[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Beverly
as Art. XXII, §§ 22.10 and 22.28, of the Code of Ordinances.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Parks, recreation areas and public property — See Ch.
210.
[Amended 4-6-2011 by Ord. No. 43; 6-21-2011 by Ord. No. 96]
A. The possession
or consumption of alcoholic beverages is prohibited in all public
buildings except:
(1) In any City building under the supervision of the Beverly Golf and
Tennis Commission with the permission of the Beverly Golf and Tennis
Commission.
(2) In any City building under the supervision of the Council on Aging
with the permission of the Council on Aging.
(3) In the Carriage House at Lynch Park with the permission of the Parks
and Recreation Commission.
(4) In any school building under the supervision of the School Committee
with the permission of the Superintendent of Schools.
(5) In
the Beverly Public Library or the Beverly Farms Library with the permission
of the Library Director.
[Added 10-16-2017 by Ord.
No. 495]
B. Any violation of this section shall result in a fine of $100.
A. No person shall drink any alcoholic beverages, as defined in MGL
c. 138, § 1, or carry or be in possession of any opened
bottle or can containing an alcoholic beverage, as defined in MGL
c. 138, § 1, while in or upon any public way, or any way
to which the public has a right of access, or any place to which members
of the public have access as invitees or licensees, park or playground,
or private land, building, structure or place without the consent
of the owner or person in control thereof. All alcoholic beverages
being used in violation of this section shall be seized and safely
held until final adjudication of the charge against the person arrested
or summoned before the court, at which time they shall be returned
to the person entitled to lawful possession.
B. This section shall not apply to any place duly licensed to serve
alcoholic beverages as defined in MGL c. 138, § 1.
C. Notwithstanding Subsection
A, establishments operating within the City which possess an on-premises alcoholic beverages license may be allowed to operate and serve alcohol on City sidewalks subject to approval of the Licensing Board and the requirements of §
253-24C. Holders of a permit issued under §
270-3 may be allowed to operate and serve alcohol with the approval of the Licensing Board.
[Added 6-18-2020 by Ord. No. 128; amended 11-23-2020 by Ord. No.
247; 8-2-2021 by Ord. No. 136; 6-6-2022 by Ord. No. 141; 4-16-2024 by Ord. No. 067]