[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Woodstock 5-13-1985 by L.L. No. 3-1985. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
It is hereby declared that consumption and possession
of alcoholic beverages in public places are a matter of public interest
and the regulation thereof by the provisions hereinafter prescribed
and enacted and their necessity in the public interest and the promotion
of the public welfare are hereby declared as a matter of legislative
determination.
No person shall have in his possession with
the intent of said possessor or another to consume the contents thereof
in a place hereinafter prescribed any open or unsealed bottle, can
or container containing liquor, beer, wine or other alcoholic beverage
while such person is on any public highway, public street, public
parking area or public place, excepting those premises duly licensed
for the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages on the premises,
whatsoever in said Town, except as hereinafter provided.
No person shall consume liquor, beer, wine or
other alcoholic beverage while such person is on any public highway,
public street, public parking area or public place, excepting those
premises duly licensed for sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages
on the premises, whatsoever in said Town, except as hereafter provided.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Original § 4, which immediately followed this section and dealt with open containers found in vehicles, was deleted at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I). For drinking of alcoholic beverages and possession of open containers in vehicles see § 1227 of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law.
Any person may apply to the Town Board, on his
own behalf or on behalf of an organization, for a permit to use and
consume the alcoholic beverages described herein on Town property,
and the issuance and possession of such permit by the Town Clerk (at
the direction of the Town Board) shall be presumptive evidence of
authorization and compliance with this chapter.
