[Amended 8-1-1983 by L.L. No. 4-1983; 11-1-2021 by L.L. No. 10-2021]
No person shall possess any open bottle, can or container containing
liquor, beer, wine or any other alcoholic beverage while such person
is on any public highway, public street, public sidewalk, public parking
area or public park or in any vehicle in a public place, unless the
Board of Trustees authorizes, in writing, such possession.
An open bottle or other container containing liquor, beer, wine
or any other alcoholic beverage in any vehicle in a public place shall
be presumptive evidence that such open bottle or container is in the
possession of all of the occupants of such vehicle in violation of
the provisions of this chapter.
No person shall consume alcoholic beverages while upon any public
street, sidewalk, parking area or in any public or private motor vehicle
or conveyance while the same is in motion or parked upon any public
street, sidewalk, parking area or public park.
The provisions of §§
218-1 and
218-3 may be suspended or modified for the purpose of permitting local, civic and other nonprofit organizations to sell beverages within specified public areas during parades or other such special occasions or events, provided that written permission has first been obtained from the Board of Trustees for such sales.
No person shall throw or deposit upon any public highway, public
street, public parking area or public park any glass bottle, can container,
glass, nails, tacks, wire or any other substance likely to injure
any person, animal or vehicle upon such public highway, public street,
sidewalk, public parking area or public park.
All persons violating the provisions of this chapter shall be
subject to a fine not exceeding $250 of 15 days' imprisonment, or
both, for each violation thereof. Each violation thereof shall constitute
a violation pursuant to this chapter.