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NOV-13-07 TUE 12*04 PH FAX R01 <br />Agenda, ReM <br />Ord$ <br />inance Creating S00tion 9.70 of the Mankato City Code Re ardin, Social Hosts <br />Re—q0mm0ndat-pnjAct"qnLsj,- <br />Moff on approving ordinance. <br />summmiff V <br />The Social Host Ordinance would make it illegal for a, persion to, knowl' rovl�de a <br />P <br />venue for underage corisumpfion of alcohol on the 1 ersion's property or ,ngly withlin their <br />P <br />reSidence, Aftached is a cOpy of the Proposed OrdInance, which is I <br />ordi Mance bass he City Chaska earlier this <br />is, s`m'lar to, an <br />month. <br />Under State statLite <br />, , It is illegal for an adult to, purchase or providu alcohol to a minor <br />but the State Statute does not cover the � <br />IssUe of permiffling underage drinkers to <br />cOnsurne alcohol on a penson's PrOPerty or in their residence. We do befielve, that by <br />clarifying that Itis I <br />flle,qal to either Provide aloohol or plerrint th <br />I I e consUmpt"on ofalcohol' <br />on the premiii Will be a POSUO step in reducing the consul <br />IT, <br />through providing Public Safi tY with an enforcement to-ol. PtiOn Of Icohol by miniloirs, <br />This ordinance as drafted provid6s for the follo i <br />wing exceptik <br />ons: <br />This ordinance does not appfy to conduct Soletly between an underagle person <br />and his or her parents while present in the parent's household. <br />(b) This ordinance does nOt aPPlY to legally protected ireligious observances. <br />(c) This ordt"nance does not aPply to retail intox'catlng I" <br />liquor I'lice-nsees V I I Iquor or 3,2 plercent mait <br />, mufl! *Pal liquor stores, or boffle club perrflit holde, <br />regulated by M-Inn, Stat, §340A,503 Subd rsi- Who are, <br />AftachmAnf-cz,o <br />Ordinance Creating Section 9.70 of the M ank <br />atO City 'Code Regarding 806al Hosts <br />