[Adopted 5-19-1980 by Ord. No. 80-9]
No person shall consume or possess any alcoholic beverage in an open
container on any public street, sidewalk, avenue, alley, highway or other
thoroughfare or in any public park, beach or on any public lot, except as
hereinafter provided.
No person shall consume alcoholic beverages while in any automobile,
whether in motion or parked, on any of the public streets, sidewalks, parking
lots, avenues, alleyways, highways or other thoroughfares open to general
vehicular traffic within the Township of Franklin at any time.
This article shall not be construed to prohibit the possession of alcoholic
beverages within the licensed premises of a plenary retail consumption liquor
licensee or upon the premises of an organization holding a club liquor license
or unless a special permit is issued by the State of New Jersey, Division
of Alcoholic Beverage Control, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 1 3:2-6.1 and approved
by resolution of the Township Committee for the consumption of alcoholic beverages,
which permit shall include terms and conditions as established by the issuing
authority and shall specify the duration of said permit.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Any fluid or solid capable of being converted into a fluid suitable
for human consumption and having an alcoholic content of more than 1/2 of
1% by volume, including alcohol, beer, lager beer, ale, porter, naturally
fermented wine, treated wine, blended wine, fortified wine, sparkling wine,
distilled liquors, blended distilled liquors and any brewed, fermented or
distilled liquors fit for use for beverage purposes or any mixture of the
same with fruit juices or otherwise.
[Amended 9-28-1987 by Ord. No. 87-9]
Any person who violates any provision of this article or fails to comply
therewith shall, severally, for each and every violation and noncompliance,
forfeit and pay a penalty not to exceed the sum of $1,000 or be imprisoned
in the Warren County Jail for a period of not more than 90 days, or both,
at the discretion of the court or jurisdictional officer before whom a conviction
may be found.
