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Township of Jackson, NJ
Ocean County
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[Adopted 4-11-1988 by Ord. No. 10-88 (Ch. 37, Art. III, of the 1972 Code)]
No person shall drink, imbibe or consume any alcoholic beverage in or upon:
A. 
A public street, lane, roadway, avenue, sidewalk, public parking place, park, playground, recreation area or any other public or quasi-public place.
B. 
A public conveyance.
C. 
A private motor vehicle while the same is in motion or parked in any public street, lane, public parking lot or public or quasi-public place.
D. 
Any private property, not his or her own, without the express permission of the owner or other person having authority to grant such permission.
No person shall consume alcoholic beverages or offer to another for consumption any alcoholic beverage in, on or upon any place to which the public at large is generally invited; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be constructed to prohibit the consumption or sale of alcoholic beverages within the licensed premises of a plenary retail consumption liquor license.
No person shall have in his possession or possess any alcoholic beverage in, on or upon any public street, road, alley, sidewalk, park or playground or in, on or upon any land or building owned or occupied by the municipal government, unless the same is contained within a closed or sealed container.
No person shall have in his possession or possess any alcoholic beverage in or upon any place to which the public at large is generally invited unless the same is contained within a closed or sealed container; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit the possession of alcoholic beverages within the licensed premises of a plenary retail consumption liquor license.
Notwithstanding the provisions contained in §§ 86-7, 86-8, 86-9 and 86-10, the Mayor and Committee of the Township of Jackson may, by resolution, permit the possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages in a designated park, recreation area or other public place at a designated time or times in connection with a special event, series of events or observance which has been authorized by the Mayor and Committee of the Township, which possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages shall, in addition, comply with any applicable ordinances, laws or regulations.
[Amended 3-22-1993 by Ord. No. 5-93]
Any person who violates any one or more provisions of this Chapter 86 shall be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 for each separate offense and/or confinement in the Ocean County Jail for a period of not more than 90 days and, in the case of a continuing violation or violations which continue unabated, until such time as said violation or violations are corrected. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.