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A. Imposition of Duty and Violation.

1. It is the duty of any person having control of any premises, who knowingly hosts, permits, or allows a gathering at said premises to take all reasonable steps to prevent the consumption of alcoholic beverages, marijuana, or other controlled substances by any minor at the gathering. Reasonable steps are prohibiting controlled substances at the gathering; controlling access to alcoholic beverages and marijuana at the gathering; controlling the quantity of alcoholic beverages and marijuana 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 or marijuana while at the gathering; and supervising the activities of minors at the gathering.

2. It is unlawful for any person having control of any premises to knowingly host, permit, or allow a gathering to take place at said premises where at least one minor consumes an alcoholic beverage, marijuana, or other controlled substance, whenever the person having control of the premises either knows a minor has consumed an alcoholic beverage, marijuana, or other controlled substance or reasonably should have known that a minor consumed an alcoholic beverage, marijuana, or other controlled substance had the person taken all reasonable steps to prevent the consumption of an alcoholic beverage, marijuana, or other controlled substance by a minor as set forth in subsection (A)(1) of this section.

B. This section shall not apply to conduct involving the use of alcoholic beverages that occurs exclusively between a minor and his or her parent or legal guardian, as permitted by Article I, Section 4, of the California Constitution.

C. This section shall not apply to any California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control licensee at any premises regulated by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. (Ord. 3401 § 1, 2017; Ord. 3066 § 1, 2007).