No alcoholic beverages, as defined by MGL c.138, shall be consumed on any public lands or public ways under the control of the Town of Orange Highway Department; nor shall any alcoholic beverages be consumed either in or on any other properties owned or controlled by the Town of Orange, Massachusetts; unless a duly authorized permit in writing is granted by the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Orange specifying the purpose, time and place designated for such consumption.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Annual Town Meeting of the Town of Orange 5-6-1986 by Art. 56, approved 5-13-1986 (Bylaw 48). Amendments noted where applicable.]
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Peace and good order — See Ch. 148.
Any person found to be in possession of any open container or other vessel containing alcoholic beverages in or on the properties described in § 92-1 shall be deemed to be in violation of this chapter.[1]
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Editor's Note: Former Section 3, regarding the enforcement of this chapter, which immediately followed this section, was deleted 5-2-2005 ATM, Art. 11, approved 8-4-2005.
[Amended 5-2-2005 ATM, Art. 11, approved 8-4-2005[1]]
Any person(s) who violates this chapter may be arrested without a warrant in the place where the offense is committed pursuant to MGL c.272, § 59. The penalty for such a violation of this chapter shall be a fine not to exceed $300, which may be recovered upon complaint before the District Court and shall enure to the Town of Orange, Massachusetts, all in accord with MGL c.40, § 21.
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Editor's Note: This amendment, as adopted by Town Meeting, originally provided for a fine not to exceed $500. The Attorney General disapproved any text allowing a fine in excess of $300 in violation of MGL c. 40, § 21.