Cloverdale Municipal Code Art. I Intoxicating Beverages And Certain Businesses

It is unlawful for any person holding a license for the sale of intoxicating liquors who shall, within one year after having been notified in writing, either personally or by mail, by a member of the family of a person who is addicted to the inordinate use of such liquors or by any relative of such person, or by any peace officer of this city, or the probation officer of the county of Sonoma, that any such person is so addicted to the inordinate use of intoxicating liquors, knowingly sell, deliver or furnish directly or indirectly, either as owner, agent, servant, employee or otherwise, cause or permit the sale, delivery or furnishing of such intoxicating liquors to such a person.

(Ord. 221 § 3, 1965)

A. It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation, either as owner, proprietor, agent, or otherwise within the city at any time between two a.m. and six a.m. to keep open and conduct any pool or billiard room, parlor or hall or any place in which any pool table, pool game, card game, billiard table, billiard game or any game of chance is kept, conducted or maintained for public hire, public use, or public play or patronage; and

B. It is unlawful for any person, between said hours, in any such public place to play any game of pool, card game, billiard, or game of chance.

(Ord. 221 § 4, 1965)

It is unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association who, as proprietor or manager of any saloon, billiard room, poolroom, bowling alley, box ball room or any public place in the city, where pool, billiards, bowling, box ball, cards or other like games are played for money, cigars, drinks, or other articles of merchandise, permits any minor child under the age of twenty-one years of age, to visit such saloon, billiard room, poolroom, bowling room, box ball room or other place of like nature, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor unless said person, firm, corporation or association shall have first obtained a special permit from the city council of the city, granting permission to allow minors to be permitted on their establishment.

(Ord. 221 § 5, 1965)

The city council shall set the standards and requirements which must be met before they will grant the special permit. The permit may be cancelled upon twenty-four hours' written notice from the chief of police when any violation of the special permit requirements are found by him or any members of the police department or members of the city council.

(Ord. 221 § 6, 1965)

A. A special fee of ten dollars shall be required for the special permit above mentioned and shall be nonrefundable or transferable.

B. The permit shall be for a period of one year and it must be renewed before the first day of January of each preceding year.

C. The chief of police is authorized to issue the renewal permit unless he has recommended to the city council that the renewal be denied and the city council by motion has authorized the chief of police to deny the renewal.

D. When such action is to be taken by the chief of police and the city council, applicant shall be notified in writing giving the time and place that such recommendation is to be made to the city council so that applicant or his representative may be in attendance and make his presentation of protest.

E. The notice must be mailed or presented in person to the applicant at least seven days before the city council is to act on the recommendation of the chief of police.

(Ord. 221 § 7, 1965)

When the special permit is cancelled for any reason, no application for a new permit will be accepted by the city council for a period of six months or longer if stipulated by the city council at time of cancellation of permit.

(Ord. 221 § 8, 1965)

Any and all minors under the age of twenty-one years who shall represent themselves as being over the age of twenty-one years for the purpose of gaining admission to, or being permitted to remain in any of the places herein mentioned, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Ord. 221 § 9, 1965)

Any person, whether as a parent, guardian, employer, or otherwise, and any firm or corporation who, as employer or otherwise, shall send, direct, or cause to be sent or directed, to any saloon, gambling house, house of prostitution or other immoral place, any minor under the age of twenty-one years shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Ord. 221 § 10, 1965)

Any person or persons, corporations, firms or associations who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail of the county of Sonoma, for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(Ord. 221 § 11, 1965)