Chapter 9.24
CONSUMPTION OF TOBACCO, ALCOHOL, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND MARIJUANA BY PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS
Sections:
9.24.010 Alcohol, alcoholic beverages, tobacco and marijuana consumption restrictions on minors.
9.24.040 Parental responsibility.
9.24.010 Alcohol, alcoholic beverages, tobacco and marijuana consumption restrictions on minors.
It is unlawful for any minor under the age of eighteen (18) to consume alcohol, alcoholic beverages, tobacco and marijuana, or any combination of alcohol, alcoholic beverages, tobacco or marijuana. (Ord. 07-04 § 1 (part))
9.24.020 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meaning set out:
“Alcohol” means ethyl alcohol, hydrated oxide of ethyl, or spirits of wine from whatever source or whatever process produced.
“Alcoholic beverages” means alcohol, spirits, liquor, wine, beer, and every liquid or solid containing alcohol, spirits, wine or beer, and which contains one-half of one percent (1/2%) or more of alcohol by volume and which is fit for beverage purposes.
“Consumption” means to use, or to eat, or to drink, or to absorb, or to smoke or to ingest.
“Marijuana” means all parts of the plant Cannabis sativa L., whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin extracted from any part of the plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or preparation of the plant, its seeds or resin.
“Minor” means any person under eighteen (18) years of age.
“Parent” means a person who is a natural, adoptive or stepparent or someone at least eighteen (18) years old authorized by a parent or guardian to have care, custody or control of the minor. (Ord. 07-04 § 1 (part))
9.24.030 Violation—Penalty.
Any minor who violates this chapter is guilty of an infraction and shall be punished as follows:
A. Upon the first conviction, by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00), participation in a substance abuse program, and community service hours;
B. Upon a second conviction, by a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00), participation in a substance abuse program, and community service hours;
C. Upon a third or subsequent conviction, if the minor has wilfully refused to comply with this section, by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), participation in a substance abuse program, and community service hours;
D. A judgment granting a defendant time to pay the fine or prescribing the days of attendance in a program shall order that if the defendant fails to pay the fine, or fails to attend a program on a prescribed date, he or she shall appear in court on that date for further proceedings. Willful violation of the order is punishable as contempt. (Ord. 07-04 § 1 (part))
9.24.040 Parental responsibility.
It is unlawful for the parent or the guardian knowingly to allow or permit such minor to violate this chapter. (Ord. 07-04 § 1 (part))