[Adopted as Ch. 14, Art. I, of the 1994 Code of Ordinances]
No person shall consume or possess in any opened container any
alcoholic beverage in or upon any public or quasi-public place, including
but not limited to any public street, alley, sidewalk, mall, park,
playground, school building, schoolyard, public conveyance or parking
facility, or in any public building.
No person shall consume any alcoholic beverage in or upon any
private vehicle while the vehicle is in motion or parked upon any
such public or quasi-public place.
Nothing in this article shall be construed to prohibit the possession
or consumption of alcoholic beverages within or upon premises duly
licensed for the consumption of alcoholic beverages, or the possession
of beer in pitchers or other unsealed containers as may be lawfully
sold by licensed premises while in transit to a lawful place for consumption,
or to prohibit the possession, distribution or consumption of alcoholic
beverages in any public park, recreation area or public building in
connection with any organized function or social affair for which
express prior authorization or required permits have been secured
from the Council, the Alcoholic Beverage Commission and the Superintendent
of the Division of Recreation and upon proper notice and subject to
any terms and restrictions imposed upon such authorizations or permits
by the Council, Alcoholic Beverage Commission and Superintendent of
the Division of Recreation.
