The Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Port Washington
North hereby declares and finds it to be in the public interest to provide
for the regulation of certain conduct in public places within the Village.
For the purpose of this chapter, the terms used herein are defined as
follows:
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE
Includes any liquid intended for human consumption containing more
than 1/2 of 1% by volume of alcohol.
EVENT
Includes a fair, picnic, block party or other community gathering
in any public place.
OPEN CONTAINER
A container, as defined herein, with the contents exposed to the
atmosphere or the seal thereof broken.
PUBLIC PLACE
A place to which the public, or a substantial group of persons has
access on a regular basis, including but not limited to any highway, street,
road, sidewalk, parking area, shopping area, place of amusement, playground,
park or beach located within the Village of Port Washington North, except
that the definition of "public place" shall not include those premises duly
licensed for the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages on the premises
or any institution, club or place which is in its nature distinctly private.
A violation of any provision of this chapter shall constitute a violation
pursuant to the Penal Law, punishable by a fine not to exceed $250 or by imprisonment
for a term not to exceed 15 days, or both. Each violation of this chapter
shall be deemed a separate violation.