Section 100.10 Definitions
The following words or phrases are defined as follows:
"Act" means the Illinois Liquor Control Act [235 ILCS
5].
"Airplane" shall be deemed to include railroads and
airplanes.
"Alcoholic liquor" includes alcohol, spirits, wine and
beer, and every liquid or solid, patented or not, containing
alcohol, spirits, wine or beer, and, in the judgment of the
Commission, capable of being consumed as a beverage by a human
being. The word "solid" means any substance which, by
dilution or processing, becomes an alcoholic beverage.
"Commission" means Illinois Liquor Control Commission.
"Co-partnership" means an association of two or more
persons to carry on as co-owners of a business for profit.
"Corporation" means any corporation, domestic or
foreign, qualified to do business in the State of Illinois under
the Business Corporation Act of 1983 [805 ILCS 5], including a
limited liability company as defined in this Section.
"Event" means a single theme.
"Limited Liability Company" means a legal business
entity created and recognized under the Illinois Limited
Liability Company Act [805 ILCS 180].
"Manager" or "Agent" means any individual
employed by any licensed place of business, provided the
individual possesses the same qualifications required of the
licensee. Satisfactory evidence of such employment will be
furnished the Commission in the form and manner as the Commission
shall from time to time prescribe.
"Manufacturer" shall include every person who, in the
process of filling or refilling an original package with
alcoholic liquors purchased by such person, changes the degree or
quality of such alcoholic liquors by any manner or means
whatsoever.
"Meal" means food that is prepared and served on the
licensed premises and excludes the serving of snacks.
"Minor" means a person under 18 years of age. (See A.G.
opinion No. S-672 12/27/73.)
"Partner" is any individual who is a member of a
co-partnership.
"Person" includes corporations, co-partnerships,
associations, clubs, individuals, trustees, receivers, assignees,
and executors, administrators or other personal representatives
of decedents.
"Premises" or "Place of Business" means the
place or location where alcoholic beverages are manufactured,
stored, displayed, or offered for sale or where drinks containing
alcoholic beverages are mixed, concocted and served for
consumption. Not included are sidewalks, streets, parking areas
and grounds adjacent to any such place or location.
"Resident" means any person (other than a corporation)
who has resided and maintained a bona fide residence in the State
of Illinois for at least one year and in the city, village or
county in which the premises covered by the license are located
for at least 90 days prior to making application for such
license.
"Service Bar" means a place or location not within view
of the general public where beer and wine may be poured and
served through a draught system. A service bar may only be
located in a kitchen, food preparation area, or wait or server
station area of a retail licensee who primarily serves meals, as
described in this Section.
"Tasting" means a supervised presentation of alcoholic
products to the public at an off-premise licensed retailer for
the purpose of disseminating product information and education,
with consumption of alcoholic products being an incidental part
thereof. Only products registered with the Commission may be
tasted in the following amounts: Distilled Spirits 1/4 oz., Wine
1 oz., and Beer 2 oz.; notice of the tasting may be given.
Tasting must be done by a licensee and/or a registered tasting
representative in accordance with Section 100.40.
“Test Marketing” means to test new products or products
unfamiliar to the sampler through a marketing firm or the like.
"Wine" means any alcoholic beverage obtained by the
fermentation of the natural contents of fruits or vegetables,
containing sugar, including such beverages when fortified by the
addition of alcohol or spirits, as defined in the Act, provided
that the alcoholic content thereof does not exceed 24 percent of
alcohol by volume.
(Source: Amended at 21 Ill. Reg. 5542 effective May 1, 1997)