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Borough of Collingswood, NJ
Camden County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Borough of Collingswood: Art. I, 3-15-1976 as Ord. No. 716 (Ch. 34, Art. I, of the 1971 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Drugs and drug paraphernalia — See Ch. 149.
Littering and dumping — See Ch. 197.
Parks — See Ch. 217.
Landlord responsibilities for rental property — See Ch. 237, Art. I.
[Adopted 3-15-1976 as Ord. No. 716 (Ch. 34, Art. I, of the 1971 Code)]
No person shall consume any liquor, wine, beer or any other alcoholic beverage or have access to or have in his or her possession any open bottle, can, jar or any other vessel containing liquor, wine, beer or any alcoholic beverage:
A. 
While in or on a public street, lane, sidewalk, public parking lot or quasi-public parking lot or any other public or quasi-public place or in any public conveyance.
B. 
In a private conveyance while such conveyance is in motion, stopped or parked in or on a public street, lane, public parking lot or quasi-public parking lot.
C. 
While in or on private property not his or her own, without having the express permission of the owner or any person authorized to grant such permission.
No person shall discard any bottle, can, jar or other vessel containing or having contained liquor, wine, beer or any other alcoholic beverage upon any public street, lane, sidewalk, public parking lot, quasi-public place or upon any private property not his or her own, without the express permission of the owner or any person having authority to grant such permission.
The prohibitions contained in § 93-1 hereof shall not apply to any conveyance or place specifically licensed for the consumption of alcoholic beverages in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 33:1-1 et seq.
Any person who suffers, aids, abets or permits any person to violate any provision of this Article shall also be deemed in violation of this Article.
Any person violating this Article, upon conviction thereof, shall pay a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.), be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not exceeding ninety (90) days or serve a period of community service for not more than ninety (90) days, or any combination thereof, for each offense, in the discretion of the court.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Chapter 1, General Provisions, Art. I.