[Adopted 6-8-1970 as Sec. 5-15 of the Revised General Ordinances]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any street, or road, or park, or building, or parking lot,
or any land dedicated to or owned by the Town of Newton or the County
of Sussex or State of New Jersey, or any of their departments or agencies,
including any lands or buildings owned by the Board of Education of
the Town, or any parking area open to the public, playground or recreation
area within the boundaries of the Town of Newton.
All the lands within the physical boundaries of the Town
of Newton.
[Amended 8-15-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-17]
Consumption of alcoholic beverages of any type on or in any of the public places defined herein is prohibited, except as specifically set forth in Chapter 234 of the Newton Town Code.
Consumption of alcoholic beverages of any type in a private
motor vehicle while the same is in motion or parked in any public
street, lane, parking lot or in any of the public places defined herein
is prohibited.
Consumption of alcoholic beverages of any type on or in any
private property without the express permission of the owner or other
person with authority to grant such permission is prohibited.
The provisions of this article shall not apply to any places
licensed by the Town or by the State of New Jersey for the sale, possession
or consumption of alcoholic beverages thereon.
No person shall carry about in his hand or on his person or
while in any parked or moving vehicle any glass, tumbler, or open
bottle or any open can containing alcoholic beverages or beverages
of which alcoholic beverages are a part, whether said glass, bottle
or can is clearly exposed or contained in a bag in any public place
defined herein.
Upon investigation by any person or officer to determine whether
violation of any of the above provisions has been made, any person
who shall empty a glass or other container in order to prevent the
inspecting or arresting officer or person from being able to make
a determination as to the alcoholic content of the beverage in the
container shall be presumed to have had a container having a beverage
with an alcoholic content which presumption shall be rebuttable by
competent evidence.
