[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Millvale 7-15-1981 by Ord. No. 1501. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.Â
No person shall have, possess, carry or transport any liquor, wine,
beer or other alcoholic beverages in an open bottle(s), or open can(s)
or other open container(s) in or about any public sidewalk, street,
lane, highway, building, parking lot, park or recreation area, or
other public property, within the Borough of Millvale.[1]
B.Â
No person shall drink or otherwise consume any liquor, wine, beer
or other alcoholic beverage in or upon any of the aforesaid public
areas or property within the Borough of Millvale.
C.Â
No person shall discard alcoholic or other beverage containers on
any public sidewalk, street, lane, highway, parking lot, park or recreation
area, or other public property within the Borough of Millvale.
Possession, consumption and/or transportation of alcoholic beverages
in any motor vehicle shall be restricted and prosecuted pursuant to
the State Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3809, Restriction
on alcoholic beverages.
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this chapter
shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought before a Magisterial
District Judge under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure,
be guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable by a fine of
not more than $1,000, plus court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees
incurred by the Borough in the enforcement proceedings. Upon judgment
against any person by summary conviction, or by proceedings by summons
on default of the payment of the fine or penalty imposed and the costs,
the defendant may be sentenced and committed to the Borough lockup
for a period not exceeding 10 days or to the county jail for a period
not exceeding 30 days. Each day or portion thereof that such violation
continues or is permitted to continue shall constitute a separate
offense, and each section of this chapter that is violated shall also
constitute a separate offense.
