A person who serves alcoholic liquors for consumption, either
on site or off site, whether the location is licensed or unlicensed,
as an incidental part of food service with the prepared meals and
alcoholic liquor sold as a package price agreed upon under contract.
CLUB
A corporation organized under the laws of this state, not
for pecuniary profit, solely for the promotion of some common object
other than the sale or consumption of alcoholic liquors, which conforms
to the definition of "club" in 235 ILCS 5/1-3.24.
DISTRIBUTOR
Any person, other than a manufacturer or nonresident dealer
licensed under the Act, who is engaged within Illinois in the purchasing,
storing, possessing or warehousing of any alcoholic liquors for resale
or reselling at wholesale in or out of this state.
IMPORTING DISTRIBUTOR
Any person, other than a nonresident dealer licensed under
the Act, who imports into Illinois from anywhere in the United States
other than this state, for himself or for another, any alcoholic liquors
for sale or resale, or for use in the manufacture, preparation or
compounding of products other than alcoholic liquors, or imports into
Illinois from anywhere in the United States other than this state,
for consumption in any one calendar year, more than one gallon of
such liquors.
LIQUOR CONTROL ACT
The Liquor Control Act of 1934, as amended, otherwise known
as the "Act" (235 ILCS 5/1-1 et seq.).
MANUFACTURE
To distill, rectify, ferment, brew, make, mix, concoct, process,
blend, bottle or fill an original package with an alcoholic liquor,
whether for oneself or for another, that includes blending but does
not include the mixing or other preparation of drinks for serving
by those persons authorized and permitted by the Act to serve drinks
for consumption on the premises where sold. All containers or packages
of blended alcoholic liquor shall have affixed thereto a label setting
forth and stating clearly the names of all ingredients which the blended
alcoholic liquors offered for sale shall contain.
MANUFACTURER
Every brewer, fermenter, distiller, rectifier, wine maker,
blender, processor, bottler or person who fills or refills an original
package, whether for himself or for another, and others engaged in
brewing, fermenting, distilling, rectifying or bottling alcoholic
liquors as defined herein.
NONRESIDENT DEALER
Any person, firm, partnership, corporation or legal business
entity who or which exports into this state, from anywhere in the
United States other than this state, any alcoholic liquors for sale
to Illinois licensed importers or importing distributors.
NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION
An organization incorporated under or licensed to do business
in the State of Illinois solely for the promotion of one or more of
the following purposes: charitable; benevolent; eleemosynary; educational;
civic; patriotic; political; religious; social; literary; and athletic.
ORIGINAL PACKAGE
Any bottle, flask, jug, can, cask, barrel, keg, hogshead
or other receptacle or container, whatsoever, used, corked or capped,
sealed and labeled by the manufacturer of alcoholic liquor, to contain
and convey any alcoholic liquor.
RESTAURANT
Any public place kept, used, maintained, advertised and held
out to the public as a place where meals are served, and where meals
actually are served and regularly served, without sleeping accommodations,
such space being provided with adequate and sanitary kitchen and dining
room equipment and capacity and having employed therein a sufficient
number and kind of employees to prepare, cook and serve suitable food
for its guests.
RETAILER
A person who sells or offers for sale, alcoholic liquor for
use or consumption and not for resale in any form.
SALE
Any transfer, exchange or barter in any manner, or by any
means whatsoever, for a consideration, and includes and means all
sales made by any person, whether principal, proprietor, agent, servant
or employee.
SPECIAL EVENT
Any event conducted by an educational, fraternal, political,
civic, religious or not-for-profit organization.
SPECIAL EVENT RETAILER
Educational, fraternal, political, civic, religious, or not-for-profit
organizations which sell, or offer for sale, beer, spirits or wine
or any combination thereof, only for consumption at the location and
on the dates designated by a special event license.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
SPIRITS
Any beverage which contains alcohol obtained by distillation,
mixed with water or other substance in solution, and includes brandy,
rum, whiskey, gin or other spirituous liquors, and such liquors when
rectified, blended or otherwise mixed with alcohol or other substances.
TO SELL
Includes to keep or expose for sale and to keep with intent
to sell.
VIDEO GAMING REVENUE
The amount of monthly income generated by video gaming under
the Illinois Video Gaming Act (230 ILCS 40/1 et seq.) at a respective
establishment, as reported by the Illinois Gaming Board as "net terminal
income (NTI)".
[Added 1-16-2018 by Ord.
No. 3366]
WINE
Any alcohol beverage obtained by the fermentation of the
natural contents of fruits, or vegetables, containing sugar, including
such beverages when fortified by the addition of alcohol or spirits,
as above defined.