Town of Bethany Beach, DE
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2024-01-16
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The Code
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Part III: General Legislation — Public Conduct and Safety
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Chapter 217 Alcoholic Beverages
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Article I Consumption by Minors
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 9 Assessments
- Ch 21 Drug and Alcohol Policy
- Ch 26 Elections
- Ch 32 Indemnification of Officers and Employees
- Ch 40 Manager
- Ch 45 Ordinances, Adoption of
- Ch 51 Pension Program for Town Employees
- Ch 56 Personnel Policies
- Ch 60 Planning and Zoning Commission
- Ch 72 Town Bandstand and Plaza
- Part II: General Legislation — Commercial
- Ch 85 (Reserved)
- Ch 102 Business Licensing
- Ch 110 Circuses, Carnivals and Exhibitions
- Ch 116 Coin-Operated Amusement Devices
- Ch 123 Commercial Activities and Concessionaires
- Ch 144 Geothermal Closed-Loop Heat Exchange Well Systems
- Part III: General Legislation — Public Conduct and Safety
- Ch 212 Aircraft
- Ch 217 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 217 Art I Consumption by Minors
- § 217-1 Possession or consumption in public places restricted; violations and penalties.
- Ch 223 Beach
- Ch 227 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 229 Boardwalk
- Ch 231 Boats, Personal Watercraft and Boat Trailers; Recreational Vehicles; Portable On-Demand Storage Units
- Ch 240 Dogs and Other Animals
- Ch 247 Firearms and Weapons
- Ch 251 Fires, Open and Recreational; Outdoor Cooking
- Ch 256 Fireworks
- Ch 260 Gambling and Games of Chance
- Ch 275 Noise
- Ch 272 Marijuana
- Ch 282 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 298 Skateboards, Roller Skates and In-Line Skates
- Ch 301 Smoking, Outdoor
- Ch 309 Trailers and Camping
- Ch 316 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Part IV: General Legislation — Government Access
- Ch 349 Public Access to Records
- Ch 364 Taxation
- Ch 370 Tort Claims
- Ch 378 Voting and Voter Registration
- Volume II
- Part V: General Legislation — Building and Zoning
- Ch 395 Building Construction
- Ch 410 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 425 Zoning
- Part VI: General Legislation — Land and Infrastructure
- Ch 440 Brush and Grass
- Ch 448 Erosion Control
- Ch 453 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 461 Houses, Numbering of
- Ch 475 Property Maintenance
- Ch 484 Solar Energy Systems
- Ch 486 Littering, Solid Waste, Recyclables and Yard Waste
- Ch 493 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 500 Swimming Pools and Spas
- Ch 507 Trees
- Ch 516 Water and Sewers
- Ch 525 Wireless Telecommunications Facilities
- Ch 530 Signs
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted 3-19-1976 by Ord. No. 47; amended
in its entirety 9-18-1992 by Ord. No. 279 (Ch. 60, Art. I, of the
1992 Code)]
[Amended 2-17-2006 by Ord. No. 407]
Whoever, being then under the age of 21 years, shall have upon or about his or her person or shall have in his or her possession any alcoholic, malt or spirituous beverage within the limits of the Town of Bethany Beach or within the limits of the public lands vested in said Town shall be guilty of a violation and shall be fined as set out in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article I, Penalties. Whoever, being then under the age of 21 years, shall consume any alcoholic, malt or spirituous beverage upon the beaches, streets, boardwalks or any other public place within the limits of the Town of Bethany Beach or within the limits of the public lands vested in said Town shall be guilty of a violation and shall be fined, as set out in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article I, Penalties; provided, nevertheless, that the possession or consumption of alcoholic or spirituous beverages is permitted when consumed as an integral part of the sacramental rites performed in the course of religious services conducted in a church building or other house of worship or where such consumption is for medicinal purposes pursuant to the direction or prescription of a physician or surgeon duly licensed to practice within this state.
