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(a) No owner, manager or person having control of any public place shall serve, permit to be served or permit any person to drink alcoholic beverages in such place unless such place has been duly issued an on sale or temporary on sale license. (b) No person shall mix,prepare, serve or consume alcoholic beverages in any public place except a club, restaurant or other place licensed to sell on the premises; provided, however, that the city council may permit the serving and consumption of alcoholic beverages in public places in connection with special events and convention functions subject to whatever conditions it deems desirable to impose. (c) No person shall consume or have alcoholic beverages in his possession in any public place holding an on sale license unless such alcoholic beverages have been served to him by the licensee or an employee of such licensee. Section 10. Tampering, etc.,with original packages prohibited. No person holding any license issued under this Ordinance, directly or through any agent, employee or other person, shall dilute, fill, refill or in any manner tamper with the contents of any original package or bottle so as to change its composition or alcoholic content while in such original package or bottle. Possession on the licensed premises by any licensee of any alcoholic beverage in the original package or bottle differing in composition or alcoholic content from such alcoholic beverage when received from the manufacturer or wholesaler from whom it was purchased shall be prima facie evidence that the contents of such original package or bottle has been diluted, changed or tampered with. Section 11. Sales to intoxicated persons prohibited. (a) No person shall sell, give,barter, furnish or dispose of in any manner, directly or indirectly, any alcoholic beverages, in any quantity, for any purpose whatsoever, to any obviously intoxicated person. The City Council may revoke the license of any licensee convicted of selling any alcoholic beverages to any obviously intoxicated person. (b) No obviously intoxicated person shall be permitted to remain on any premises licensed under this Ordinance. Section 12. Licensee to maintain order on premises. Every licensee shall be responsible for the conduct of her/his place of business and the conditions of sobriety and order therein. Any violation of this Ordinance committed on the licensed premises by an employee of the licensee shall be deemed the act of the licensee as well as the employee. Section 13. Licensee personally liable for unauthorized sales. Page 6 Liquor Ordinance#