[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Greenport
12-8-1975 as Ch. 61, Art. I, §§ 61-6 and 61-8 of the 1975 Code;
amended in its entirety at time of adoption of Code (See Ch. 1, General Provisions,
Art. I). Amendments noted where applicable.]
It is the finding of the Village Board of Trustees that the possession
of open containers of alcoholic beverages by persons on public lands with
the intent to consume the contents of the same, except under controlled conditions,
is detrimental to the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the Village
of Greenport in that such possession and intent to consume contribute to the
development of unsanitary conditions and the creation of nuisances.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Includes any of the following:
A.
No person or persons shall consume alcoholic beverages
from any type of container while operating any kind of a vehicle or while
a passenger in any vehicle or while a pedestrian on any town or county highway
within the Village of Greenport, New York.
B.
No person or persons shall consume alcoholic beverages
from any type of container in any street or public place in the Village of
Greenport.
C.
No person shall have in his possession any open container
containing an alcoholic beverage on any public land within the Village of
Greenport with the intent to consume the contents of the same.
Any person committing an offense against any provision of this chapter
shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a violation pursuant to the Penal Law
of the State of New York, punishable by a fine not exceeding two hundred fifty
dollars ($250.) or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding fifteen (15) days,
or by both such fine and imprisonment. The continuance of an offense for each
day [twenty-four (24) hours] shall be deemed a distinct and separate violation.
