[Adopted 4-28-1980 by Art. 42, approved 8-21-1980; readopted 5-14-2012 ATM by Art. 19, approved
10-11-2012]
No person shall drink any alcoholic beverages
as defined in MGL c. 138, § 1, as amended, nor shall have
in his possession any open container or containers whose seal has
been broken and recapped of such beverages, while on, in, or upon
any public way or sidewalk, or upon any way to which the public has
right of access or any place to which the members of the public have
access as invitees or licensees, park or playground, or private land
or place, without the consent of the owner or person in control thereof.
The burden of proving such consent shall be on the defendant.
All alcoholic beverages being used in violation
of this bylaw shall be seized and safely held until final adjudication
of the charges against the persons so arrested or summonsed before
the court, at which time they shall be disposed of as directed by
the court.
A police officer witnessing a violation of this
bylaw shall have the right to arrest such person without a warrant
and shall bring the person so arrested before the Court within 24
hours, Sundays and holidays excepted. The penalty for violation of
this bylaw shall not exceed $50 for each offense.
