[Amended 12-28-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-22; 6-16-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-20; 7-5-2007 by Ord. No.
2007-31]
A.
It is hereby
prohibited to drink or consume any alcoholic beverage on any sidewalk,
street, avenue, highway, alley, public parking lot, public park, public
pier, beach, ball field, playground, municipal building, or any vehicle
not on private property or within the City of Margate City, County
of Atlantic and State of New Jersey, unless a special events permit
has been issued by the Board of Commissioners upon the recommendation
of the Chief of Police. The consumption of alcoholic beverages shall
be permitted at the I Love Lucy Grille, located at Lucy the Elephant.
B.
The penalty
for violation of this section shall be in the amount of $150.
[Added 4-17-2014 by Ord. No. 14-2014]
[Added 7-9-1992 by Ord. No. 1992-12]
A.
Prohibition. It shall be unlawful for any person under
the age of 21 years to consume any alcoholic beverages within the
City limits of the City of Margate City in, at or on any public place,
or in, at or on any private place unless said person is in the presence
of his or her parent or guardian.
B.
Enforcement on private property by private persons.
Any private person seeing a person under the age of 21 years consuming
alcoholic beverage in violation of this article may make a complaint
against said minor.
[Amended 2-28-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-01]
C.
Enforcement on private property by police officers.
Police officers may make a complaint when in the course of the officer's
investigation, while lawfully on private property, the officer determines
that a person under the age of 21 years has consumed alcoholic beverage
in violation of this article.
[Added 2-28-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-01]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
The lands lying between the bulkhead and to and including
the bathing area in the Atlantic Ocean, in the City of Margate City.
Copies of this article shall be posted on the
beach of Margate City, in the City Hall of said City and every place
licensed for the sale of alcoholic beverages in said City and at the
entrances to the City of Margate City from the City of Ventnor City
and from the Borough of Longport, at Atlantic Avenue and Ventnor Avenue.
[Amended 1-25-1988 by Ord. No. 1988-1]
Any person or persons violating this article
shall, upon conviction in the Municipal Court of the City of Margate
City, be subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment in
the county jail for not more than 90 days, or to both such fine and
imprisonment, in the discretion of the Judge hearing said violation.
