As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
ALCOHOL
Ethyl alcohol, of any degree of proof, originally produced
by the distillation of a fermented liquid, whether rectified or diluted
with or without water, whatever may be the origin thereof, including
synthetic ethyl alcohol, but not including ethyl alcohol, whether
or not diluted, that has been denatured or otherwise rendered unfit
for beverage purposes.
PERSON
Includes any individual, whether a resident or nonresident
of the Borough.
PUBLIC WAY OR PLACE
Every way or place, of whatever nature, located within the
Borough, open to the use of the public as a matter of right, for the
purposes of vehicular or pedestrian travel.
No person shall willfully consume in or upon
public ways or places in the Borough any beverage containing any percentage
of alcohol whatsoever.
The possession of an open container containing
a beverage with any percentage of alcohol whatsoever in or upon the
public ways or places of the Borough shall be prima facie evidence
of consumption of such beverage in violation of this chapter.
Whoever violates this chapter shall be fined
not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 for the first offense and
not less than $300 nor more than $1,000 or imprisoned in the county
prison for not more than 30 days, or both, for the second and each
subsequent offense in any three-hundred-sixty-five-day period.