[Adopted 5-14-1981 by Ord. No. 1981-2]
[Amended 5-13-1982 by Ord. No. 1982-4]
A. 
Any person who shall consume alcoholic beverages while in or on a public street, lane, sidewalk, public parking lot, public or quasi-public place or in any public conveyance or in a private motor vehicle while the same is in motion or parked in any public street, lane or public parking lot or while upon any private property not his own without the express permission of the owner or other person having authority to grant such permission or who shall discard alcoholic beverage containers upon any public street, lane, sidewalk, public parking lot, public or quasi-public place or upon any private property not his own without the express permission of the owner is a disorderly person.
B. 
There shall be a rebuttable presumption of consumption against each and every person charged with the offense of consumption of an alcoholic beverage set forth in Subsection A if that person is knowingly in possession of an open container which contains or recently contained an alcoholic beverage.[1]
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Editor's Note: Former Subsection C, allowing public consumption of alcohol, added 6-25-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-8, expired 12-31-2020.
[Added 5-4-1989 by Ord. No. 1989-3]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
OPEN CONTAINER
Any open, unsealed, resealed or partially filled container, can or bottle containing an alcoholic beverage.
The Township Committee, in connection with public celebrations or similar special events, may, by written permit, except from the provisions of this article the consumption of alcoholic beverages in a public park, square, parking lot or other public place or area or portion thereof. Such permit shall specify the date and hours of the exception and such conditions designed to prevent any abuse or disorder resulting therefrom.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine not exceeding $500 and, in default of payment thereof, may be sentenced to imprisonment in the county jail, in the discretion of the Magistrate, for a term not exceeding 90 days.