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Article II. Alcoholic Liquor
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(1) For the purposes of this article, the following words and phrases shall mean:

“Alcoholic liquor” means any alcoholic beverage containing more than one-half of one percent alcohol by volume, and every liquid or solid, patented or not, containing alcohol and capable of being consumed by a human being.

“Commission” means the Oregon Liquor Control Commission.

“Distilled spirits or distilled liquor” means any alcoholic beverage containing more than 14 percent of alcohol by volume including sweet wines and all spirituous liquor.

“Licensed premises” means the room or enclosure at the address within the corporate limits of the city for which a license has been issued by the commission for the serving, mixing, handling or selling of alcoholic liquor.

“Licensee” means a person who has an alcoholic liquor license from the commission authorizing such person to sell or dispense alcoholic liquor.

“Liquor Control Act” means the state law so designated by ORS 471.027 as now or hereafter amended and supplemented, and including the Oregon Distilled Liquor Control Act as defined by ORS 472.020 as now or hereafter amended and supplemented.

“Minor” means any person under the age of 21 years.

“Other responsible relative” means:

(a) An adult who is the spouse of a minor;

(b) An adult, related to the minor, who has taken over the parental duties of governing the minor’s actions;

(c) A duly appointed, qualified and acting guardian who has taken over the parental duties of governing the minor’s actions.

“Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, association or club.

“Sell” means to solicit or receive an order; to keep or expose for sale; to deliver for value or in any way other than purely gratuitously; to peddle; to keep with intent to sell; to traffic in; or for any consideration, promised or obtained, directly or indirectly, or under any pretext or by any means, to procure or allow to be procured for any other person.

(2) As used in this article, the singular includes the plural; and the masculine includes the feminine. (Ord. 212 § 1, 1977).