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City of Mendota, IL
LaSalle County
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A. 
No sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages shall be permitted on amusement premises unless individuals using said arcade premises are over the age of 21 years of age. If said arcade is located within an establishment that is licensed to sell alcoholic liquor and minors are to be permitted to use the arcade area, a separate room may be used for the arcade with no access between the liquor establishment area and the arcade area. The means of ingress and egress between the area permitting alcoholic beverages and the arcade must be completely sealed to prevent access, and no liquor may be sold or consumed in the arcade area.
B. 
The application process for securing an arcade license shall set forth whether the license shall permit alcoholic beverages being sold or consumed within the arcade area or whether the arcade area is to be free of alcoholic beverages. Once established by said license, the usage may not be changed without amendment of the license granted to the amusement owner or operator.
A. 
Students; school hours; posting notice. The person in charge of any business holding a license for billiards, pool tables, arcades, or coin-operated amusement devices shall not permit any person who is an enrolled high school student or enrolled junior high school student to remain in the business establishment, on school days, during the hours when school is in session, or any child under the age of 12 years old to be present after 8:00 p.m. on school nights. The person in charge shall not use force to enforce this requirement. An enrolled high school student or enrolled junior high school student who normally attends a private school or a school sponsored by a religious organization in lieu of the public school may be in the business establishment at times when the private school or school sponsored by the religious organization is not in session.
B. 
Each licensee shall display a sign with substantially the following wording, or with other wording giving substantially the same meaning:
NOTICE
If you are an enrolled high school student or any school-age student, you will not be allowed to remain in this business establishment on school days during the hours when school is in session; or if you are under the age of 12 years old, you shall not be present after 8:00 p.m. on school nights.
C. 
Cancellation of license. The Mayor shall cancel the license of any licensee that repeatedly violates the terms of this article. Such cancellation may be appealed to the City Council. Any licensee that has had any license cancelled under this article shall not be eligible to apply for any other license under this article for a period of six months.
D. 
Penalty. Any person, firm, corporation, club or association convicted of violating the terms of this article above shall be fined as set forth in Chapter 1, Article III, Penalties and Enforcement, of the City Code.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).