[Added 5-11-2013 by Ord. No. 702]
B. Smoking is prohibited at all times in the following areas:
(2) Beaches, dunes, and beach access walkways.
C. Signage. The Town shall place signs visible to the public in appropriate
areas at or near the entrance(s) to those areas where smoking is prohibited.
D. Enforcement. Smoking on the beaches or in Town parks is a civil violation.
Fines will be doubled for anyone who deposits or throws butts onto
the dunes.
[Added 5-14-2013 by Ord. No. 705]
B. Urinating in public is prohibited at all times within the municipal
limits of the Town of Dewey Beach.
C. Enforcement. Urinating in public within the Town limits is a civil
violation. Fines will be doubled for an individual who violates this
section twice within 365 calendar days.
[Added 7-8-2016 by Ord.
No. 734]
A. Any person who knowingly or intentionally possesses, uses, or consumes
a personal use quantity of marijuana, as defined in Title 16, § 4701,
of the Delaware Code, shall be assessed a civil penalty of $200, and
the marijuana shall be forfeited, provided that the violation can
be classified as a civil offense under Title 16, § 4764,
of the Delaware Code.
B. Any person who uses or possesses drug paraphernalia, as defined in §
85-4771 of the Dewey Beach Code, for the use or possession of a personal use quantity of marijuana shall be assessed a civil penalty of $200, except that any person charged under Subsection
A of this section shall not also be charged with this offense if in possession of drug paraphernalia pertaining to the use of marijuana.
[Added 5-14-2021 by Ord. No. 766]
Whoever, being under the age of 21 years, has alcoholic liquor
in his or her possession at any time, or consumes or is found to have
consumed alcoholic liquor, shall be fined $100 for the first offense
and not less than $200 nor more than $500 for each subsequent offense.
A first and second violation of this subsection is a civil offense.
Information concerning this civil offense may not appear on an individual's
certified criminal record. This section shall not apply to the possession
or consumption of alcoholic liquor in connection with any religious
service or by members of the same family within the private home of
any of said members.