Signal Hill Municipal Code Ch. 9.22 Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Warnings

Any person or entity who owns, operates, manages, leases, or rents any premises offering for sale or dispensing for consumption to the public, alcoholic beverages, including beer and wine, shall post or display a sign or notice on the premises as provided in this chapter.

(Ord. 88-09-1013 § 1 (part))

The sign or notice required in Section 9.22.010 shall be at least eight and one-half inches by eleven inches in size, with printed lettering at least one inch high. The sign shall read substantially as follows, "WARNING. DRINKING BEER, WINE, AND OTHER ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES DURING PREGNANCY CAN CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS." The sign shall also include the number of the local department of health, where persons can call for more information. The information regarding the local department of health need not be in one inch printing, but must be set out such that it is easily readable.

(Ord. 88-09-1013 § 1 (part))

The sign or notice required by Section 9.22.010 shall be posted as follows:

A. Where the sale or dispensing of alcoholic beverages, including beer and wine, to the public is intended primarily for consumption off the premises, at least one sign shall be placed at or near the area where the alcoholic beverages are stored, and one sign shall be placed at or near the area where the transaction is completed. The sign must be posted in a location to assure that it is readable from all locations at which the sale or dispensing occurs.

B. Where the sale or dispensing of alcoholic beverages, including beer and wine, to the public is primarily provided through over-the-counter service, at least one sign shall be placed to assure that it is readable from all counter locations available to the public. If necessary, additional signs must be placed such that at least one sign is visible from each counter location.

C. Where the sale or dispensing of alcoholic beverages, including beer and wine, to the public is primarily provided for consumption on the premises by the public at the tables served by food or beverage service persons, at least one sign shall be placed in a location to assure that it is readable by the public at every entrance accessible to the public. In lieu of placing the signs at the entrances, notices may be placed or displayed at each of the tables in a manner which will assure that the notices are as readily visible and readable as materials provided to the public which list food and beverage prices.

D. Where the sale or dispensing of the alcoholic beverages as provided through both over-the-counter service and through tables served by food or beverage service persons, the requirements of both subsections B and C of this section shall be met.

(Ord. 88-09-1013 § 1 (part))