[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Lawrence
4-8-1981 by L.L. No. 1-1981. Amendments noted where applicable.]
It shall be unlawful and illegal for any person to drink or consume
liquor, wine, beer or other alcoholic beverages or to have in his possession,
carry or transport any open bottle or open container containing liquor, wine,
beer or other alcoholic beverage in or on any public highway, street, sidewalk,
parking lot, public park or other place within the Village of Lawrence.
An open bottle or open container in any vehicle while in or on any public
highway, street, sidewalk, parking lot, public park or other public place
shall be presumptive evidence that the same is in possession of all occupants
thereof.
The label, tag or marking of any such open bottle or container which
indicates that a quantity of alcohol is contained therein shall be presumptive
evidence of the liquor, wine, beer or beverage.
[Added 4-13-1988 by L.L.
No. 5-1988; amended 9-11-2002 by L.L.
No. 5-2002]
Any person committing an offense against any provision of this chapter
shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a violation pursuant to the Penal
Law of the State of New York, punishable by a fine up to a maximum of $1,000
or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or by both such fine
and imprisonment. The continuation of an offense against the provisions of
this chapter shall constitute, for each day the offense is continued, a separate
and distinct offense hereunder.
